TINKER AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. —
Tinker Air Power Base leaders, Airmen and Sailors converged on the Oklahoma State Capitol together with a number of hundred different aviation and aerospace companions March 30 for AERO Oklahoma.
The occasion, hosted by the Oklahoma Aeronautics Fee, was a possibility for legislators and different Oklahomans to acknowledge and study aviation, aerospace and protection industries as important financial drivers within the state.
These in attendance, together with greater than 150 army members from throughout Oklahoma, heard from Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt and a number of other different key audio system.
“Proper now, you might be residing within the period of the airplane in Oklahoma,” mentioned Oklahoma Division of Commerce government director, Brent Kisling – a present Tinker Honorary Commander who serves because the civic companion to Oklahoma Metropolis Air Logistics Advanced Commanding Common, Maj. Gen. Jeff King.
Governor Stitt mentioned aerospace accounts for roughly $44 billion yearly for Oklahoma’s financial system, together with main contributions from Oklahoma’s 5 army installations and 7 Nationwide Guard bases. He highlighted a median wage of $73,000 per 12 months for the trade’s worker base, emphasizing these working in upkeep, restore and overhaul (MRO) amenities.
“We’re so, so blessed within the state of Oklahoma to have Tinker Air Power Base and the biggest MRO facility in the whole nation (Oklahoma Metropolis Air Logistics Advanced),” mentioned Stitt.
A number of of Tinker’s trade and group companions additionally attended the occasion, together with these from Oklahoma’s training group and representatives from organizations like American Airways, Boeing and the Federal Aviation Administration.
72nd Air Base Wing Commander, Col. Corridor Sebren spoke of the significance of sustaining partnerships with all these in attendance as Tinker continues to develop and develop with the addition of the Air Power’s latest bomber, the B-21 Raider.
“As we speak, Tinker is an financial engine of just about $6 billion, virtually $2 billion of that in direct payroll,” Sebren mentioned. “Tomorrow, it’s going to be even greater.”
