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===Navy and other defense agencies=== [[File:Boeing E-6B Mercury (707-300), USA - Navy AN2058896.jpg|thumb|A [[Boeing E-6 Mercury|Boeing E-6B Mercury]] of [[United States Navy|US Navy]] [[Strategic Communications Wing One|Strategic Communications Wing ONE]] based at Tinker AFB. ]] The [[United States Navy]]'s [[Strategic Communications Wing One]] consists of three squadrons and a wing staff, and employs over 1,300 active-duty sailors and 100 contractors to provide maintenance, security, operations, administration, training and logistic support for the [[E-6 Mercury]] aircraft fleet. The E-6B Mercury enables the president of the United States and the [[United States Secretary of Defense|Secretary of Defense]] to directly contact [[Submarines in the United States Navy|submarines]], [[bomber]]s and [[missile silo]]s enforcing the country's national security through nuclear deterrence. The wing also operates alert facilities for E-6B aircraft at [[Travis AFB]], California and [[Naval Air Station Patuxent River]], Maryland. Defense Mega Center Oklahoma City is the local branch of the [[Defense Information Systems Agency]]. The Mega center operates computer systems for the base and serves 110 other bases in 46 states. Tinker has on-base several offices of the [[Defense Logistics Agency]], the agency that provides supplies to the military services and supports their acquisition and transportation of repair parts and other materials.<ref>[http://www.dla.mil Defense Logistics Agency] downloaded 18 December 2012</ref> *[[DLA Aviation]] has two offices at Tinker Air Force Base, DLA Aviation Customer Operations commanded by COL Rex Adee, USAF, and DLA Strategic Acquisitions at Tinker AFB, under Frances Evans, acting director, DLR Procurement Operations. *DLA Distribution Oklahoma City provides the receipt, storage, issue, inspection and shipment of material, including material quality control, preservation and packaging, inventory, transportation functions and pick up and delivery services in support of the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center, other tenants at Tinker Air Force Base, and other global customers.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.distribution.dla.mil/sites/okc.aspx |title=DLA Distribution Oklahoma City |access-date=18 December 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130218050223/http://www.distribution.dla.mil/Sites/okc.aspx |archive-date=18 February 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Support to the Air Logistics Center is primarily for programmed depot maintenance for aircraft and engines. The majority of the items shipped from Oklahoma City are destined for "customers" on base including the 552nd Air Control Wing, the U.S. Navy Strategic Communications Wing One, the 507th Air Refueling Wing and the 3rd Combat Communications Group. *DLA Document Services provides a full portfolio of document services including traditional offset printing, on-demand printing, and online document services. DLA Document Services locations in Oklahoma include [[Fort Sill]] in [[Lawton, Oklahoma]], the [[McAlester Army Ammunition Plant]], and Tinker AFB.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.documentservices.dla.mil/dexd/Locations.jsp?state=OK |title=DLA Document Services |access-date=18 December 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130214170904/http://www.documentservices.dla.mil/dexd/Locations.jsp?state=OK |archive-date=14 February 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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