The Air Force Sustainment Center, headquartered at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, is one of six specialized centers assigned to Air Force Materiel Command.
MISSON:
The mission of the Air Force Sustainment Center is forging readiness and accelerating innovation for America’s warfighters. The center provides war-winning expeditionary capabilities to the warfighter through world-class depot maintenance, supply chain management and operations, installation support and innovative software capabilities. AFSC provides critical sustainment for the Air Force’s most sophisticated weapons systems, including the F-35 Lightning, KC-46 Pegasus, A-10 Thunderbolt, B-1 Lancer, B-52 Stratofortress, C-5 Galaxy, C-17 Globemaster, C-130 Hercules, E-3 Sentry, E-6 Mercury, F-15 Eagle, F-16 Falcon, F-22 Raptor, KC-135 Stratotanker, T-38 Talon, QF-16, Minuteman ICBM, as well as a wide range of engines and component parts.
PERSONNEL:
The Air Force Sustainment Center is commanded by a three-star general and consists of approximately 40,000 military and civilian personnel. AFSC provides installation support to more than 140 associate units.
AFSC ORGANIZATION:
HEADQUARTERS
Headquarters AFSC provides oversight of maintenance, supply chain activities, installation support and all other AFSC functions. The center is organized in an A-Staff structure to better integrate across Department of Air Force and facilitate communication with joint partners. A-Staff includes A1 – Civilian Personnel, A2 – Intelligence, A3/4 – Logistics, Operations and Civil Engineering, A5/8/9 – Strategic Plans, Programs, Requirements and Assessments. Directorate include Financial Management, Engineering, Contracting and Software. Special Staff include the Director of Staff, Information Protection, Small Business, Judge Advocate, Safety, History, Inspector General and Public Affairs.
AIR LOGISTICS COMPLEXES
Ogden Air Logistics Complex, at Hill AFB, Utah, provides logistics, support, maintenance and distribution for the F-35, F-22, F-16 and A-10. In addition, it maintains the C-130 Hercules, T-38 Talon, T-1 Jayhawk and other weapon systems, as well as the Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile. The complex is one of the leading providers of pneudraulics, secondary power systems, composites and ICBM rocket motors for the Department of War. The complex is also the Air Force's Landing Gear Center for Industrial and Technical Expertise, handling all Air Force landing gear and a majority of other DoW landing gear. The 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group, located at Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz., supports the Department of Defense, NASA and other government agencies by providing selected aerospace depot maintenance and modifications, aircraft regeneration, storage and preservation, and aircraft parts reclamation and disposal.
Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex, at Tinker AFB, Oklahoma, performs programmed depot and modifications on KC-46, KC-135, B-1B, B-52, E-3 and Navy E-6 aircraft, C-130 paint/depaint as well as maintenance, repair and overhaul for F100, F107, F108, F117, F118, F119, F135, and TF33 engines and a wide variety of commodities for the Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps, and foreign military sales.
Warner Robins Air Logistics Complex, at Robins AFB, Georgia, performs depot-level maintenance and repairs on a wide variety of Air Force equipment and weapons systems, including the C-5 Galaxy, C-17 Globemaster III, C-130 Hercules, F-15 Strike Eagle, and Special Operations Forces aircraft.
AIR BASE WINGS
The 72nd Air Base Wing, Tinker AFB, Okla., the 75th Air Base Wing, Hill AFB, Utah, and the 78th Air Base Wing, Robins AFB, Ga., provide installation support to their respective base populations. The air base wings are power projection platforms that provide security, religious services, civil engineering, airfield operations, communications and information technology, logistics readiness, public affairs, Airman and family services and more. The air base wings support not only AFSC units, but dozens of mission support partners at each base as well as other major commands, retirees and family members.
SUPPLY CHAIN WINGS
The 448th Supply Chain Management Wing, headquartered at Tinker AFB, provides enterprise-wide planning and execution for depot line repairable and consumables for materiel, maintenance and distribution, aircraft structural and intercontinental ballistic missile electronics/communication commodities management, and engineering. The wing has groups located at Tinker AFB, Oklahoma, Robins AFB, Georgia, and Hill AFB, Utah, and Wright Patterson AFB, Ohio. The wing supports DoD, other federal agencies and approximately 50 foreign partners worldwide.
The 635th Supply Chain Operations Wing, headquartered at Scott AFB, Illinois, is found in 12 geographic locations and is the first responder for Air Force logistics customer support. It provides 24/7/365 logistics operational management for repair parts and components which are required for maintenance support of equipment and select major end items such as launchers, tanks, mobile maintenance shops and vehicles. The Air Force Petroleum Agency and the Basic Expeditionary Airfield Resources units also belong to the 635 SCOW.
SOFTWARE
The Software Directorate, headquartered at Robins AFB, Georgia, was founded in 2024 and consolidates software efforts across the Air Force to provide process improvement and engineering expertise in software development, modification, sustainment and engineering services for cost-effective, high-quality and timely software products.
(Current as of June 2026)