Oklahoma's five military installations : an economic impact report

              Oklahoma’s Five
Military Installations:
an Economic Impact Report
What’s Inside
Executive Summary
The Economic Impact of
Major Military
Installations in Oklahoma
Altus Air Force Base
Fort Sill
Oklahoma
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McAlester Army
Ammunition Plant
Tinker Air Force Base
Vance Air Force Base
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Executive Summary
Oklahoma’s military installations are vital to the nation - not only to train our
warfighters, but also to manufacture and repair the material used to equip our
men and women in uniform. Beyond providing for our national security, the
military installations in Oklahoma (Altus AFB, Fort Sill, McAlester Army Ammu-nition
Plant, Tinker AFB, and Vance AFB) have a tremendous
economic impact in the state. They are economic engines that employ
Oklahomans. Illustrating the importance of these installations:
• Over 69,100 military personnel, federal civilian personnel and contractors were
employed at Oklahoma’s military installations in FY 2010.
• These jobs, and the operations at the installations, supported an additional
64,700 jobs in Oklahoma’s economy for a total employment impact of more than
133,800 jobs in the state.
• Impacts on Oklahoma’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP), which is value-added
economic activity, totaled more than $9.6 billion in FY 2010, which was more
than 7% of the size of the state’s entire economy.
• Military installations in Oklahoma paid average wages of $43,675 in FY 2010,
which was $5,438 higher than Oklahoma’s average wage of $38,237.
• The jobs impacted by the military installations (direct, indirect and
induced jobs) paid average wages of $41,742, which was $3,505 higher than
Oklahoma’s average wage of $38,237.
• The military installations in Oklahoma had a total wage and salary payroll of
more than $3.0 billion in FY 2010. This created an additional $2.6 billion in
wage and salary payroll in the state for a total impact of $5.6 billion.
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The Economic Impact of Major
Military Installations In Oklahoma
The mission of the Department of Defense is “to provide the military forces needed to deter war and to pro-tect
the security of our country.” In order to meet its mission, not only do military forces train at installations
around the country, but our nation’s military readiness and effectiveness are also ensured by the military
installations that manufacture, maintain and repair the military material to supply the warfighter.
The military installations in Oklahoma are vi-tal
to the preparedness of our nation’s military
forces. Vance AFB provides undergraduate
pilot training. Altus AFB trains pilots in larger,
multi-engine aircraft such as the C-17 and KC-
135. Fort Sill, the oldest military installation
in Oklahoma, provides basic combat training
in addition to training artillerymen – the King
of Battle. McAlester Army Ammunition Plant
ensures that our nation’s warfighters have the
ammunition and explosives needed for train-ing
as well as in battle. Tinker AFB maintains,
repairs, and overhauls military aircraft in addi-tion
to providing additional strategic capabili-ties
to the military.
With three Air Force bases and two Army installations, there is an obvious presence of Airmen and Soldiers
in Oklahoma. However, even though there is not a Navy base in Oklahoma, there is also a significant pres-ence
of Navy Sailors and Marines in the state. From Tinker AFB, the Navy operates Strategic Communica-tions
Wing ONE which provides communications to strategic forces, including nuclear submarines, around the
globe. From Fort Sill, a detachment of the US Marine Corps trains Marine artillerymen.
In addition to the active duty military personnel sta-tioned
at each of these installations, there are sizeable
numbers of federal civilian employees and contractors
that also work at or in conjunction with the military
installations to provide for the security of our nation.
This report estimates the size of the economic impacts
of the five military installations in Oklahoma – Altus
AFB, Fort Sill, McAlester AAP, Tinker AFB and Vance
AFB. The report does not contain or relate the impacts
of total spending or operations of the US Department
of Defense or the Oklahoma Military Department in
Oklahoma. That is, there are national defense and se-curity
activities performed within the state that are not
directly related to the five military installations.
Activities not detailed in this economic impact report
include (1) Military Recruiting, (2) Veterans Affairs
Hospitals, (3) the Army Corps of Engineers, and (4) the
Oklahoma National Guard. Each of these organiza-tions
serves vital roles in the preparedness, morale,
“As a people, Oklahomans have a deep-rooted
respect for the men and women who wear the
uniforms of our nation’s Armed Forces. We
can never repay the debt of gratitude owed to
them for their service on our behalf, but we fully
support them as they serve at home and
around the world to protect our freedom.
Not only do we acknowledge the sacrifice of
our military personnel, but we also appreciate
the enormous contribution our five major
military installations have on our state’s
economy through military contracts and opera-tions,
thousands of private-sector jobs support-ing
the military’s mission and millions of dollars
in private-sector investment and research.”
-Mary Fallin, Governor,
State of Oklahoma
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Economic Activity
In FY 2010, there were 69,190 military personnel, military trainees, federal civilian personnel, and contractors
stationed or employed at the five military installations in Oklahoma. Considered as single-site establishments,
these five military installations are among the largest employers in the state, and combined they have a tre-mendous
impact upon the state’s economy. Total payroll associated with the military installations was greater
than $3.0 billion in FY 10, almost 5% of total wage and salary disbursements in the state.
In addition to the individuals employed or stationed at the
military installations, there were 22,029 active duty military
dependents connected with the military personnel in Okla-homa.
They also contribute to the economy and social fab-ric
of the state.
There are several activities that occur at each of the instal-lations
beyond the employment activities directly associ-ated
with the military installation. For example, each of the
installations requires materials, equipment and supplies to
operate and they also contract for services to be performed
at the installation. Total services contracts and procure-ment
at the five military installations equaled $1.37 billion
in FY 2010.
To maintain and extend the operations of the installations,
construction projects are necessary to maintain and upgrade
runways, hangars, infrastructure, buildings, family housing,
etc. These categories are reported as military construction,
operations & maintenance construction, military family hous-ing
construction, etc. For simplicity, all construction activity
will be referred to as military construction in the report; howev-er,
in the simulation, construction activities were separated into the appropriate categories. In FY 2010, total military
construction dollars spent at the military installations in Oklahoma totaled $336.2 million.
Economic Impacts
The economic activity at the military installations creates impacts throughout Oklahoma’s economy. These
impacts result from the operations and the demands that the installations have to fulfill construction, procure-ment
and service contracts. Economic impacts also occur as a result of the wages and salaries that are paid to
military servicemen/women, federal civilian personnel and contractors. These wages are spent in the economy
on items such as housing, clothing, and utilities. Furthermore, the impacts that are generated from the opera-tion
of the military installations are not limited to the local area in the immediate proximity of the military instal-lation.
Rather, the impacts spread throughout the state’s economy. While there is not a military installation in
and health of the military and its veterans, but none of these were included in the economic impact report in
order to focus on the activities and economic impacts of the active military installations. Also not included in
the report were the impacts that retired veterans have upon the economy. Many retired veterans choose to
live in an area that is in close proximity to a military installation or a VA Hospital, and they contribute to the
economy. However, they were not included in the report in order to focus on the impacts of the active military
installations.
Throughout the report, when installations or military units are referred to as being “inactivated”, this is the
terminology that the military has used in its own reports rather than referring to the unit or installation as being
“deactivated.” Similarly, the report respects other terminology used in the military and defense industry. For
example, “Soldier” is used as opposed to “soldier” when referring to a person serving in the US Army.
“Thousands of Oklahomans call support-ing
the military their job, but countless other
Oklahomans consider personal support of our
military a special duty. Hundreds of
Oklahoma businesses support
the military and defense industry
as a part of its supply chain. This includes not
only the military installations in Oklahoma, but
installations and forces worldwide. Emerging
opportunities in areas like unmanned aerial
systems and information systems security
are further areas of growth that are facilitated
by the presence of the military installations in
Oklahoma.”
-Dave Lopez, Oklahoma Secretary
of Commerce & Tourism
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northeast Oklahoma, many manufacturers
and professional service firms in that area
supply material or provide services for the
military installations in the state.
In FY 2010, the total employment
impacts created in Oklahoma’s economy
from the employment and operations at the
five military installations equaled 133,848
jobs. Statewide employment, which in-cludes
military, farm and proprietors’ em-ployment
totaled 2,134,374 jobs in Oklaho-ma
in 2010 (Source: Bureau of Economic
Analysis, Table SA25N.) Therefore, the
military installations in Oklahoma impact
one out of every 16 jobs in the state, or
6.3% of total employment in Oklahoma.
FY 2010 impacts included construction projects; however, since the impacts resulting from construction proj-ects
are temporary and generally only last for the duration of the construction project, the employment im-pacts
after FY 2010 do not include construction dollars. Without any construction projects, total employment
impacts are projected to be 131,914 jobs by FY 2015.
Approximately 116,000 jobs, or 87% of the total statewide employment impact, occur in the various regional
economies, which are primarily those coun-ties
that surround and include the military
installations. Each of the military installa-tions
is the largest employer in its respec-tive
region.
Gross Domestic Product is a measure of
value-added economic activity and not a
measure of sales of finished goods in an
economy. For example, if a widget assem-bly
plant uses $150 of components and per-forms
$100 of value-added activity to place
or service the components on the widget,
only the $100 of value-added activity will be
counted in GDP.
Output is an alternative measure of the size
of the economy that measures the sales of
finished goods and services in the econo-my.
Using the previous example, output would be measured as $250 since the components and value-added
activities produce a finished widget.
Oklahoma’s Real GDP equaled $133.464 billion in 2010 (Source: Bureau of Economic Analysis, GDP.) The
five military installations in Oklahoma had a total impact of $9.611 billion on the state’s GDP in FY 2010,
approximately 7.2% of the activity in the state’s economy. The five military installations are estimated to
generate $10.2 billion in GDP impacts, even without construction activity, by FY 2015. In FY 2010, output is
estimated to have been $18.2 billion. This was estimated to increase to $19.2 billion by FY 2015 assuming
activities and operations remain stable at the military installations.
The relative size of the impacts in the regional economies varies from one installation to the next when com-
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pared to the total employment and GDP
in the respective regional economies.
The regional impacts at Vance AFB,
McAlester AAP and Tinker AFB range
from 4% to 7% of the total employment
and total GDP in the regional economy.
The impacts at Altus AFB are estimated
to be approximately 19% for total em-ployment
and approximately 23% of total
GDP in the regional economy. Likewise,
at Fort Sill the employment impacts are
estimated to be about 33% of the total
employment and the GDP impacts are
estimated to be approximately 40% of
regional GDP. While each of the military
installations is vital to the state’s econo-my,
Altus AFB and Fort Sill are the prima-ry
engines of their regional economies.
One last indicator of the impact of the mil-itary
installations is the difference in wag-es.
Oklahoma’s average wage equaled
$38,237 in 2010 (Source: Bureau of La-bor
Statistics, QCEW data); however, the
average wage of jobs impacted by the
military installations equaled $41,742, or
about 9% higher than the average state
wage. Similarly, the average wages of
jobs impacted by each of the installa-tions
are greater than the average re-gional
wage near the installations. While
average wages at Fort Sill’s impacted
jobs are slightly higher, average wages
at McAlester AAP’s impacted jobs are
markedly higher than the average re-gional
wage. This may be explained by
the composition of the jobs at each of the
military installations. Fort Sill has a rela-tively
high proportion of jobs that are trainees (27.3% of total impacted jobs), who are just starting a career, and
McAlester AAP has a very high proportion of federal civilian employees (51.8% of total impacted jobs).
In the next few sections, more details about the statewide impacts of each of the military installations are
provided.
ªªSources & Resources
Source for regional employment: Economic Modeling Specialists, Inc.
Source for regional GDP: Economic Modeling Specialists, Inc.
Source for regional wage: Economic Modeling Specialists, Inc.
Economic Impact Software: REMI Policy Insight+, Regional Impact Modeling Inc.
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Altus Air Force Base
“Forging Combat Mobilit y Forces ...Dep loying Airmen Warriors”
• Altus AFB employed 4,181 military personnel, federal civilians and contractors
in FY 2010, which created an additional 4,202 jobs for a total employment impact
of 8,383 jobs in Oklahoma’s economy.
• Average wages for the military personnel, federal civilians and contractors at
Altus AFB equaled $45,400, which was 49% greater than the $30,400 average
wage in the region’s economy.
• Altus AFB contributed $519.7 million to the state’s economy in FY 2010.
Mission & Background
Located in southwest Oklahoma, bordering the city of Altus, Altus AFB employs nearly 4,200 military
personnel, contractors and federal civilian personnel. Altus AFB was activated in January 1943 as
Altus Army Air Field with the mission of training new
pilots on multi-engined aircraft, a similar mission to
that which the base presently performs. Altus Army
Air Field was inactivated towards the end of WWII and
remained inactive for several years. With the onset of
the Cold War and hostilities in Korea, there was a need
for training Airmen in larger aircraft, and Altus AFB was
reactivated in August 1953 as a training base for trans-port
aircraft. Aircraft that have been stationed at Altus
AFB include the C-47, B-47, KC-135, B-52, C-141, C-5,
and C-17 aircraft. Presently, KC-135 Stratotankers and
C-17 Globemasters are stationed at Altus AFB.
The 97th Air Mobility Wing is the host unit at Altus AFB
and was activated in February 1942 as the 97th Bom-bardment
Group at MacDill Field, FL. After serving dur-ing
WWII in the European Theatre, the 97th Bombard-ment
Group operated for a brief period in Alaska and then
was transitioned to Smoky Hill AFB (Smoky Hill AFB was
redesignated Schilling AFB in 1957 and later closed in
“The city of Altus is proud to be home to
Altus Air Force Base. Besides the obvi-ous
economic value that the base brings
to Southwest Oklahoma it also brings
community diversity which adds
value to our area. Our base members are
active participants in our community and
many choose to serve in the civic clubs
and churches. This service brings a new
perspective to our thought process and
enables us to provide a better quality of
life to our community. We truly perceive
the base to be a part of our
community and value the relation-ship
that we share.”
-David Webb, Mayor,
City of Altus
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Economic Activity & Impacts
In FY 2010, there were 4,181 people employed at Altus AFB. This includes 1,874 military personnel,
1,278 federal appropriated fund civilians, and 1,029 contractors and other civilians employed on the
base. Combined, total payroll for these personnel totaled $182.1 million. Associated with the military
active-duty personnel are 1,038 dependents, and as with each of the installations that have active
duty personnel, the economic impact simulations incorporate the presence of the military depen-dents.
In addition to the employment and payroll directly created by the US Department of Defense in
southwest Oklahoma, there are additional direct impacts in the economy from military construction
projects ($64.3 million); service contracts ($15.5 million); and materials, equipment and procurement
expenditures ($18.6 million). Health/TRICARE expenses and Impact Aid to the local community are
included in the materials, equipment and procurement category.
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1967) near Salina, KS in 1948. In 1951,
the 97th Bombardment Wing then trans-ferred
to Biggs AFB, TX (Biggs is now a
part of the Fort Bliss Army complex near
El Paso, TX). While at Biggs AFB, the
97th Bombardment Wing helped de-velop
aerial boom refueling procedures.
The Wing was transferred to Blytheville/
Eaker AFB in eastern Arkansas in July
1959 and operated there until 1992 when
Eaker AFB closed as a result of the 1991
BRAC round.
In 1992, the 97th Bombardment Wing
was inactivated at Eaker AFB and reacti-vated
at Altus AFB as the 97th Air Mobil-ity
Wing. The 97th Air Mobility Wing con-sists
of the 97th Mission Support Group,
the 97th Medical Group, the 97th Main-tenance
Directorate, and four squadrons
within the 97th Operations Group. Ad-ditionally,
the HQ Air Mobility Command
Detachment 2 is also stationed at Altus
AFB. It certifies the performance of all
C-17, KC-135, and KC-46 flight crew
simulators and devices worldwide. The
97th Air Mobility Wing presently operates
the only heavy mobility and air refueling
schoolhouse in the USAF. In addition to
the airfield at Altus AFB, the 97th Air Mobility Wing also trains at the Burns Flat/Clinton-Sherman
Airfield in western Oklahoma.
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In FY 2010, the total em-ployment
impacts created
in Oklahoma’s economy
from the employment and
operations at Altus AFB
equaled 8,383 jobs. The
impacts in FY 2010 includ-ed
construction projects;
however, since the impacts
resulting from construction
projects are temporary and
generally only last for the
duration of the construction
project, the employment im-pacts
after FY 2010 do not
include construction dollars
and may be viewed as the
operational impacts of Altus
AFB.
In FY 2010, the employ-ment
impacts of Altus AFB
were split between 58% in
the private sector and 42%
in the government sec-tor.
Without construction
activities, the employment
impacts are evenly split be-tween
the private and gov-ernment
sectors.
If Altus AFB continues op-erations
at similar levels
experienced in FY 2010,
employment impacts would
average 7,336 jobs in Okla-homa’s
economy after FY
2010. If the level of activ-ity
is significantly different,
then the impacts would differ from the estimate. Approximately 10% of the economic impacts resulting
from the operations of Altus AFB occur outside of the local region.
Total earnings include wages, salaries, benefits and proprietor’s income, and Altus AFB’s impact on
real total earnings in the state’s economy totaled $449.2 million in FY 2010. By FY 2015, real earn-ings
impacts are projected to be $468.4 million to the state’s economy.
Also depicted in the same graph as real earnings is real disposable personal income, which is the
amount of money that can be spent or saved in the economy. The difference between earnings and
disposable income is the deduction of taxes from earnings and the inclusion of interest, rent and divi-
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ªªSources & Resources
Source for mission & background: Altus AFB
Source for data used as inputs in economic
impact model: Altus AFB
Source for regional wage: Economic
Modeling Specialists, Inc.
Economic Impact Software: REMI Policy
Insight+, Regional Impact Modeling Inc.
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dend income. The operations and employment at Altus AFB had a $344.0 million impact on Oklaho-ma’s
real disposable income in FY 2010. This is estimated to increase to $365.6 million by FY 2015.
Gross Domestic Product is
a measure of value-added
economic activity and not a
measure of sales of finished
goods in an economy. For
example, if a widget as-sembly
plant uses $150 of
components and performs
$100 of value-added activ-ity
to place or service the
components on the widget,
only the $100 of value-add-ed
activity will be counted in
GDP.
Output is an alternative
measure of the size of the
economy that measures the
sales of finished goods and
services in the economy.
Using the previous example, output would be measured as $250 since the components and value-added
activities produce a finished widget.
The employment and operations at Altus AFB are estimated to have contributed $519.7 million to
Oklahoma’s Gross Domestic Product in FY 2010. Without an estimate for construction projects after
FY 2010, the installation’s impact decreases to $491.2 million in FY 2011 which increases afterwards
to $508.0 million by FY 2015. In FY 2010, output is estimated to have been $991.0 million. This is
estimated to be $971.1 million by FY 2015.
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FORT SILL
Fires cente r of Excellence (fcoe )
• Fort Sill employed or trained 33,756 military personnel, federal civilians and
contractors in FY 2010, which created an additional 19,463 jobs for a total
employment impact of 53,219 jobs in Oklahoma’s economy.
• Average wages for the military personnel, trainees, federal civilians and
contractors at Fort Sill equaled $35,500, which was 4% greater than the $34,100
average wage in the region’s economy.
• Fort Sill contributed $4.1 billion to the state’s economy in FY 2010.
Mission & Background
Fort Sill is a major Army training installation located near Lawton on over 94,000 acres in southwest
Oklahoma. Fort Sill provides basic combat training for Soldiers entering the Army and advanced in-dividual
training for Soldiers and Marines in Field Artillery and Air Defense Artillery occupations. The
duration of training ranges from 5 to 33 weeks for Soldiers, Non-commissioned Officers (NCOs) and
Commissioned Officers of all ranks.
Of all the military installations in Oklahoma, Fort
Sill is the oldest. Each of Oklahoma’s other
active military installations were activated or
originated during WWII; however, the origins of
Fort Sill are over 70 years older than each of the
other military installations. Major General Phillip
Sheridan staked out the site of what would be-come
Fort Sill in January 1869, and the troops
and cavalry stationed at the location fought dur-ing
the Indian Wars and in campaigns against
hostile tribes that were raiding settlements in
Kansas and Texas. After peace with the plains
tribes, the infantry and cavalry stationed at Fort
Sill were replaced with artillery units.
The School of Fire for Field Artillery was activat-ed
in September 1911 to train Soldiers in artillery
operations, fire support and to advance their ar-
“Lawton’s long-term commitment to the suc-cess
and growth in missions at Fort Sill can be
measured by the addition of 9,300 persons who
have moved into Comanche County over the past
three years. This military growth is expected to
create 6,100 new jobs over the next three
to five years with fifty percent of those
jobs coming in the non-military
sector of the regional economy. For 2010, the
Lawton metropolitan area ranks 15th nationally in
GDP growth ( 6.9% ) and 2nd nationally in per-sonal
income growth ( 8.9% ).”
-Fred L. Fitch, Mayor, City of Lawton
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tillery skills. The school
was created after Presi-dent
Theodore Roos-evelt
sent Capt. Dan
Moore to learn tactics
and artillery training pro-cedures
from European
Artillery Schools. Cap-tain
Moore became the
first Commandant of the
Field Artillery School.
The school was closed
in 1916 during the Mexi-can
Revolution when
troops from Fort Sill
were sent to protect the
border, but was reac-tivated
in 1917 to train
Soldiers after the US
entered WWI.
Fort Sill presently trains Soldiers and Marines in combined fires support operations including rocket
systems, missile systems, and howitzers to provide support to the joint warfighting commander. Ten-ant
units at Fort Sill include the 75th FIRES Brigade, the 214th FIRES Brigade and the 31st Air De-fense
Artillery Brigade which are active, deployable units. Other active units at Fort Sill include a US
Marine Corps Detachment as well as the 77th Army Band. Training Brigades include the 428th Field
Artillery Brigade, which provides Advanced Individual Training for Field Artillery; the 6th Air Defense
Artillery Brigade, which provides Advanced Individual Training for Air Defense Artillery; and the 434th
Field Artillery Brigade, which provides basic combat training.
The 2005 BRAC round recommended relocating Air Defense Artillery units from Fort Bliss to Fort Sill
and, since that time, the 31st Air Defense Artillery Brigade and the 6th Air Defense Artillery School
have moved to Fort Sill. The move required the construction and renovation of Fort Sill infrastruc-ture
and housing. The relocation of the Air Defense Artillery School enabled the US Army to estab-lish
a “Net Fires Center” for training.
Economic Activity & Impacts
In FY 2010, there were 27,284 military personnel that were either stationed or trained at Fort Sill.
Of these personnel, 12,747 were active duty personnel stationed for the full year at Fort Sill. The
remainder were trainees, cadets or personnel who were not stationed at the installation for the full
year, and these personnel were counted as part-year residents of Fort Sill in the economic impact
simulation.
In addition to military personnel, there were 2,989 federal appropriated fund civilians and 3,483 con-tractors,
private businesses and non-appropriated fund civilians working at Fort Sill. Combined, total
payroll for the military personnel, federal civilians and contractors working at Fort Sill exceeded $1.1
billion.
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As a basic training, Field Artil-lery
and Air Defense Artillery
training installation, friends
and family will visit the Sol-diers
when they graduate.
Since the spending that oc-curs
when friends and fam-ily
visit graduating Soldiers is
significant, the impacts that
result from this consumption
are included in the total eco-nomic
impact of Fort Sill.
In addition to the employment
and payroll directly created
by the US Department of De-fense
in southwest Oklaho-ma,
there are additional direct
impacts in the economy from
military construction projects
($195.7 million); service con-tracts
($243.8 million); and
materials, equipment and
procurement expenditures
($234.4 million). Health/TRI-CARE
expenses and Impact
Aid to the local community
are included in the materials,
equipment and procurement
category.
In FY 2010, the total employ-ment
impacts created in Okla-homa’s
economy from the
employment and operations
at Fort Sill equaled 53,219
full-time equivalent jobs. The
impacts in FY 2010 include construction projects; however, since the impacts resulting from construc-tion
projects are temporary and generally only last for the duration of the construction project, the
employment impacts after FY 2010 do not include construction dollars.
In FY 2010, the employment impacts of Fort Sill were split between 48% in the private sector and
52% in the government sector. If Fort Sill continues operations at similar levels experienced in FY
2010, employment impacts would average 52,056 jobs in Oklahoma’s economy after FY 2010. If the
level of activity is significantly different, then the impacts would differ from the estimate.
Total earnings include wages, salaries, benefits and proprietor’s income, and Fort Sill’s impact on
real total earnings in the state’s economy totaled $2.7 billion in FY 2010. By FY 2015, real earnings
impacts are projected to be $3.1 billion in the state’s economy.
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ªªSources & Resources
Source for mission & background: Fort Sill
Source for data used as inputs in economic
impact model: Fort Sill
Source for regional wage: Economic Mod-eling
Specialists, Inc.
Economic Impact Software: REMI Policy
Insight+, Regional Impact Modeling Inc.
Also depicted in the same graph as
real earnings is real disposable per-sonal
income, which is the amount
of money that can be spent or saved
in the economy. The difference be-tween
earnings and disposable in-come
is the deduction of taxes from
earnings and the inclusion of inter-est,
rent and dividend income. The
operations and employment at Fort
Sill had a $2.2 billion impact on Okla-homa’s
real disposable income in FY
2010. This is estimated to increase
to $2.5 billion by FY 2015.
Gross Domestic Product is a mea-sure
of value-added economic activ-ity
and not a measure of sales of fin-ished
goods in an economy. For example, if a widget assembly plant uses $150 of components and
performs $100 of value-added activity to place or service the components on the widget, only the $100
of value-added activity will be counted in GDP.
Output is an alternative measure of the size of the economy that measures the sales of finished
goods and services in the economy. Using the previous example, output would be measured as
$250 since the components and value-added activities produce a finished widget.
The employment and operations at Fort Sill are estimated to have contributed $4.1 billion to Okla-homa’s
Gross Domestic Product in FY 2010. By FY 2015, the installation’s impact is estimated to
increase to $4.3 billion. In FY 2010, output is estimated to have been $8.0 billion. This is estimated
to increase to $8.3 billion by FY 2015.
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McAlester Army Ammunition Plant
“Transforming industrial powe r into milita ry readiness ”
Mission & Background
Located on over 44,000 acres in southeast Oklahoma
near McAlester, the McAlester Army Ammunition Plant
(AAP) currently employs over 1,700 federal civilian per-sonnel
and one military commander. McAlester AAP was
established in May 1943 as McAlester Naval Ammunition
Depot with the mission of producing, storing and manag-ing
conventional ammunition. In 1977, the Depot was
transferred from the Navy to the Army after the US Army
was designated as the Single Manager for Conventional
Ammunition by a directive issued by the US Department
of Defense. In addition to producing and storing con-ventional
ammunition and missiles, McAlester AAP also
renovates explosives and ammunition as well as demili-tarizes
equipment and explosives for the US Department
of Defense.
The Army Depot activities in Savanna, GA were recommended for closure in the 1995 BRAC round,
and in the late 1990’s the activities were relocated to McAlester AAP. The training for the Defense
Ammunition Center moved to Oklahoma as a part of the activities relocated from Savanna, and the
training at the Defense Ammunition Center is performed in partnership with Oklahoma’s college
system. Similarly, in the 2005 BRAC round, the Red River Munitions Center in Texas was recom-mended
to be closed and the storage, maintenance and demilitarization functions were transferred
not only to the Blue Grass Army Depot in Kentucky but also to McAlester AAP. The 2005 BRAC
• McAlester AAP employed 1,758 military personnel, federal civilians and
contractors in FY 2010, which created an additional 1,493 jobs for a total
employment impact of 3,251 jobs in Oklahoma’s economy.
• Average wages for the federal civilians, contractors and military personnel at
McAlester AAP equaled $53,200, which was more than 80% greater than the
$29,300 average wage in the region’s economy.
• McAlester AAP contributed $203.8 million to the state’s economy in FY 2010.
“The McAlester Army Ammunition Plant/
Defense Ammunition Center is a
primary pillar for our
community and one which provides
long term stability, tremendous
economic benefits and a sense of
patriotism in supporting our military and
warfighters.”
-Kevin Priddle, Mayor,
City of McAlester
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Economic Activity & Impacts
In FY 2010, there were 1,685 federal appropriated fund civilians, 72 non-appropriated fund civilians,
and one military commander employed at McAlester AAP. Combined, the total payroll for these
personnel equaled $151.8 million. While most of the personnel employed at McAlester AAP are
federal civilian employees, the activities that they perform more closely match activities performed in
manufacturing and logistics industries than most other federal civilian functions. For this reason, the
economic impact simulation incorporated the manufacturing industry that performs manufacturing,
storing and managing ammunition.
In addition to the employment and payroll directly created by the US Department of Defense in southeast
Oklahoma, there are additional direct impacts in the economy from military construction projects ($2.2
million); service contracts ($32.0
million); and materials, equipment
and procurement expenditures
($42.3 million). Health/TRICARE
expenses and Impact Aid to the lo-cal
community are included in the
materials, equipment and procure-ment
category.
In FY 2010, the total employment
impacts created in Oklahoma’s
economy from the employment
and operations at McAlester AAP
equaled 3,251 jobs. The impacts
in FY 2010 include construction
projects; however, since the im-pacts
resulting from construction
projects are temporary and gener-round
also (1) closed the
Kansas AAP and relo-cated
the sensor-fuzed
weapon and cluster bomb
functions to McAlester
AAP and (2) closed the
Lone Star AAP, which is
adjacent to the Red River
Depot, and relocated its
storage and demilitariza-tion
functions to McAlester
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ally only last for the duration
of the construction project,
the employment impacts af-ter
FY 2010 do not include
construction dollars.
In FY 2010, the employment
impacts of McAlester AAP
were split between 39% in
the private sector and 61%
in the government sec-tor.
Employment impacts
would average 3,331 jobs
in Oklahoma’s economy if
McAlester AAP continues
operations at similar levels
experienced in FY 2010. If
the level of activity is signifi-cantly
different, then the im-pacts
would differ from the estimate.
Total earnings include wages, salaries, benefits and proprietor’s income. McAlester AAP’s impact on
real total earnings in the state’s economy totaled $222.7 million in FY 2010. By FY 2015, real earn-ings
impacts are projected to be $268.1 million in the state’s economy.
Also depicted in the same graph as real earnings is real disposable personal income, which is the
amount of money that can be spent or saved in the economy. The difference between earnings and
disposable income is the deduction of taxes from earnings and the inclusion of interest, rent and
dividend income. The operations and employment at McAlester AAP had a $154.3 million impact on
Oklahoma’s real disposable income in FY 2010. This is estimated to increase to $190.7 million by
FY 2015.
Gross Domestic Product is
a measure of value-added
economic activity and not a
measure of sales of finished
goods in an economy. For
example, if a widget as-sembly
plant uses $150 of
components and performs
$100 of value-added activity
to place or service the com-ponents
on the widget, only
the $100 of value-added ac-tivity
will be counted in GDP.
Output is an alternative
measure of the size of the
economy that measures the
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ªªSources & Resources
Source for mission & background: McAlester AAP
Source for data used as inputs in economic impact model: McAlester AAP
Source for regional wage: Economic Modeling Specialists, Inc.
Economic Impact Software: REMI Policy Insight+, Regional Impact Modeling Inc.
sales of finished goods and services in the economy. Using the previous example, output would be
measured as $250 since the components and value-added activities produce a finished widget.
The employment and operations at McAlester AAP are estimated to have contributed $203.8 million
to Oklahoma’s Gross Domestic Product in FY 2010. By FY 2015, the installation’s impact is estimat-ed
to increase to $223.7 million. In FY 2010, output is estimated to have been $422.9 million. This
is estimated to increase to $463.8 million by FY 2015.
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Tinker Air Force base
“to deliver and sustai n air powe r...anytime , anyplace !”
Mission & Background
• Tinker AFB employed 26,296 military personnel, federal civilians and contractors
in FY 2010, which created an additional 36,867 jobs for a total employment
impact of 63,163 jobs in Oklahoma’s economy.
• Average wages for the military personnel, federal civilians and contractors at
Tinker AFB equaled $55,000, which was 43% greater than the $38,500 average
wage in the region’s economy.
• Tinker AFB contributed $4.4 billion to the state’s economy in FY 2010.
Located in central Oklahoma in Oklahoma City near Midwest City and Del City, Tinker AFB is a major
military installation that provides depot maintenance to aircraft in the USAF, the Air Force Reserve,
the Air National Guard, Navy and foreign allied militaries. In April 1941, the War Department an-nounced
the location of an air material depot to be named Midwest Air Depot, which later became
the Oklahoma City Air Depot when it was activated in March 1942. Adjacent to the Depot, Douglas
Aircraft Company built an assembly plant, Building 3001, and assembled C-47 cargo planes at the
facility during WWII. During the war, the installation was named Tinker AFB in honor of Major Gener-al
Clarence Tinker, who lost his life in a bombing mission. After WWII, the Oklahoma City Air Depot
assumed control of the Douglas buildings, including Building 3001, when Douglas ceased production
of cargo planes.
The host unit at Tinker AFB is the Okla-homa
City Air Logistics Center (OC-ALC),
which is composed of the 72nd
Air Base Wing, the 76th Maintenance
Wing, and the OC-ALC Aerospace Sus-tainment
Directorate. The OC-ALC is
the largest of three air logistics centers
in the Air Force and has recently ex-panded
to Building 9001, which is the
former General Motors plant on the
south side of the base and leased from Oklahoma County. Presently the 76th Maintenance Wing is
responsible for the maintenance, repair and overhaul of the USAF’s fleet of KC-135, B-52, B-1, E-3,
C-130 and the Navy’s E-6 aircraft. With aging aircraft, the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center has
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“Oklahoma City is a patriotic community that enthu-siastically
supports the men and women serving in the Air
Force and Navy operations at Tinker AFB. As our largest
employer, Tinker AFB is a valued member of this
community. We share their values and honor their service.”
-Mick Cornett, Mayor, City of Oklahoma City
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Economic Activity & Impacts
In FY 2010, there were 26,296 people employed at Tinker AFB. This includes 7,595 military person-nel,
15,469 federal appropriated fund civilians, and 3,232 contractors and other civilians employed
on the base. Combined, total payroll for these personnel exceeded $1.4 billion. Associated with the
military active-duty personnel are 5,655 dependents, and as with each of the installations with active
duty personnel, the economic impact simulations incorporate the presence of the military depen-dents.
The employment and payroll figures include Sailors in the US Navy since it has a sizeable
presence at Tinker AFB.
In addition to the employment and payroll directly created by the US Department of Defense in cen-tral
Oklahoma, there are additional direct impacts in the economy from military construction proj-ects
($59.5 million); service contracts ($574.8 million); and materials, equipment and procurement
($110.5 million) expenditures. Health/TRICARE expenses and Impact Aid to the local community
are included in the materials, equipment and procurement category.
been replacing parts on the aircraft that were
never meant to be replaced. The work per-formed
at the OC-ALC ensures that aircraft
are safe as they disassemble and then rebuild
them from the ground up. The Wing is also
responsible for maintenance and overhaul on
over 22,000 engines for a range of bomber,
refueling, cargo and fighter aircraft.
There are several associate units stationed
at Tinker AFB. One of those is the Navy’s
Strategic Communications Wing ONE, which
operates the E-6B aircraft to provide com-munications
to strategic forces. The ap-proximately
1,500 Sailors and contractors
represent a large presence of Navy person-nel
in the heart of the country. In addition to
the Navy’s presence, other associate
units located at Tinker AFB include the
38th Cyberspace Engineering Group,
the Defense Logistics Agency, the De-fense
Information Systems Agency,
the 552nd Air Control Wing, the 507th
Air Refueling Wing, and the 448th Sup-ply
Chain Management Wing, which is
a part of the Global Logistics Support
Center among other associate units.
"As one of the leaders in the community that was built
because of Tinker Air Force Base, I can not begin to
say how important the base is to all Midwest Cityans.
The thing I can say is their sacrifice to the
country is immeasurable by the freedoms
they give to each of us. Our support for the men and
women in uniform is so small compared to what they
provide for us. The families we have come to know
personally, as we share everyday life, have brought us
everlasting friendships. Thank you for your
service and the quality of life you have brought to our
community."
-Jack Fry, Mayor, City of Midwest City
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In FY 2010, the total employ-ment
impacts created in Okla-homa’s
economy from the
employment and operations
at Tinker AFB equaled 63,163
jobs. The impacts in FY 2010
include construction projects;
however, since the impacts re-sulting
from construction proj-ects
are temporary and gener-ally
only last for the duration
of the construction project, the
employment impacts after FY
2010 do not include construc-tion
dollars.
In FY 2010, the employment im-pacts
of Tinker AFB were split
between 60% in the private
sector and 40% in the govern-ment
sector. Tinker AFB’s em-ployment
impacts would aver-age
64,321 jobs in Oklahoma’s
economy if it continues opera-tions
at similar levels experi-enced
in FY 2010. If the level
of activity is significantly differ-ent,
then the impacts would dif-fer
from the estimate.
Total earnings include wages,
salaries, benefits and propri-etor’s
income. Tinker AFB’s
impact on real total earnings
in the state’s economy totaled
$4.1 billion in FY 2010. By FY
2015, real earnings impacts
are projected to be $4.6 billion in the state’s economy.
Also depicted in the same graph as real earnings is real disposable personal income, which is the
amount of money that can be spent or saved in the economy. The difference between earnings and
disposable income is the deduction of taxes from earnings and the inclusion of interest, rent and divi-dend
income. The operations and employment at Tinker AFB had a $3.2 billion impact on Oklahoma’s
real disposable income in FY 2010. This is estimated to increase to $3.8 billion by FY 2015.
Gross Domestic Product is a measure of value-added economic activity and not a measure of sales
of finished goods in an economy. For example, if a widget assembly plant uses $150 of components
and performs $100 of value-added activity to place or service the components on the widget, only
the $100 of value-added activity will be counted in GDP.
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ªªSources & Resources
Source for mission & background: Tinker AFB
Source for data used as inputs in economic impact
model: Tinker AFB
Source for regional wage: Economic Modeling Special-ists,
Inc.
Economic Impact Software: REMI Policy Insight+,
Regional Impact Modeling Inc.
Output is an alternative measure of
the size of the economy that mea-sures
the sales of finished goods
and services in the economy. Us-ing
the previous example, output
would be measured as $250 since
the components and value-added
activities produce a finished wid-get.
The employment and operations at
Tinker AFB are estimated to have
contributed $4.4 billion to Oklaho-ma’s
Gross Domestic Product in
FY 2010. By FY 2015, the instal-lation’s
impact is estimated to in-crease
to $4.9 billion. In FY 2010,
output is estimated to have been
$8.1 billion. This is estimated to
increase to $8.8 billion by FY 2015.
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“Del City is a devoted community that eagerly supports the men and women of Tinker Air Force Base,
the United States military and their mission. Our community is very fortunate to be next to the larg-est
single-site employer in the state of Oklahoma. Tinker AFB is vital to our community employ-ing
over 26,000 military and civilian employees. Del City recognizes the challenges
confronting American service men and service women and their families with the sacrifices they make
everyday protecting our nation’s freedom.”
-Brian Linley, Mayor, City of Del City
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Vance Air Force base
“Deve lop, Deliver, dep loy to fly...fight...and win”
Mission & Background
• Vance AFB employed 2,699 military personnel, federal civilians and contractors
in FY 2010, which created an additional 2,876 jobs for a total employment impact
of 5,575 jobs in Oklahoma’s economy.
• Average wages for the military personnel, federal civilians and contractors at
Vance AFB equaled $49,100, which was 51% greater than the $32,400 average
wage in the region’s economy.
• Vance AFB contributed $250.1 million to the state’s economy in FY 2010.
Located in northwest Oklahoma adjacent to Enid, Vance AFB employs nearly 2,700 military person-nel,
contractors and federal civilian personnel. Vance AFB originated as a flight school and trained
thousands of pilots for WWII. It was activated as Enid Army Flying School on February 11, 1942 and
later deactivated when the demand for pilots decreased on July 2, 1945 – between the WWII surren-dering
dates of Germany and Japan. The military installation was reactivated on January 13, 1948
and named for Lt. Col. Leon Vance, a WWII Medal of Honor recipient who was born and raised in
Enid, OK.
The 71st Flying Training Wing is the host unit at Vance
AFB and was activated in August 1948 as the 71st
Tactical Reconnaissance Wing based in Okinawa.
The Wing was active for a week and then non-oper-ational
for 2 months before the USAF inactivated the
Wing in October 1948. After reactivation and redesig-nation
as the 71st Strategic Reconnaissance Wing in
1954, it served in Larson AFB, WA until 1957 (Larson
AFB closed in 1966) when it was inactivated. It was
reactivated and redesignated as the 71st Surveillance
Wing in 1961 at Ent AFB, CO and was stationed there
until 1967 (Ent AFB closed in 1976). It was redes-ignated
the 71st Missile Warning Wing in 1967 and
moved to McGuire AFB, NJ where it operated from
1968 until 1971. It was redesignated as the 71st Fly-ing
Training Wing in 1972, and since then has been
“Vance Air Force Base is a very impor-tant
asset to the City of Enid as well as
northwest Oklahoma. Our area has been a
tremendous supporter of the base since its
opening in 1941. We take great pride
in knowing that when our men and women
are deployed that they are well trained
to do their jobs of protecting the
U.S.A.’s freedom. Also, their families will
have our entire community’s support.”
- Bill Shewey, Mayor,
City of Enid
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stationed at Vance
AFB.
The 71st Flying
Training Wing con-sists
of the 71st
Mission Support
Group, the 71st
Medical Group, and
five flying training
squadrons within
the 71st Operations
Group. The 71st
Flying Training Wing
provides Joint Spe-cialized
Undergradu-ate
Pilot Training to
military personnel
in the US Air Force,
Navy, and Marine
Corps as well as
international student pilots. In FY 2010, the Wing trained 493 pilots and graduated 332 pilots.
The 71st Flying Training Wing at Vance AFB trains students in the T-1A Jayhawk, the T-6A Texan II
and the T-38C Talon aircraft. With over 56,000 sorties flown in FY 2010, Vance AFB is one of the
busiest airports in the US. In addition to using the airfield at Vance AFB, the Wing also uses Kegel-man
Auxiliary Field, which is on the east side of Great Salt Plains Lake in Oklahoma, the Burns Flat/
Clinton-Sherman Airfield in western Oklahoma, and Woodring Municipal Airport near Enid.
Economic Activity & Impacts
In FY 2010, there were 2,699 people employed at Vance AFB. This includes 1,318 military person-nel,
215 federal appropriated fund
civilians, and 1,166 contractors
and other civilians employed on
the base. Combined, total pay-roll
for these personnel equaled
$132.7 million in FY 2010. As a
pilot training installation, friends
and family visit students when
they graduate from pilot training,
and the impacts that result from
the dollars spent in the economy
are included in the total economic
impact of Vance AFB.
In addition to the employment
and payroll directly created by
the US Department of Defense
in northwest Oklahoma, there
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are additional direct impacts
in the economy from military
construction projects ($14.5
million); service contracts
($8.7 million); and materials,
equipment and procurement
($49.8 million) expenditures.
Health/TRICARE expenses
and Impact Aid to the local
community are included in the
materials, equipment and pro-curement
category.
In FY 2010, the total employ-ment
impacts created in Okla-homa’s
economy from the
employment and operations
at Vance AFB equaled 5,575
jobs. Since much of the oper-ations
of Vance AFB are performed by civilian contractors, approximately two-thirds of the employment
impacts occurred in the private sector with the remaining one-third occurring in the government sector.
After FY 2010, much of the decrease in employment is a result of the exclusion of military construc-tion
projects from the economic impact simulation. The operations of the installation are assumed
to require similar levels of service and procurement contracts needed for operations going forward,
but since construction projects are temporary and can vary from one year to the next, construction
variables were not included after FY 2010.
Without construction projects, employment impacts would average 5,215 jobs in Oklahoma in FY
2015 if Vance AFB operates at similar levels experienced in FY 2010. If the level of activity is signifi-cantly
different, then the impacts would differ from the estimate. Approximately 10% of the economic
impacts resulting from the operations of Vance AFB occurs outside of the local region.
Total earnings include wages, salaries, benefits and proprietor’s income. Vance AFB’s impact on
real total earnings in the state’s economy totaled $312.2 million in FY 2010. By FY 2015, real earn-ings
impacts are projected to be $336.8 million in the state’s economy.
Also depicted in the same graph as real earnings is real disposable personal income, which is the
amount of money that can be spent or saved in the economy. The difference between earnings and
disposable income is the deduction of taxes from earnings and the inclusion of interest, rent and
dividend income. The operations and employment at Vance AFB had a $250.1 million impact on
Oklahoma’s real disposable income in FY 2010. This is estimated to increase to $271.8 million by
FY 2015.
Gross Domestic Product is a measure of value-added economic activity and not a measure of sales
of finished goods in an economy. For example, if a widget assembly plant uses $150 of components
and performs $100 of value-added activity to place or service the components on the widget, only
the $100 of value-added activity will be counted in GDP.
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ªªSources & Resources
Source for mission & background: Vance AFB
Source for data used as inputs in economic impact model: Vance AFB
Source for regional wage: Economic Modeling Specialists, Inc.
Economic Impact Software: REMI Policy Insight+, Regional Impact Modeling Inc.
Output is an alternative measure
of the size of the economy that
measures the sales of finished
goods and services in the econo-my.
Using the previous example,
output would be measured as
$250 since the components and
value-added activities produce a
finished widget.
In total, the employment and op-erations
at Vance AFB are esti-mated
to have contributed $346.0
million to Oklahoma’s Gross Do-mestic
Product in FY 2010. With-out
an estimate for construction
projects after FY 2010, the in-stallation’s
impact decreases to
$342.6 million in FY 2011 but in-creases
to $354.0 million by FY 2015. In FY 2010, output is estimated to have been $653.8 million.
This is estimated to increase to $665.2 million by FY 2015.
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Acknowledgements
The military and defense industry are major engines in the state’s economy that generate employ-ment
and drive economic development. The Governor of the State of Oklahoma, the Honorable
Mary Fallin, the Oklahoma Secretary of Commerce & Tourism, the Honorable Dave Lopez, and the
Oklahoma Secretary of Veterans Affairs, the Honorable Rita Aragon, provided the vision, leadership
and support to recognize the military’s contribution to the state’s economy. Furthermore, a report of
this scope is not possible without cooperation from commanders and deputy commanders at each of
the installations. I appreciate their support and the assistance of their staff.
Altus Air Force Base
The men and women of the 97th Air Mobility Wing
Colonel Anthony Krawietz; 97th Air Mobility Wing Commander
Colonel Casey Eaton; 97th Air Mobility Wing Vice Commander
Colonel James Peccia III; 97th Mission Support Group Commander
Major Olga Acosta; 97th Comptroller Squadron Commander
Fort Sill
The men and women of the FIRES Center of Excellence
Major General David Halverson; Commanding General Fires Center and Fort Sill
Kirby Brown; Deputy to the Commanding General
Colonel Paul Hossenlopp; Fort Sill Garrison Commander
Robert Jameson; Fort Sill Report Team Lead
McAlester Army Ammunition Plant
The men and women at the McAlester Army Ammunition Plant
Colonel Timothy Beckner; McAlester AAP Commander
Gary Reasnor; McAlester AAP Civilian Deputy
Robert Bailey; McAlester AAP Business Development
Robert Mabray; McAlester AAP Director of Resource Management
Tinker Air Force Base
The men and women of the OC-ALC and associate units at Tinker AFB
Major General P. David Gillett, Jr.; Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center Commander
Major General Bruce Litchfield; Special Assistant to the AFMC Commander
Ross E. Marshall; Executive Director, Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center
Col Steven J. Bleymaier, Vice Commander, Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center
Vince Howie; Director, Plans & Programs Directorate, OC-ALC
Vance Air Force Base
The men and women of the 71st Flying Training Wing
Colonel Russell Mack; 71st Flying Training Wing Commander
Colonel Roger Witek; 71st Flying Training Wing Vice Commander
Colonel Kurt Meidel; 71st Operations Group Commander
Colonel Michael McDaniel; 71st Mission Support Group Commander
Colonel Doug Curry; 71st Medical Group Commander
Lt. Colonel Michael Merritt; 71st Operations Group Deputy Commander
Lt. Colonel Richard Ward; 71st Mission Support Group Deputy Commander
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Nor would this report have been possible without the advice and assistance from a myriad of other
stakeholders, veterans, colleagues, and mentors. In addition to colleagues who provided support,
Aldwyn Sappleton, Debra Lea and Jennifer Lovell, the following stakeholders, veterans and mentors
should be acknowledged for their advice and recommendations throughout the project:
Deidre Myers; Policy, Research & Economic Analysis Division Director,
Oklahoma Department of Commerce
Dave Wagie, PhD (Brigadier General, USAF, RET); Dir. of Aerospace Economic Dev.,
Oklahoma Department of Commerce
Dr. Robert Dauffenbach; University of Oklahoma Associate Dean for Research &
Graduate Programs
Mike Seney; Senior VP, Policy Analysis & Strategic Planning, The State Chamber of Oklahoma
Oklahoma Military Strategic Planning Commission
Michael Cooper; Chairman OMSPC and Vance AFB representative;
Dave Ralston (Major General, US Army, RET); Fort Sill representative
Dr. Joe Leverett; Altus AFB representative
Robert Conner; Tinker AFB representative
Mark Jordan; McAlester AAP representative
Major General Myles Deering; Adjutant General, Oklahoma National Guard
Secretary Rita Aragon (Major General, USAF, RET); Oklahoma Secretary of Veterans Affairs
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"The quality of life we experience in Oklahoma is enhanced
and amplified by the contributions of all our military members
and their families. ‘Military’ meaning the total of
Active, Guard, Reserve, Veterans, and all the
members of the community who support them
emotionally, mentally, and spiritually. These
dedicated Oklahomans enrich our lives with their patriotism, in-tegrity
and service before self. Their drive for excellence
makes all Oklahoma the winner and recipient
of the greatest gift - love. It is such an honor to serve
them."
-Rita Aragon, Oklahoma Secretary
of Veterans Affairs
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Research, economic analysis and written content by Jon Chiappe, Deputy Division Director of Policy,
Research and Economic Analysis; Oklahoma Department of Commerce
Oklahoma’s Five
Military Installations:
an Economic Impact Report