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Still in the Fight Florida Base Page 3 Vol. 75, No. 37 Tinker Air Force Base, Okla. Friday, September 15, 2017 INSIDE 35th CBCS deploys to aid Still in the fight Florida base Page 3 AFSC 9/11 Message Page 4 Still in the fight: 9/11 Memorial Luncheon, Ruck and Run Pages 5-7 Air Force photo by Jillian Coleman 2017 FEMP Members from Tinker Air Force Base, Midwest City and Del City fire departments joined together for the 2K Ruck walk during the award 2017 9/11 Memorial event, hosted by the 72nd Air Base Wing Chapel Community. Over 1,700 military, civilian, contract personnel and families as well as community partners, signed up to participate in the record-breaking event, rallying behind the message winners that we are all “Still in the Fight.” recognized at Energy Exchange Page 9 Remembering the lives lost To the Airmen of the United States Air Force: Monday we remembered the lives lost in the tragic 9/11 attacks on our homeland. For 16 years, the men and women Visit us online at of the United States Air Force www.tinker.af.mil along with our joint teammates have taken the fight to the enemy on and off our soil as we pursue those who wish Americans harm and threaten our way of life. Many of you joined the Air Heather Wilson David L. Goldfein Kaleth O. Wright Like us on Facebook Force in the aftermath of this www.facebook.com/ Secretary of the Air Force General, USAF Chief of Staff Chief Master Sergeant terrible day, moving toward of the Air Force tinkerairforcebase the sound of the guns in order ultimate sacrifice on our behalf. fellow Americans we lost, by to take on your role in this fight The debt of gratitude we owe renewing our commitment to Heather Wilson, Secretary and share the honor of service these men and women, as well Integrity, Service, and Excellence of the Air Force to a grateful nation in a time as our Gold Star families, can while delivering dominant air David L. Goldfein, General, of war. Let us not forget the never be repaid nor forgotten. and space power to own the high USAF Chief of Staff Airmen who now carry the As we reflect on 9/11, let us ground and defend the nation. Kaleth O. Wright, Chief Follow us on Twitter wounds of these wars with them honor the memories of all service We are honored to serve with Master Sergeant of the Air @Team_Tinker forever, and those who made the members, first responders, and you. Force 2 — www.TinkerTakeOff.com — September 15, 2017 Tinker Air Force Base Pratt & Whitney F135 turbojet engine Greg L. Davis 72nd Air Base Wing Public Affairs The Pratt & Whitney F135 turbojet engine is a derivative of P&Ws F119-PW-100 engine which powers the F-22A Raptor. The F135 engine has three variants, one for each type of F-35 Lightning II air- Commentary: craft and is the engine used to power the F-35 exclu- sively. The F135-PW-100 powers the F-35A conven- tional takeoff and landing aircraft, the F135-PW-600 Frank Luke: Medal of Honor Winner powers the F-35B short takeoff and vertical landing aircraft, and the F135-PW-400 powers the F-35C car- Howard E. Halvorsen anti-aircraft guns on the ground. rier variant aircraft. Air Force Sustainment Center When not under arrest, Luke fear- Tinker’s role with the F135 engine centers on pro- Historian lessly attacked the enemy. During gram management and engine maintenance, repair one eight-day span he had 14 vic- and overhaul Lt. Frank Luke Jr., known as tories including three observation of production the “Arizona Balloon Buster” for balloons in 30 minutes. engines being his daring feats against German During this amazing run of used by all observation balloons, was his victories, the Germans laid a trap F-35 variants. squadron’s most colorful ace and for Luke and Wehner. On Sept. Depot-level the first Airman to win the Med- 18, 1918, while Luke was able stand-up be- al of Honor. He was from Phoe- Photos courtesy of Tinker History office to shoot down two balloons and gan in 2012 nix, Arizona, and was, like many Lt. Frank Luke with his 13th offi- two fighters, his best friend was with the first other American personnel who killed. Luke did not recover from cial victory on Sept. 18, 1918. engine arriv- F135 engine program employees fought against Germany, of Ger- the loss of Wehner. He continued als beginning considered arrogant by some and look over the front fan section of one man ancestry. In fact, his family afterward to fly against orders to shortly there- of the first engines delivered to the had emigrated from Germany in frequently disobeyed orders to avenge his friend. On Sept. 29, after. A public/ Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex 1873. Upon the declaration of war the point where his immediate 1918 during his last mission, he private part- as they train to repair and overhaul he joined the U.S. Army and then supervisor grounded him and flew in solo against three obser- nership is in the complex engine manufactured by the Air Corps, eventually being placed him under arrest. His vation balloons defended by an- place between Pratt & Whitney. assigned to the 27th Aero Squad- reckless flying caused him to go ti-aircraft guns on the ground the Oklahoma ron, the oldest fighter squadron in through six planes in 17 days. and eight German fighters from City Air Logistics Complex and Pratt & Whitney for the United States Air Forces. However, soon Luke escaped above. During the action he shot this program. “Touch and labor” are accomplished Eddie Rickenbacker, United detention in another pilot’s plane down two German fighters and by the OC-ALC with engineering, technical and pro- States Army Air Corps’ top ace in order to get at the enemy. all three observation balloons. prietary oversight responsibility held by P&W. At by WWI’s end, said, “He was the From Sept. 12, 1918, to Sept. He was wounded from fire from Tinker’s OC-ALC all three engine variants are main- most daring aviator and greatest 29, 1918, Luke, flying alone or the ground after shooting down tained and tested before being returned to the cus- fighter pilot of the entire war. His with his best friend and wing- the first balloon but still man- tomer. International customer support is run through life is one of the brightest glories man Lt. Joe Wehner, had a total aged with a damaged plane to the foreign military sales office. Since 2015, the OC- of our Air Service. He went on of 18 confirmed victories against knock out the other two. Then, ALC has produced 100 overhauled engines. a rampage and shot down 14 the Germans (14 observation bal- he strafed German troops in the The F135-PW-100 and 400 versions have a con- enemy aircraft, including 10 loons and 4 airplanes) along with streets of a hamlet called Mur- ventional single-unit design for the F-35A and F-35C balloons, in eight days. No other 10 more unconfirmed kills. Weh- vaux before crash landing. Once aircraft while the F135-PW-600 has a Rolls Royce ace - Britain’s Bishop from ner had another six kills, all of on the ground, while trying to get LiftFan, driveshaft and three bearing and roll posts Canada, France’s Fonck or even them flying protective cover for away and dying from his wounds which provide vertical takeoff and landing lift thrust the dreaded Richthofen - had ever Luke. Many pilots did not like at- he refused capture and emptied and directional/roll control authority for the F-35B come close to that.” Not everyone tacking the observation balloons VTOL aircraft used by the Marine Corps. The F135- had high praise for Luke. He was as they were so well-defended by See Luke page 9. PW-600s is the most complicated and advanced en- gine design in use today with the rear nozzle moving autonomously from standard configuration; straight This week in Tinker history back to provide thrust for forward flight, to down- ward pointing; to provide thrust for vertical lift from Sept. 9, 1954 - Oklahoma Charles H. Perez, OC-ALC commander; U.S. the main engine. When the aircraft requires vertical City Air Materiel Area Sen. James Inhofe (R-Okla.); and Lt. Gov. Mary lift the main engine thrust is augmented by a LiftFan sends representatives to Fallin (R-Okla.) help dedicate the Air Force’s 11th behind the cockpit for additional downward thrust. an Air Materiel Command B-2 bomber the “Spirit of Oklahoma,” during a According to a P&W fact sheet, the F135 is the phasing group meeting for special naming ceremony at Tinker. world’s most powerful fighter engine. The engine the KC- 135A in anticipation Sept. 11, 2001 - Tinker AFB and the entire has its own advanced health monitoring and report- of its delivery in 1956. nation go on high alert after hijacked airlines ing capability which identifies problems quickly and Sept. 15, 1958 - Tinker Diagonal ground breaking crash into the World Trade Center Towers in New allows for higher mission capable rates with lower is held near the twin water towers of Area A. York City, the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., and overall operating and ownership costs. The F135 is Sept. 12, 1962 - A B-57 crashes in a field western Pennsylvania. currently in service with the Air Force, Navy and northeast of Reno and Douglas Boulevard after Sept.
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