The Navy serves many purposes in the military. There are Navy Seals, Navy police, Navy pilots, and Navy sailors. The side of the Navy with the least attention is the Navy aviation department stationed at Tinker Air Force Base.
Tony Avila, PO2/AWV2/E-5, has been with TACAMO Tinker for seven years. When asked what he felt about Tinker and the crews stationed there; Avila says,"As a community,(Tinker Air Force Base), there is none better." "Although with the crews communicating so much they really dont realize but there is the occisional mis-communication."
Tinker being the home to VQ-3, VQ-4, VQ-7 squadrons; has some of the most elite pilots and Naval soldiers in the U.S. TACAMO is the role the squadrons play at Tinker. It is the system of communications links that are designed to be used if and when nuclear war were to happen. They are the link to the decision makers.
The year 1963 was the beginning of the new Naval communications. Since the creation of the three sqaudrons they have flown over 28 years and over 400,000 hours. They do this to protect the nation when the time comes.
Tony Avila, PO2/AWV2/E-5, has been with TACAMO Tinker for seven years. When asked what he felt about Tinker and the crews stationed there; Avila says,"As a community,(Tinker Air Force Base), there is none better." "Although with the crews communicating so much they really dont realize but there is the occisional mis-communication."Tinker has done many things to involve the Navy. What is next relies completely on the idea of nuclear war. These men and women are training for something everyone prays won't happen.
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