Greater Oklahoma City Chamber members hear about what they could do to help make it easier for aerospace firms to grow locally

Rolls-Royce created a public-private partnership to maintain F-137 Global Hawk engines at Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma City in 2016. [THE OKLAHOMAN ARCHIVES]

Oklahoma City's efforts to support Tinker Air Force Base and its mission attracted praise Wednesday from executives representing three aerospace firms that work for both military and civilian clients in the Oklahoma City area.

Executives with KBRwyle, Rolls-Royce and Field Aerospace, Inc. acknowledged that strong relationship in remarks they made Wednesday to about 100 guests attending a Tinker Leadership Community event put on by the Greater Oklahoma City Chamber.

The executives also discussed how they felt the area might better support their ongoing and future operations.

Presenters at Wednesday's event were: