By: Clayton Cummins MIDWEST CITY, Oklahoma - History was made at Tinker Air Force Base as a new state of the art air traffic control tower officially begins operations. A ribbon cutting ceremony was held Wednesday afternoon for the 140 ft. tall, approximately $15 million project which began a decade ago. Tinker Air Force Base officials were present for the ceremony, as were Del City and Midwest City’s mayors, Senator Brenda Stanley and a representative from U.S. Senator Jim Inhofe’s office. “It’s been going for a while, there has been some unforeseen delays,” said Lt. Col. Dave Friedel, Commander of the 72nd Operations Support Squadron. “We are just happy to have this state-of-the-art facility today.”