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  • Tinker aircrews take part in Red Flag exercise

    To be the best at anything, you have to practice, practice and practice.Members of Tinker Air Force Base's 552nd Air Control Wing proved their mettle during an intense simulated combat training exercise that took place the first week in August.The 960th Airborne Air Control Squadron "Vikings," 552nd

  • 552nd AMXS Assumption of Command set for Monday

    Maj. Christian Backhaus will assume command of the 552nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron in a formal ceremony scheduled for 10:30 a.m. Monday in Bldg. 230, Dock 2.Major Backhaus replaces Lt. Col. Ronald Llantada, who recently took over as deputy commander for the 461st Maintenance Group at Robins Air

  • 552nd ACW awarded third Meritorious Unit Award

    The 552nd Air Control Wing's outstanding service in Southwest Asia has earned "America's Wing" its third Air Force Meritorious Unit Award."Over that past year, our Airmen have excelled at exceptionally difficult tasks in direct support of combat operations," said Col. David M. Gaedecke, 552nd ACW

  • New interrogation system installed on AWACS, more in pipeline

    Out with the old, in with the new, at least that's the case for the existing interrogation system found on E-3 Sentry AWACS.The AWACS Next Generation Identification Friend or Foe (NGIFF) program office from Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass., recently completed the first installation of the new AN/UPX-40

  • AWACS reservists team up with E-3 program managers

    For the first time in the history of the E-3 Sentry, reservists from the 513th Air Control Group invited E-3 program managers from Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass., on board to showcase the Block 40/45 upgrade during a training mission on July 19.The program managers, who are responsible for upgrades

  • Canadian Detachment welcomes new commander

    The 552nd Air Control Wing Canadian Detachment gained a new commander last week.Lt. Col. Don "Boc" Saunders took the reins from Lt. Col. Pete "Dozer" Dozois at a Tinker Club ceremony July 10.Canadian Armed Forces Brig. Gen. Alain Pelletier, deputy commander of the Continental United States NORAD

  • Colonel Gaedecke takes reins of ‘America’s Wing’

    More than 1,000 Airman, civilian leaders and community partners gathered in a patriotically decked-out Hangar 230 July 1 to watch Col. David M. Gaedecke take command of "America's Wing" at Tinker Air Force Base and say goodbye to former Commander Col. Jay R. Bickley.Presiding officer Lt. Gen. Mark

  • Upgraded AWACS platform tested at Northern Edge

    Calmly soaring at 30,000 feet in the midst of nearly 100 fighters, bombers and refueling tankers executing a battle scenario, an E-3G Sentry (AWACS) surveys every aircraft in a 300-mile radius, calling out commands, verifying target hits and sending aircraft back home safely.Threat detection,