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  • Proposed FY15 Budget drives force structure changes at Tinker

    The Air Force on March 10 announced multiple changes to associate units at Tinker as a result of the President's proposed Fiscal Year 2015 Defense Budget.The proposed actions include reductions in the 552nd Air Control Wing, inactivation of the Air Force Reserve Command's 513th Air Control Group,

  • Vietnam vet shares heritage with Airmen

    A retired lieutenant colonel, who served two tours in Vietnam shared his service heritage with about 200 Airmen from the 552nd Air Control Wing and other members of Team Tinker last week.Lt. Col. Michael E. Sloniker's appearance on Feb. 20 in the Team Tinker Auditorium was the latest in a line of

  • 552 ACW leadership visits remote unit

    Leadership from the 552nd Air Control Wing from Tinker Air Force Base, Okla., visited and talked with Airmen from its geographically separated unit, the 726th Air Control Squadron, here Feb. 5-6. U.S. Air Force Col. Jay Bickley, 552nd ACW commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Avery Woolridge, 552nd ACW

  • Senior Statesman Panel focuses on leadership

    Leadership in war and peacetime was the focus of a Feb. 12 Senior Statesman Leadership Panel, sponsored by the Logistics Officers Association and Air Force Association. The panel consisted of Col. Jay Bickley, 552nd Air Control Wing commander; retired Col. Chuck DeBellevue, Vietnam War ace; Col.

  • 552nd MXS Fabrication Flight finds new home

    Members of the 552nd Maintenance Squadron's Fabrication Flight are striving to maximize efficiency amidst the fiscally constrained environment of today.When challenged by floor space in inadequate facilities, the men and women of Fabrication Flight sought to improve their situation. With the

  • 726th ACS hits ground running in SW Asia

    On Jan. 10, 42 Airmen with the 726th Air Control "Hardrock" Squadron from Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho took up their watch at the 73rd Expeditionary Air Control Squadron in Southwest Asia.The 726th ACS is a geographically separated unit that falls under the 552nd Air Control Wing at Tinker

  • 552nd ACW wins its 24th Outstanding Unit Award

    The 552nd Air Control Wing has been awarded it's 24th Air Force Outstanding Unit Award, it was announced recently."This recognition is without a doubt a tremendous reflection of the military and civilian Airmen who make up this outstanding wing," said Col. Jay Bickley, 552nd ACW commander. "I want

  • Mission minded: 12th AF commander impressed with 552nd ACW

    When Lt. Gen. Tod Wolters assumed command of 12th Air Force (Air Forces Southern) last September, it was determined then that one of the last units he would visit would be the 552nd Air Control Wing at Tinker Air Force Base because of his vast knowledge of the wing.And, according to General Wolters,