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  • JOINT BASE BALAD, Iraq—Airman 1st Class Jefferson Aguiar of the 727th Expeditionary Air Control Squadron stands in front of the 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing headquarters building here July 10. Airman Aguiar is the 332nd AEW Tuskegee Airman of the Week for June 28-July 4. A St. Petersburg Fla., native, he is deployed here from Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Andria J. Allmond)

    Tuskegee Airman of the Week: June 28 to July 4

    Airman 1st Class Jefferson Aguiar of the 727th Expeditionary Air Control Squadron is the 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing's Tuskegee Airman of the Week for June 28-July 4. "It is an honor for me to congratulate Airman Aguiar as our Tuskegee Airman of the week," said Brig. Gen. Craig Franklin, 332nd AEW commander, who presented Airman Aguiar with the
  • Five spouses from the 960th Airborne Air Control Squadron had the opportunity to fly on an E-3 and get an intimate look at what their husbands do every day. Photo courtesy of 1st Lt. Kinder Blacke.

    Viking spouses spend a day in their husbands' shoes

    Very few people ever get the chance to fly on the E-3 Sentry AWACS, but on June 18, several spouses from the 960th Airborne Air Control Squadron enjoyed the privilege. Five women flew along with the crew on a standard training sortie and got an inside-look at what their husbands do every day. "It was fantastic," said Ms. Suzanne Wardell, wife of
  • Senior Airmen Lacey and Jeffrey Echeverry enjoyed the free screening of "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" June 27 at the base theater.

    552 ACW Airmen enjoy free Transformers screening

    Personnel from all over base and their families were lined up outside of the base theater June 27, hoping to get their free tickets to see the recently-released movie, "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen." While everyone was excited to see the Transformers and Decepticons hit the big screen once again, the movie screening held special significance
  • June 30 was a busy day for the 552nd Air Control Wing as they held two official change of command ceremonies. Both the 552nd Operations Support Squadron, and the 552nd Air Control Networks Squadron welcomed new leaders. Photos courtesy of 1st Lt. Kinder Blacke.

    Two 552 ACW squadrons welcome new leaders

    June 30 was a busy day for the 552nd Air Control Wing as they held two official change of command ceremonies and two squadrons welcomed new leaders into their ranks. 552nd Operations Support Squadron The first ceremony, officiated by Col. George Carpenter, commander, 552nd Operations Group, witnessed the transfer of command between the outgoing

  • Conflicting groups work together to make great improvements through AFSO21

    Early this year, representatives from the 552nd Air Control Wing's maintenance and operations groups collaborated to reduce conflicts and maximize efficient use of the E-3 Sentry during a Rapid Improvement Event (RIE) sponsored by Air Force Smart Operations for the 21st Century (AFSO21). The RIE was conducted February 10 through 13 and aimed to

  • Island welcomes newest iguana

    The scene inside the hangar of the 429th Expeditionary Operations Squadron, outfitted with an oversized American flag, fire engines flanking each side of the stage and a gleaming E-3 AWACS, looked more like an airshow than a remote island expeditionary unit's base. Local dignitaries, military leaders, diplomats and deployed personnel from various
  • Col. Patricia Hoffman ( second from left), commander of the 552nd Air Control Wing, Tinker AFB, Okla. and home to the US AWACS fleet, is shown exterior modifications to TS-3, an AWACS Test Bed during a June 11 tour at Boeing Field in Seattle. Leading the tour is Jeanette Croppi, Air Vehicle Systems Engineering Integration Team manager (far left) accompanied by Col. Scott Forest, vice commander, 552nd Air Control Wing (second from right) and Rick Heerdt, Boeing director of Airborne Warning Systems. Photo courtesy of Jim Anderson.

    US AWACS commander tours Boeing Seattle Site

    During a visit to Boeing in Seattle on June 11, Col. Patricia Hoffman, commander of the 552nd Air Control Wing, home of the US Air Force AWACS fleet, and her vice commander, Col. Scott Forest, received briefings on AWACS upgrades, network battle management and unmanned vehicle control from airborne platforms. Colonel Hoffman and Colonel Forest also
  • Attendees of the EMACC spent the majority of their time at Tinker AFB listening to briefings and discussing issues in the Hill Conference Center. Photo courtesy of 1st Lt. Blacke.

    EMACC attracts worldwide audience

    Commanders from around the world gathered at Tinker AFB June 16 and 17 for the Executive Multinational Airborne Early Warning Commanders' Conference (EMACC). The EMACC is an annual event where air force leaders from nations that operate AWACS or similar airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft get together to discuss ways to advance
  • "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" opened in theaters June 24.

    552 ACW Airmen hit the big screen in Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen

    As the premier airborne command and control and battle management platform in the world, the 552nd Air Control Wing's E-3 Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) is frequently needed to support various missions around the world. One of these most recent missions was particularly exciting: helping Autobots fight off Decepticons in support of
  • Later this month, a crew from the 552nd Air Control Wing will take an E-3 Sentry up to Oregon to participate in Amalgam Dart '09, a major U.S. Northern Command air defense exercise. The AWACS will provide all-weather surveillance, command, control and communications needed by air defense forces. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Kinder Blacke.

    552nd flies northwest for joint exercise

    A northwest Oregon National Guard base will host nearly 200 Soldiers and Airmen, and a U.S. Navy destroyer will patrol coastal waters while participating in a major U.S. Northern Command air defense exercise in mid-June. Exercise Amalgam Dart '09 will take place at Camp Rilea and nearby Warrenton, Ore June 18-20. It is one of several exercises
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