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  • 966 AACS welcomes new leader

    Lieutenant Col. Greg Kent accepted command of the 966th Airborne Air Control Squadron from Lieutenant Col. Ronald Henry in an official ceremony May 7. Col. George Carpenter, commander, 552nd Operations Group, presided over the ceremony and applauded Colonel Henry, "Squeak," for his brilliant work as

  • Deployed Tinker Airman excels in joint tasking

    Senior Master Sgt. Kevin McRae was one of many Airman assigned to a Joint Expeditionary Tasking, an Army assignment filled by an Air Force member, but his expertise as a senior surveillance technician led him on many more adventures than the typical JET assignment. Sergeant McRae, 20-year Air Force

  • Don’t miss it! The Can/Am Cup

    The puck will drop at 6:00 pm on Friday, May 15, kicking off the first annual hockey game between the 552nd Air Control Wing's Canadian Component and American Component teams. This is the thirtieth year that Canadians and Americans have been working and flying together in the 552 ACW at Tinker AFB,

  • 552 ACW Airman coined by Gen. North

    Airmen in the 552nd Air Control Wing are notorious for doing excellent work, and Staff Sgt. Christine Griffith, 46th Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron, is continuing the tradition downrange at Ali Air Base, Iraq. She and two other Airmen were coined by Lt. Gen. Gary L. North, air component

  • 552 ACW out-going Vice Commander second to none

    The 552nd Air Control Wing gave a very wet "goodbye" to the outgoing Vice Commander Col. Joseph Rossacci April 24 as he completed his final flight on the E-3 during his assignment here. Colonel Rossacci accepted the position as vice commander in June 2007 as his third assignment with the wing. After

  • Canadian becomes first international student at First Sergeant Academy

    When Warrant Officer Jay McLaren of the Canadian Forces graduates from the Air Force First Sergeant Academy today, he will become the first member from his country's military to complete the program and the first international student to attend the course. Warrant Officer McLaren, a surveillance

  • 552 TRS helps after wildfires

    After recent wildfires destroyed over one hundred homes in the local and surrounding areas, Staff Sgt. John Goodson, communications technician instructor, 552nd Training Squadron, jumped at the opportunity to help those in need. According to Tech. Sgt. Brent Karaffa, airborne radar technician

  • Reservist steps in to help

    552nd Air Control Wing Commander Col. Pat Hoffman congratulates Tech. Sgt. Ashley Kimbrough on her certification as an Emergency Actions Controller in the 552 ACW Command Post. Sergeant Kimbrough is a reservist on active-duty orders under the War Effort program managed by Headquarters Air Combat

  • Inside Red Flag

    For 21 days and nights, hundreds of US and Coalition aircraft tore through the skies over the bare Nevada desert, participating in the first three-week-long Red Flag Exercise in 28 years. Behind it all, coordinating the intricate battle plans, were the members of the 964th Airborne Air Control

  • Demons show off warfighting skills during Turkey Shoot competition

    Just a few weeks prior to deploying to OIF, the 728th Air Control Squadron "Demons" had an opportunity to test their newly honed skills in and Air Combat Command Turkey Shoot 30 March through 3 April. "It was a unique opportunity to be a part of this competition because for the first time the three