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    Celebrating Thanksgiving Safely

    Traditional Thanksgiving gatherings with family and friends are fun but can increase the chances of getting or spreading COVID-19 or the flu. Follow these tips to make your Thanksgiving holiday safer.
  • Master Sgt. Timothy Fagan, 726th Air Control Squadron signal communications operation flight superintendent, salutes during award ceremony, at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, Oct. 16, 2020. Fagan was awarded the Bronze Star Medal for his meritorious achievement while deployed. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Eric Brown)

    Rising Above

    Master Sgt. Timothy L. Fagan, 726th Air Control Squadron Flight Superintendent, rose above and led his team of 13 Airmen, despite facing immense obstacles during their extended deployment. The military operations Fagan’s team supported, against Iran, grabbed global attention. Fagan’s exemplary leadership, personal endeavor and devotion to duty earned him the Bronze Star Medal for his meritorious achievement while deployed.
  • Group photo of the 552 ACNS 'Team Dune' with judges

    552nd ACNS holds DevJam innovation event

    Team Dune claimed victory when 22 civilian and military programmers participated in an agile peer programming development competition, Development Jamboree, while  social distancing at Fannin Hall on Nov. 10. The event consisted of four development teams that planned, briefed, and executed agile development. They debriefed training and captured
  • A 138th Fighter Wing Tulsa Viper from the Tulsa Air National Guard Base, Okla., provided NORAD temporary flight restriction zone enforcement during the Nov. 15 SpaceX launch.

    CONR-1AF adopts innovation to support NORAD TFR enforcement for SpaceX launch

    U.S. Continental NORAD Region-1st Air Force (Air Forces Northern) adopted an innovative approach to providing data-link support for NORAD aircraft protecting the temporary flight restricted airspace above the SpaceX launch conducted Nov. 15 at Patrick Air Force Base, Fla.
  • Airmen practice radio communications during a Deployment Initial Readiness Training, or DIRT, exercise Oct. 22, 2020, at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. Airmen from 729th Air Control Squadron, along with their sister unit 726th ACS from Mountain Home, Idaho, participated in the 48-hour training exercise where they were taught deployment readiness skills. (U.S. Air Force photo by Cynthia Griggs)

    729th ACS goes to DIRT school

    DIRT, which stands for Deployment Initial Readiness Training, teaches Airman from the Control and Reporting Center of 729th ACS and the 726th ACS at Mountain Home AFB, Idaho, convoy operations, field living, small arms skills, defensive site preparation, radio communication, SABC under fire, and other readiness skills.

  • Wings hold deployment processing value stream mapping event

    Armed with packets of multi-colored sticky notes, 25 subject matter experts from the 72nd Air Base Wing’s 72nd Logistics Readiness Squadron and the 552nd Air Control Wing’s Deployment Readiness Section convened to evaluate the current deployment processing system.
  • An Airman assigned to the 729th Air Control Squadron hugs a family member upon his return home.

    729th Air Control Squadron Airmen return home from deployment

    Airmen assigned to the 729th Air Control Squadron were welcomed home by their unit and families Oct. 25 after nearly six months deployed to the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. The squadron’s Airmen were dispersed to different locations in the AOR to provide 24/7 battle management and command and control of CENTCOM air space.
  • Master Sgt. Joe Rodriguez, 726th Air Control Squadron RF transmissions systems NCOIC, poses for a photo, at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, Oct. 9, 2020. Rodriquez was deployed to Asad Airbase, Iraq for nine months, and faced a multitude of challenges while there, including seven rocket attacks. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Eric Brown)

    726th ACS SNCO awarded Bronze Star

    Master Sgt. Joe Rodriguez, 726th Air Control Squadron radio frequency transmissions systems SNCO in charge, was awarded the Bronze Star for his achievements during his deployment to Iraq, Oct. 9, 2020.
  • Airmen from 552 and 752 OSS receive equipment orientation.

    552nd ACW Airmen develop integrated opportunities with U.S. Army

    Ten Airmen from the 752nd and 552nd Operational Support Squadrons traveled to Fort Sill, Oklahoma, recently to develop integrated training opportunities with U.S. Army Air Defense Artillery personnel to better prepare for large-scale combat operations.Supporting the E-3 Sentry Airborne Early Warning and Control System, the 552nd OSS provides
  • Two Airmen holding CFC cause signs

    Show some love, Combined Federal Campaign returns

    The Combined Federal Campaign is returning to Tinker Air Force Base for 2020, encouraging the Tinker community to “show some love.” The pledge drive, which runs through Jan. 15, allows service members; federal employees; federal and military retirees and federal contractors across the government to contribute to their choice of over 20,000 charities.
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