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  • Col. Keven Coyle takes command of the 552nd Air Control Wing

    In the 552nd Air Control Wing’s change of command ceremony held at Tinker Air Force Base June 30, Col. Keven Coyle succeeded Col. Alain Poisson as commander of the 552 ACW. Maj. Gen. Chad P. Franks, 15th Air Force commander, Shaw Air Force Base, S.C. was the presiding officer for the ceremony.Coyle

  • Stay safe this 4th of July

    Celebrating America on the 4th of July should never end in tragedy. Sadly, the holiday can become deadly when alcohol is thrown in the mix.

  • The conversion: New E-3 crew concept improves efficiency

    In March 2012, the 552nd Air Control Wing began testing much-needed upgrades to the E-3 Airborne Warning and Control System aircraft. The upgrade emboldened wing leadership to tackle three core issues: manning, maintenance problems of an aging fleet and the high deployment rhythm.In 2016, current

  • Current PCS, household goods affected by supply shortages

    Following the COVID-19 pandemic, supply shortages have been popping up in everything from lumber to computer chips to new cars. These shortfalls are likely to affect some service members and their families this summer during the typically busy permanent change of station, or PCS, season.

  • 552 ACNS and 752 OSS team up for cyber-escort mission

    The 552nd Air Control Networks Squadron and 752nd Operations Support Squadron recently joined together to conduct a cyber-escort mission on the key cyber terrain of a Control and Reporting Center component at Tinker Air Force Base.  A five-person Mission Defense Team crew integrated with a

  • Shedding Light on Invisible Wounds

    June is National PTSD Awareness Month, an opportunity to talk about the signs and symptoms of the disorder, with the goal of reducing stigma and encouraging help-seeking. According to the National Center for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), over 7.7 million Americans over the age of 18 suffer

  • 552nd ACW celebrates Asian American Pacific Islander month

    To honor Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, an all AAPI aircrew with the 552nd Air Control Wing from Tinker Air Force Base, flew a heritage mission and training sortie over Oklahoma and Texas on May 25.This marked the first time Tinker’s flying wings have ever had an all AAPI crew,

  • AF breaks down updated fitness test scores

    Without the waist measurement as a scored component, push-ups and sit-ups will increase from 10 to 20 points each, while the 1.5-mile run will remain at 60 points. Scoring will fall into five-year age groups, as opposed to the previous 10.

  • Reducing the stigma, encouraging mental health care in the military

    In the military, the stigma of mental health is grounded in the cultural misperception that a service member must have "zero defects" to be mission-ready. While the Department of Defense strives to identify and eliminate barriers to care that service members face regarding mental health treatment,