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  • AGILE THUNDER 20-03 KICKS OFF

    The 552nd Air Control Wing and 72nd Air Base Wing collaborated for EXERCISE Agile Thunder 20-03 at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, Aug. 4-7.The exercise evaluates personnel on their ability to prepare and rapidly deploy combat capable forces, generate and deliver combat aircraft to combatant

  • ACC commander visits flying wings

    Gen. Mike Holmes, the commander of Air Combat Command, recently visited ACC flying wings one last time to connect with Airmen and aircrews.The visit was planned to provide commander’s intent regarding training priorities, share information about recent mishaps with instructors and leaders, and

  • Canadian Detachment earns multiple awards

    The Canadian Detachment with the 552nd Air Control Wing at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, may be small in numbers, but its accomplishments and impact are monumental in size.Several members of the detachment were recognized July 23 for their contributions to the United States Air Force, as well as

  • Deployed Airmen find hope, resiliency through wingmen

    As COVID-19 continues to impact deployments around the world, Airmen down-range found hope in their wingmen and showed true resiliency when challenges were thrown their way.Due to the unforeseen mission impacts due to COVID-19, the 729th Air Control Squadron at Hill AFB, Utah, was unable to replace

  • Briggs takes command of Det 1, 605 TES

    Lt. Col. Dameion Briggs assumed command of Detachment 1, 605th Test and Evaluation Squadron from Lt. Col. Scott Gregg during a virtual change of command ceremony at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, on June 2. Lt. Col. Carly Sims, commander of the 605th TES, Hurlburt Field, Florida, presided over the

  • Prior enlisted Air Force Academy Cadet visits former unit

    Cadet 4th Class Zachary Benson, a former enlisted member of the 552nd Air Control Wing and now a cadet fourth class at the U.S. Air Force Academy, recently had the opportunity to fly with his former colleagues back at Tinker.Benson, a former communications systems operator with the 963rd Airborne

  • 552nd Air Control Networks Squadron gives back during COVID-19

    “When the United States began to be impacted by Coronavirus, we knew there must be something we can do to help,” said Airman 1st Class Stephen Criss, a software tester for the 552nd Air Control Networks Squadron.In response to COVID-19, the 552nd ACNS took their own initiative to hand sew more than