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  • Members of the 552nd Air Control Wing and the Canadian Detachment raise their respective flags during a joint ceremony.

    Canadian Detachment History: Part 1 of 4

    This year marks the 40th anniversary of a Canadian co-manning presence at Tinker Air Force Base.  As the United States Air Force was procuring the initial fleet of E-3s, Detachment 1, Head Quarters NORAD was stood up in October 1978 to provide a survivable NORAD command and control element onboard E-3 aircraft. The partnership began in April 1979,
  • Lt. Col. Marty Slovinsky accepted command of the 966th Airborne Air Control Squadron in an official ceremony on April 12. The change of command was presided over by Col. Stephen Carocci, commander of the 552nd Training Group while Senior Master Sgt. Richard Babcock, senior enlisted manager of the 966th AACS, served as the guidon bearer. (U.S. Air Force photo/2nd Lt. Ashlyn K. Paulson)

    Photo: 966th AACS welcomes new commander

  • Members of the panel listen as Capt. Jared Evans, 552nd Training Group, introduces Immersive Media Training on April 15, 2019. Evans and Capt. Anthony Cummings, 552nd TRG were one of the winning ideas of the first 552nd Air Control Wing Spark Tank event. (U.S. Air Force photo/2nd Lt. Ashlyn K. Paulson).

    552nd ACW Hosts First Spark Tank Competition

    TINKER AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. – In the hopes of obtaining funds for innovative ideas, nine representatives made their pitch to 552nd Air Control Wing leadership on April 15th at the Tinker Event Center during the 552nd ACW Spark Tank.Spark Tank, a play off the hit television show, Shark Tank, gave members of the 552nd ACW three minutes to pitch
  • Airmen from the 726th Air Control Squadron drive 99 feet of copper grounding rods and 7,000 feet of electrical cabling into the Nevada soil in less than 72 hours. This preparation was needed to set up the Tactical Operations and Control and Reporting Centers so the TYQ-23A could be fully integrated at Red Flag 19-02. (Courtesy photo).

    726th ACS first to integrate the updated Control and Reporting Center at Red Flag 19-2

    The 726th Air Control Squadron, a geographically separated unit of the 552nd Air Control Wing, impressed at recent training exercise, Red Flag 19-2. Better known by their call sign, Hardrock, the unit became the first to fully integrate the new generation of Control and Reporting Center into their training, the TYQ-23A.Red Flag is a training
  • Lt. Col. Marty Slovinsky accepts command of the 966th Airborne Air Control Squadron in an official ceremony on April 12. The change of command was presided over by Col. Stephen Carocci, commander of the 552nd Training Group while Senior Master Sgt. Richard Babcock, senior enlisted manager of the 966th AACS, served as the guidon bearer. (U.S. Air Force photo/2nd Lt. Ashlyn K. Paulson).

    966th AACS welcomes new commander

  • Key leaders from the 552nd Air Control Wing cut the ribbon, officially reopening the newly expanded Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility. Included in the ribbon-cutting were from left, Lt. Col. Adam Shelton, 552nd Operation Support Squadron commander; Maj. Eric Ornelas, 552nd OSS senior intelligence officer; Toni Greenfield, Chief, Special Security Office and Col. Geoffrey Weiss, 552nd ACW commander. (U.S. Air Force photo/2nd Lt. Ashlyn K. Paulson)

    Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility reopens

    A newly expanded Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility for the 552nd Air Control Wing opened on April 4. With the emerging requirements of the E-3 Sentry Airborne Warning and Control System, the old SCIF did not meet the demands of mission planning, platform upgrades, intelligence research/analysis and Advanced Programs initiatives.  “The
  • SrA Scott "Skylar" Young, 964 Airborne Air Control Squadron.

    Tinker Airman found safe in MN

    Senior Airman Scott Young, a member of the of the 964th Airborne Air Control Squadron at Tinker Air Force Base,  was found safe at 10 p.m. last night in Minnesota.Senior Airman Young was reported as AWOL or “Absent Without Leave”, from his unit on March 27 as base officials began to locate the member after he did not report for duty or check in
  • The Canadian Detachment celebrates the 40th anniversary of its arrival at Tinker Air Force Base on April 1. The Canadian Detachment is fully embedded with all AWACS operational missions and deployments.

    Canadian Detachment Celebrates 40 Years at Tinker AFB

    40 years of partnership, prosper and pride represents the Canadian Detachment and their arrival at Tinker Air Force Base on April 1, 1979.42 members of the Royal Canadian Air Force, who comprise the Canadian Detachment, are embedded with seven squadrons of the 552nd Air Control Wing and take on various responsibilities with their American
  • SrA Scott "Skylar" Young, 964 Airborne Air Control Squadron.

    Tinker Airman AWOL as base officials seek answers to locate member

    A member of the of the 964th Airborne Air Control Squadron at Tinker Air Force Base, has been reported as AWOL or “Absent Without Leave”, from his unit, as of March 27.  The missing member, Senior Airman Scott Young, was last seen in Oklahoma City on March 26. The Tinker Air Force Base Office of Special Investigations, Security Forces Squadron and
  • Airmen 1st Class Elijah Brown and Steven Graves prepare to enter the fuel tanks for the Boeing E-3 Sentry Airborne Warning and Control System. Airmen must wear these GORE-TEX textured suits and ventilators to protect their respiratory systems and skin from the fuel and toxins while working on the aircraft fuel systems (U.S. Air Force photo/2nd Lt. Ashlyn K. Paulson)

    552nd ACW Fuel Systems Creates New Tool in 12 Hours

    TINKER AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. – “What’s the game plan,” said the Accessories Flight Chief. “Well sir I do not think you are going to like it… we are going to have to do something that has never been done before,” replied Tech. Sgt. Marquis Gaines.This was the conversation that led to the creation of a new vent system pressurization tool by the 552nd
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