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    New commander to take reins of 12th AF, AFSOUTH

    Twelfth Air Force and Air Forces Southern will welcome a new commander during a change of command ceremony Dec. 19 at 10 a.m. at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base.Major Gen. Chris Nowland will be promoted to the rank of lieutenant general and will take the reins of the 12th Air Force (AFSOUTH) from Lt. Gen. Tod Wolters, who will become the Deputy Chief

  • Warfighters reap benefits as critical upgrades continue

    The AWAC 40/45 program office is delivering, and potentially accelerating, critical upgrades to the service's primary platform.Replacing the mission computing system and software originally installed in the 1970s, the new capability will enhance tracking and combat identification capabilities in addition to providing operators with a better picture

  • Memorial service held for Tinker Airman

    A memorial service was held at the Tinker Chapel Nov. 25 for Senior Airman Donovan White from the 963rd Airborne Air Control Squadron.Airman White, 22, was killed in a motorcycle accident on Veterans Day.The chapel was filled with family and friends, there to say their final goodbyes and to comfort one another.The eulogy was given by his friends
  • First Sergeant Rebecca Edwards, with the Oklahoma Army National Guard, admires the statue which was made in her honor during the Women’s Veterans Monument unveiling at Patriot Park in Del City Tuesday. The monument features five women, representing each military branch, holding hands to show sisterhood. Committee members wanted to not only depict women in the five main military branches, but also Citizen-Soldiers in the National Guard. The monument also includes names and dates of service of the Del City military members who died in foreign wars. (Air Force photo by Kelly White)

    Veterans Day Festivities

  • Commanders and chiefs from the 552nd Air Control Wing compete in the push up competition during the Chief and Commander Physical Fitness challenge at the base track Oct. 27. Command teams from the wing, groups and squadrons competed in a combined PT Test to build camaraderie and teamwork in their units. The 552nd Air Control Group team of Chief Master Sgt. Tom Chimenski and Col. Michael Homola took top honors in the challenge. (Air Force photo by Karla Bickley)

    552nd ACW PT Challenge

  • 552 ACW Airman Among 2014 Defense Disability Award Winners

    The Department of the Air Force recently received the Secretary of Defense trophy for the best disability program among large military components for the third consecutive year.The 34th Annual Department of Defense Disability awards ceremony was hosted by Jessica L. Wright, the under secretary of defense for personnel and readiness, who honored the
  • From left, Staff Sgt. Matthew Fulce, Airman 1st Class Frederick Thomas, 2nd Lt. Dawid Grzybowski, Airman 1st Class Ryan O’Gallager and Airman 1st Class Azelia Robinson are the first graduates of the new Air Force-wide E-3 Intelligence Initial Qualification Course. These five Airmen from the 552nd Air Control Wing graduated from the course Oct. 21. (Air Force photo by Darren D. Heusel)

    First class graduates from new AF intelligence course

    The 552nd Air Control Wing's Operations Support Squadron recently graduated its first class from the new Air Force-wide E-3 Intelligence Initial Qualification Course.Lt. Col. Jeffrey Jennings, 552nd OSS commander, said the new course will improve upon what was formerly a generalized initial qualification course for signals intelligence
  • Gen. Gilmary Michael Hostage III, commander of Air Combat Command

    The end of a season: ACC's top leader reflects on service

    The plaques and awards have been taken down. The family pictures are gone and the walls are bare.  After 37 years of service and more moves than he cares to count, Gen. Mike Hostage, commander of Air Combat Command, has packed up his office for the last time."I can't believe it's been 37 years," Hostage said. "I feel like I just got started."Though

  • Tinker sergeant to receive DOD award

    An Airman assigned to the 552nd Air Control Wing at Tinker Air Force Base has been named the Outstanding Service Member with a Disability Award winner for 2014 for the entire Department of Defense.Tech. Sgt. Chad Molenhour is due to accept the award on Oct. 30 in Washington, D.C."Recognition outside of this outstanding wing, especially at the DOD
  • E-3 Sentry Airborne Warning and Control System aircraft belonging to the 552nd Air Control Wing at Tinker and the NATO E-3s at Geilenkirchen, Germany, will soon be getting upgraded avionics and cockpit displays. (Air Force photo by Darren D. Heusel)

    DRAGON 'fires up' for flight

    The U.S. Air Force and NATO are undergoing a cooperative development effort -- known as the DRAGON program -- to upgrade the avionics and cockpit displays of the E-3 Sentry Airborne Warning and Control System aircraft belonging to the 552nd Air Control Wing at Tinker and the NATO E-3s at Geilenkirchen, Germany.DRAGON stands for Diminishing
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