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  • Volunteers from Tinker organizations staffed an information booth at the Fairways for Freedom golf tournament in Oklahoma City Oct. 5, showing their support in the community for those wounded while serving. Standing with Tinker supporters, Senior Airman Michael Helsdingen, a Wounded Warrior from the 72nd Security Forces Squadron Armory, foreground center, honors the national anthem during opening ceremonies before joining the other golfers. Beside him, left, is Master Sgt. Michael Bartels, 552nd Air Control Networking Squadron first sergeant. First Lt. Joseph Owens, president of the Tinker Company Grade Officer’s Council is far right. (Air Force photo by Margo Wright)

    Supporting the community

  • Former 552nd ACW commander looking forward to celebrating wing’s heritage

    Ben T. Robinson knows a thing or two about the heritage of the 552nd Air Control Wing.After all, the retired brigadier general served as a captain pilot on the E-3 "Sentry" Airborne Warning and Control System aircraft back in the 1980s, returned to the wing for another stint as the Operations Group commander in the mid-'90s and eventually retired
  • Lt. Col. Anthony Kleiger receives his first salute from members of the 965th Airborne Air Control Squadron shortly after assuming command of the squadron from Lt. Col. Peter Mykytyn, right, in a ceremony Sept. 20 in Bldg. 230, Dock 2. Colonel Kleiger had previously served as the Director of Operations for the 552nd Operations Support Squadron. Col. John Cooper, 552nd Operations Group commander, left, served as the presiding officer for the ceremony. (Air Force photo by David Faytinger)

    965th welcomes new commander

  • Col. Thomas Engle, vice commander for the 552nd Air Control Wing, right, Col. Stella Smith, 552nd Maintenance Group commander, and Master Sgt. Tom McManus, 964th Airborne Air Control Squadron first sergeant, participate in a candlelight vigil honoring fallen service members during a POW/MIA recognition ceremony Sept. 12 at the VA Medical Center in Oklahoma City. (Air Force photo by Darren D. Heusel)

    Vigil honors the fallen

  • Staff Sgt. Daniel Boggs, a software developer and analyst for the 552nd Air Control Network Squadron at Tinker Air Force Base, tours a room at the NCO Academy at Tyndall AFB, Fla. that was dedicated on Sept. 5 in his honor. (Air Force photo by Susan Trahan)

    Tinker Airman honored with room dedication at Tyndall

    Rare is the occasion when an Airman has a room named after him -- yet alone, while he's still alive and able to enjoy the fruits of his labor.But, that's precisely what transpired Sept. 5, when officials at Tyndall Air Force Base in Florida dedicated a room at its NCO academy in honor of Staff Sgt. Daniel Boggs, a software developer and analyst for
  • Tech. Sgt. Ron Roe shares an intimate moment with his daughter, Krysta, shortly after arriving back home at Tinker Air Force Base on Monday, Sept. 10, following a six-month deployment to Southwest Asia, while his son, William, looks on. Sergeant Roe was one of approximately 50 Airmen from the 552nd Air Control Wing to have returned from the recent deployment to Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates, in support of ongoing operations in Afghanistan. (Air Force photo by Darren D. Heusel)

    552nd ACW Airmen return from deployment

    A 16-hour delay due to a commercial aircraft mechanical failure did little Monday to dampen the spirits of friends, family and co-workers who turned out en masse to Bldg. 289, or the "Wash Rack," to welcome home approximately 50 Airmen from the 552nd Air Control Wing from a six-month deployment to the Middle East.Anxiety, anticipation and perhaps
  • Members of the 552nd Eagle Team stand in the 552nd Battle Cab war room they gutted then rebuilt into a modern, spacious environment for senior leadership to work during emergencies or exercises. Aaron Price, Chuck Stevens and Chris Coffman, from left, plus Hunter Stanbaugh, not pictured, transformed the area with pop-up computers in a new hand-built central table, a raised ceiling, non-glare lighting and more room for a gallery row that before made a tight squeeze for those seated at the table. (Air Force photo by Margo Wright)

    552nd ACW Command Post battle cab undergoes organic and cost-efficient makeover

    Gone are the overhead fluorescent lights, the peeling beige textured wallpaper and walnut-stained trim. Gone is the 1970s ambience of the 552nd Air Control Wing command post battle cab. When an emergency occurs and Tinker's senior leadership gathers to take action, they now sit in a bright, modernized and eco-friendly room.The 700-square-foot room
  • Col. Greg Guillot, 552nd Air Control Wing commander, presents Staff Sgt. Ayanna Thomas with the 2011 Air Combat Command Information Dominance Knowledge Operations Management Noncommissioned Officer of the Year Award prior to his bi-weekly staff meeting on Thursday, Sept. 6 in the 552nd ACW Conference Room. (Air Force photo by Darren D. Heusel)

    Airman receives ACC award

    An Airman with the 552nd Air Control Wing at Tinker Air Force Base was lauded recently with a major command-level award.Staff Sgt. Ayanna Thomas was presented with the 2011 Air Combat Command Information Dominance Knowledge Operations Management Noncommissioned Officer of the Year Award by Col. Greg Guillot, 552nd ACW commander, prior to his
  • Col. Tom Engle, 552nd Air Control Wing vice commander, addresses wing Airmen before the first half-day session of a two-day Ability to Survive and Operate, or ATSO, training course held in a wing hangar. The colonel reminded the Airmen how important this training was. “We need to train on things we don’t do daily,” he said. “We’re deploying all the time, but we don’t do this. If you don’t know how to do this, it’s a vulnerability,” he stressed. The Airmen rotated through five stations, training how to correctly put on MOPP gear and help others put it on, medical Self-Aid Buddy Care, correct decontamination procedures and how to give a detailed SALUTE report to security personnel about any suspicious people or activities. (Air Force photo by Margo Wright)

    552nd ACW conducts survival training

  • The Honorable Daniel B. Ginsberg, Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Manpower and Reserve Affairs, visits with crewmembers of the 552nd Air Control Wing, including 552nd ACW Command Chief Master Sgt. Eddie Compton, right, prior to his tour of an E-3 Sentry Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft. Secretary Ginsberg toured the E-3 as part of his visit to Tinker Air Force Base on Thursday, Aug. 16 to learn more about the base and its diverse mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Darren D. Heusel)

    Rolling Out the Red Carpet

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