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May 31, 2022
AANHPI Heritage Month sortie and the inspiration behind it

Celebrating Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month, the 552nd Air Control Wing recently flew a heritage sortie, crewed entirely by Airmen with the shared heritage. For 1st Lt. Huan Pham, a 960th Airborne Air Control Squadron air battle manager, who spearheaded the flight, it was a
May 9, 2022
AFRC announces $6,000 incentive bonus for prior-service enlisted Airmen

To compete with a highly competitive civilian job market, Air Force Reserve Command is offering a $6,000 incentive bonus for prior-service enlisted members who sign on to serve for at least three years in the Reserve.
May 5, 2022
E-3s from Tinker AFB relocated to Minot AFB

E-3 Sentries from Tinker Air Force Base relocated to Minot Air Force Base due to severe weather in the area of central Oklahoma.
May 3, 2022
Dyess hosts Women’s Summit in conjunction with 80th WASP Anniversary

Dyess Air Force Base hosted the Dyess Women's Summit on April 29 in celebration of military women. The inaugural event marked the 80th anniversary for Women Airforce Service Pilots, or WASP, as well as the 80th anniversary of the 317th Airlift Wing and the 80th anniversary of the 8th Air Force.
April 26, 2022
Air Force identifies Boeing E-7 as solution to replace the E-3 capability

Based on market research, the Department of the Air Force has decided to replace a portion of the E-3 Sentry Airborne Warning and Control System fleet with the E-7 Wedgetail, which is produced by The Boeing Company.
April 25, 2022
ACC Commander greenlights Sword Athena pilot Child Development Center app

Air Combat Command’s Sword Athena members met last week to present recommendations to Gen. Mark Kelly, commander of ACC, aimed at breaking down female and family-centric readiness barriers. Over the last seven weeks, volunteers from across ACC crowd sourced more than 100 concerns from fellow Airmen,
April 25, 2022
The Blueprint: Roadmap to Enlisted Force Development

The Blueprint serves as a foundational document to link enlisted development - from entry to departure. This new document is one of 28 Enlisted Force Development Action Plan (EFD-AP) objectives focused on developing tomorrow’s enlisted Airmen … today.
April 21, 2022
552 ACW Warriors Return From Deployment

More than 200 operators and maintenance members of the 552nd Air Control Wing returned home to Tinker Air Force Base Saturday, April 16, 2022 from a deployment to Southwest Asia.
April 6, 2022
AWACS demonstrates historic firsts, receives and processes in-air EW updates in minutes

For the first time, the U.S. Air Force’s E-3G airborne warning and control system aircraft, or AWACS, demonstrated the ability to receive and process in-air electronic warfare software updates derived from EW data collected and transmitted while in flight.
March 23, 2022
965th AACS brings future to AWACS with DRAGON Mod at Red Flag

The 965th Airborne Air Control Squadron is putting new equipment to the test in Red Flag 22-2 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. The 965th AACS is one of 14 units from across the coalition core function forces participating in Red Flag-Nellis 22-2. The exercise provides realistic combat training that

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