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  • 552 ACW Airmen recognized at World Cup of Softball

    Eleven deserving Airmen from the 552nd Air Control Wing were recognized Friday night during the KFC World Cup of Softball for their excellent commitment and service to the wing and the US Air Force. Col. Scott Forest, vice commander, 552 ACW, was invited to throw the first pitch of the game as part

  • Tuskegee Airman of the Week: June 28 to July 4

    Airman 1st Class Jefferson Aguiar of the 727th Expeditionary Air Control Squadron is the 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing's Tuskegee Airman of the Week for June 28-July 4. "It is an honor for me to congratulate Airman Aguiar as our Tuskegee Airman of the week," said Brig. Gen. Craig Franklin, 332nd AEW

  • Viking spouses spend a day in their husbands' shoes

    Very few people ever get the chance to fly on the E-3 Sentry AWACS, but on June 18, several spouses from the 960th Airborne Air Control Squadron enjoyed the privilege. Five women flew along with the crew on a standard training sortie and got an inside-look at what their husbands do every day. "It

  • 552 ACW Airmen enjoy free Transformers screening

    Personnel from all over base and their families were lined up outside of the base theater June 27, hoping to get their free tickets to see the recently-released movie, "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen." While everyone was excited to see the Transformers and Decepticons hit the big screen once

  • Two 552 ACW squadrons welcome new leaders

    June 30 was a busy day for the 552nd Air Control Wing as they held two official change of command ceremonies and two squadrons welcomed new leaders into their ranks. 552nd Operations Support Squadron The first ceremony, officiated by Col. George Carpenter, commander, 552nd Operations Group,

  • Conflicting groups work together to make great improvements through AFSO21

    Early this year, representatives from the 552nd Air Control Wing's maintenance and operations groups collaborated to reduce conflicts and maximize efficient use of the E-3 Sentry during a Rapid Improvement Event (RIE) sponsored by Air Force Smart Operations for the 21st Century (AFSO21). The RIE was

  • Island welcomes newest iguana

    The scene inside the hangar of the 429th Expeditionary Operations Squadron, outfitted with an oversized American flag, fire engines flanking each side of the stage and a gleaming E-3 AWACS, looked more like an airshow than a remote island expeditionary unit's base. Local dignitaries, military

  • US AWACS commander tours Boeing Seattle Site

    During a visit to Boeing in Seattle on June 11, Col. Patricia Hoffman, commander of the 552nd Air Control Wing, home of the US Air Force AWACS fleet, and her vice commander, Col. Scott Forest, received briefings on AWACS upgrades, network battle management and unmanned vehicle control from airborne

  • EMACC attracts worldwide audience

    Commanders from around the world gathered at Tinker AFB June 16 and 17 for the Executive Multinational Airborne Early Warning Commanders' Conference (EMACC). The EMACC is an annual event where air force leaders from nations that operate AWACS or similar airborne early warning and control (AEW&C)