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  • ACS launches new radar training initiative

    LUKE AIR FORCE BASE, Ariz. -- Eight Airmen from different major commands are participating in a 11-week training program here hosted by the 607th Air Control Squadron to teach them a vital part of their career. The program provides hands-on training for the TPS-75 Air Control and Warning long-range

  • Homeless veterans receive the gift of warmth

    Though the holidays have come and gone, the winter weather isn't looking to leave anytime soon. But with some help from Hill Air Force Base, some of Utah's homeless veterans now have a way to stay warm. Military trucks rolled into Salt Lake's VA Hospital this morning filled with important cargo.

  • Operations must go on!

    Despite the freezing rain, sleet, snow and single-digit temperatures, the 552nd Air Control Wing is working hard to maintain operational capabilities. Crews are on duty, de-icing the jets and plowing the runways so that the wing will continue to fulfill its mission in the face of Oklahoma's State of

  • Mission Crew Commander spends a year in the skies

    SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Maj. Jon Williams, 963rd Expeditionary Airborne Air Control Squadron mission crew commander, reached a year's worth of flying hours as an air battle manager on an E-3 Sentry here, Jan. 15. Throughout Major Williams' 28-year career he has flown 1,102 sorties supporting the Airborne

  • 552 ACW celebrates four STEP promotions

    The 552nd Air Control Wing recently awarded four outstanding Airmen with another stripe as part of the Stripes for Exceptional Performers (STEP) promotion program. Each year, the Air Force allocates a limited number of STEP promotions for those Airmen who consistently do outstanding work. When

  • First baby of 2009 born to 552 ACW Airman

    As the 552nd Air Control Wing celebrated the arrival of 2009, two of its members also celebrated the arrival of their daughter, the first baby to be born in the Oklahoma City metro area in 2009. Senior Airman Stephanie Anne Goeders, training manager, 552nd Air Control Networks Squadron, gave birth

  • 552 ACW enjoys luncheon with local leaders

    Commanders from the 552nd Air Control Wing enjoyed lunch with the 552 ACW Honorary Commanders December 8. The honorary commanders are local leaders in the community and are paired with a commander on base to learn about the wing and participate in functions on base. At the luncheon, they learned

  • Photographer Honors Military Moms' 'Double Duty'

    OKLAHOMA CITY -- Mothers across the country are making an important sacrifice by serving in the military. One local photographer wants to capture these moms who she says are on "Double Duty." The photographer has begun with a few women stationed at Tinker Air Force Base. Her plan is to compile a set

  • Santa visits the 552nd Air Control Wing children

    Children of the 552nd Air Control Wing received a special visit from Santa Claus Dec. 6 when he flew in on an E-3 Sentry for the annual 552 ACW Children's Christmas Party. Santa was greeted by Col. Pat Hoffman, 552nd ACW Commander, along with a crowd of excited children and their parents. Each child