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  • Change of leadership for 552d ACW

    Col. Patricia D. Hoffman accepted command of the 552nd Air Control Wing from Brig. Gen. Lori J. Robinson in a traditional change of command ceremony August 27th in Dock 2. Lt. Gen. Robert Elder, 8th Air Force commander, presided over the ceremony, taking the wing guide-on from General Robinson and

  • Wing Commander Celebrates Fini Flight

         Brig. Gen. Lori Robinson, commander, 552 Air Control Wing, celebrated her final flight on the E-3 as her term as commander of the wing comes to an end. Hundreds of Airmen from the 552nd ACW and other units on base congregated on the flightline to help her celebrate in the traditional way,

  • ACC Command Chief visits 552d ACW

    The 552nd Air Control Wing welcomed a visit from the command chief of Headquarters Air Combat Command, Chief Master Sgt. Steve Sullens August 3 - 5. According to Chief Sullens, his primary duty is communication. Visiting ACC units around the world better prepares the Chief to provide council on

  • Air Force Air control now centralized within 552d Air Control Wing

    The 552d Air Control Wing brings flexible and responsive battle management capability to combatant commanders. As of May 1st, the 552 ACW scope of responsibility expanded beyond airborne warning and control systems (AWACS) to include ground-based systems. The 552d Air Control Group will stand up as

  • WHERE THE AIR FORCE NEEDS YOU MOST: Outside your comfort zone

    I'm sure most of you have heard the phrase "I'm in the zone" or "you're in the zone man." Well, usually this is something to be celebrated because it suggests that you've reached a point of peak performance--so much so that you're almost on autopilot. You're in your "comfort zone." Although this may

  • Go hard, fall, get up, and hit it again

    Go hard, fall, get up, and hit it again. How we fall matters-- how we get back up matters a heck of a lot more. I coach ice hockey. In practice, I tell players to skate beyond their comfort zone. Falling is not just ok but occasionally expected. The important thing is to get right back up and go

  • 552d Maintenance Group welcomes new commander

    Colonel Lawrence W. Hinkin assumed command July 1 of the 552nd Maintenance Group, 552nd Air Control Wing in an official ceremony officiated by Brig. General Lori Robinson, commander, 552 Air Control Wing. As commander, Col. Hinkin will be responsible for managing and supervising the maintenance

  • 963rd AACS welcomes new commander

    Lt. Col. John T. Russell, 963rd Airborne Air Control Squadron commander, relinquished his command of the Blue Knights to Lt. Col. Robert M. Haines, 966th Airborne Air Control Squadron director of operations, in a ceremony March 7. The change of command was presided over by Col. Christof P. Cordes,

  • Keep your eyes off the mirror

    "Life's most persistent and urgent question is: What are you doing for others?" - Martin Luther King, Jr. Certainly many of you reading this have a desire to serve. After all, you volunteered to serve our nation. But what does it mean to "successfully serve?" I'm certainly not qualified to add

  • 552nd Maintenance Group celebrates after inspection

    The 552nd Maintenance Group celebrated with a burger burn after successfully completing a week-long inspection by the Air Combat Command Logistics Standardization and Evaluation Team Feb 25-29. Col. Keith Frede, 552nd Maintenance Group commander, addressed the Airmen and applauded their 89.5% finish