US AWACS commander tours Boeing Seattle Site

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  • By David Sloan
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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 platforms. Colonel Hoffman and Colonel Forest also toured TS-3, an AWACS testbed, and an Australian Wedgetail airborne early warning and control aircraft.