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  • Col. Keven Coyle takes command of the 552nd Air Control Wing

    In the 552nd Air Control Wing’s change of command ceremony held at Tinker Air Force Base June 30, Col. Keven Coyle succeeded Col. Alain Poisson as commander of the 552 ACW. Maj. Gen. Chad P. Franks, 15th Air Force commander, Shaw Air Force Base, S.C. was the presiding officer for the ceremony.Coyle

  • AF breaks down updated fitness test scores

    Without the waist measurement as a scored component, push-ups and sit-ups will increase from 10 to 20 points each, while the 1.5-mile run will remain at 60 points. Scoring will fall into five-year age groups, as opposed to the previous 10.

  • Developing Self: Airman’s Foundational Competencies Category

    The Air Force has identified 24 Airman’s foundational competencies for all Airmen, these competencies are universally applicable to all Airmen and are categorized into four groups: Developing Self, Developing Others, Developing Ideas and Developing Organizations. Developing Self includes the

  • AFW2 Behind the Scenes: The Family We Choose

    Family consists of the people that you are born to such as your mother, father, and siblings. Those ties are usually stronger than any other relationship throughout our lives, but the family that we choose can be just as strong as those we don’t choose. The Air Force Wounded Warrior (AFW2) Program

  • Agile Thunder exercised across the miles

    Exercise Agile Thunder 21-02, a tri-wing exercise, concluded March 13 after multiple active duty Airmen successfully completed their training to rapidly deploy, fight and win.The 552nd Air Control Wing and 72nd Air Base Wing at Tinker Air Force Base, the 75th ABW and 729th Air Control Squadron at

  • Airmen cross over to Space Force

    Nine Airmen from the 726th Air Control Squadron were sworn into the U.S. Space Force on Feb. 19, 2021. A transfer of this magnitude has not happened since the Air Force separated from the Army Air Forces in 1947. “Today, we are a part of history. Two services, coming out of one, said presiding

  • Air Force announces Airmen leadership qualities

    The Airman leadership qualities are expected to form the basis for the future officer and enlisted performance reporting systems. The alignment between evaluating units and evaluating Airmen is intended to further emphasize and accelerate an understanding and adoption of the associated leadership