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  • 552nd ACW Canadian Detachment holds change of command

    Royal Canadian Air Force Lt. Col. Andrew Lunn signed over command to RCAF Lt. Col. Andrew Baier. The ceremony, held in Dock 2, was attended by Ms. Susan Harper, Consul General of Canada in Dallas, Col Kenneth Voigt Jr, 552nd ACW commander, Col Jason Zemler, 552nd Ops Group Commander, in addition to

  • 513th Maintenance Squadron welcomes new commander

    TINKER AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. -- The 513th Maintenance Squadron change of command ceremony was held March 2, 2024, and Col. Alison Schorr, 513th Air Control Group deputy commander, presided over the ceremony.Maj. Ashley Hewko took command of the 513th MXS, succeeding Lt. Col. Carol Stanley as the

  • Col. Kenneth Voigt 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 9, Col. Kenneth Voigt succeeded Col. Keven Coyle as commander of the 552 ACW. Maj. Gen. Michael Koscheski, commander of Fifteenth Air Force, Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, presided. Voigt is no

  • 552nd ACW Bids Farewell to First AWACS

    Airmen from the 552nd Air Control Wing gathered to bid farewell to aircraft 0560, during an event commemorating the aircraft’s rich history March 31. Aircraft 0560 is the first E-3 Sentry Airborne Warning Air Control System aircraft to retire from the fleet this year. As part of the FY23 President’s

  • Heritage Corner: Operation Just Cause

    The US launched Operation Just Cause against Panama’s dictator, Manual Noriega, on December 20, 1989. Over 27,680 troops and 300 aircraft participated. Tactical Air Command requested two 552nd Air Control Wing E-3 Sentry aircraft to manage the air battle and support to search and rescue.

  • Total Force Integration; proving we are stronger together

    The 552nd Air Control Wing recently underwent a health assessment of its Total Force Integration efforts with the Reserve’s 513th Air Control Group. The Total Force Assessment, completed by Headquarters Air Force Directorate of Total Force Integration, was a multi-day deep dive into the relationship

  • Under Secretary of the Air Force visits Tinker AFB

    During the visit, Jones traveled to the Oklahoma City Air Logistic Complex, which is the largest maintenance depot within the Air Force Materiel Command and supports various aircraft and engine workloads.

  • Black history: AWACS participates in Heritage Fly-in to Charleston AFB

    Members of the 552nd Air Control Wing participated in a Black History Fly-In honoring the heritage of Black aviators on Feb. 18 to Joint Base Charleston Air Force Base.Crews with the KC-135, F-16, T-6, T-38, C-17, F-15E, and KC-46 aircraft congregated at Joint Base Charleston along with a diverse