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  • Air Force Secretary visits Ali Airmen

    The Secretary of the Air Force is now more than a picture on the wall to one Tinker Airman assigned here. The Honorable Michael Wynne toured the 407th Air Expeditionary Group here Mar. 28, and one of the many briefings he received came from Senior Airman Byron Kluewer, a 407th Expeditionary

  • 552nd makes history repeat itself with return to OEF, OIF

    Airmen in the 552nd Air Control Wing received orders to deploy for Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom after a four-year hiatus. "This is a long awaited return of the E-3 to the AOR (area of responsibility)," said Brig. Gen. James M. Kowalski, 552nd ACW commander. "No weapons system has

  • Base personnel prepare for natural disaster, overseas deployments

    Several Tinker agencies prepared for real-world catastrophes in two exercises that extended from late February to early March. Operational Readiness Exercise Resolute Warrior 07-02 and a Major Accident Response Exercise allowed base personnel to prepare for overseas deployment scenarios and natural

  • Tech. Sgt. Jason Crosby steps up to the plate, serves his country

    Tech. Sgt. Jason Crosby is the quintessential Airman. He is a father of two, caring husband, a devoted churchgoer, a baseball and college basketball fan, and will put service before self. By all accounts, the Air Force is seemingly lucky to have him. "His professional courtesy, personal appearance

  • Det. 9 receives Chief Master Sgt. John F. Entrican award

    Detachment 9 of the 373rd Training Squadron is no stranger to greatness. The training detachment recently won the Chief Master Sgt. John F. Entrican award, its third time since 2000. "We didn't expect it, but we worked really hard to show everyone that we are the best detachment when it comes to

  • E-3 Sentry celebrates 30 years in Air Force's Fleet

    It all started 30 years ago... March 23, 1977 - the first E-3 Sentry touched down on Oklahoma soil. The arrival of aircraft tail number 75-0557 began a new era for the 552nd Airborne Warning and Control Wing, and for air surveillance. To celebrate this occasion, the wing conducted an arrival

  • Air Force Materiel Command Airmen: Take the Team Lean Challenge!

    You have the desire to lose weight and change your eating and exercising behaviors, but find you just can't go it alone. Air Force Materiel Command's Team Lean Challenge may be the motivator you've been hoping for. The TLC is a command-wide initiative to promote and support weight loss for healthy

  • Blue Angels to headline 2007 Star Spangled Salute

    Confirmation of a premier military jet team, new dates and the addition of a new community partner were among several major Star Spangled Salute announcements made here Dec. 11, 2006. Col. Mark Correll, 72nd Air Base Wing and installation commander, made the announcements during a press conference