12th AF leaders visit base
Lt. Gen. Chris Nowland, commander, 12th Air Force (Air Forces Southern), holds an open discussion with Airmen from the 552nd Air Control Wing on the morning they are scheduled to graduate from Airman Leadership School on May 12 at Tinker Air Force Base. General Nowland, his wife, Kristan, and 12th AF (Air Forces Southern) Command Chief Master Sgt. Jose Barraza visited Tinker and the Oklahoma City area May 11-13 to learn more about the base, the 552nd ACW mission and the men and women who perform that mission. The trio from Davis-Monthan AFB, Arizona, also attended an ROTC graduation and reception on May 13 at the University of Oklahoma in Norman. (Air Force photo by Darren D. Heusel/Released)