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  • Safe runways focus of BASH team

    The Bird Air Strike Hazard team at Tinker Air Force Base has been keeping the runways safe for pilots during the heaviest times for migratory birds to travel.The need for BASH teams came about following the E-3 crash of Yukla-27 at Elmendorf AFB, Alaska on Sept. 22, 1995. The aircraft hit a flock of

  • Show some love, Combined Federal Campaign returns

    The Combined Federal Campaign is returning to Tinker Air Force Base for 2020, encouraging the Tinker community to “show some love.” The pledge drive, which runs through Jan. 15, allows service members; federal employees; federal and military retirees and federal contractors across the government to

  • ACC commander visits flying wings

    Gen. Mike Holmes, the commander of Air Combat Command, recently visited ACC flying wings one last time to connect with Airmen and aircrews.The visit was planned to provide commander’s intent regarding training priorities, share information about recent mishaps with instructors and leaders, and

  • 2018 552nd ACW Annual Award Winners Announced

    Col. Geoffrey Weiss, 552nd ACW commander, hosted the banquet at the Tinker Event Center beginning with a medallion ceremony for those who were nominated, followed directly by the award ceremony.The annual awards ceremony recognizes individuals who made outstanding contributions to the wing’s mission

  • 552nd ACW supports Hurricane Florence relief efforts

    An E-3 Sentry aircraft from the 552nd Air Control Wing’s 960th Airborne Air Control Squadron launched out of Tinker Air Force Base Saturday morning in support of Hurricane Florence relief efforts. The aircraft, with a crew of 19, will be on station for an extended period flying off the coast of

  • 966th AACS instructor selected for Officer Training School

    Staff Sgt. Victoria Thompson, an instructor with the 966th Airborne Air Control Squadron, was recently selected to attend the Officer Training School at Maxwell Air Force Base in Montgomery, Alabama. Following three months of training, she will be commissioned as a 2nd Lt. in the personnel career