Airmen returning from Afghanistan to Tinker AFB
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - About 120 Oklahoma-based airmen are set to return to Tinker Air Force Base after a stint in Afghanistan. Members of the 552nd Air Control Wing are scheduled to be back at the base Wednesday after a four-month deployment. The wing provides all weather surveillance and communications needed by commanders of U.S. and NATO air defense forces to detect, identify and track fixed-wing aircraft and maritime surface vessels. The wing also helps direct friendly aircraft against enemy forces. During their deployment, the wing's airmen flew more than 200 sorties and provided command and control for more than 2,500 hours in Afghanistan and over the Arabian Gulf.
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