Oklahoma lawmakers are warning Air Force officials against trying to slash the E-3 Sentry fleet that has long been based at Tinker Air Force Base, unless the timetable is accelerated for replacement ...

OKLAHOMA CITY — At 32,000 feet in the air, the rotating radar disk on top of one of Tinker Air Force Base’s Boeing E-3 Sentry AWACS planes moans and wails. “It can be interesting hearing her sing to ...

It has been 40 years since the first airborne warning and control system, or AWACS, plane found its home at Tinker AFB, and the mission of the aircraft has changed over the years. The Boeing 707 has ...

Tinker Air Force base entered a new era on Thursday. The base's AWACS planes, which are the planes with the radar domes on top, were retired and replaced with a more modern version of the plane. The E ...

A colonel at Tinker Air Force Base has been relieved of his duties after an investigation found he failed to foster a culture of safety and berated crews for not flying training missions on short rest ...

MIDWEST CITY – Tinker Air Force Base will hold public tours of the AWACS (Airborne Warning and Control System) during its weekend air show. The Star Spangled Salute air show is scheduled to be held at ...

The Air Force Chief of Staff appears to have called out Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma in a force-wide letter reminding aircrews to follow basic safety procedures when operating aircraft. “Recently ...

The 552nd Maintenance Group, which repairs E-3 Sentry AWACS aircraft at Tinker Air Force Base, temporarily impounded two aircraft after several tools were lost. The incidents led Tinker to tighten its ...

MIDWEST CITY -- Tinker Air Force Base marked a milestone Friday by celebrating the arrival of its first AWACS plane 30 years ago. It was on March 23, 1977, when the first E-3 Airborne Warning and ...

The Air Force is launching three safety probes and a commander-directed investigation into potential problems at Tinker Air Force Base’s 552nd Air Control Wing in Oklahoma after aircrews canceled a ...