Round shaped, silver colored coin, 1-3/4 inches in diameter. Click to enlarge
Unit/Organization Information
  • Air Combat Command
  • 552nd Air Control Wing
Location
Coin Location: 10Q5
Homebase: Tinker AFB, Oklahoma
Additional Information
Date Acquired: 13 January 2010
Donated by: Craig Fehrle
Copies: 1 of 1

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Location: 10Q5

Coin: Unit

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Narrative

Round shaped, silver colored coin, 1-3/4 inches in diameter.

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The 552nd Air Control Wing mission and the E-3 Sentry provides an eye in the sky for America's defense. The unit has a more than 50-year past as its lineage traces back to the 552nd Early Warning and Control Wing established in 1956.

Wing aircrews have been on continuous deployment for almost 29 years because of the capabilities of the E-3. The 552nd supports operations Iraqi and Enduring Freedom, and was one of the first units tasked by the North American Aerospace Defense Command to protect the airspace over North America after the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.