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On-Final, the monthly official bulletin for the Airmen of the 507th Air Refueling Wing, an Air Force Reserve Command unit at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma. For information, contact the 507th ARW Public Affairs Office at 405-734-3078 or email us at 507arw.pa2@us.af.mil.

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  • Wing Reservists deploy overseas this weekend

    Dozens of Air Force reservists from the 507th Air Refueling Wing will depart this weekend for three-month deployments to the Southwest Asia area of operations.The reservists, consisting of operations, maintenance and several support personnel will deploy out on several of the wing's KC-135

  • Retirement ceremony had surprise ending

    A retirement ceremony held August 6 turned into surprise homecoming moment for a former 507th Air Refueling Wing Airman.Master Sgt. Wayne L. Ellison, 507th Maintenance Group, was retiring after 30 years of service.Sergeant Ellison's son, Jay, is himself a Sergeant in the National Guard Army.

  • Out of the Heat and Into the Bloodmobile

    One could say that phlebotomists - medical personnel who specialize in taking blood samples - give the most unusual compliments to people they meet."You have very nice veins.""Your plasma has a nice tint to it!"But "thank you" was possibly the most important thing that workers of the Oklahoma Blood

  • Tech. Sgt. Lord provides 'wingman' training

    Tech. Sgt. Thomas Lord, a leadership facilitator from the 507th Medical Squadron at Tinker AFB, Oklah. prevents Tech. Sgt. Geof Begey 931st AMXS, from falling as he attempts to navigate a series of items under oral directions provided by Tech. Sgt. Cecelia Matthews, 931st FSS during the NCO

  • Waiting for the return of a fallen warrior

    Air Force Reservists from the 507th Air Refueling Wing gathered with members of the Oklahoma Air National Guard located at Will Rogers World Airport in Oklahoma City today to honor a fallen warrior's return from Afghanistan. Second Lt. Jered W. Ewy, 33, of Edmond, along with Spc. Augustus J. Vicari,

  • AFA award presented

    Colonel (USAF Ret) Mark Tarpley from the Air Force Association dropped by the 507th Air Refueling Wing's 465th Air Refueling Squadron August 7th to present the AFA's Outstanding Air Force Reserve Aircrew Award. Present to receive the award were (left to right) Staff Sgt. Ronald W. Davis and Maj.

  • Air Force Reserve hosts American Idols base visit

    Eleven members of the 2011 American Idols tour visited Tinker Air Force Base July 19 thanks to the Air Force Reserve Recruiting Service's "Get One Now" program. More than 2,000 military members and their families from throughout the base attended the event held from 11:30 a.m.  to 12:45 p.m. at the

  • Lt. Col. Pickard assumes command of the 507th Maintenance Group

    Lt. Col. Jeffrey J. Pickard assumed command of the 507th Maintenance Group from Col. Kenneth C. Bunting during the July 2011 UTA. Pickard comes to Oklahoma from McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., where he was commander of the 931st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. Pickard enlisted in the Air Force in

  • 507th ARW aircrew win AFA awards

    Three aircrew members from the 507th Air Refueling Wing's 465th Air Refueling Squadron have been chosen to receive two awards from the Air Force Association for their outstanding airmanship. Being recognized are Lieutenant Colonel Michael J. Remualdo, Major Benjamin R. Evans and Staff Sergeant

  • Squadron plans Open House

    The 507th Air Refueling Wing's 465th Air Refueling Squadron will host an open house on Friday, August 19th for prospective undergraduate pilot training candidates. All prospective UPT and prior-military aviators are invited to attend. The open house will be from 10 to 11 a.m. at the squadron and

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