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  • In a sign of the times, the ruddervator of KC-135R aircraft number 58-0121 now reflects the merger of the Air Force Reserve's 507th Air Refueling Wing and the Air National Guard's 137th Air Refueling Wing to all future air refueling receivers. The two wings merged, with the 137th ARW becoming an associate wing to the 507th ARW, as a decision from the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) process. This new partnership represents the first time for an Air National Guard wing to be associated to an Air Force Reserve wing.

    Shake your Tailfeathers

    In a sign of the times, the ruddervator of KC-135R aircraft number 58-0121 now reflects the merger of the Air Force Reserve's 507th Air Refueling Wing and the Air National Guard's 137th Air Refueling Wing to all future air refueling receivers. The two wings merged, with the 137th ARW becoming an associate wing to the 507th ARW, as a decision from
  • Staff Sgt. Sue Hathaway, a structural repair and corrosion control technician with the Air Force Reserve's 507th Air Refueling Wing, peels away transfer paper backing while applying new lettering to a KC-135 ruddervator. As a result of the 2005 BRAC process, the 507th Air Refueling Wing became the first Air Force Reserve wing to become host to an Air National Guard wing. The Oklahoma Air National Guard's 137th Air Refueling Wing began flying associate missions here at Tinker Air Force base earlier this year. Assigning dual wing identification on the KC-135 ruddervator is part of local processes to provide identification and partnership parity.

    A new look for wing aircraft

    Staff Sgt. Sue Hathaway, a structural repair and corrosion control technician with the Air Force Reserve's 507th Air Refueling Wing, peels away transfer paper backing while applying new lettering to a KC-135 ruddervator. As a result of the 2005 BRAC process, the 507th Air Refueling Wing became the first Air Force Reserve wing to become host to an
  • Major Mark VanCleave, left, and Lt. Col. Robert Everding, right, receive compass orienteering training from Staff Sgt Dustin Nottnagel during last month's survival trainng class.

    Escape, evasion no walk in the woods

    465th Air Refueling Squadron aircrew members tested their survival skills last month during an escape and evasion training course held at the Glenwood training area. This year's course was taught by members of the 465th ARS Life Support section with 137th Air Refueling Wing (Oklahoma Air National Guard) Life Support members observing. The objective

  • Airplanes and Ground Crews Are Not Lightning-Proofed

    For the second time in three years one of our KC-135's has been struck by lightning. Back on the 4th of July in 2005 lightning stuck one of our airplanes as it sat parked on the 507th parking ramp. Early in the morning of 18 March a lightning warning was issued. Shortly after maintenance personnel cleared the Romeo ramp a bolt of lightning struck
  • Capt. Monte Buchanan is the 507th Air Refueling Wing Officer of the Quarter for the 2008 first quarter.

    507th ARW names first quarter winners

    The winners of the first quarter for the 507th ARW are Capt. Monte Buchanan, Officer of the Quarter; Master Sgt. Demetrious Sumlin, Senior NCO of the Quarter; Staff Sgt. Patricia Mora, NCO of the Quarter; and Senior Airman Elaine Wegner, Airman of the Quarter. Captain Buchanan is the Executive Officer for the 507th Mission Support Group. He
  • Airman First Class Nimsi Garza, a lodging technician with the 507th Air Refueling Wing Services Flight stands with pride beside the U.S. flag immediately after becoming a U.S. citizen.

    Unit member is home at last

    "I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America..." She had spoken the words hundreds, maybe thousands of times. Day after day in different elementary school classrooms across south Texas she stood at attention, hand over heart, and declared her loyalty to the flag, to the ideals it represents and to the country for which it

  • Seatbelt ineffective when seat is reclined

    Recently the Air Force lost another valued member while riding as a passenger in a government motor vehicle on duty. What was significant about this fatality was that the member was wearing his seatbelt! Unfortunately, he had the seat reclined four inches--rendering the effectiveness of the seatbelt negligible. The National Transportation Safety
  • Pack 391 Cubmaster David Liszeski presents the Arrow of Light award to one of the members of his Pack during a recent meeting. Lisenski was recently rescognized as the District Cubmaster of the Year by the Boy Scouts Will Rogers District. As an Air Force Reservists SMSgt. David Liszenski works for the 507th Civil Engineer Squadron, 507th Air Refueling Wing.

    Liszeski named District Cubmaster of the Year

    Senior Master Sgt. David Liszeski, 507th Civil Engineer Squadron, was recently selected as Cubmaster of the Year by the Boy Scouts Will Rogers District. Sergeant Liszeski has been the leader of Yukon, Oklahoma's Pack 391 for nearly 2 years. He was nominated for this recognition by parents of the Cubs in his pack. According to his nomination package

  • AFSO21 – The Eight Types of Waste

    Within the average process, there are steps that are "Value Added," "Non-Value Added," and "Non-Value Added But Necessary." To determine how steps are categorized, ask yourself, "If the customer knew about this step, would he/ she pay for it?" If the customer is unwilling to pay for a step and the step is not necessary (i.e., dictated by AFI, DOD

  • Foster named for AFRC award

    Master Sgt. Norma Foster, 507th Communications Flight, was selected as the Air Force Reserve Command's 3A Senior Non-Commissioned Officer of the year for 2007. The announcement for this year's communications and information Professionalism Awards was made by AFRC Vice Commander Maj. Gen. Allan Poulin on April 4. "Competition was fierce and all
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