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  • Be there: Taking action to save lives

    One statistic that hits close to home for Airmen and families here is that more than 20 veterans die by suicide each day in the U.S. September is National Suicide Prevention Month, and the Department of Veteran Affairs is calling on us to “Be There: Your Action Could Save a Life”.

  • Security Forces gets new commander

    Lt. Col. Richard Ropac, 507th Mission Support Group commander, passes the guidon to Maj. Ricky Martin II, new commander of the 507th Security Forces Squadron, at his assumption of command ceremony Sept. 11, 2016, at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma. Martin has served in various capacities to include:

  • Climbing for freedom

    Okie firefighters from the 507th Civil Engineer Squadron hike up the stairs of the fire training tower Sept. 11, 2016, at Tinker Air Force Base, Okla., during their 7th annual fire climb, held to honor the victims and heroes who perished on that day 15 years ago. Every year, Reservists climb up and

  • Vice wing commander arrives

    Air Force Reserve Command officials announced this month Col. Dana N. Nelson has been selected as the new vice wing commander for the 507th Air Refueling Wing here. Nelson last served as an individual mobilization augmentee to the Chief, Air Advisor Branch, Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, Maryland.

  • Soaring to Sixty: KC-135 remains backbone of air refueling

    TINKER AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. - The KC-135 Stratotanker celebrates its 60th anniversary this week and from the start, Tinker Air Force Base has played a crucial role in the longevity of the jet while operating and maintaining this strategic aircraft.In the mid-fifties Strategic Air Command, under the

  • Taking command: New LRS CC

    TINKER AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. -- Maj. Damien C. Miller assumed command of the 507th Logistics Readiness Squadron here Aug. 6, 2016.Miller is the former Director of Operations of the 482nd Logistics Readiness Squadron at Homestead Air Reserve Base, Florida. As he took command, Miller thanked the 507th

  • Taking the lead

    Twenty-five students from Tinker and other reserve units in the Air Force Reserve Command graduated from a one-week leadership course here Aug. 12.

  • 307th Bomb Wing drops praise on Tinker

    Citizen Airmen of the 307th Bomb Wing, Barksdale Air Force Base, La., visited the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex Aug. 17 to deliver a heartfelt thanks to the workforce who maintain the B-52H aircraft they fly.

  • KC-135 Stratotanker reaches historic milestone

    When Boeing introduced the first KC-135 Stratotanker during the Eisenhower administration, no one at the time could have expected it would still be flying 60 years later.But for the past six decades, this modified Boeing 707 has established itself as one of the workhorses of the Air Force’s

  • Rim of the Pacific 2016 concludes

    JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM – The world’s largest international maritime exercise concluded Aug. 4, after more than a month of training events conducted in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. More than 100 Citizen Airmen with the 507th Air Refueling Wing participated in the