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  • Lt. Col. (Dr.) Alvin Bradford's wife, Dina, attaches the commanders pin onto Bradford's service coat for the first time during the 507th Medical Squadron assumption of command ceremony at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, Feb. 9, 2019. Prior to assuming command, Bradford served as the Chief of Aerospace Medicine in the 507th MDS. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Grady Epperly)

    Keeping your eye on the doughnut

    The 507th Medical Squadron welcomed its new commander, Lt. Col. (Dr.) Alvin Bradford, during an assumption of command ceremony Feb. 9, 2019, at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma.
  • The 507th Air Refueling Wing enlisted promotion list for February 2019. (U.S. Air Force image by Tech. Sgt. Lauren Gleason)

    507th ARW February enlisted promotions

    TINKER AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. – The February promotions from the 507th Air Refueling Wing enlisted ranks are:
  • Col. Richard Heaslip, 507th Air Refueling Wing commander, sits for an official photo July 20, 2018, at Tinker Air Force Base, Okla. (U.S. Air Force photo by Lauren Gleason)

    VIDEO: 507th ARW CC holiday message

    The 507th Air Refueling Wing Commander, Col. Miles Heaslip, delivers a special holiday message to Reserve Citizen Airmen and their families Dec. 19, 2018, at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma.
  • There’s a new team in the 507th Air Refueling Wing called the Cube, whose aim is to positively impact recruiting, readiness and retention.The Cube in the 507th Air Refueling Wing is comprised of: Master Sgt. Michelle Bonilla, career assistance advisor, Mrs. Carol Davis, civilian personnel liaison, Maj. Amanda Hacman, senior force support officer and Senior Master Sgt. Neil Lambrecht, the recruiting flight chief. (U.S. Air Force graphic by Tech. Sgt. Lauren Gleason)

    The Cube: Resolving manning challenges

    There’s a new team in the 507th Air Refueling Wing called the Cube, whose aim is to positively impact recruiting, readiness and retention.
  • GOODFELLOW AIR FORCE BASE, Texas-- This being an election year, it is important for all Defense Department members to know DOD regulations concerning political activities (U.S. Air Force graphic/James Luman)

    Political Do's and Don'ts

    As elections approach, it is important to remember that as a military member you are encouraged and expected to be responsible and politically conscious citizens. However, your active participation in political activities is not without limitations. Federal law and Air Force Instruction 51-902 prohibit or limit some political activities in order to maintain good order and discipline and to avoid the appearance of improper DoD endorsements in political affairs.
  • Staff Sgt. Reginald Felton, 507th Maintenance Squadron crew chief, prepares a KC-135R Stratotanker for flight, July 9. Twenty-five nations, 46 ships, five submarines, and about 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 27 to Aug. 2 in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. The world’s largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security of the world’s oceans. RIMPAC 2018 is the 26th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Samantha Mathison)

    Reserve unit sends 'A-team' to RIMPAC 2018

    The 507th Air Refueling Wing from Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, sent a team of more than 100 Reserve Citizen Airmen and four KC-135R Stratotankers to Hawaii, June 27 to Aug. 2, in support of the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise.
  • The sun sets on the Oklahoma City Memorial site. One of the Gates of Time lights up to reveal the moment just after the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building was bombed. The site of the Reflecting Pool leading west toward this gate was once N.W. 5th St., with the Murrah Building just to the left. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Mark Hybers)

    Remembering our own: Tinker Airmen among 168 victims

    The bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City on April 19, 1995, claimed 168 lives, including two young Airmen from Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma. Airman 1st Class Lakesha Richardson Levy from the 72nd Medical Group and Airman 1st Class Cartney McRaven from the 32nd Combat Communications Squadron were inside the building when the Ryder truck exploded at 9:02 a.m.
  • Reserve Citizen Airmen from the 507th Air Refueling Wing at Tinker Air Force Base, Okla., refueled seven F/A-18 Hornets from the U.S. Navy Blue Angels team March 19, 2018. The Blue Angels returned home to Pensacola Naval Air Station, Fla., after three months of training at El Centro Naval Air Facility, Calif. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Samantha Mathison)

    507th refuels Blue Angels

    Reserve Citizen Airmen from the 507th Air Refueling Wing at Tinker Air Force Base, Okla., refueled seven F/A-18 Hornets from the U.S. Navy Blue Angels team March 19, 2018. The Blue Angels returned home to Pensacola Naval Air Station, Fla., after three months of training at El Centro Naval Air Facility, Calif. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt.
  • The 2017 507th Air Refueling Wing Annual Award winners pose for a photo Feb. 3, 2018, in Midwest City, Okla. Front row: Staff Sgt. Casey Cottrell, NCO of the Year; Mrs. Lauren Gleason, Civilian of the Year; Senior Master Sgt. Ronald Pyles, 1st Sgt. of the Year; Mrs. Jennifer Smith, Spouse of the Year; 2nd Lt. Ryan Cheney, Company Grade Officer of the Year; and Master Sgt. Ricky Buettner, Senior NCO of the Year. Back row: Community partners Mrs. Tasha Windisch, Ms. Kathy Gillette and Ms. Jan Davis from the Moore Chamber of Commerce and Tinker Federal Credit Union; Col. Dana Nelson, 507th Air Refueling Wing vice commander; ahd Chief Master Sgt. David Dickson, 507th ARW command chief. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Samantha Mathison)

    2017 Annual Award winners announced

    The 507th Air Refueling Wing announced the winners of the 2017 507th ARW Annual Awards Feb. 3, 2018, at an awards banquet held in Midwest City, Oklahoma.
  • A 507th Air Refueling Wing KC-135R Stratotanker from Tinker Air Force Base, Okla., sits on the flight line at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., while a maintenance crew prepares it for flight Nov. 28, 2017. This particular aircraft has been reconfigured to use the Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasures system, which is designed to deflect incoming missiles. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Samantha Mathison)

    Reservists support LAIRCM testing at Eglin AFB

    A KC-135 Stratotanker from the 507th Air Refueling Wing here returned Dec. 4, 2017, from Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, following testing of the Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasures system recently installed on the aircraft.
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