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  • Tinker welcomes new honorary commanders, bids farewell to graduating class

    Tinker Air Force Base welcomed its newest class of honorary commanders while graduating its outgoing class in a ceremony held here Feb. 16. The incoming commanders as well as the graduating class, civic leaders from across Oklahoma, attended the dinner and met with their partner commanders from

  • 507th Force Support Squadron change of command

    Maj. Robin Simons, former 507th Force Support Squadron commander, blows a kiss to a family member during the 507th FSS change of command on Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, Feb. 4, 2023. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jasmine Czajka)

  • ON-FINAL NEWS BULLETIN – March 3, 2023 (Vol 43, No. 3)

    ON-FINAL NEWS BULLETIN – March 3, 2023 (Vol 43, No. 3)(Click headline to follow link to story and photos)Chief’s commentary: A note from the command chiefGreetings Okies! If you want to know a little about me, then keep reading. If you would rather spend time viewing TikTok then scroll on. I will

  • 507th ARW March enlisted promotions

    TINKER AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. – Promotions from the 507th Air Refueling Wing enlisted ranks are:SENIOR MASTER SERGEANTJose Martinez, 507th Aircraft Maintenance SquadronMASTER SERGEANTRandy Jackson, 507th Security Forces SquadronJeremy Phipps, 507th Maintenance SquadronTECHNICAL SERGEANTColin Foote,

  • Brazilian Bomb Lift

    Members of the 72d Aerial Port Squadron and the Brazilian Air Force load and tie down Mark 82 munitions on a K-loader to then be loaded into a Brazilian Air Force Airbus A330 for transport as part of a Foreign Military Sales Program at Tinker Air Force Base, Okla. Feb. 4, 2023.The Foreign Military

  • Ruck for Bataan

    Members of the 507th Security Forces Squadron train in preparation for the Bataan Memorial Death March at Tinker Air Force Base, Okla. Feb. 4, 2023. The memorial march is conducted in honor of the heroic service members who defended the Philippine Islands during World War II, sacrificing their

  • Matter of time: No more time cards for AFRC civilians

    Air Force Reserve Command civilians no longer need to complete time cards as of Feb. 16, 2023.Colleen Skaggs, process manager for the 507th Air Refueling Wing, hosted an AFRC-wide process improvement event in late 2022, in which a team from across AFRC met for three full duty days to discuss how the

  • Waters relinquishes command of 507th Operations Support Squadron

    Lt. Col. Douglas Jeffrey IV, 507th Operations Group commander, presents the Meritorious Service Medal to Lt. Col. Michael Waters, departing 507th Operations Support Squadron commander, Jan. 7, 2023 on Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma. Waters served as the 507th OSS commander for approximately two

  • Chief’s commentary: A note from the command chief

    Greetings Okies!  If you want to know a little about me, then keep reading. If you would rather spend time viewing TikTok then scroll on. I will just fill out the Hurt Feelings Report at a later date.My story can be summed up in a few sentences. I have a wife of 16 years with a 12-year-old daughter

  • First term officers tour the wing

    Nearly 20 officers with the Tinker First Term Officer Course visited the 507th Air Refueling Wing at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, to tour the wing and get a better idea of what the Reserve component accomplishes at Tinker Jan. 18, 2023. (U.S. Air Force photo by Lt. Col. Amanda Hacman)

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