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March 29, 2021
Commissioning packages due April 11

TINKER AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. -- The 507th Air Refueling Wing is scheduled to hold a commissioning board for enlisted Reservists during the May UTA.
March 10, 2021
730th Air Mobility Training Squadron trains the next generation

Reservists from the 730th Air Mobility Training Squadron, Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma, prepare for a training sortie March 4, 2021. The 730th AMTS is a geographically separated unit of the 507th Operations Group, Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, whose mission is to train future KC-135, KC-46 and
March 10, 2021
A-10s refuel with Okies

An A-10 Thunderbolt II from the 75th Fighter Squadron, Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, refuels from a KC-135 Stratotanker from 465th Air Refueling Squadron, Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, on their way to Red Flag March 5, 2021. The 507th ARW performs daily air refueling missions both locally and
March 10, 2021
F-16 Viper and F-22 Raptor demo teams refuel with Okies

Pilots with the F-16 Viper and F-22 Raptor Demonstration Teams fly behind a KC-135 Stratotanker from the 465th Air Refueling Squadron assigned to Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma March 8, 2021. The F-16 team from Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, and the F-22 team from Joint Base Langley–Eustis,
March 7, 2021
507th ARW annual award winners announced

TINKER AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. – The 507th Air Refueling Wing here announced the winners of the 507th ARW 2020 Annual Awards during a small socially distanced ceremony March 6 at the 507th ARW Headquarters building.
March 5, 2021
VIDEO-First sgt. opportunities available in the 507th ARW

Senior Master Sgt. Jeremy Scoles, 507th Air Refueling Wing first sergeant at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, interviews Master Sgts. Michael Christensen and Karilyn Lespier, 970th Airborne Air Control Squadron and 513th Maintenance Squadron first sergeants, regarding the rewards and challenges of
March 4, 2021
PT test pushed to July, updates to scoring, physical components ahead

When assessments resume, the three-component fitness test (1.5 mile run, 1 minute of pushups and situps) will be reset with scores calculated on a new three component scoring table. In addition, work is underway to separate scoring into five-year age groups as opposed to the previous ten – for
March 4, 2021
Air Force Aid Society can assist victims of cold weather

Due to the unbelievable record breaking temperatures affecting many areas around the country these past several days which have caused power/water outages, bursting pipes and displacement of families, the Air Force Aid Society has put measures in place to help those affected by the cold weather
March 3, 2021
Tanker Talks: Reserve wing commander discusses Citizen Airmen, Total Force on podcast

Col. Michael Parks, 507th Air Refueling Wing commander, sat down with Tinker Talks March 1, 2021, to discuss the Okies and what it means to be a Citizen Airman. Parks, who took command of the U.S. Air Force Reserve unit at Tinker Air Force Base in November 2020, is the first active duty member to
March 2, 2021
507th ARW March enlisted promotions

TINKER AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. – Promotions from the 507th Air Refueling Wing enlisted ranks are:MASTER SERGEANTHeather Bennett, 507th Security Forces SquadronRhianna Bryan, 72nd Aerial Port SquadronKrystopher Clarke, 507th Civil Engineer SquadronShawn Gainey, 507th Maintenance GroupRichard Jensen,