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  • Okies refuel strategic bombers

    TINKER AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. -- A B-1 Lancer from the 28th Bomb Squadron assigned to Dyess Air Force Base, Texas refuels with a KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 465th Air Refueling Squadron, Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, over north Texas October 21, 2022.

  • Reserve refueling wing completes NORI

    The 507th Air Refueling Wing here successfully concluded a Nuclear Operational Readiness Inspection Sept. 16-18. The NORI is a routine evaluation used to determine a unit’s capability to perform as a nuclear support unit.

  • An Okie legacy across generations

    TINKER AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. – Col. Ken Humphrey, 507th Operations Group commander, flew his final flight as an Okie here September 29, 2022. He was joined by his son, 2nd Lt. Kennedy Humphrey, who is currently in pilot training.Humphrey will be moving the command the 927th Operations Group at the

  • ON-FINAL NEWS BULLETIN – October 15, 2022 (Vol 42, No. 10)

    ON-FINAL NEWS BULLETIN – October 15, 2022 (Vol 42, No. 10)(Click headline to follow link to story and photos)Okies keep the U.S. Navy Blue Angels flying highA U.S. Navy Blue Angel F/A-18E Super Hornet receives fuel from the 465th Air Refueling Squadron from Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, Oct. 10,

  • Okies keep the U.S. Navy Blue Angels flying high

    U.S. Navy Blue Angel F/A-18E Super Hornets receive fuel from the 465th Air Refueling Squadron from Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, Oct. 10, 2022, over the skies of Arizona. The Okies refueled eight Blue Angels Oct. 10, 2022, including a two-seater, the F/A-18F, delivering more than 40,000 lbs of

  • Tinker CGOC learns about Okie mission

    Members of the Tinker Company Grade Officer Council visit the 507th Air Refueling Wing to learn about the Air Force Reserve, the KC-135 Stratotanker and wing's aerial refueling mission October 4, 2022, Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma. (U.S. Air Force photo by 2nd Lt. Mary Begy)

  • Okies support total force by enabling critical aeromedical training

    Specially qualified Air Force medics provide time sensitive, mission critical en route care to patients to and between treatment facilities to fulfill one of the Air Force’s most critical mission sets.Reservists from the 507th Air Refueling Wing from Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, partnered with

  • Okies refuel over the Atlantic

    A C-17 Globemaster assigned to the 305th Air Mobility Wing, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, refuels with a KC-135 Stratotanker from the 465th Air Refueling Squadron, Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, over the Atlantic Ocean, June 9, 2022. (U.S. Air Force photo by 2nd Lt. Mary Begy)

  • ON-FINAL NEWS BULLETIN – September 16, 2022 (Vol 42, No. 9)

    ON-FINAL NEWS BULLETIN – September 16, 2022 (Vol 42, No. 9)(Click headline to follow link to story and photos)Okies provide combat-ready airpowerA KC-135 Stratotanker from the 507th Air Refueling Wing prepares to deliver fuel to a B-52 Stratofortress from the 96th Bomb Squadron, aka the Red Devils,

  • Okies provide combat-ready airpower

    A KC-135 Stratotanker from the 507th Air Refueling Wing prepares to deliver fuel to a B-52 Stratofortress from the 96th Bomb Squadron, aka the Red Devils, from Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, Sep.6, 2022. (U.S. Air Force photo by Lt. Col. Amanda Hacman)

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