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March 4, 2022
ON-FINAL NEWS BULLETIN – March 5, 2022 (Vol 42, No. 3)

ON-FINAL NEWS BULLETIN – March 5, 2022 (Vol 42, No. 3)(Click headline to follow link to story and photos)Eight F-22 Raptors refuel with OkiesEight F-22 Raptors with the 325th Fighter Wing at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, receive fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker from the 507th Air Refueling Wing
Feb. 14, 2022
Eight F-22 Raptors refuel with Okies

Eight F-22 Raptors with the 325th Fighter Wing at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, receive fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker from the 507th Air Refueling Wing from Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, Feb. 7, 2022, while the Okies flew to the U.S. Virgin Islands for training. (U.S. Air Force photo by
Feb. 1, 2022
Refurbished Tinker Gate brings improved safety, security

After 11 months of upgrades, Tinker Air Force Base’s main gate has reopened to traffic, boasting a number of safety and security improvements. The $3.4 million project was completed early, easing access for the thousands of vehicles that transit the gate every week, part of a process to bring
Jan. 5, 2022
With 2022’s arrival, U.S. Air Force gears up to commemorate its 75th anniversary

Seventy-five years after the Air Force’s birth on Sept. 18, 1947, the spirit of innovation that has driven the service was on display when a B-2 Spirit from the 509th Bomb Wing, located at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, roared over the Tournament of Roses Parade and one of the most prestigious
Dec. 30, 2021
DAF authorizes pass for COVID booster

“We strongly encourage all Airmen, Guardians, and DAF federal employees to receive a booster. As COVID-19 cases continue to surge, we need to do everything possible to protect ourselves, our families, and our communities—that means getting a booster,” said Under Secretary of the Air Force Gina Ortiz
Dec. 15, 2021
Okies refuel B-52 Stratofortresses

TINKER AIR FORCE BASE, Okla.--B-52 Stratofortresses assigned to the 96th Bomb Squadron Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, refuel with a KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 465th Air Refueling Squadron, Tinker AFB, Oklahoma, above the Rocky Mountains, Dec. 13, 2021. Aerial refueling allows aircraft
Nov. 24, 2021
Global Thunder concludes at Tinker

TINKER AIR FORCE BASE, Okla.-- Exercise Global Thunder 22, an annual U.S. Strategic Command nuclear command and control and field training exercise, concluded Nov. 7, 2021, with elements of the 507th Air Refueling Wing taking part.Global Thunder is designed around realistic training activities
Nov. 12, 2021
Air Force releases alternate component fitness score charts

After announcing the components in July, over 9,000 data points were collected to determine the point values for each component by assessing approximately 2,000 Airmen from 23 installations.
Nov. 5, 2021
ON-FINAL NEWS BULLETIN – Nov. 5, 2021 (Vol 41, No. 11)

ON-FINAL NEWS BULLETIN – Nov. 5, 2021 (Vol 41, No. 11)(Click headline to follow link to story and photos)Reservist achieves dream of becoming a U.S. citizenSenior Airman Jose Hernandez-Hernandez, 507th Logistics Readiness Squadron vehicle maintenance specialist, and native of Veracruz, Mexico,
Oct. 22, 2021
Eagles and Okies

TINKER AIR FORCE BASE, Okla.--Three F-15Cs and an F-15EX assigned to the 85th Test and Evaluation Squadron, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, refuel with a KC-135 assigned to the 465th Air Refueling Squadron, Tinker AFB, Oklahoma, Oct. 15, 2021. In-air refueling allows fighter aircraft to stay