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On-Final, the monthly official bulletin for the Airmen of the 507th Air Refueling Wing, an Air Force Reserve Command unit at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma. For information, contact the 507th ARW Public Affairs Office at 405-734-3078 or email us at 507arw.pa2@us.af.mil.

Jan. 21, 2022
507th Maintenance Group welcomes new commander

TINKER AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. – Lt. Col. Terry Rosenbalm succeeded Col. Karwin Weaver as the commander of the 507th Maintenance Group here in a change of command ceremony Jan. 8, 2022.
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. 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
Oct. 1, 2021
507th Air Refueling Wing On-Final Anthology Vol. 3

The On-Final Anthology is a yearly official bulletin for the Airmen of the 507th Air Refueling Wing, an Air Force Reserve Command unit at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma. The anthology highlights the amazing stories of Okies who make a difference everyday in the Air Force Reserve and in their local
Aug. 27, 2021
Air Force Reserve supports one of the largest airlift operations in history

Reserve Citizen Airmen are playing a huge role in what is being described by senior U.S. government officials as one of the largest airlift operations in history, as Airmen are supporting the evacuation of thousands of people from Afghanistan.
May 24, 2021
Scobee highlights Reserve contributions during Senate hearing

Lt. Gen. Richard Scobee, chief of the Air Force Reserve, and his counterparts from the Marines, Army, Navy and National Guard testified before the Senate Appropriations Committee’s Subcommittee on Defense during a hearing May 18.
March 31, 2021
Reservist saves motorcyclist's life

TINKER AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. – A Reservist in training to become a KC-135 Stratotanker pilot saved the life of a local motorcyclist on his way back to Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma, March 20, 2021.2nd Lt. Max Atkinson, a student pilot in the 71st Student Squadron at Vance AFB and projected to be
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