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  • Oklahoma Governor visits Okies

    TINKER AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. – The Honorable J. Kevin Stitt, Governor of Oklahoma, the Honorable Brian Bingman, Oklahoma Secretary of State and the Honorable Brenda Stanley, Oklahoma State Senator, visited the 507th Air Refueling Wing, here Feb. 5, 2021.Col. Michael Parks, 507th ARW commander, led

  • Business efforts strengthen airpower and relationships

    TINKER AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. – An aircrew from the 507th Air Refueling Wing here combined resources with the fellow reservists from 482nd Fighter Wing at Homestead Air Reserve Base, Florida, to conduct a business effort refueling training mission within central Florida’s airspace Jan. 25-29.Business

  • 507th ARW January enlisted promotions

    TINKER AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. – Promotions from the 507th Air Refueling Wing enlisted ranks are:MASTER SERGEANTDavid Menotti, 507th Civil Engineer SquadronBenjamin Beard, 507th Maintenance SquadronCory Bridges, 507th Maintenance SquadronPhillip Herman, 507th Maintenance SquadronSTAFF SERGEANTDylan

  • Falcons fly with Okies

    A KC-135R Stratotanker from the 465th Air Refueling Squadron, Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, refuels F-16 Fighting Falcons from the 311th Fighter Squadron, Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, during an aerial refueling training event Nov. 20, 2020.

  • Q&A with the 4th Air Force command chief

    Chief Master Sgt. Cynthia Villa, 4th Air Force command chief, sits for an interview during a site visit with the 507th Air Refueling Wing Nov. 7, 2020, at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma.

  • Reservist structural technicians save Air Force more than $1M

    TINKER AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. – Reservists with the 507th Maintenance Squadron repaired a KC-135 Stratotanker engine cowling in-house that sustained damage by a bird strike Sept. 21, ultimately saving the Air Force more than $1 million.

  • Reservists save life of Tinker teammate

    TINKER AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. – Three Reserve Airmen from the 507th Force Support Squadron here worked together to save the life of a contractor electrician following a near fatal electric shock Oct. 24 during the November unit training assembly.Senior Airmen Thomas Stege, Victoria Slaughter and Khoa

  • Okies welcome new wing commander

    TINKER AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. -- Col. Michael Parks succeeded Col. Miles Heaslip as the commander of the 507th Air Refueling Wing here in a change of command ceremony Nov. 8, 2020. Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Pennington, 4th Air Force commander, presided over the ceremony, which took place at 9 a.m. in Hangar

  • Okies say farewell to commander, vice

    Reservists, friends and family bid farewell to both the vice commander and commander of the 507th Air Refueling Wing here Oct. 21 and Nov. 5, respectively, commemorating their service to the wing with final flights operating the KC-135R Stratotanker. Col Esteban "Esty" Ramirez, 507th ARW vice

  • ON-FINAL NEWS BULLETIN – Oct. 23, 2020

    ON-FINAL NEWS BULLETIN – Oct. 22, 2020 (Vol 40, No. 10)(Click headline to follow link to story and photos)507th Air Refueling Wing On-Final Anthology Vol. 2The 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

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