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  • Brazilian Bomb Lift

    Members of the 72d Aerial Port Squadron and the Brazilian Air Force load and tie down Mark 82 munitions on a K-loader to then be loaded into a Brazilian Air Force Airbus A330 for transport as part of a Foreign Military Sales Program at Tinker Air Force Base, Okla. Feb. 4, 2023.The Foreign Military

  • Ruck for Bataan

    Members of the 507th Security Forces Squadron train in preparation for the Bataan Memorial Death March at Tinker Air Force Base, Okla. Feb. 4, 2023. The memorial march is conducted in honor of the heroic service members who defended the Philippine Islands during World War II, sacrificing their

  • Matter of time: No more time cards for AFRC civilians

    Air Force Reserve Command civilians no longer need to complete time cards as of Feb. 16, 2023.Colleen Skaggs, process manager for the 507th Air Refueling Wing, hosted an AFRC-wide process improvement event in late 2022, in which a team from across AFRC met for three full duty days to discuss how the

  • Waters relinquishes command of 507th Operations Support Squadron

    Lt. Col. Douglas Jeffrey IV, 507th Operations Group commander, presents the Meritorious Service Medal to Lt. Col. Michael Waters, departing 507th Operations Support Squadron commander, Jan. 7, 2023 on Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma. Waters served as the 507th OSS commander for approximately two

  • Okies celebrate Golden anniversary at Tinker

    The Okies of the 507th Air Refueling Wing celebrated 50 years at Tinker in May. Across the past five decades, the mission and aircraft have changed, but one aspect remains the same: Okie spirit.

  • Dedicated crew chief bids farewell to retired tanker

    For more than 60 years, the KC-135 Stratotanker has graced the skies with her airlift and aerial refueling capabilities. However, similar to all things in life, each individual jet can reach its expiration date, and its career must come to an end.

  • ON-FINAL NEWS BULLETIN – December 3, 2022 (Vol 42, No. 12)

    ON-FINAL NEWS BULLETIN – December 3, 2022 (Vol 42, No. 12)(Click headline to follow link to story and photos)Okies flyover Oklahoma UniversityA KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 465th Air Refueling Squadron at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, conducts a flyover during an Oklahoma University

  • Reserve wing commander participates in Tinker holiday parade

    Col. Michael Parks, commander of the 507th Air Refueling Wing, poses in a decorated golf cart with his spouse on Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, Nov. 30, 2022. Parks and his family participated in the annual holiday parade, hosted by Tinker. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Lauren Kelly)

  • 507th ARW December Enlisted Promotions

    The December 2022 enlisted promotions graphic from the 507th Air Refueling Wing at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma. (U.S. Air Force graphic by Staff Sgt. Jasmine Czajka)

  • Operations Group welcomes new commander

    Lt. Col. Douglas Jeffrey IV and his family greet Douglas' new troops after the 507th Operations Group assumption of command ceremony on Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, Nov. 5, 2022. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jasmine Czajka)

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