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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.

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  • The 2017 507th Air Refueling Wing Annual Award winners pose for a photo Feb. 3, 2018, in Midwest City, Okla. Front row: Staff Sgt. Casey Cottrell, NCO of the Year; Mrs. Lauren Gleason, Civilian of the Year; Senior Master Sgt. Ronald Pyles, 1st Sgt. of the Year; Mrs. Jennifer Smith, Spouse of the Year; 2nd Lt. Ryan Cheney, Company Grade Officer of the Year; and Master Sgt. Ricky Buettner, Senior NCO of the Year. Back row: Community partners Mrs. Tasha Windisch, Ms. Kathy Gillette and Ms. Jan Davis from the Moore Chamber of Commerce and Tinker Federal Credit Union; Col. Dana Nelson, 507th Air Refueling Wing vice commander; ahd Chief Master Sgt. David Dickson, 507th ARW command chief. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Samantha Mathison)

    2017 Annual Award winners announced

    The 507th Air Refueling Wing announced the winners of the 2017 507th ARW Annual Awards Feb. 3, 2018, at an awards banquet held in Midwest City, Oklahoma.
  • A 507th Air Refueling Wing KC-135R Stratotanker from Tinker Air Force Base, Okla., sits on the flight line at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., while a maintenance crew prepares it for flight Nov. 28, 2017. This particular aircraft has been reconfigured to use the Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasures system, which is designed to deflect incoming missiles. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Samantha Mathison)

    Reservists support LAIRCM testing at Eglin AFB

    A KC-135 Stratotanker from the 507th Air Refueling Wing here returned Dec. 4, 2017, from Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, following testing of the Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasures system recently installed on the aircraft.
  • A 507th Air Refueling Wing aircraft maintenance team installs a Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasures pod onto the underside of a KC-135 Stratotanker Oct. 25, 2017 at Tinker Air Force Base, Okla. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Samantha Mathison)

    AFRC tests KC-135 defense system

    A 507th Air Refueling Wing KC-135 Stratotanker here is fulfilling a critical role within the Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard in the testing and fielding efforts to employ an operational Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasures-based pod defensive system.
  • The employees of Frankfurt-Short-Bruza Architects and Engineers in Oklahoma City donated more than $10,000 Dec. 18, 2017, to Operation Holiday Spirit, a private organization that helps military families in need. Members of OHS are made up primarily of Reservists from the 513th Air Control Group and 507th Air Refueling Wing. Gene Brown, Federal Market Principal (far left), and Steve Shrum, Chief Financial Officer(far right), stand for a photo with Joe Wade, 507th Air Refueling Wing facility director (center right), and Ralph Hawkins, 513th Air Control Group executive officer (center left), after delivering the donation. The money will go towards 19 military families through OHS, which has raised more than $36,000 this year. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Samantha Mathison)

    Operation Holiday Spirit receives generous donation

    OKLAHOMA CITY -- The employees of Frankfurt-Short-Bruza Architects and Engineers in Oklahoma City
  • Members of the 507th Air Refueling Wing practice gas mask procedures during CBRN training Aug. 6, 2017 at Tinker Air Force Base, Okla. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Samantha Mathison)

    Video: Citizen Airmen participate in CBRN training

    Citizen Airmen from the 513th Air Control Group and the 507th Air Refueling Wing Tinker AFB, Okla participate in Chemical Biological Radiological and Nuclear, or CBRN, training, August 5, 2017.
  • The goal for pest management and entomology is to keep the bases insect, rodent and feral animal population at a manageable level.

    Walking on the wild side

    The goal for pest management and entomology is to keep the base's insect, rodent and feral animal population at a manageable level, Argo said. To do this they use a variety of control measures; such as setting up traps for feral animals, utilizing rodenticides and pesticides and employing local animals.
  • In honor of the Air Force’s 70th Anniversary, a KC-135 Stratotanker from the 507th Air Refueling Wing operating out of Tinker Air Force Base, Okla., performed a flyover Sept. 16, 2017, at a University of Oklahoma football game at the Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium in Norman, Okla. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Grady Epperly)

    Video: Okies bring the boom

    In honor of the Air Force's 70th birthday and the 507th Air Refueling Wing's 45th Anniversary, a
  • Reserve defenders from the 507th Air Refueling Wing Security Forces Squadron reunite with friends and family Oct. 1, 2017, at Will Rogers World Airport in Oklahoma City, following a six-month deployment to Afghanistan in support of Operation Freedom’s Sentinel. The Reserve Citizen Airmen served at Kandahar Air Base, Afghanistan, where they assisted the Afghan Air Force in their fight against insurgents. The team of Reserve defenders was part of a Fly Away Security Team, which is made up of Security Forces Airmen who travel with aircraft to provide extra security around unsecured foreign airfields. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Samantha Mathison)

    Okie defenders return home

  • In honor of the Air Force’s 70th Anniversary, a KC-135 Stratotanker from the 507th Air Refueling Wing operating out of Tinker Air Force Base, Okla., performed a flyover Sept. 16, 2017, at a University of Oklahoma football game at the Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium in Norman, Okla. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Grady Epperly)

    Okies bring the boom

    NORMAN, Okla. -- In honor of the Air Force’s 70th Anniversary, a KC-135 Stratotanker from the 507th Air Refueling Wing operating out of Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, performed a flyover Sept. 16, 2017, at a University of Oklahoma football game at the Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium in Norman, Oklahoma.
  • Local resident Phyllis Klein is greeted by Tim Taylor, an Environmental Health Specialist with the 72nd Air Base Wing Civil Engineer Environmental Compliance Office, at the KC-46A public scoping meeting April 21, 2016, at the Sheraton Reed Conference Center in Midwest City, Okla. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Lauren Gleason)

    Air Force holds KC-46 public meeting

    TINKER AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. -- Air Force officials held a KC-46A scoping meeting April 21 in
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