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  • ON-FINAL NEWS BULLETIN – August 4, 2023 (Vol 43, No. 8)

    ON-FINAL NEWS BULLETIN – August 4, 2023 (Vol 43, No. 8)(Click headline to follow link to story and photos)Thousands gather for return of 2023 Tinker Air ShowSummer heat did not stop an estimated 301,000 people from attending the 2023 Tinker Air Show and STEM City Expo, held here July 1 and 2, 2023.

  • 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)

  • An Okie legacy across generations

    TINKER AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. – Col. Ken Humphrey, 507th Operations Group commander, flew his final flight as an Okie here September 29, 2022. He was joined by his son, 2nd Lt. Kennedy Humphrey, who is currently in pilot training.Humphrey will be moving the command the 927th Operations Group at the

  • Okies refuel over the Atlantic

    A C-17 Globemaster assigned to the 305th Air Mobility Wing, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, refuels with a KC-135 Stratotanker from the 465th Air Refueling Squadron, Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, over the Atlantic Ocean, June 9, 2022. (U.S. Air Force photo by 2nd Lt. Mary Begy)

  • 507th ARW second quarter award winners

    First quarter awardees from the 507th Air Refueling Wing Sep. 7, 2022, at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma. (U.S. Air Force graphic by Staff Sgt. Jasmine Czajka)

  • 507th ARW first quarter award winners

    First quarter awardees from the 507th Air Refueling Wing Sep. 7, 2022, at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma. (U.S. Air Force graphic by Staff Sgt. Jasmine Czajka)

  • Military spouses tour reserve wing KC-135

    Spouses of service members tour a KC-135 Okie Tanker on Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, Aug. 26, 2022. The tour was organized by Tinker's Military and Family Readiness office. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Jasmine Czajka)

  • 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,

  • 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

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