Sign of the times as new operations building completed

New consolidated operations building finished

Mr. Ralph Homesley (left), Col. Gregory Ferguson, 137th Air Refueling Wing commander (Oklahoma Air National Guard), Col. Jeffery Glass, 507th Air Refueling Wing commander and Mr. Warren Ross cut the ribbon to officially open the consolidated Operations Building August 19. Homesley is with Office

Oklahoma Air Reserve Component Team Effort Supports RIMPAC 2010

An Oklahoma air reserve component total team effort went into supporting RIMPAC 2010, the world's largest maritime exercise, which was held last month.Airmen from the 507th Air Refueling Wing, 137th Air Refueling Wing and the 513th Air Control Group collectively winged their way overseas to

UCI Superior Performers spotlighted

The Unit Compliance Inspection also held last month saw the inspectors giving the 507th ARW a big "thumbs up" and also spotlighted 27 wing members as outstanding performers.Superior Performers and teams are considered groups or dedicated individuals whose knowledge, perseverance, and professionalism

Inspectors Laud LCAP Strengths

In addition to receiving an overall outstanding rating during the July Logistics Compliance Assessment Program (LCAP), inspectors took time to praise both the 507th and 137th Air Refueling Wings for their superior approach to creating an effective integrated operation.Regarding the 507th and 137th

507th/137th ARW association leads by example

A joint effort between the 507th Air Refueling Wing and the 137th Air Refueling Wing led to "outstanding" results in a recent unit compliance inspection and Logistics Compliance Assessment Program (LCAP) conducted here in July.More than 80 Inspector General team officials from the Air Force Reserve

Military optometrists eye new patients during Shared Accord 2010

Stepahno Shivanbe didn't know much English, but he knew enough to say, "Thank you. Thank you very much." So that's all he repeated, time and time again, as he walked out of the exam room - an olive drab shipping container marked "Optometry." The elderly man was one of the first patients treated at

Tinker reservists set to deploy to Southwest Asia

More than 40 reserve Airmen from the 507th Civil Engineer Squadron are scheduled to deploy to Southwest Asia in August.Master Sgt. Wendy Ellyson, the management assistant for the 507 CES, said two groups of Airmen will deploy on a combat mission in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.Ellyson said

Lining up prior to receiving Navy aircraft

KC-135 Stratotanker pilots, Major Benjamin Evans and Captain Matt Biggs of the 465th Air Refueling Squadron, 507th Air Refueling Wing, Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma get their controls set to receive U. S. Navy aircraft for refueling procedures before returning to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam,

Wing air refuelers keep Hornets buzzing

Boston, Mass. native, Staff Sergeant Ron Davis, a boom operator with the 465th Air Refueling Squadron, 507th Air Refueling Wing, Tinker Air Force Base, Okla., keeps the boom of his KC-135 stratotanker steady while refueling a U. S. Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet over the waters of Hawaii before returning