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  • Wing Second Quarter winners announced

    Capt. Jeffrey W. White, Master Sgt. Brian S. Farris, Staff Sgt. Nina D. Villarino, and Senior Airman Patricia A. Mora were selected as the Company Grade Officer, Senior NCO, NCO and Airman of the Quarter for April - June 2006. Capt. Jeffrey W. White, a Wing Public Affairs Officer, was selected as

  • Tina Long selected as Wing command chief

    The first traditional reservist and first enlisted person hired for the 513th ACG when the unit was operational has been selected as the first woman command chief for the 507th Air Refueling Wing. Senior Master Sgt. (chief select) Tina Long, operations superintendent for the 970th Airborne Air

  • Speed, accuracy of utmost importance to aerial porters

    Twenty-two members of the 72nd Aerial Port Squadron received familiarization training at Dobbins ARB last month during a "fly-in" deployment. The deployments are supported by the 465th Air Refueling Squadron as a management tool to take the aerial porters to training opportunities. "While we try to

  • Two new tanker aircraft arrive in Oklahoma

    The 507th Air Refueling Wing will receive two additional KC-135R aircraft this Saturday, the first of four authorized by the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure process. The aircraft are slated to arrive at the Air Force Reserve Command wing sometime Saturday afternoon. The aircraft were previously

  • NORTHERN EDGE '06 exercise challenges wing, AWACS reservists

    Local reservists participated in a major multi-command exercise this summer as NORTHERN EDGE 06 swung into high gear over the skies of Alaska, cyberspace, and beyond. Regarding local reserve participation, it was a case of "there" and "virtually there" as members of the wing deployed to Alaska for

  • 35th CBCS member wins AFRC award

    Recently promoted Master Sgt. Michael Meek, a member of the 35th Combat Communications Squadron, is the 2005 Air Force Reserve Command winner of the Lieutenant General Leo Marquez Award in the category of Communications-Electronics Maintenance. The Lieutenant General Leo Marquez Award is presented

  • Communicators host command exercise

    Air Force Reserve communications specialists from across the country and one as far away as Ramstein AB, Germany, came to Tinker Air Force Base June 5-18 to participate in JUMP START 06 TRAINING. The AFRC-sponsored training was hosted by the 35th Combat Communications Squadron at the Glenwood

  • 507th ARW welcomes new commander

    The command of the 507th Air Refueling Wing changed hands recently as Col. Jeffery R. Glass took command July 8 from Brig. Gen. Dean J. Despinoy. Colonel Glass comes to Tinker AFB, OK., from Air Mobility Command located at Scott AFB, IL., where he is the Reserve Advisor to the Commander. General

  • Major Baird becomes security forces commander

    Maj. Robert C. Baird became the 507th Security Forces Squadron commander during ceremonies recently. He has 10 years experience in the security forces career field and came to us from the Oklahoma Air National Guard unit in Tulsa where he was commander of the 138th SFS. Major Baird entered the

  • Reservists help public television

    Several members of the 507th ARW, including Chief Master Sgt. John Beasley, left, and Master Sgt. Clifton Howard, far right, volunteered to work at the Oklahoma Educational Television Authority telethon recently. In a six-hour period the 17 volunteers helped raise more than $29,000. “After starting