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  • Painting unveiling helps commemorate AF Reserve history

    Celebrating 100 years of Reserve Airpower, Senior Master Sgt. Darby Perrin, an Air Force artist from the 465th Air Refueling Squadron, Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, unveiled a painting at the 2016 World War I Dawn Patrol Rendezvous event October 1, at the National Museum of the United States Air

  • Stabilizing the fleet

    Tech. Sgt. Matthew Pearsall of the 507th Maintenance Squadron, and members of the 564th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron work together to install a vertical stabilizer on a KC-135 Stratotanker following rudder and stabilizer repair Sept. 27, 2016. The two squadrons worked together to complete the task,

  • Tinker celebrates tanker’s history

    TINKER AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. -- Members of Team Tinker were joinedby mission support partners and Reservists of the 507th Air Refueling Wing Oct. 7 to honor an Air Force icon. The KC-135 Stratotanker’s 60 yearsof service were recognized during a ceremony at Dock 5 ½ in Bldg. 3001. TheKC-135’s actual

  • Okies on display at Africa Aerospace, Defence Expo

    WATERKLOOF AIR FORCE BASE, South Africa -- A team of Citizen Airmen from the 465th Air Refueling Squadron here and the 507th Maintenance Group here took part in the Africa Aerospace & Defence Exposition 2016 in South Africa, Sept. 14-18, as part of an ongoing effort to strengthen the partnership

  • VIDEO: 9/11 Fire Climb

    Okie firefighters from the 507th Civil Engineer Squadron hike up the stairs of the fire training tower Sept. 11, 2016, at Tinker Air Force Base, Okla., during their 7th annual fire climb, held to honor the victims and heroes who perished on that day 15 years ago.

  • Be there: Taking action to save lives

    One statistic that hits close to home for Airmen and families here is that more than 20 veterans die by suicide each day in the U.S. September is National Suicide Prevention Month, and the Department of Veteran Affairs is calling on us to “Be There: Your Action Could Save a Life”.

  • Security Forces gets new commander

    Lt. Col. Richard Ropac, 507th Mission Support Group commander, passes the guidon to Maj. Ricky Martin II, new commander of the 507th Security Forces Squadron, at his assumption of command ceremony Sept. 11, 2016, at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma. Martin has served in various capacities to include:

  • Climbing for freedom

    Okie firefighters from the 507th Civil Engineer Squadron and other Reservists from the 507th Air Refueling Wing pray before beginning their 7th annual fire climb Sept. 11, 2016, at Tinker Air Force Base, Okla. To remember the victims and heroes who perished 15 years ago, Reservists climb up and down

  • Vice wing commander arrives

    Air Force Reserve Command officials announced this month Col. Dana N. Nelson has been selected as the new vice wing commander for the 507th Air Refueling Wing here. Nelson last served as an individual mobilization augmentee to the Chief, Air Advisor Branch, Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, Maryland.

  • Soaring to Sixty: KC-135 remains backbone of air refueling

    TINKER AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. - The KC-135 Stratotanker celebrates its 60th anniversary this week and from the start, Tinker Air Force Base has played a crucial role in the longevity of the jet while operating and maintaining this strategic aircraft.In the mid-fifties Strategic Air Command, under the