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  • Air Force next-generation bomber naming contest begins

    At the Air Force Association's Air Warfare Symposium in Orlando, Florida, Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James announced the newest bomber addition to the Air Force's long history of aircraft, the B-21. Now it's up to you to name it."I'm challenging and I'm calling on every Airman," James said. "We

  • Air Force next-generation bomber naming contest begins

    At the Air Force Association’s Air Warfare Symposium in Orlando, Florida, Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James announced the newest bomber addition to the Air Force’s long history of aircraft, the B-21. Now it’s up to you to name it.

  • President's FY17 budget impacts Air Force Reserve

    The Department of Defense budget request for fiscal year 2017 includes a number of proposed changes for the Air Force Reserve.If enacted into law, the DOD budget request would reduce the Air Force Reserve manpower end-strength by 200 positions and increase the Air Force Reserve's presence in a

  • Video - AFRC Security Forces at Tinker AFB

    Air Force Reserve security forces play a large role in the defense of our nation. These citizen Airmen live and work in their local communities and deploy in harms way to defend us all. This video highlights their mission.View the video here:

  • Emergency? Dial 911

    Ask almost any school-aged child who to call when there is an emergency and they will tell you to dial 911.Most everyone knows that right?Well, not everyone. Tinker 911 operators say that there are still emergency calls being made to the fire department or security forces' seven-digit telephone

  • 552 AMXS squeaks past Reserves for 2-point win

    The 552 AMXS and 507/513/35 Reserves battled neck and neck for two halves until Reserves missed a corner 3-pointer in the last seconds to leave AMXS with a 42-40 victory.The intramural teams traded the lead and were within two points of each other Feb. 17 for much of the game at the Gerrity Fitness

  • AFRC announces public affairs awards

    Air Force Reserve Command announced the winners of the 2015 Awards for Communication Excellence and media contest during the Public Affairs Symposium in Atlanta, Feb. 11.Tinker Air Force Base Reservists picked up multiple awards.   Staff Sergeant Christopher S. Frost Outstanding Communication

  • New wing commander selected

    The Chief of Air Force Reserve announced here the new commander for the 507th Air Refueling will be Col. Douglas E. Gullion. Gullion is currently the 507th Operations Group Commander and he will assume command of the wing during the 507th ARW change of command ceremony, April 2 at 10:00 a.m. in

  • KC-46A Pegasus conducts 1st in-flight refueling demonstration

    The KC-46A Pegasus successfully transferred fuel through its boom to an F-16C Fighting Falcon Jan. 24 to demonstrate aerial refueling operations in advance of its first production decision later this spring.The KC-46A passed 1,600 pounds of fuel to an F-16C piloted by Lt. Col. Daniel Alix of the

  • On a mission: Congressional staff tour, fly with AFRC

    Eleven Congressional staff members representing various states around the country learned about the Air Reserve Command aerial refueling mission and more during a wing tour and flight on board a KC-135R Stratotanker here Jan. 19, 2016. In an effort to showcase the Air Force Reserve mission, the