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  • Wing presents second quarter awards

    Three enlisted and one officer were named the 507th Air Refueling Wing quarterly award winners for the second quarter 2015 at the wing commander's call August 9, 2015.The winners:Airman of the Quarter: Senior Airman Natalee D. Gates, 507th Air Refueling Wing Command PostNoncommissioned Officer of

  • President lands at Tinker

    President Barack Obama visited Oklahoma July 15-16 to discuss changes to the criminal justice system at a federal prison in El Reno, Okla., and to speak about economic advancement opportunities with the Choctaw Nation at Durant High School in Durant, Okla.  Tinker Reservists, civilians, and active

  • AWACS reservists team up with E-3 program managers

    For the first time in the history of the E-3 Sentry, reservists from the 513th Air Control Group invited E-3 program managers from Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass., on board to showcase the Block 40/45 upgrade during a training mission on July 19.The program managers, who are responsible for upgrades

  • U.S. Representative visits 513th in salute to deploying reservists

    Rep. Jim Bridenstine visited Tinker Air Force Base Saturday to honor the more than 40 reservists from the 513th Air Control Group deploying in support of Operation Inherent Resolve.Bridenstine thanked the reservists and their spouses for their sacrifice and emphasized the importance of the Reserve's

  • End of an era: Model of total force comes to a close

    A historic chapter is now closed as one of the first Air Reserve Component Associations between the Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard formally ended June 30 after a successful eight year partnership between the 507th and 137th Air Refueling Wings.The ARC association ended with an Oklahoma Air

  • MacDill hosts total force decon exercise

    It's rush hour, and a 10,000-gallon fuel truck rolls over and spills highly flammable liquid over the roadway. Moments later, firefighters at the MacDill Air Force Base fire station jump into their boots and strap on their suspenders to the beat of the piercing siren.On scene, the firefighters meet

  • Fourth Air Force Commander visits Tinker Air Force Base Reservists

    The Fourth Air Force Commander, Maj. Gen. John Flournoy, and Command Chief Master Sgt. Brian Wong visited with the women and men of the 507th Air Refueling Wing here during the June 2015 Unit Training Assembly.The general and the Fourth Air Force Command Chief used the opportunity to recognize

  • 507th Air Refueling Wing supports Northern Edge 2015

    As with all training and operational events, the U.S. military would not be successful without a total force and joint effort, and Northern Edge 2015 is no different.Reserve units such as the 507th Air Refueling Wing, based out of Tinker Air Force Base, Okla., and the 459th ARW, based out of Andrews

  • Reservists fly tankers in Baltops 2015

    The U.S. Air Force, along with its Polish counterparts, officially kicked off Powidz Air Base's portion of Baltic Operations 2015 June 8 with the first KC-135 Stratotanker flight from the Air Force Reserve Command's 507th Air Refueling Wing.Baltops is a multinational maritime exercise held in

  • Unit Training Assembly dates announced

    The 507th Air Refueling Wing leadership team announced the fiscal 2016 Unit Training Assembly Dates here June 10.Next year the unit will plan on conducting another Super UTA, April 2-5 thus allowing Reservists to have July off.   Please direct any questions to your unit leadership.  FY 2016 UTA