507th ARW welcomes new commander Published July 17, 2006 507th Air Refueling Wing Tinker AFB, Okla. -- 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 Despinoy, who has been the 507th commander since Feb. 2002, will depart for Grissom ARB, Ind., where he will take over as the base commander. Colonel Glass, a native of Griffith, Ind., entered the Air Force in 1979 as a graduate of the United States Air Force Academy. While on active-duty he flew KC-135s at Grissom AFB, Ind., and was the KC-10 command evaluator pilot for Strategic Air Command. He joined the Air Force Reserve in 1992 at Barksdale AFB, La. His other reserve assignments have included chief of Tanker Operations March ARB, Calif., and commander of the 931st Air Refueling Group, McConnell AFB, Kan. Colonel Glass is a command pilot with more than 8,300 flying hours in the KC-135A/R/Q/T/ART, EC-135L/G, KC-10A, T-37 and E-4B. He was promoted to colonel on Feb. 27, 2002.