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  • Air Force to allow longer braids, ponytails, bangs for women

    As an outcome of the 101st Air Force uniform board, Air Force women will be able to wear their hair in up to two braids or a single ponytail with bulk not exceeding the width of the head and length not extending below a horizontal line running between the top of each sleeve inseam at the under arm

  • ON-FINAL NEWS BULLETIN – Jan. 9, 2021

    ON-FINAL NEWS BULLETIN – Jan. 9, 2020 (Vol 41, No. 1)(Click headline to follow link to story and photos)Commander's holiday message 2020 (VIDEO)Col. Michael Parks, 507th Air Refueling Wing commander, and his wife Ali, wish all Okies a happy holiday and a happy new year Dec. 17, 2020 at Tinker Air

  • 507th ARW January enlisted promotions

    TINKER AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. – Promotions from the 507th Air Refueling Wing enlisted ranks are:MASTER SERGEANTDavid Menotti, 507th Civil Engineer SquadronBenjamin Beard, 507th Maintenance SquadronCory Bridges, 507th Maintenance SquadronPhillip Herman, 507th Maintenance SquadronSTAFF SERGEANTDylan

  • Repayment dates change to Social Security payroll tax deferral

    UPDATE:  The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 was passed and extended the period for collecting deferred 2020 Social Security taxes.  The period for collection is now January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021 (instead of January 1, 2021 to April 30, 2021).

  • Commander's holiday message 2020

    Col. Michael Parks, 507th Air Refueling Wing commander, and his wife Ali, wish all Okies a happy holiday and a happy new year Dec. 17, 2020 at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma. (U.S. Air Force video by Senior Airman Mary Begy)

  • ON-FINAL NEWS BULLETIN – Dec. 4, 2020

    ON-FINAL NEWS BULLETIN – Dec. 4, 2020 (Vol 40, No. 12)(Click headline to follow link to story and photos)Reservists save life of Tinker teammateThree Reserve Airmen from the 507th Force Support Squadron here worked together to save the life of a contractor electrician following a near fatal electric

  • 507th ARW December enlisted promotions

    TINKER AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. – Promotions from the 507th Air Refueling Wing enlisted ranks are:SENIOR MASTER SERGEANTTrevor Senechal, 507th Civil Engineer SquadronTECHNICAL SERGEANTRachel Perry, 507th Maintenance SquadronSteven Wright, 507th Civil Engineer SquadronJay Constable, 507th Maintenance

  • Falcons fly with Okies

    A KC-135R Stratotanker from the 465th Air Refueling Squadron, Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, refuels F-16 Fighting Falcons from the 311th Fighter Squadron, Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, during an aerial refueling training event Nov. 20, 2020.

  • Q&A with the 4th Air Force command chief

    Chief Master Sgt. Cynthia Villa, 4th Air Force command chief, sits for an interview during a site visit with the 507th Air Refueling Wing Nov. 7, 2020, at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma.

  • Reservist structural technicians save Air Force more than $1M

    TINKER AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. – Reservists with the 507th Maintenance Squadron repaired a KC-135 Stratotanker engine cowling in-house that sustained damage by a bird strike Sept. 21, ultimately saving the Air Force more than $1 million.