Reservists learn leadership skills along side active duty counterparts at Tinker Airman Leadership School

In addition to active duty, Reservists, Guardsmen, and Navy sailors also have the opportunity to attend Tinker Airman Leadership School, a five week course designed to prepare E-4's for promotion.Class 14-F class leader, Senior Airman Kallima Scott, is a traditional Reservist in the 507th Force

Tinker Reservists build hope and homes for impoverished Navajo

Forty reservists from the 507th Civil Engineer Squadron partnered with a Native American charity to construct homes for  Navajo living on a southwestern reservation as part of Innovative Readiness Training in June and July.IRT is a DOD program that serves a dual purpose by providing real world

Reservists prepare and serve meal in a mock deployed dining facility

Reservists from the 507th Sustainment Services Flight set up grills, a tent and a food line, feeding nearly 100 Airmen in a mock deployment scenario July 12 here. Setting up the single pallet expeditionary kitchen is a yearly training requirement for the services flight and according to Senior

Existing tools help users reduce PII breaches

Members of 24th Air Force are refurbishing an old email tool to help Air Force users reduce breaches of personally identifiable information, or PII.The Digital Signature Enforcement Tool, or DSET, which currently prompts users to provide a digital signature when an email contains an active

507th reservists train to survive

More than 70 reservists from the 507th Air Refueling Wing demonstrated their ability to survive and operate under hostile conditions on June 8 at the Glenwood training area north of Tinker Air Force Base.Senior Master Sgt. Christopher Bohannon led the ATSO exercise, which evaluates Airmen on the

Okies' softball team gets off to slow start

The Okies softball season got off to a rough start June 26 with a drubbing at the hands of the Navy's VQ-7 Roughnecks on Champ Field at Tinker AFB. After weeks of rain cancellations, the Okies took the field with a new coach at the helm and few returning starters. The lack of playing time as a team

Maj. Gen. Clarence L. Tinker's grandson attends Star Spangled Salute, tours KC-135

Thunderbirds practice routine prior to the upcoming airshow

The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds arrived at Tinker AFB Thursday June 19, 2014 two days before the first scheduled airshow here in more than four years.  Pilots from the Thunderbirds performed part of their show during practice runs Thursday and Friday afternoon while spectators from all over the base

Fitness program to test Airmen physically, mentally

Airmen at 18 installations will see a new era of physical fitness as the Air Force Personnel Center Directorate of Services introduces the Air Force Team Cohesion Challenge.The pilot program, built around special operations training, is designed to teach leadership, promote unit cohesion and inspire

Incentive flight allows Airmen a chance to witness an aerial refueling

Airmen from the 507th Air Refueling Wing had the opportunity to fly on a KC-135R Stratotanker June 6, 2014 at Tinker Air Force Base. The flight, known as an incentive flight, is designed to give Airmen the chance to witness an aerial refueling - the wing's primary mission."The refueling mission is