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  • Third snow storm in a week packs a punch, leaves 507th frozen and grounded

    Staff Sgt. Erik Cartwright uses a leaf blower to remove snow from the steep steps between the 507th Air Refueling Wing headquarters building and the 507th Logistics Readiness Squadron. The storm moved into the central Oklahoma area Thursday Feb. 6, 2014, dumping nearly three inches of light powdery

  • Colonel Brian S. Davis set to take command of 507th Air Refueling Wing

    Col. Brian S. Davis assumes command of the 507th Air Refueling Wing during a 10 a.m. ceremony Feb. 8 at Tinker Air Force Base. Brig. Gen. John C. Flournoy Jr., 4th Air Force commander, will preside over the proceedings. Colonel Davis served as the 459th Operations Group commander, Joint Base

  • Air Force Structure commission releases final report

     The National Commission on the Structure of the Air Force has posted its report on the Commission' s website at http://afcommission.whs.mil.The commission visited Tinker AFB, Aug. 20, 2013 with the intention of seeing total force integration in action among active Air Force, Reserve, and Air

  • Military OneSource offers free tax services

    If it hasn't arrived yet, your 2013 W-2 wage and tax statement likely is on its way, and with it the countdown toward the April 15 tax filing deadline.As preparations begin for the upcoming tax season, military families are being offered a free service to ensure they can meet that deadline from

  • 513th Air Control Group welcomes new commander

    Colonel David Robertson assumed command of the 513th Air Control Group Friday Jan. 10, 2013, during a ceremony held in the 970th Airborne Air Control Squadron auditorium.Colonel Robertson comes to the 513th ACG after serving two-and-a-half years as Chief, Battle Watch Branch, Force Generation

  • Jet fuel switch saves big bucks

    Saving 2 cents a gallon when filling the fuel tank of your car, pickup or SUV is just a proverbial "drop in the bucket." You'd save about a quarter, maybe a half-dollar. A 2-cent savings in jet fuel, though, equates to more than half a million dollars for Tinker Air Force Base and U.S.

  • Flightline, parking lot snow removal begins

    A Caterpillar grader takes time to plow the 507th Operations Group parking lot. The giant plow made its way to the flight line to clear the snow away from the KC-135R Stratotankers. No flight operations were conducted Friday Dec. 6, 2013 as a massive snow and ice storm that spanned several states