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  • Airmen from the 72nd Security Forces Squadron work together during an active shooter exercise to detain mock shooter, Tech. Sgt. Darryl Lindgens, Aug. 12 in the 507th Air Refueling Wing headquarters building as senior controller Scott Lindsey, with the 72nd ABW Inspector General Inspections, evaluates. This is the third active shooter exercise performed on Tinker Air Force Base this year. (Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Lauren Gleason)

    Exercise tests base, Reservists' coordination

    Tuesday started like a typical day, but soon erupted into a stressful mock scenario, testing emergency response in many areas, including an active shooter scenario and a mock hijacking Aug. 11th on Tinker Air Force Base.The exercise kicked off with a realistic active shooter situation in building 1043, home to the 507th Air Refueling Wing
  • Maintenance Airmen from the 513th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron watch as a Navy MH-60 Seahawk helicopter flies behind an E-3C Sentry on Aug. 24 at Naval Air Station North Island in Coronado, Calif. After each mission, the Airborne Warning and Control System aircraft requires careful inspection and checks to ensure safety of flight. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Caleb Wanzer)

    513th Reservists enable Navy pre-deployment training

    Reservists from the 513th Air Control Group returned last week from Naval Air Station North Island in San Diego, California, where they provided Airborne Warning and Control System support to the Navy's Joint Task Force Exercise off the coast of Southern California.The exercise, led by the Navy's 3rd Fleet, served as an evaluation of Carrier Strike
  • AFRC Command Chief Cameron B. Kirksey sits down for an interview with the 507th Air Refueling Wing public affairs team August 8, 2015, at Tinker Air Force Base, Okla. Kirksey has visited more than 20 Reserve units during his tenure as command chief. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Lauren Gleason)

    AFRC Command Chief visits Tinker Reservists, Q & A

    The Air Force Reserve Command chief master sergeant, Chief Master Sgt. Cameron B. Kirksey, visited the 507th Air Refueling Wing during the August Unit Training Assembly 7-9 August.  During the visit the Chief discussed many important issues to Reservists.  Below is a question and answer session conducted by public affairs during his visit.Q & A,
  • Senior Airman Natalee D. Gates, 507th Air Refueling Wing Command Post, accepts her award for Airman of the Quarter for the second quarter 2015 in the base theater at Tinker Air Force Base, Okla., August 9, 2015. (U.S. Air Force Photo/ Staff Sgt. Lauren Gleason)

    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 the Quarter: Tech. Sgt. Benjamin M. Peterson, 507th
  • President Barack Obama waves farewell to a small group of media and base personnel at Tinker Air Force Base, Okla. July 16, 2015. Obama and Federal Bureau of Prisons Director Charles E. Samuels, Jr., met with six inmates and staff to discuss sentencing reform at the Federal Correctional Institute El Reno. Reservists, civilians, and active-duty Airmen provided support for the arrival and departure of the president. (U.S. Air Force Photo/ Staff Sgt. Lauren Gleason)

    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 duty Airmen provided support for the president's
  • Maj. Phil Schredl, an air weapons officer assigned to the 513th Operations Support Squadron, shows upgraded software on board an E-3G Sentry Block 40/45 to 2nd Lt. Ryan Kramer and Capt. Jeff Rodriguez, both E-3 program managers, July 18 during a training mission. The 513th Air Control Group invited eight program managers on board to see the product of their work and to discuss future improvements to the Airborne Warning and Control System aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Caleb Wanzer)

    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 and development of the Airborne Warning and Control
  • A 137th Air Refueling Wing aircrew taxis in a Reserve KC-135R as they completed the last day flight of the association, June 24, 2015 at Tinker Air Force Base. This final fight marks an end to the formal Air Reserve Component Association between the 507th Air Refueling Wing and the 137th ARW (U.S. Air Force Photo/Maj. Jon Quinlan).

    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 National Guard crew's final training flight on a
  • A 6th Civil Engineering Squadron fire fighter scrubs an Airmen in a Level A hazardous material suit during a joint responder training at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., June 24, 2015. The HAZMAT decontamination line ensures that all personnel leaving the hazardous material “hot zone” are properly cleaned of any and all contaminants. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ned T. Johnston/Released)

    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 bio-environmental and emergency managers to
  • Maj. Gen. John Flournoy, 4th Air Force Commander, discusses mission requirements with Tech. Sgt. Jonathan Mills of the 507th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron June 7, 2015, at Tinker Air Force Base. Maj. Gen. Flournoy and Command Chief Brian Wong learned about the specific missions of the 507th ARW while visiting during the June 2015 UTA. (U.S. Air Force photo/Maj. Jon Quinlan)

    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 Airmen for exceptional service, listen to Reservist's
  • EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, ALASKA – U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Chris A. Nutt, a Norman, Okla., native, currently a KC-135 Stratotanker pilot with the 465th Air Refueling Squadron, participates in Exercise Northern Edge 2015, June 18, 2015. Northern Edge 2015 is Alaska’s premier joint training exercise designed to practice operations, tactics, techniques and procedures as well as enhance interoperability among the services. Thousands of Airmen, Soldiers, Sailors, Marines and Coast Guardsmen from active duty, reserve and National Guard units, including Nutt’s unit, the 507th Air Refueling Wing out of Tinker Air Force Base, Okla., are involved. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Thor J. Larson/Released)

    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 AFB, Md., are vital to the overall mission of the
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