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  • Adjustable pupil reaction allows for trainees to check the eyes for signs of various medical emergencies by providing responses to light, blinking at varying speeds, asymmetry and secretions. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Mark Hybers)

    SimMan training aid enhances reserve medical readiness

    The 507th Air Refueling Wing Medical Squadron has a new life-like simulator to incorporate real-life training scenarios into drill weekends.The SimMan 3G, nicknamed Seth by the medical personnel, provides team members with a variety of interactive scenarios in medical readiness training both for the hospital and field. "Seth allows my medics to

  • Senior leaders remember fallen heroes on America's birthday

    Acting Secretary of the Air Force Eric Fanning, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III and Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James Cody send the following Independence Day message to the men and women of the U.S. Air Force:Happy Birthday, America! For 237 years, our Nation has been built on the bedrock of freedom and democracy that our
  • Tech. Sgt. Chad Dinwiddie, 513th Maintenance Squadron (left) and Staff Sgt. Chris Coats of the 137th Maintenance Squadron, Oklahoma Air National Guard, lower a KC-135 Stratotanker back to the ground. This is the final stage of the nose gear failure exercise conducted by the 137th and 507th Maintenance Squadrons at the Aircraft Battle Damage Repair facility June 20. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Senior Airman Mark Hybers)

    Maintenance crews train to recover disabled aircraft

    Maintenance crews from the 137th and 507th Air Refueling Wings came together for a crash damaged disabled aircraft recovery (CDDAR) exercise at the Aircraft Battle Damage Repair (ABDR) facility on June 20. The CDDAR is an annual exercise designed to give members of the crash teams a real world experience by performing an actual aircraft lift while
  • Senior Airman Krystopher Clarke, 507th Civil Engineer Squadron works on equipment at a Silver Flag exercise at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla. May 18, 2013. Twenty Nine CE Reservists “deployed” to a simulated location with the goal of setting up, establishing and running a fully operational base in a contingency environment. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Lt. Col. Patricia Pettine)

    Silver Flag exercise trains, prepares 'Okie' civil engineers

    Twenty Nine Reservists of the 507th Civil Engineer Squadron "deployed" to a simulated location with the goal of setting up, establishing and running a fully operational base in a contingency environment. The week long training exercise, better known as Silver Flag, was hosted at the Tyndall AFB, Fla. remote training site in field conditions.Civil
  • Elijah Lawrence, left and James Ford listen to Master Sgt. Jeff Bass, 465th Air Refueling Squadron boom operator, as he explains the process of aerial refueling. Lawrence and Ford are two members of the Charles B. Hall Chapter of Tuskegee Airmen in Oklahoma City. The members spent four days of camp at Tinker AFB recently as they learned about rocket building and launching, Tuskegee Airmen history and science and classes in aviation and science careers. Tours were also given to the group at the Federal Aviation Administration facility and the KC-135 Stratotanker. According to Mahlon Smith, vice-president of the Charles B. Hall chapter of Tuskegee Airmen Incorporated in Oklahoma City, this camp is the first for this group and was in the planning stages for seven months. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Mark Hybers)

    Local Tuskegee Airmen chapter tours a KC-135

    Elijah Lawrence, left and James Ford listen to Master Sgt. Jeff Bass, 465th Air Refueling Squadron boom operator, as he explains the process of aerial refueling. Lawrence and Ford are two members of the Charles B. Hall Chapter of Tuskegee Airmen in Oklahoma City. Meanwhile, Hunter Wood looks out the back of a KC-135 Stratotanker as Master Sgt. Jeff
  • Members of the 72nd Aerial Port Squadron competed in a local rodeo competition demonstrating their skills in loading and preparing cargo for delivery. (Courtesy Graphic)

    Aerial porters compete in rodeo to hone skills

    Members of the 72nd Aerial Port Squadron competed in a local rodeo competition demonstrating their skills in loading and preparing cargo for delivery. The rodeo competition gave the aerial port members the ability to demonstrate the best overall team for aerial port operations and at the same time train members honing their skills. The rodeo is a
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    New victim advocate here to help

    Anyone seeking assistance regarding sexual assault can contact the 507th Air Refueling Wing victim advocate, Tech Sgt. Shannon Fabela anytime to help. Fabela was appointed victim advocate in April and she works hand in hand with the Tinker Air Force Base Sexual Assault Response Coordinator (SARC) to help assist anyone affected by sexual assault. In
  • Airman 1st Class Rafe Holmes looks on as Master Sgt. Jerry Colbaugh, 513th Maintenance Squadron, looks through the shoe box full of items that Holmes and Senior Airman Justin Simmons found while searching through the devastation in Moore, Okla. An EF-5 tornado struck the greater Oklahoma City area on May 20th, killing 24 people and injuring hundreds. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Caleb Wanzer)

    Reserve tornado victim reunited with belongings

    Due to the kindness of a fellow Airman and volunteer, a 513th Air Control Group maintenance Airman was reunited with lost uniforms, personal items and checks almost two weeks after an EF-5 tornado destroyed his house in Moore, Okla. on May 20.Master Sgt. Jerry Colbaugh, 513th Maintenance Squadron, never thought he would see many of his belongings
  • Master Sgt. Jay Harris, 970th Airborne Air Control Squadron, poses with friends and running partners. Pictured left to right: Mandy Kierbow, Barbie VanOrsdel, Jay Harris, Ashley Smith and Shawn Kilbourne. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Caleb Wanzer)

    513th Airman pushes self from 'good' to 'excellent'

    When Master Sgt. Jay Harris was appointed as his squadron's fit to fight program manager three years ago, exercising wasn't a part of his daily routine and his fitness scores were just above passing. "When I took over as the [970th Airborne Air Control Squadron] fitness leader three years ago, I couldn't run a mile if someone put a gun to my head,"
  • 507th Air Refueling Wing leadership announced today that the Jun 1-2 Unit Training Assembly will be formally canceled due to the effects of the tornados that hit the area on May 19th and 20th. (Photo illustration by Senior Airman Mark Hybers)

    507th ARW cancels the June Unit Training Assembly

    507th Air Refueling Wing leadership announced today that the Jun 1-2 Unit Training Assembly will be formally canceled due to the effects of the tornados that hit the area on May 19th and 20th.Members are authorized to liberally reschedule the performance of their UTA periods any time prior to 30 Sept 2013. Reschedules (RUTA) have to be requested
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