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  • 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
  • President Barack Obama greets reserve Tech Sgt. Lindsay Newton, 507th Maintenance Squadron at Tinker Air Force Base, May 26. The president landed at Tinker Air Force Base on his way to Moore, Okla. to survey the tornado devastation and meet with victims and first responders. Tinker employees that were personally affected by the May 20 tornado and base first responders got the opportunity to meet the president. (U.S. Air Force photo/Maj. Jon Quinlan)

    President lands at Tinker AFB, surveys tornado damage in Moore

    President Barack Obama landed at here on his way to Moore, Okla. to survey the tornado devastation and meet with victims and first responders, May 26. The president shook hands and spoke with some Tinker AFB employees, families, and first responders on the flight line here before traveling down to Moore, while encouraging people to continue to
  • The Moore Medical Center stands in ruin after an EF-5 tornado ripped through Moore Okla., Monday May 20, 2013. The medical center was full of hospital staffers and patients. Only minor injuries were sustained when everyone survived. (U.S. Air Force photo by Maj. Jon Quinlan)

    Tinker reservist survives monster tornado

    What started out as a sunny, routine day for one member of the 507th Force Support Squadron and the estimated 250 staff and patients at the Moore Medical Center took a sudden turn for the worse on Monday, May 20, as a mammoth 1.3 mile wide tornado bore down on them. Senior Master Sgt. Jennifer Nikki Johnson, a 19-year reservist and a nurse at the
  • Air Force Master Sgt. Cherry Bina, Oklahoma Air National Guard, 137th Maintenance Group, recovers personal items from her own house in Moore, Okla., May 21, 2013. Her house was severely damaged after a devastating tornado killed dozens of people in Moore, Okla., May 20, 2013. (U.S. Air Force photo by Maj. Jon Quinlan)

    Airmen picking up the pieces

    Members of Team Tinker are picking up the pieces after one of the largest and most costly tornadoes in history ripped through Moore, Oklahoma, Monday May 20, 2013. In the 507th Air Refueling Wing alone, more than 20 Airmen and their families suffered either minor damage or a total loss after Monday afternoon's deadly storm passed. Master Sgt. John
  • (U.S. Air Force graphic/Corey Parrish)

    Oklahoma Tornado Relief

    View the photo slide show here: www.af.mil/photos/slideshow.aspOr cycle through the photos in the upper right. 

  • Individual Ready Reserve muster screening at Tinker cancelled

    Air Reserve Personnel Center officials announced that due to the devastating tornado that touched down in Moore, Okla., the Individual Ready Reserve Muster Screening, scheduled for June 8 at Tinker AFB, Okla., has been cancelled. Individuals required to attend were originally provided reporting instructions by mail in March 2013. Muster screenings
  • The Moore Medical Center – Norman Regional Hospital in Moore Okla., is ripped apart by the massive tornado on May 20, 2013. The hospital was directly in the path of the 1.3 mile wide tornado that hit Moore in the late afternoon. There were no casualties reported. Cars flipped over and piled on top of one another along with cars that were cleared away by first responders fill the parking lot. The Orange X spray painted on the cars indicates that the vehicle was checked and cleared of any victims. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Mark Hybers)

    EF-5 tornado hits near Tinker AFB

    Nearly 250 members of the Oklahoma National Guard, as well as members of Tinker Air Force Base are assisting with victim search and security in Moore, Okla., where a tornado left at least 24 dead, authorities said.The twister hit Monday, May 20, about 3:15 p.m. CDT, just three miles south of Tinker. "At this time, we are attempting to determine the
  • (Courtesy photo/Chris Spannagle)

    Massive tornado hits Moore, Okla.

    A powerful tornado touched down approximately three miles south of Tinker AFB hitting the town of Moore, Oklahoma. The 507th Air Refueling Wing Crisis Action Team is active and conducting accountability of all personnel at this time."We are deeply devastated by this tornado, and our heart and prayers go out to all families that have been affected
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