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  • Air Force Reserve Chief, Lt. Gen. Maryanne Miller, Senior Master Sgt. Darby Perrin, 465th Air Refueling Squadron and Commander Air Mobility Command Gen. Carlton D. Everhart III unveil the painting “Deepwater Horizon” at the 2016 Airlift/Tanker Association and Air Mobility Command Symposium in Nashville, Tennessee. The painting, created by Perrin, is the newest addition to the Air Force Art Program and commemorates the cleanup efforts 910th Airlift Wing’s citizen airmen assisted with during the 2010 BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill.

    Reservist and local artist presents painting at AMC Symposium

    Air Force Reserve Chief, Lt. Gen. Maryanne Miller, Senior Master Sgt. Darby Perrin, 465th Air Refueling Squadron and Gen. Carlton D. Everhart II, Air Mobility Command commander, unveil the painting “Deepwater Horizon” at the 48th annual Air Mobility Command and Airlift/Tanker Association Symposium in Nashville, Tennessee. The painting, created by
  • Citizen Airmen from the 507th Air Refueling Wing Public Affairs office, Tinker Air Force Base, Okla. earned the Air Force Reserve Command, Brig. Gen. Harry J. Dalton Jr., Award for 2016. Additionally, Tech. Sgt. Lauren Gleason won the Staff Sgt. Christopher S. Frost Outstanding Communication Noncommissioned Officer (E-5 to E6) Award. Pictured from left to right is Master Sgt. Grady Epperly, Tech. Sgt. Charles Taylor, Tech. Sgt. Lauren Gleason and Maj. Jon Quinlan. (Courtesy Photo)

    Reserve PA shop wins 2016 Communication Excellence Awards

    Air Force Reserve Command Public Affairs announced the winners of the 2016 Communication Excellence Awards today.
  • The KC-135 60th Anniversary brought a huge crowd to the programmed depot maintenance line in Bldg. 3001 Oct. 7. The event featured guest speakers from the Air Force Sustainment Center, Rockwell-Collins, Boeing and the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center. (Air Force photo by Kelly White)

    Tinker celebrates tanker’s history

    TINKER AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. -- Members of Team Tinker were joinedby mission support partners and Reservists of the 507th Air Refueling Wing Oct. 7 to honor an Air Force icon. The KC-135 Stratotanker’s 60 yearsof service were recognized during a ceremony at Dock 5 ½ in Bldg. 3001. TheKC-135’s actual anniversary coincides with the first flight on
  • Tankers were essential in allowing heavy fighter-bombers to reach North Vietnamese targets and return. Tinker Air Force Base's role began almost immediately after the contract for the purchase of 29 aircraft in 1954. The KC-135’s first flight took place Aug. 31, 1956, from Boeing’s Payne Field in Washington state. (U.S. Air Force photo)

    Soaring to Sixty: KC-135 remains backbone of air refueling

    TINKER AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. - The KC-135 Stratotanker celebrates its 60th anniversary this week and from the start, Tinker Air Force Base has played a crucial role in the longevity of the jet while operating and maintaining this strategic aircraft.In the mid-fifties Strategic Air Command, under the direction of General Curtis Lemay, needed an air
  • Lt Col. Gregg Russell, deputy commander 507th Mission Support Group, passes the 507th Logistics Readiness Squadron guidon to Maj. Damien C. Miller during an assumption of command ceremony at Tinker Air Force Base, Aug. 6, 2016. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Grady Epperly)

    Taking command: New LRS CC

    TINKER AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. -- Maj. Damien C. Miller assumed command of the 507th Logistics Readiness Squadron here Aug. 6, 2016.Miller is the former Director of Operations of the 482nd Logistics Readiness Squadron at Homestead Air Reserve Base, Florida. As he took command, Miller thanked the 507th LRS Director of Operations, Maj. Britnee
  • 160720-F-EW270-248 JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM (July 20, 2016) Six U.S. Navy F-18 Hornets await refueling from a KC-135R Stratotanker belonging to the 507th Air Refueling Wing at Tinker Air Force Base, Okla., during Rim of the Pacific 2016. Twenty-six nations, more than 40 ships and submarines, more than 200 aircraft, and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 30 to Aug. 4, in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. The world's largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity that helps participants foster and sustain the cooperative relationships that are critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world's oceans. RIMPAC 2016 is the 25th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Lauren Gleason)

    Okies support Navy during RIMPAC

    JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM -- U.S. Navy F-18 Hornets receive fuel from a KC-135R Stratotanker from the 507th Air Refueling Wing, Tinker Air Force Base, Okla., while three more jets await refueling as part of Rim of the Pacific 2016. Twenty-six nations, more than 40 ships and submarines, more than 200 aircraft, and 25,000 personnel are
  • Staff Sgt. Cody Fry, a supply technician at the 507th Logistics Readiness Squadron, monitors placement of pallets in Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, July 11, 2016. Fry with the rest of the squadron completing annual tour requirements (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Charles Taylor).

    Reserve Logistics Specialists Train in Germany

    SPANGDAHLEM AIR BASE, Germany – The 507th Logistics Readiness Squadron along with support elements from the 507th Air Refueling Wing, completed a two-week annual tour at Spangdahlem Air Base to train and provide support to the active duty unit.The Citizen Airmen supported the 52nd Logistics Readiness Squadron and got unique training events
  • JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM (July 11, 2016) Master Sgt. Steven Switzer, a KC-135R in-flight refueling technician with the 465th Air Refueling Squadron at Tinker Air Force Base, Okla., operates the boom July 11, 2016 over the Pacific Ocean in support of Rim of the Pacific exercise 2016. RIMPAC is the world's largest international maritime exercise which provides a unique training opportunity that helps participants foster and sustain the cooperative relationships that are critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world's oceans. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Grady Epperly)

    Citizen Airmen keep RIMPAC flying high

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  • JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM (July 11, 2016) Lt. Col. Ken Humphrey, a pilot with the 465th Air Refueling Squadron, Tinker Air Force Base, Okla., turns a KC-135 while on approach to Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, in support of Rim of the Pacific 2016 exercise. Humphrey and his crew fly and operate KC-135s out of the 507th Air Refueling Wing at Tinker Air Force Base, Okla. The 507th ARW is the largest Reserve flying unit in the state of Oklahoma. Twenty-six nations, more than 40 ships and submarines, more than 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 30 to Aug. 4, in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. The world's largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity that helps participants foster and sustain the cooperative relationships that are critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world's oceans. RIMPAC 2016 is the 25th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Grady Epperly)

    Okies refuel a RAF CF-18 during RIMPAC 2016

    JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM (July 11, 2016) Lt. Col. Ken Humphrey, a pilot with the 465th Air Refueling Squadron, Tinker Air Force Base, Okla., turns a KC-135 while on approach to Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, in support of Rim of the Pacific 2016 exercise. Humphrey and his crew fly and operate KC-135s out of the 507th Air Refueling Wing at
  • Staff Sgt. Shantel Ellis, 507th Air Refueling Wing command post controller coordinates with maintenance during the June Operational Exercise at Tinker Air Force Base, Okla. June 2, 2016. Command post controllers along with maintenance professionals in the maintenance operations center were tested by running numerous checklists, relaying command information, tracking aircraft, answering radio and phone calls while dispatching crews. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Tech Sgt. Lauren Gleason)

    Exercise brings readiness into focus

    Over 1,100 Citizen Airmen of the 507th Air Refueling Wing here came together for an intense five-day exercise here June 1-5 in order to evaluate the wing’s operational readiness, with emphasis on the wing’s nuclear support and deterrence mission.
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