Norman Veterans, Reservists, Guardsmen enjoy Annual Christmas Party

Through donation support the Reserve campus here rose over $1,500 and purchased hundreds of gifts for the Veterans living at the Norman Veterans Center then personally delivered those gifts at the veterans Christmas party Dec. 22.This marks the 18th year of the "Angel Tree" program and the support

16 years and counting; Operation Holiday Spirit still going strong, helping Airmen in need

In December 2011, Christmas gifts were the last thing on Ashley Osborn's mind. Her nine-month old son Devry had been hospitalized most of that year and was diagnosed with meningitis. "At that time I was working at a hospital, so they were pretty understanding when I had to take care of my son,"

Oklahoma citizen Airmen supporting operations in Syria

A U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle receives fuel from a 507th and 137th Air Refueling Wing KC-135 Stratotanker over northern Iraq after conducting airstrikes in Syria, Sept. 23, 2014.  These aircraft were part of a large coalition strike package that was the first to strike ISIL targets in Syria. 

Air Force Reserve adapts to new AEF Construct

The Air Force's re-designed Air Expeditionary Force construct will modify how reservists mobilize for contingencies and support combatant commander. The new AEF construct, scheduled to start in October, is intended to make deployments more predicable for reservists and improve opportunities for them

Reserve firefighters pay tribute to 9/11 comrades

Firefighters from the 507th Civil Engineer Squadron participated in their 5th Annual Fire climb on Sept. 7 to honor the victims of the 9/11 attacks. Inspired by firefighter cadets in Austin, Texas, members of the 507th Air Refueling Wing climbed the equivalent of 110 stories to commemorate the 343

Air Force revamps AEF

The Air Force will deploy Agile Combat Support Airmen under its redesigned air expeditionary force construct October 1. The primary purpose of the redesign was to look at ways to deploy more ACS Airmen with their units and standardize dwell times across the Air Force as much as possible to present a

"Each component gives the AF its strength" CMSAF told Tinker Reservists

Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James A. Cody emphasized the importance of the Active, Reserve, Guard and civilian components Aug. 2 during a visit with Reservists from the 507th Air Refueling Wing and the 513th Air Control Group at Tinker Air Force Base during the August Unit Training

513th provides vital AWACS support for RIMPAC 2014

More than 60 reservists from the 513th Air Control Group and the 970th Airborne Air Control Squadron returned home last week after a nearly two-week mission to support the Rim of the Pacific 2014 exercise at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii.The 970th flew the only E-3 Sentry Airborne Warning

AWACS aircrew members practice water survival

Existing tools help users reduce PII breaches

Members of 24th Air Force are refurbishing an old email tool to help Air Force users reduce breaches of personally identifiable information, or PII.The Digital Signature Enforcement Tool, or DSET, which currently prompts users to provide a digital signature when an email contains an active