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  • 513th reservists to fly in RIMPAC 2014

    About 60 reservists from the 970th Airborne Air Control Squadron and the 513th Air Control Group are set to participate in the world's largest military naval exercise this week at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii.Rim of the Pacific, or RIMPAC, is a joint-naval exercise held biannually that

  • Thumpers softball starts strong

    The 513th Air Control Group Thumpers opened its summer season a week late with easy back-to-back wins against the 552nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Eagles June 26 at Tinker Air Force Base.Neither of the double-header games lasted past the fifth inning, with the 513th's team racking up enough

  • Former 970th pilot wins Boston Marathon divison

    When Pat Rupel crossed the finish line of the Boston Marathon last year, he planned on it being his last. The weather had been perfect for long-distance running with light winds and temperatures hanging in the 50s.Rupel, a recently retired lieutenant colonel with the 970th Airborne Air Control

  • Rep. Tom Cole visits AF Reserve's only AWACS unit

    Rep. Tom Cole, R-Okla., visited the 513th Air Control Group at Tinker Air Force Base, Okla., April 18 as part of a base-wide tour to hear the accomplishments of and issues facing military units at the base.The 513th is an Air Force Reserve unit stationed at Tinker and is the only reserve unit to

  • Only reserve AWACS unit to inactivate if FY15 DOD budget approved

    The 513th Air Control Group, the only reserve unit that performs the Airborne Warning and Control System mission, is slated to inactivate if the fiscal 2015 Department of Defense budget is enacted into law.Air Force Reserve Command's 513th ACG is currently partnered with the active duty 552nd Air

  • Defense budget proposal includes big changes for Tinker reserve units

    Proposed Air Force structure changes resulting from the Department of Defense fiscal 2015 budget could result in big changes to reserve units here. If enacted into law, the DOD budget request would direct an increase of four KC-135R Stratotankers to the 507th Air Refueling Wing and inactivate the

  • Air Force Reserve recruiters thank the Oklahoma governor

    New members of the 507th Air Refueling Wing recruiting flight and wing leadership met with Gov. Mary Fallin at the Oklahoma State Capital, March 5 to thank her for her support for Air Force Reserve recruiting efforts in Oklahoma. Col. Thomas Smith, 507th Operations Group commander presented the

  • 507th Air Refueling Wing welcomes new commander

    Col. Brian S. Davis assumed command of the 507th Air Refueling Wing Feb. 8, 2014 at Tinker Air Force Base with a ceremony presided over by Brig. Gen. John C. Flournoy Jr., 4th Air Force commander.Colonel Davis served as the 459th Operations Group commander, Joint Base Andrews, Md. He assumes command

  • Colonel Brian S. Davis set to take command of 507th Air Refueling Wing

    Col. Brian S. Davis assumes command of the 507th Air Refueling Wing during a 10 a.m. ceremony Feb. 8 at Tinker Air Force Base. Brig. Gen. John C. Flournoy Jr., 4th Air Force commander, will preside over the proceedings. Colonel Davis served as the 459th Operations Group commander, Joint Base

  • Air Force Structure commission releases final report

     The National Commission on the Structure of the Air Force has posted its report on the Commission' s website at http://afcommission.whs.mil.The commission visited Tinker AFB, Aug. 20, 2013 with the intention of seeing total force integration in action among active Air Force, Reserve, and Air