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  • A KC-46A Pegasus out of Edwards Air Force Base, California, conducts testing with a C-5M Super Galaxy out of Travis Air Force Base, California, for the first time April 29, 2019. Travis will receive the KC-46, the Air Force’s newest refueling aircraft, in 2023. (U.S. Air Force photo by Christian Turner)

    KC-46 completes testing with Super Galaxy

    The U.S. Air Force’s newest air refueling aircraft, the KC-46A Pegasus, is undergoing a variety of tests out of Edwards Air Force Base, California.
  • Col. Paul Filcek assumed command of the 72nd Air Base Wing during a formal ceremony at the Tinker Event Center June 7. Air Force Sustainment Center Commander Lt. Gen. Gene Kirkland presided over the ceremonyin which Col. Kenyon Bell bid farewell to the Wildcatters of the 72ABW. Filcek will lead 3,000 Airmen and civilians as the new commander and will be responsible for $5.4 billion in resources and a $311 million operating budget. The 72ABW provides installation support for over 27,000 personnel assigned to the Headquarters Air Force Sustainment Center, Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex, 552nd Air Control Wing, Navy Strategic Communications Wing ONE, 507th Air Refueling Wing, 448th Supply Chain Management Wing and 45 other associate units including the Defense Logistics Agency, Defense Information Systems Agency, Defense Finance and Accounting Service and the 38th Cyberspace Engineering Installation Group. (U.S. Air Force photo/Kelly White)

    Filcek takes command of 72nd ABW

    Sometimes change can be hard, but it can also be positive.On June 7, the 72nd Air Base Wing welcomed incoming Commander Col. Paul Filcek during a Change of Command Ceremony at the Tinker Event Center. Filcek assumed command of the wing from Col. Kenyon Bell.About 400 people, including friends, family, Tinker civilian and military personnel and
  • SLRP

    What is the Reserve Student Loan Repayment Program?

    Applicable to: Air Force ReserveThe Student Loan Repayment Program is an Air Force Reserve program that makes one annual payment, per qualifying loan account number, directly to the lending institution toward the balance of an individual’s student loans. It is a program designed to attract and retain individuals in critical wartime specialties for
  • Share Your Adventure

    Share Your Adventure: help the Reserve team grow through testimony

    The peer referral program is the lead source generator for AFRC RS with one of four people referred by current Reservists joining the Air Force Reserve and is replacing the command’s Get1Now campaign. As manning levels continue to increase for AFRC and other branches of service and the nation’s economy continues to be strong, Share Your Adventure is a vital program to help recruiters gather quality leads and assure AFRC has the manning it needs to excel in its mission to fly, fight and win.
  • A 507th Air Refueling Wing KC-135R Stratotanker flown by pilots Capt. Chris Nutt and 1st Lt. Cody Rosecrans from Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, lead a formation of U.S. and Italian Air Forces aircraft consisting of F-35 Lightning IIs, F-16 Fighting Falcons and a B-52 Stratofortress over the Adriatic Sea during Astral Knight 19, June 4, 2019. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joshua R. M. Dewberry)

    On-Final News Bulletin - June 8, 2019

    ON-FINAL NEWS BULLETIN – June 8, 2019 (Vol 39, No. 6)Okies support NATO exerciseAstral Knight is an exercise taking place throughout various locations in Europe, involving over 900 Airmen and supports the collective defense and security of NATO allies and U.S. forces in Europe. A 507th Air Refueling Wing KC-135R Stratotanker flown by pilots Capt.
  • The Navy Blue Angels perform at the 2019 Star Spangled Salute Air and Space Show at Tinker Air Force Base. (U.S. Air Force photo/Kelly White)

    Star Spangled Salute Air and Space Show a success at Tinker

    The sounds of jet engines filled the air as the U.S. Navy Blue Angels headlined the 2019 Tinker Air Force Base Star Spangled Salute Air and Space Show June 1-2 in Midwest City, Oklahoma. This year’s Air Show theme, “Saluting our United States Armed Forces, Past, Present and Future,” honored the men and women who served our country and commemorated
  • The 507th Air Refueling Wing enlisted promotion list for June 2019 at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma. (U.S. Air Force image by Tech. Sgt. Samantha Mathison)

    507th ARW June enlisted promotions

    Promotions from the 507th Air Refueling Wing enlisted ranks.
  • Okies support NATO exercise

    Okies support NATO exercise

  • A U.S. Air Force Reserve KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 507th Air Refueling Wing out of Tinker Air Force Base, Okla., takes off during Northern Edge, May 14, 2019, from Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. Northern Edge is one in a series of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command exercises in 2019 that prepares joint forces to respond to crises in the Indo-Pacific region

    Okies support joint exercise Northern Edge

    Reserve Citizen Airmen from the 507th Air Refueling Wing joined approximately 10,000 U.S. military personnel participating in exercise Northern Edge 2019, a joint training exercise hosted by U.S. Pacific Air Forces on and above the central Alaska ranges and the Gulf of Alaska May 13-24, 2019.
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