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  • Chief Master Sgt. Linda Sparks, a Reservist from Scott Air Force Base Illinois, and Col. Don Wren, 910th Mission Support Group commander, from Youngstown Air Reserve Base, Ohio, reunited during the Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program event in St. Louis, Missouri, July 19-21, 2019. Sparks and Wren are former co-workers, and at the Yellow Ribbon event, Sparks took Wren's class on how to write an effective resume for a federal job. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Lauren Gleason)

    Colonel gives deployers tips for getting in the door to civilian jobs

    ST. LOUIS, Mo. -- Chief Master Sgt. Linda Sparks was looking to take the next step in her career as a federal civilian employee when she returned from a 6-month Air Force Reserve deployment to Iraq, she said.She was among those who took a federal job resume writing class at a Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program event July 19-21 to learn more about
  • Senior Master Sgt. Joey Urena from the Air National Guard Test Center in Tucson, Ariz., and Master Sgt. Tony Burch from KC-135 System Program Office at Tinker Air Force Base, Okla., observe Pennsylvania Air National Guardsmen Master Sgt. Bryan Schulz and Tech. Sgt. Cameron of the 171st Air Refueling Wing perform maintenance on the Large Aircraft Infrared Counter-Measure third generation prototype system May 24, 2018 in Coraopolis, Pa. (U.S. Air National Guard Photo by Senior Airman Bryan Hoover)

    171st Successfully Tests LAIRCM System

    The 171st Air Refueling Wing tested the Large Aircraft Infrared Counter Measures (LAIRCM) Gen 3 missile defense system here on May 25, 2018. The LAIRCM is designed to protect the KC-135 Stratotanker and other aircraft from surface-launched Infrared (IR) guided missiles.
  • 507th enables lifesaving medical evacuation training

    From Scott to Scotland: Okies fly ambulance in the sky

    The 507th ARW has a fleet of eight KC-135 Stratotankers, which are used mostly for aerial refueling in operations worldwide, but the aircraft can also transform into emergency rooms in the sky to provide lifesaving in-flight patient care during a crisis.
  • Master Sgt. Aaron Culwell (left), the 386th Expeditionary Civil Engineer squadron fire station one station captain performs a gear safety check of a teammate during a training scenario Friday, August 11, 2017, at the PERSCO building at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Rashard Coaxum)

    Reserve firefighters train in Southwest Asia

    More than 50 deployed Citizen Airmen from the 507th Air Refueling Wing at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, participated in an emergency response exercise Aug. 11, 2017, to practice teamwork skills of a new rotation of Airmen within the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia.
  • (left to right) Susan d’Olive, daughter of 1st Lt. Charles d’Olive, the last officially recognized U.S. “Ace” of World War I, Brig. Gen. Vito Addabbo, Mobilization Assistant to the Commander, Air Force Global Strike Command, Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, Lt. Col. James Morriss, vice commander of the 307th Bomb Wing, Barksdale AFB, and Senior Master Sgt. Darby Perrin, an Air Force artist from the 465th Air Refueling Squadron, Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, sign lithographs of Perrin’s artwork at the National Museum of the United States Air Force in Ohio, Oct. 1, 2016. Perrin unveiled a picture at the event depicting Susan’s father, 1st Lt. Charles d’Olive’s victory over three German fighter planes during World War I.

    Painting unveiling helps commemorate AF Reserve history

    Celebrating 100 years of Reserve Airpower, Senior Master Sgt. Darby Perrin, an Air Force artist from the 465th Air Refueling Squadron, Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, unveiled a painting at the 2016 World War I Dawn Patrol Rendezvous event October 1, at the National Museum of the United States Air Force.
  • Members of the 507th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron and the 564th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron work together to guide a vertical stabilizer onto a KC-135 Stratotanker following rudder and stabilizer repair Sept. 27, 2016. The two squadrons worked together to complete the task, normally performed at the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Lauren Gleason)

    Stabilizing the fleet

    Members of the 507th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron and the 564th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron work together to guide a vertical stabilizer onto a KC-135 Stratotanker following rudder and stabilizer repair Sept. 27, 2016. The twosquadrons worked together to complete the task, normally performed at the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex. (U.S. Air
  • South African students tour a U.S. KC-135 Stratotanker at the African Aerospace and Defense Expo at Waterkloof Air Force Base, South Africa, Sept. 14, 2016. The U.S. military is exhibiting a C-17 Globemaster III, a KC-135 Stratotanker, a C-130J Super Hercules, an HC-130 King, and an MQ-9 Reaper. The aircraft come from various Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve Command units. The U.S. routinely participates in events like AADE to strengthen partnerships with regional partners. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Ryan Crane)

    Okies on display at Africa Aerospace, Defence Expo

    WATERKLOOF AIR FORCE BASE, South Africa -- A team of Citizen Airmen from the 465th Air Refueling Squadron here and the 507th Maintenance Group here took part in the Africa Aerospace & Defence Exposition 2016 in South Africa, Sept. 14-18, as part of an ongoing effort to strengthen the partnership between the two nations. The Airmen worked alongside
  • Lt. Col. Richard Ropac, 507th Mission Support Group commander, passes the guidon to Maj. Ricky Martin II, new commander of the 507th Security Forces Squadron, at his assumption of command ceremony Sept. 11, 2016, at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma. Martin has served in various capacities to include: nuclear security, presidential support, antiterrorism, security forces operations, Iraqi Police transition team and contingency operations. Martin has also worked as a Federal Reserve Law Enforcement Officer in Salt Lake, Utah. Prior to arriving at Tinker, Martin commanded the 99th Security Forces Squadron at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, comprised of 350 military and civilian personnel. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Grady Epperly)

    Security Forces gets new commander

    Lt. Col. Richard Ropac, 507th Mission Support Group commander, passes the guidon to Maj. Ricky Martin II, new commander of the 507th Security Forces Squadron, at his assumption of command ceremony Sept. 11, 2016, at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma. Martin has served in various capacities to include: nuclear security, presidential support,
  • Okie firefighters from the 507th Civil Engineer Squadron hike up the stairs of the fire training tower Sept. 11, 2016, at Tinker Air Force Base, Okla., during their 7th annual fire climb, held to honor the victims and heroes who perished on that day 15 years ago. Every year, Reservists climb up and down the fire-training tower to complete the 18 laps within 56 minutes, the amount of time it took the South Tower of the World Trade Center to collapse. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Grady Epperly)

    Climbing for freedom

    Okie firefighters from the 507th Civil Engineer Squadron hike up the stairs of the fire training tower Sept. 11, 2016, at Tinker Air Force Base, Okla., during their 7th annual fire climb, held to honor the victims and heroes who perished on that day 15 years ago. Every year, Reservists climb up and down the fire-training tower to complete the 18
  • Maj. Gen. John C. Flournoy, Jr., Commander, Fourth Air Force, passes the guidon to the new 507th Air Refueling Wing commander, Col. Douglas E. Gullion, at the change of command ceremony April 2, 2016, at Tinker Air Force Base, Okla. Gullion is a command pilot who has served nearly 30 years and has flown more than 6,500 flight hours. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Lauren Gleason)

    Resident "Okie" takes command

    TINKER AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. - Col. Douglas E. Gullion took command of the 507th Air Refueling Wing here April 2, 2016, at a ceremony presided over by Maj. Gen. John C. Flournoy Jr., 4th Air Force commander. Gullion served as the 507th Operations Group Commander here for 18 months before taking command of the wing from Col. Brian S. Davis. Flournoy
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