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  • The 2017 507th Air Refueling Wing Annual Award winners pose for a photo Feb. 3, 2018, in Midwest City, Okla. Front row: Staff Sgt. Casey Cottrell, NCO of the Year; Mrs. Lauren Gleason, Civilian of the Year; Senior Master Sgt. Ronald Pyles, 1st Sgt. of the Year; Mrs. Jennifer Smith, Spouse of the Year; 2nd Lt. Ryan Cheney, Company Grade Officer of the Year; and Master Sgt. Ricky Buettner, Senior NCO of the Year. Back row: Community partners Mrs. Tasha Windisch, Ms. Kathy Gillette and Ms. Jan Davis from the Moore Chamber of Commerce and Tinker Federal Credit Union; Col. Dana Nelson, 507th Air Refueling Wing vice commander; ahd Chief Master Sgt. David Dickson, 507th ARW command chief. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Samantha Mathison)

    2017 Annual Award winners announced

    The 507th Air Refueling Wing announced the winners of the 2017 507th ARW Annual Awards Feb. 3, 2018, at an awards banquet held in Midwest City, Oklahoma.
  • Crew chiefs from Tinker Air Force Base, Okla., Senior Airman Samuel Bryant, 507th Maintenance Squadron, and Tech. Sgt. Justin Nichols, 507th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, prepare a KC-135 Stratotanker for flight Jan. 19, 2018, at Kona International Airport, Hawaii. 507th Air Refueling Wing air and maintenance crews flew the KC-135 to Hawaii in direct support of Exercise Sentry Aloha. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Samantha Mathison)

    507th ARW supports Exercise Sentry Aloha

    TINKER AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. – 507th Air Refueling Wing Reserve Citizen Airmen here flew 10 aerial refueling missions in a KC-135R Stratotanker Jan. 10-24, in support of Exercise Sentry Aloha, hosted by the Hawaii Air National Guard’s 154th Wing located at Joint Base Pearl Harbor – Hickam, Hawaii.
  • A 507th Air Refueling Wing KC-135R Stratotanker from Tinker Air Force Base, Okla., sits on the flight line at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., while a maintenance crew prepares it for flight Nov. 28, 2017. This particular aircraft has been reconfigured to use the Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasures system, which is designed to deflect incoming missiles. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Samantha Mathison)

    Reservists support LAIRCM testing at Eglin AFB

    A KC-135 Stratotanker from the 507th Air Refueling Wing here returned Dec. 4, 2017, from Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, following testing of the Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasures system recently installed on the aircraft.
  • A 507th Air Refueling Wing aircraft maintenance team installs a Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasures pod onto the underside of a KC-135 Stratotanker Oct. 25, 2017 at Tinker Air Force Base, Okla. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Samantha Mathison)

    AFRC tests KC-135 defense system

    A 507th Air Refueling Wing KC-135 Stratotanker here is fulfilling a critical role within the Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard in the testing and fielding efforts to employ an operational Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasures-based pod defensive system.
  • The employees of Frankfurt-Short-Bruza Architects and Engineers in Oklahoma City donated more than $10,000 Dec. 18, 2017, to Operation Holiday Spirit, a private organization that helps military families in need. Members of OHS are made up primarily of Reservists from the 513th Air Control Group and 507th Air Refueling Wing. Gene Brown, Federal Market Principal (far left), and Steve Shrum, Chief Financial Officer(far right), stand for a photo with Joe Wade, 507th Air Refueling Wing facility director (center right), and Ralph Hawkins, 513th Air Control Group executive officer (center left), after delivering the donation. The money will go towards 19 military families through OHS, which has raised more than $36,000 this year. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Samantha Mathison)

    Operation Holiday Spirit receives generous donation

    OKLAHOMA CITY -- The employees of Frankfurt-Short-Bruza Architects and Engineers in Oklahoma City donated more than $10,000 Dec. 18, 2017, to Operation Holiday Spirit, a private organization that helps military families in need. Members of OHS are made up primarily of Reservists from the 513th Air Control Group and 507th Air Refueling Wing. Gene
  • The Rock Solid Warrior program is a way to recognize and spotlight the Airmen of the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing for their positive impact and commitment to the mission.

    386th AEW recognizes warrior from Tinker AFB

    An Airman from the 513th Air Control Group, Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, was recently selected as a Rock Solid Warrior while deployed with the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing, Southwest Asia.
  • Members of the 507th Air Refueling Wing practice gas mask procedures during CBRN training Aug. 6, 2017 at Tinker Air Force Base, Okla. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Samantha Mathison)

    Video: Citizen Airmen participate in CBRN training

    Citizen Airmen from the 513th Air Control Group and the 507th Air Refueling Wing Tinker AFB, Okla participate in Chemical Biological Radiological and Nuclear, or CBRN, training, August 5, 2017.
  • The goal for pest management and entomology is to keep the bases insect, rodent and feral animal population at a manageable level.

    Walking on the wild side

    The goal for pest management and entomology is to keep the base's insect, rodent and feral animal population at a manageable level, Argo said. To do this they use a variety of control measures; such as setting up traps for feral animals, utilizing rodenticides and pesticides and employing local animals.
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    ‘Okies’ Celebrate 45th Anniversary at Tinker

    This year marks the 45th Anniversary of the 507th Air Refueling Wing operating out operating out of Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma. The 507th ARW is the largest Air Force Reserve Command flying unit in the state of Oklahoma.
  • Reservists from the 507th Air Refueling Wing return home following a deployment Feb. 17, 2017, at Tinker Air Force Base, Okla. More than 90 other Reservists deployed in December 2016 in support of air operations at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, against the Islamic State group. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Lauren Gleason)

    507th Air Refueling Wing Year in Review: Okies Around the World

    TINKER AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. -- It’s been a whirlwind of a year here for the ‘Okies’ of the 507th Air Refueling Wing.From Oklahoma to Europe and Southwest Asia, more than 1,100 Reserve Citizen Airmen of the 507th ARW, the largest Reserve unit in the state of Oklahoma, accomplished a great deal.The 507th Operations Group flew the KC-135 Stratotanker
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