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    On-Final News Bulletin - Feb. 10, 2019

    On-Final News Bulletin
  • Lt. Col. (Dr.) Alvin Bradford's wife, Dina, attaches the commanders pin onto Bradford's service coat for the first time during the 507th Medical Squadron assumption of command ceremony at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, Feb. 9, 2019. Prior to assuming command, Bradford served as the Chief of Aerospace Medicine in the 507th MDS. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Grady Epperly)

    Keeping your eye on the doughnut

    The 507th Medical Squadron welcomed its new commander, Lt. Col. (Dr.) Alvin Bradford, during an assumption of command ceremony Feb. 9, 2019, at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma.
  • The first KC-46A Pegasus to arrive at Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma, taxis on the flightline Feb. 8, 2019, following a water salute. Total force Airmen there will put the KC-46 through its paces in the Combat Mobility and Expeditionary Training Center of Excellence, where more than 2,000 airlift and aerial refueling aircrew members train annually. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Samantha Mathison)

    KC‐46 arrives for combat training

    Reserve Citizen Airmen of the 730th Air Mobility Training Squadron here, dignitaries and Air Force leaders accepted the new KC‐46A Pegasus during a historic arrival celebration Feb. 8.
  • The 507th Air Refueling Wing enlisted promotion list for February 2019. (U.S. Air Force image by Tech. Sgt. Lauren Gleason)

    507th ARW February enlisted promotions

    TINKER AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. – The February promotions from the 507th Air Refueling Wing enlisted ranks are:
  • Col. Richard Heaslip, 507th Air Refueling Wing commander, sits for an official photo July 20, 2018, at Tinker Air Force Base, Okla. (U.S. Air Force photo by Lauren Gleason)

    VIDEO: 507th ARW CC holiday message

    The 507th Air Refueling Wing Commander, Col. Miles Heaslip, delivers a special holiday message to Reserve Citizen Airmen and their families Dec. 19, 2018, at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma.
  • There’s a new team in the 507th Air Refueling Wing called the Cube, whose aim is to positively impact recruiting, readiness and retention.The Cube in the 507th Air Refueling Wing is comprised of: Master Sgt. Michelle Bonilla, career assistance advisor, Mrs. Carol Davis, civilian personnel liaison, Maj. Amanda Hacman, senior force support officer and Senior Master Sgt. Neil Lambrecht, the recruiting flight chief. (U.S. Air Force graphic by Tech. Sgt. Lauren Gleason)

    The Cube: Resolving manning challenges

    There’s a new team in the 507th Air Refueling Wing called the Cube, whose aim is to positively impact recruiting, readiness and retention.
  • GOODFELLOW AIR FORCE BASE, Texas-- This being an election year, it is important for all Defense Department members to know DOD regulations concerning political activities (U.S. Air Force graphic/James Luman)

    Political Do's and Don'ts

    As elections approach, it is important to remember that as a military member you are encouraged and expected to be responsible and politically conscious citizens. However, your active participation in political activities is not without limitations. Federal law and Air Force Instruction 51-902 prohibit or limit some political activities in order to maintain good order and discipline and to avoid the appearance of improper DoD endorsements in political affairs.

  • (Video) Okie reunion brings 1,000 years of experience back to Tinker

    TINKER AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. -- 'Once an Okie, always an Okie.' It's a mantra spoken by a group of several hundred former members of the 507th Air Refueling Wing. This group of Okies meets at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, every two years, and they met here Sept. 28-29. Realistically, there were over 1,000 years of experience in the hangar during
  • The 72nd Air Base Wing Honor Guard presents the colors during the 507th Air Refueling Wing change of command ceremony June 3, 2018, at Tinker Air Force Base, Okla. Maj. Gen. Randall Ogden, Fourth Air Force commander, gave command of the 507th ARW to Col. Richard Heaslip. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Samantha Mathison)

    Refueling wing welcomes new commander

    Col. Miles Heaslip succeeded Col. Douglas Gullion as the commander of the 507th Air Refueling Wing here in a change of command ceremony June 3, 2018.
  • The sun sets on the Oklahoma City Memorial site. One of the Gates of Time lights up to reveal the moment just after the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building was bombed. The site of the Reflecting Pool leading west toward this gate was once N.W. 5th St., with the Murrah Building just to the left. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Mark Hybers)

    Remembering our own: Tinker Airmen among 168 victims

    The bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City on April 19, 1995, claimed 168 lives, including two young Airmen from Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma. Airman 1st Class Lakesha Richardson Levy from the 72nd Medical Group and Airman 1st Class Cartney McRaven from the 32nd Combat Communications Squadron were inside the building when the Ryder truck exploded at 9:02 a.m.
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