8/9/2012 - ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. -- The 507th Air Refueling Wing, Tinker Air Force Base, Okla., is the recipient of the Airlift/Tanker Associations' Lt. Gen. James E. Sherrard III Award for 2012.
According to the A/TA website, the award "recognizes the Air Reserve outstanding Wing/Group contributing to the overall success of the Mobility Air Force Mission."
The aircrew and maintenance had 6,108 flying hours supporting 1,593 sorties in Operations Enduring Freedom, Unified Project, New Dawn and Odyssey Dawn. The wing earned the Air Force Association's Aircrew of the Year for undaunted courage in theater. The wing also received back-to-back "Excellent" ratings during the Air Mobility Command Inspector General 2012 Nuclear and Operational Readiness Inspections.
