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  • Anthrax vaccine is back

    The anthrax vaccine is back and is once again mandatory for all personnel assigned to: - Central Command area of responsibility for more than 15 days. - Korean Peninsula for more than 15 days. - Special units with bio warfare or bio terrorism related missions. - Specialty units with approved exception to policy. The current Anthrax Vaccine

  • Tanker Talkers to hold speech contest

    On March 8, the McConnell Tanker Talkers Toastmasters club will hold a speech contest to select a contestant to send to the Area International Speech Contest. Judges will be evaluating speeches in three main categories: content, delivery and style. Toastmasters is an international educational organization dedicated to improving communication and

  • Enlisted dining facility authorization change

     -- In conjunction with Air Mobility Command's contract support and reduction initiative, personnel authorized access to utilize enlisted dining facilities has been modified. The intent of dining facilities is to provide subsistence entitlements to enlisted members residing in dormitories, provide a training environment for food service personnel,
  • Col. Donald J. Halpin, 22nd Air Refueling Wing commander, inducts Mike Nelson as the 22nd Security Forces honorary commander, while Chief Master Sgt. Todd Salzman, 22nd ARW command chief, assists during the Annual Honorary Commander's Banquet at McConnell Air Force Base Feb. 22. (Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Laura Suttles, 22nd Communications Squadron)

    Six inducted as Honorary Commanders for Team McConnell

    McConnell Air Force base held it's annual Honorary Commander's Banquet Feb. 22 at the Dole Community Center here.  Six members of the local community were inducted during the banquet as honorary commanders for various units on base. The new inductees join 27 honorary commanders that are continuing their tenure as honorary commanders.   The purpose

  • WE LEAD.COM!

    From traditional Air and Space Expeditionary Force deployments, to embedded support to the U.S. Army, the 22nd Communications Squadron is embroiled, day-to-day, in the Global War on Terror. This small unit of less than 150 military, a handful of civilians and contractors provides support to keep Air Mobility Command's premier KC-135 Tanker Wing,

  • Concealed weapons law affects McConnell members

    With the arrival of the New Year, Kansas enacted a new law becoming the 47th state to adopt a concealed-firearm carry policy. In 2006, the Kansas Legislature passed the Personal & Family Protection Act. Better known as the Concealed Carry Bill, SB418, gives Kansas the right to join 46 other states in the nation to seek a permit to carry concealed
  • Congratulations to the Team McConnell members who graduated from the Noncommissioned Officer academy Feb. 15 at the Forest L. Vosler NCO Academy at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Courtesy photo)

    McConnell graduates achieve career milestone

    Congratulations to the graduates of the Noncommissioned Officer Academy at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo. The following Team McConnell members graduated Feb. 15 from class 07-2. Kent Niebuhr 184th Maintenance Squadron Mark Morris 22nd Air Refueling Wing *Distinguished Graduate Chastity Solomon 22nd Air Refueling Wing Brian Denis 22nd Aircraft
  • Feb. 16, Amy Myer, right, McConnell Officers’ Spouses’ Charitable Association president, hands Col. Donald J. Halpin, 22nd Air Refueling Wing commander, an invitation the upcoming MOSCA Charity Auction. The Fifth Annual MOSCA Charity Auction will be held March 3 at the Terradyne Country Club, Andover. The theme for the event is “United We Stand.” The silent auction will begin at 6 p.m. and the live auction will begin at 7:30 p.m. Dress is semi-formal. There will be hors d’oeuvres and a cash bar. Cost is $35 per person in advance or $40 at the door/$50per couple or $60 at the door. Proceeds from the auction benefit base organizations such as the MOSCA Scholarship program, Airman and Family Readiness programs and more.

    MOSC to host charity Auction

  • Welcome to the e-Contrails

    The 22nd Air Refueling Wing Public Affairs office would like to welcome Team McConnell members to the e-Contrails. The e-Contrails is the base's new method for delivering news. Much like its predecessor, the hardcopy Contrails newspaper, the e-Contrails contains stories, art and photographs showcasing McConnell's members and mission. The public

  • Active duty military stay in touch by using technology

    Thousands of military men and women send videos to their children. But the latest trend features the parents as the stars of the videos. Children see and hear their parent reading a storybook to them from thousands of miles away. It's part of United Through Reading, an organization that takes the sting out of long-term separations during military
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