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  • Personnel records readiness vital to mission

    Nobody can predict the twists and turns that life can take, but with a little bit of preparation, Airmen can make the best of any situation. The Air Force Personnel Center designated February as Personnel Records Readiness Month. Military members used this opportunity to review items such as their virtual record of emergency data, or vRed, and
  • Staff Sgt. Tim Ransom, a 22nd Civil Engineer Squadron member serving as a 22nd Security Forces augmentee, hands out Eagle Eyes pamphlets March 1 while checking identification cards at McConnell’s main gate. Eagle Eyes is an Air force-wide defensive program geared toward teaching people to detect and deter terrorism. The program educates people on the planning activities associated with terrorist acts. It is also designed to encourage people to notify authorities when they see something suspicious. To schedule an Eagle Eyes briefing at McConnell, call 759-4124. To report suspicious activities, call local law enforcement authorities or the McConnell law enforcement desk at 759-3976. (Air Force photo by Senior Airman Amanda Currier)

    McConnell focuses on Eagle Eyes program

  • AMC announces 2006 Media Contest winners

    Air Mobility Command this week announced the winners of the 2006 Air Mobility Command Media Contest, which recognizes the best journalists, photographers and graphic artists contributing to the command's base newspapers. Winners were selected by a panel of three judges, and first-place winners go on to compete in the Air Force Media Contest. Three
  • Col. Donald J. Halpin, 22nd Air Refueling Wing commander, discusses the aging fleet and the need for replacement aircraft with Peter Spiegel, a reporter from the Los Angeles Times newspaper, March 6 at McConnell Air Force Base. Mr. Spiegel spent a day visiting with Team McConnell members, learning about the KC-135 Refueler. (Air Force Photo by Tech. Sgt. Genevieve Morris 22nd ARW Public Affairs office)

    McConnell welcomes L.A. Times

    McConnell Air Force Base had an opportunity to March 6, show off their aircraft. Peter Spiegel, a reporter from the Los Angeles Times, visited McConnell to write a story about the need for the proposed new aircraft. Mr. Spiegel started off his day by watching a KC-135 launch and receiving a unit mission brief from Col. Donald J. Halpin, 22nd Air
  • Staff Sgt. Alisha Hutcheson, a KC-135 mechanic currently deployed to the 380th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron from Mcconnell , replaces first-stage fan blades on a Stratotanker engine Feb. 14 at a deployed location. (Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kyle Smith)

    McConnell members on the job; away from home

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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
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