• A chance to help out

    McConnell's 2012 Combined Federal Campaign is underway. The campaign is an effort to help Airmen and civilian employees to find a charity to benefit. There will be more than 2,000 different non-profit organizations McConnell Airmen can donate to.The campaign runs from Sept. 1 until Dec. 15, 2012;

  • McConnell AMC finalist for 2013 CINC Installation Excellence Award

    McConnell is Air Mobility Command's finalist for the 2013 Commander-in-Chief's Installation Excellence Award.As AMC's finalist, McConnell will go on to compete against nine other bases to earn the Air Force nod for the award.To compete for the award, a detailed report was submitted by each base in

  • 'I am Air Force Energy' campaign kicks off at McConnell

    October, "Energy Action Month," provides an opportunity to promote energy and water conservation awareness to Airmen as part of a national campaign led by the Department of Energy. The 2012 EAM theme, "I am Air Force Energy," puts the Airman at the center of the campaign. The goal is to inspire

  • Total Force effort leads to flying milestone for McConnell Reservists

    From the outset, the mission appeared to be like any other routine local training sortie flown daily out of McConnell Air Force Base. The pilots conducted their required training and performed an air refueling; all standard, everyday occurrences at the Air Force's largest tanker base. However, when

  • NORE tests capabilities

    On Sept. 2, 2012, McConnell Airmen began and Nuclear Operational Readiness Exercise to hone their skills.The NORE showcased the base's capability to prepare a flight and take off within minutes of being notified of a mission. "Our service members are trained to handle any issue day-to-day," said

  • Idea brings $10,000 for McConnell civilian

    A civilian member of the 22nd Operations Support Squadron was presented a check for $10,000 from the Air Force at the 22nd Air Refueling Wing staff meeting Aug. 27, here.James Shores, 22nd OSS short range scheduling chief, received the money as part of the Innovative Development through Employee

  • A different way to finance

    McConnell comptrollers finished the first set of classes on the Defense Enterprise and Accounting Management System Aug. 23.The new system is scheduled to be implemented in the 22nd Comptroller Squadron in September, 2012.DEAMS is an enterprise resource planning system and will replace multiple

  • 'Little' Airmen for a day

    While climbing into a Humvee or watching military working dog demonstrations 53 "Littles" paired up with McConnell Airmen "Bigs" for the day.The Sedgwick County chapter of Big Brothers Big Sisters held the fifth annual Big for a Day event at McConnell with the help of the 349th Air Refueling

  • Team McConnell Celebrates Independence Day

    On July 4, 1776, the 13 original colonies claimed their independence from England, an event which eventually led to the formation of the United States. Each year on the Fourth of July, McConnell celebrates this historic event along with the rest of the nation.Independence Day is a national holiday

  • 20 years in the making

    Twenty years ago marked the end of an era for the Air Force and the beginning to a new age in air superiority.Fairchild, along with Grand Forks and McConnell AFBs, became the three tanker bases assigned to Air Mobility Command in the years following when the Military Airlift Command and Strategic