• 22 ARW gains new commander

    The 22nd Air Refueling Wing hosted a change of command ceremony July 28 where Col. Cory Damon, outgoing 22 ARW commander, relinquished command to Col. Joe Wall, July 28.

  • Faith meets firefighting

    Airman 1st Class Joshua Williams, 22nd Civil Engineer Squadron firefighter, and fire Lt. Robert Griffin, 22nd CES driver operator, control a fire truck ladder at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, July 18, 2025. Personal protective equipment must be worn while controlling the fire truck ladder. (U.S.

  • McConnell chapel and civil engineers team up for resiliency

    Staff Sgt. Reid Johanns, 22nd Civil Engineer Squadron pavement and heavy machinery specialist, cooks on a grill at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, July 17, 2025. The food was prepared for civil engineer and chapel service members and their families during a resiliency event. (U.S. Air Force photo

  • ALS range visit

    Airman Leadership School Class 25-F students take turns firing a M-249 machine gun during an ALS trip to the Combat Arms Training and Maintenance facility at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, July 10, 2025. The trip aimed to build cross-functional readiness in the future leaders. (U.S. Air Force

  • McConnell KC-46 refuels Thunderbirds

    Two U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron "Thunderbirds" wait to be refueled by a KC-46A Pegasus assigned to McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, over the U.S., June 13, 2025. The KC-46 crew offloaded approximately 75,000 pounds of fuel to the Thunderbirds. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class

  • KC-46 practice refueling KC-46

    Capt. Elizabeth "Sully" Brakefield, 344th Air Refueling Squadron KC-46A Pegasus pilot, and Capt. Cody Nelson, 22nd Operations Support Squadron KC-46 pilot, fly a KC-46 over the U.S., June 13, 2025. During this flight, the aircrew conducted a pilot checkride, over 20 training requirements, and