• McConnell hosts shooting competition

    Airmen from McConnell and surrounding units recently tested their precision and discipline during an Elementary Level Excellence-in-Competition (EEIC) Rifle Match, September 18, 2025.

  • McConnell Airmen aim for excellence in M4 shooting competition

    Team McConnell Airmen fire from the prone supported position during the Rifle Elementary Excellence in Competition (EEIC) hosted by the 22nd Security Forces Squadron, McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, Sept. 18, 2025. Airmen were instructed to shoot 20 rounds of ammunition in 45 seconds during the

  • McConnell hosts 24-hour vigil for POW/MIA week

    Team McConnell hosts a 24-hour vigil to honor the sacrifices of Prisoners of War and those still Missing in Action at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, Sept. 16, 2025. A U.S. and POW/MIA flag were carried along McConnell’s Memorial Walk for the full 24 hour event. (U.S. Air Force video by Airman 1st

  • Home at last: honoring a Vietnam War Airman, 56 years later

    MCCONNELL AIR FORCE BASE, Kan. -- A missing in action (MIA) Airman’s 57-year journey home concluded Sept. 13 when Tech. Sgt. Willis “Jim” Rozelle Hall was honored with a remembrance and burial ceremony in Altoona, Kansas. The return home closes a chapter that began in Laos, where Hall and his fellow

  • Team McConnell remembers 9/11

    Team McConnell members attend a 9/11 memorial event at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, Sept. 11, 2025.  Airmen shared their personal experiences on 9/11 and reflected on how the attacks changed America during the ceremony. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Paige Weldon)

  • Suicide Awareness Month: Creating Hope through Action

    In honor of September being Suicide Awareness Month, the 22nd Air Refueling Wing Integrated Resilience Office (IRO) is hosting events throughout the month to strengthen bonds between Airmen, civilians and families.

  • Sink or win: 22nd OSS flights compete in cardboard boat race

    Flights from the 22nd Operations Support Squadron compete in McConnell’s cardboard race regatta at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, Aug. 22, 2025. Participants were permitted cardboard, tape and paint for building their competition boats. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Paula Arce)