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  • Airmen from McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, and veterans carry an American flag onto the Riverfront Stadium baseball field for the national anthem April 11, 2023, in Wichita, Kansas. McConnell’s KC-46A Pegasus performed a flyover at the Wichita Wind Surge’s opening night. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman Gavin Hameed) WHY WE DO IT
    WHY WE DO IT


McConnell Headlines

  • Capt. William Bowling, 350th Air Refueling Wing pilot, hands a pencil to a student at Tanglewood Elementary School, Derby, Kansas, Aug. 14, 2025. This year, Airmen were volunteered to greet students at seven different schools in the local area. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Felicia Przydzial)

    Fist Bumps, High Fives: Starting the School Year off Right

    Team McConnell Airmen have volunteered to help students of local schools start their day and year off right.

  • Airmen from the 722nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron and the 22nd Maintenance Squadron participate in a weekly foreign object debris (FOD) walk at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, Aug. 12, 2025. The maintenance teams collected over 1 pound of FOD. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Paula Arce)

    Maintenance Airmen sweep flightline for FOD

  • Always ready: McConnell maintainers swap KC-135's engine

    The 722nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron and 22nd Maintenance Squadron perform a F108 engine swap on a KC-135 Stratotanker at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, Aug. 11, 2025. The F108’s 22,000 pounds of thrust is essential for the ability to perform aerial refueling and gives its frame the power to

  • Airmen assigned to the 22nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron and the 64th Air Refueling Squadron tow a KC-46 Pegasus aircraft to a new parking spot on the flight line during the U.S. Air Force’s 2025 Department-Level Exercise series at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, July 24, 2025. The DLE strengthens and demonstrates the U.S. Air Force’s ability to reach theater at speed and scale, sustain operations, and rapidly pivot to any theater of operation at a moment’s notice while maintaining the strategic initiative. The DLE series encompasses all branches of the Department of Defense, along with allies and partners, employing more than 400 joint and coalition aircraft and more than 12,000 personnel across more than 50 locations across 3,000 miles. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tryphena Mayhugh)

    McConnell maintainers power KC-46, KC-135 operations in the Pacific

    The 22nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron assigned to McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, supported Rapid Global Mobility by sending more than 60 Airmen to launch and maintain KC-46 Pegasus and KC-135 Stratotankers during the U.S. Air Force’s 2025 Department-Level Exercise series July 7-26, 2025.

  • Three men in military unforms walk walk next to a large military plane.

    McConnell’s Stripes Refueled program

    The 22nd Maintenance Squadron is pioneering a new leadership program called Stripes Refueled at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas.

  • Amy Horne and Annie Carroll, social workers with the True North resiliency program, pose for a photo at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, July 31, 2025. Horne and Carroll were two providers who participated in the trial period of a sleep data collection app. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Amelio Brown)

    Airmen test sleep data app

    Approximately 70 Airmen participated in the pilot test of a sleep data collection application known as Adaptive Intervention for Resilience Enhancement, or AIRE app, over a 30-day period that started on June 11, 2025.

Our Command Team

  • Col. Joe Wall, 22nd Air Refueling Wing commander, official photo at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, July 23, 2025.

    JOSEPH D. "JOE" WALL

    Commander, 22nd Air Refueling Wing

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  • Col Aaron J. Strode is the Deputy Commander, 22nd Air Refueling Wing, McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, one of the Air Force’s three core tanker wings.

    AARON J. STRODE

    Deputy Commander, 22nd Air Refueling Wing

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  • Official photo of Chief Master Sgt. MARKIESHA C. CRAWFORD

    MARKIESHA C. CRAWFORD

    Command Chief Master Sergeant, 22nd Air Refueling Wing

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AMC Headlines

  • U.S. Airmen assigned to the 19th Operations Support Squadron and 317th OSS are photographed in front of a conex building at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, during the Air Force’s 2025 Department-Level Exercise series, July 26, 2025. The DLE series is a new way of conducting operations in a contested, dynamic environment to build capabilities making a stronger, deterrent force. The DLE encompasses all branches of the Department of Defense, along with Allies and partners, employing more than 400 Joint and coalition aircraft and more than 12,000 members at more than 50 locations across 3,000 miles. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jade M. Caldwell)

    Intelligence experts ensure multinational mission readiness during DLE 2025

    All-source intelligence analysts assigned to the 19th Operations Support Squadron at Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, and the 317th OSS at Dyess AFB, Texas, provided combined intelligence to U.S. and Allied forces during the U.S. Air Force’s 2025 Department-Level Exercise, at Andersen AFB, July

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  • A Royal Australian Air Force F-35A Lightning II aircraft flies alongside a U.S. Air Force KC-46 Pegasus aircraft from Travis Air Force Base, California, during an aerial refueling mission as part of Talisman Sabre 25 over Northern Territory, Australia, July 17, 2025. ​​Talisman Sabre is the largest bilateral military exercise between Australia and the United States, that advances a safe and secure Indo-Pacific by strengthening relationships and interoperability among key Allies and partners, while enhancing collective capabilities to respond to a wide array of potential security concerns. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alex Lowe)

    KC-46 tankers strengthen U.S.-Australia alliance during Talisman Sabre 2025

    In the red, sunbaked expanse of Australia's Northern Territory, four U.S. Air Force KC-46 Pegasus tankers accomplished all 22 planned missions during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2025, showcasing a 100 percent mission success rate while supporting a key Ally in the Pacific region.

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  • U.S. Airmen and U.S. Soldiers from the Joint Communications Support Element, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, and Royal New Zealand Air Force personnel discuss best practices for military communications at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, during the Air Force’s 2025 Department-Level Exercise series, July 14, 2025. JCSE’s ability to deploy quickly and operate with minimal equipment allows it to deliver secure, reliable communications support promptly. The DLE encompasses all branches of the Department of Defense, Allies, and partners, employing over 400 joint and coalition aircraft and more than 12,000 personnel across more than 50 locations spanning 3,000 miles. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Dalton Williams)

    JCSE enables DAF’s first-in-a-generation DLE series

    Thousands of service members rapidly deployed into theater on July 11, 2025, to kick off the Air Force’s first-in-a-generation 2025 Department-Level Exercise series. Before the mass mobilization began, however, a small team of highly skilled technicians had to lay the groundwork for reliable

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Air Force Headlines

  • Chaplain (Maj. Gen.) Trent Davis, Air Force and Space Force chief of chaplains, gives a keynote speech at the annual Air Force Chaplain Corps Summit in Arlington, Va., Aug. 11, 2025. Davis announced the Chaplain Corps' new motto, 'HC Ready!', that focuses on fortifying the warfighter spirit, developing Chaplain Corps leaders and capabilities, and generating Religious Support Team readiness. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Emmeline James)

    Chaplain Corps Summit reinforces spiritual readiness, unveils new vision

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    Additional Department of the Air Force guidance on implementing policy on prioritizing military excellence and readiness: General guidelines for involuntary separation

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    JBMDL to gain ANG cyber operations squadron

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    AF Week in Photos

  • In this week's look around the Air Force, Resolute Force Pacific 25 concludes after 30 days of exercising contingency-response capabilities across the Indo-Pacific, Deployable Combat Wings reorganize forces to meet requirements in any theater, and the Space Force approves a milestone upgrade towards advancing Space Domain Awareness.

    Around the Air Force: REFORPAC Wraps, Deployable Combat Wings, Mapping Space

  • Service members simulate jungle rescue.

    ACE: forging Multi-Capable Airmen in the Indo-Pacific

  • F-22 in hangar

    AF Week in Photos

        

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