• DFAC expands culinary expertise

    The 22nd Force Support Squadron’s Chisholm Trail Dining Facility team added to their culinary expertise Nov. 19 testing out a new recipe and kicking off a partnership with the Redler Institute of Culinary Arts.

  • Third Annual KC-46 Weapons Systems Council plans future objectives

    The 22nd Air Refueling Wing (ARW) hosted the third annual KC-46 Weapons Systems Council (WSC) Nov. 13-15, 2024.Led by Col. Cory Damon, 22nd ARW commander and KC-46 Weapons Systems Council Chair for Air Mobility Command, the council’s theme was Operational Relevance: Building Enterprise Breadth and

  • Innovation Lab Pioneers a Remote Start System for the KC-46

    Airmen from the 22nd Air Refueling Wing Innovation Lab invented a new remote start device for the KC-46A Pegasus called the Auxiliary Power Unit Start System (APURSS) this year.The APURSS uses remote activation, cutting down on mission response times and enhancing mission efficiency by ensuring the

  • Supporting Our Own: Wingman Guardian Connect Debuts at McConnell

    Isolation among new Airmen has been an issue in the modern Air Force, and a new program has taken one step closer to combatting it.In an effort to enhance connection, mentorship and mental health support within the Air Force, McConnell recently introduced the Wingman Guardian Connect program. During

  • Sister Wings Support 908th Combat Readiness Exercise

    The 908th Flying Training Wing held a four-day wing-wide combat readiness exercise from Oct. 31 to Nov. 3, 2024, at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama.The exercise was designed, by planners, to prepare Citizen Airmen for potential future deployments, giving them an opportunity to display their skills

  • 22 ARW earns third consecutive Air Force Outstanding Unit Award

    McConnell Airmen proved to make the core value “excellence in all we do” a priority when the 22nd Air Refueling Wing was recognized for winning the Air Force Outstanding Unit Award for the third year in a row for actions performed between Aug. 1, 2023, to July 31, 2024.

  • 22 ARW Third Quarterly Award Winners

    The 22nd Air Refueling Wing recognized the wing’s third quarter award winners during an awards ceremony at the Robert J. Dole Community Center ballroom on Nov. 7, 2024.

  • 22 ARW leaders beat the heat for Cybersecurity Awareness Month

    The 22nd Communications Squadron Cybersecurity Office hosted 22nd Air Refueling Wing leadership for an unconventional interview in support of Cybersecurity Awareness Month Oct. 7, 2024, at McConnell.Airman Omar Presley, 22nd CS communication security clerk, guided Col. Cory Damon, 22nd ARW