• An Airman’s Pearl Harbor Survival Story

    Sitting at the Hickam Field, Hawaii, switchboard while covering a work shift for a friend, he heard machine gun fire from outside. His first thought was that his mother told him not to join the service. It was too late now.Covering this shift for his fellow Airman would alter then Private Mike

  • Home Away From Home: connecting Airmen with community

    The smell of home cooking wafts in the air as warm, easy conversation drifts through the halls; transforming the house into a home. This feeling enwraps family and friends together, particularly during the holiday season. With the constant re-shuffling of duty stations that comes with military

  • McConnell welcomes Honorary Commanders

    McConnell Air Force Base welcomed eight new honorary commanders to units on base during an assumption of command ceremony Nov. 30, 2016.The honorary commander program spreads awareness of McConnell’s mission and build connections between the base and the community."For our military members, the

  • Fire department structural trainer to be remodeled

    The base fire department’s structural trainer is scheduled to be remodeled during the upcoming months.The three-story structure simulates facilities on base that have multiple levels, such as the dormitories, and is used to prepare firefighters to respond to real-world emergencies in these types of

  • The 22nd FSS introduces Functional Fitness

    The 22nd Force Support Squadron introduced a new fitness program, “Functional Fitness” on Nov. 14, here. “Functional Fitness” is a fitness class open to anyone with access to the base gym. The class is being taught by 22nd FSS fitness center staff members where participants with different types of

  • 22nd AMXS Airman earns spotlight performer

    As a spotlight performer, individuals are chosen by leadership for demonstrating the Air Force's Core Values: Integrity First, Service Before Self, and Excellence in All We Do.Senior Airman Takia Ross, 22nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron commander support staff, received the spotlight performer for

  • Environmental stewards ensure safe, clean ground water

    Driving around base, Airmen might notice large equipment drilling into the ground and workers wearing personal protective equipment.This work is safe for the environment, personnel and the community, and is part of a base-wide effort to remediate soil and ground water contaminations at locations on

  • 22nd OSS Airman earns spotlight performer

    As a spotlight performer, individuals are chosen by leadership for demonstrating the Air Force's Core Values: Integrity First, Service Before Self, and Excellence in All We Do.Senior Airman Alexandria Napier, 22nd Operations Support Squadron aviation resource manager, received the spotlight

  • 22nd OG Airman earns spotlight performer

    As a spotlight performer, individuals are chosen by leadership for demonstrating the Air Force's Core Values: Integrity First, Service Before Self, and Excellence in All We Do.Staff Sgt. Dydra Cook, 22nd Operations Group special operations communications journeyman, received the spotlight performer

  • Volunteers needed for tax center

    For the eighth year in a row, the McConnell Legal Office Tax Center will assist Airmen, dependents, retirees, and all eligible parties with filing their 2016 taxes this spring. The Tax Center provides critical volunteer-based tax assistance to our Airmen and their dependents free of charge.