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  • McConnell Airmen welcome youngest pilot

    Typically, when a pilot arrives at their first duty station they’re in their early twenties with a college degree, but the 344th Air Refueling Squadron made an exception for their newest pilot. Tyson Gray, a 10 year old who battles mild cerebral palsy, became the latest honorary member of the 344th

  • McConnell, Pease Airmen prepare for KC-46 arrival

    Members of the 157th Air Refueling Group and 64th Air Refueling Squadron toured McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, Oct. 17 - 20.Airmen from Pease Air National Guard Base, New Hampshire, got an overview of how Team McConnell is preparing for the arrival of the KC-46A Pegasus. The visit gave members of

  • 22nd SFS 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 Colton Bess, 22nd Security Forces Squadron police services journeyman, received the spotlight performer for

  • Bataan Death March survivor visits McConnell

    A 99-year-old, World War II veteran who survived the Bataan Death March visited McConnell Oct. 20.Retired Army Sgt. Eddie Graham shared his experiences with an audience of McConnell Airmen, and after met with maintenance and Explosive Ordnance Disposal Airmen."It was a great experience, hearing his

  • Combat to cowboy boots: Airman uses horses to spread resiliency

    Running around the woods of North Carolina trying to catch a wild horse was a brave, blonde messy-haired child who everybody thought was crazy.Crazy only because she had fallen in love with a flea bitten, little gray Arabian horse, that almost nobody could manage to catch, except Lauren. She wasn’t

  • 22nd SFS, volunteers keep trick or treaters safe

    Halloween can be an exciting time of year for families, especially children, but it’s important to remember to stay safe while out trick or treating.This year, trick or treating in base housing will be held Oct. 31 from 6-8 p.m. Off-duty personnel from the 22nd Security Forces Squadron will team up

  • Every Airman is a Cyber Warrior

    October is National Cyber Security Awareness Month. The month focuses on keeping resources and information safe from all online threats. “We must position cyber at the forefront of our thinking, planning, and operations,” said Lt. Gen. William Bender, Air force chief information officer. “Cyber

  • 22nd AMDS Airman earns spotlight performer

    MCCONNELL AIR FORCE BASE, Kan. – 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 Maria Camunez, 22nd Aerospace Medicine Squadron public health technician,

  • Hydraulics Airmen taking care of business

    Airman 1st Class Sherman Purnell, 22nd Maintenance Squadron hydraulics specialist, removes a spoiler bypass valve Oct. 13, 2016, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. Spoiler bypass valves allow the operation of a KC-135 Stratotanker’s speed brakes to increase drag and safely decrease speed. (U.S. Air

  • MWD retires from McConnell after 62 dog years

    A furry member of Team McConnell recently retired from the 22nd Security Forces Squadron after dedicating most of her life to being a military working dog. Djule was a patrol and explosives detection dog, and along with her time stateside, spent six months deployed to Kuwait in 2013 in support of