Dec. 23, 2021 Contracting Airmen foster diversity & inclusion during training event Members of the 22nd Contracting Squadron and McConnell Air Force Base Airman and Family Readiness Center pose for a photo during a Four Lenses training event Dec. 23, 2021, at the Greater Wichita Partnership in downtown Wichita, Kansas. The Four Lenses training was presented by A&FRC personnel and
Dec. 8, 2021 AIM: Recruiting tomorrow’s Airmen Team McConnell recently became the fourth Aviation Inspiration Mentorship Wing throughout the entire Air Force.
Dec. 2, 2021 McConnell conducts exercise to test ACE capabilities Hot-pit operations, dual defueling and off-station servicing were the latest demonstrations of Agile Combat Employment capabilities, during a local exercise here, Nov. 29-Dec. 1.
Nov. 23, 2021 McConnell KC-46 joins Dubai Airshow 2021 The 22nd Air Refueling Wing returns to the international stage by bringing a KC-46A Pegasus to the Dubai Airshow 2021, Nov. 14-18 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Nov. 23, 2021 McConnell to Open Doors for Open House and Air Show Team McConnell has begun making preparations to open its doors to the public for the Frontiers in Flight Open House and Air Show scheduled for Sept. 24 and 25, 2022.
Nov. 22, 2021 McConnell’s ACE Team empowers innovation Agile Combat Employment or ACE is a new term joining the McConnell vocabulary fueled by the formation of a new team working to expand the 22nd Air Refueling Wing’s capabilities as part of a larger Air Force effort to provide operational units with greater flexibility and increase combat capability.
Nov. 22, 2021 McConnell hosts first KC-46 Weapons Systems Council The 22nd Air Refueling Wing here hosted the first-ever KC-46 Weapons Systems Council Nov. 17-18, 2021.
Nov. 9, 2021 Team McConnell fuels Global Thunder 22 Team McConnell Airmen participated in Global Thunder 22, Nov. 2-10.
Nov. 4, 2021 Commander’s Call addresses path, pace, goals Team McConnell Airmen heard first-hand about the 22nd Air Refueling Wing’s path, pace and goals during a Nov. 4 Commander’s Call, hosted by Col. Nate Vogel, 22nd ARW commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Melissa Royster, 22 ARW command chief.
Nov. 2, 2021 McConnell’s 344th ARS delivers KC-46 to Japan Airmen from the 344th Air Refueling Squadron delivered the Japan Air Self-Defense Force, their first KC-46A Pegasus from Boeing Headquarters in Seattle, Washington, on Oct. 28, 2021.