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  • Investing in your benefit: Surcharge pays for new or renovated commissaries

    The commissary surcharge - the 5 percent added to every customer's bill - is not a tax. That's just one of several facts about the surcharge that even some of the savviest commissary customers are sometimes surprised to learn."Some people erroneously call the surcharge a tax, but this generalization

  • Early release

    Due to inclement weather forecasts, the Installation Commander has authorized early release of all 22nd Air Refueling Wing and 931st Air Refueling Wing non-emergency essential employees beginning at 3 p.m.EARLY DISMISSAL: Non-emergency essential employees are normally authorized early dismissal from

  • Warmer weather brings mosquito concerns

    Warm summer weather approaching means more outdoor activities. However, being outside, day or night, may expose individuals to bites from different insects that can carry and transmit diseases.In recent years, there have been a variety of mosquito-borne disease outbreaks throughout the world. These

  • Tornado Safety Tips

    Severe weather brings the threat of tornadoes with it. Tornadoes can cause damage and injuries to anyone who is not prepared, which is why it's important to have a plan in place. If you don't have one already, it's a good idea to build an emergency kit that includes non-perishable food, water,

  • 349th ARS brings back the Gen. Spaatz Trophy second year running

    Back at it again, the 349th Air Refueling Squadron "Bandits" earned the 2015 Gen. Spaatz Trophy, for being the best air refueling squadron in the Air Mobility Command and going up for the Air Force level award.The 349th ARS proved their worth by consistently and quickly "refueling the fight" and

  • 22nd DS 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 Jacquelyn Yenser, 22nd Director of Staff wing administrator, received the spotlight performer for the week of

  • 22nd MDG teams with AMXS to improve health

    As part of the new Air Force Medical Home initiative, members of the 22nd Medical Group partnered with the 22nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron to learn possible factors that may cause injury in the squadron.The initiative focuses on medical provider teams approaching health care in a more proactive

  • 22nd MSG superintendent selected for command chief position

    Chief Master Sgt. Johnathan Hover, 22nd Mission Support Group superintendent, has been selected for a wing command chief position.Hover will head to the 14th Flying Training Wing at Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi, as their new command chief master sergeant.Hover has been at McConnell since

  • Refueling the fight begins with Airmen

    The 22nd Air Refueling Wing's mission is to refuel the fight; but before that can be done, the Airmen here need to be refueled as well.Senior Airman Kelsea Endsley, 22nd Force Support Squadron food services journeyman, helps refuel those Airmen.Endsley became a shift leader in the dining facility at