McConnell supports largest U.S., Israel exercise

Joint U.S. military personnel, including members of 22nd Air Refueling Wing, teamed up with Israel Defense Forces in a U.S. European Command exercise known as Juniper Cobra 16, which ran from Feb. 22 to March 3.Every other year, EUCOM sends a joint task force to collaborate with its Israeli ally to

22nd FSS 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. Joseph Hubbard, 22nd Force Support Squadron professional military education instructor, received the spotlight

Total Force aircraft maintainers join forces during Red Flag

Technical orders guide KC-135 Stratotanker maintainers while repairing aircraft, but those TOs don't tell them how to work with Airmen from other bases while on temporary duty.This tasking of working together was put to the test when active duty, Guard and Reserve crews from Fairchild Air Force

U.S., Turkish KC-135 units fly together for the first time

To better understand how each nation completes the vital air refueling mission, the U.S. Air Force and the Turkish air force flew KC-135 Stratotankers together in formation for the first time in their histories, March 8, over the Nevada Test and Training Range northeast of Nellis Air Force Base,

‘Doc’ gets new legs

The B-29 Stratofortress was once used to put an end to World War II, a war that shaped the world. Since then, the planes have lived a less-than-heroic lifestyle; once used as target practice for the U.S. Navy in the Majave Desert.One of the 1,600 B-29s managed to avoid enough firepower to start a

Personnel recovery

McConnell Airman loses 100 pounds to join Air Force

An Airman in the 22nd Logistics Readiness Squadron had to make a major life change before joining the Air Force.Airman 1st Class Dan Chevrette, 22nd LRS heavy equipment mechanic, dropped approximately 100 pounds in order to enlist in the Air Force."Being in the Air Force was something I've always

DoD Launches MilitaryChildCare.com at McConnell AFB

Families at McConnell Air Force Base will have access to a new Department of Defense website on March 16.MilitaryChildCare.com, designed to simplify and improve the child care request for care process,provides a single online gateway for families to access military-operated or military-subsidized

Four-legged Airman retires

Team McConnell and members of the local community recognized a four-legged 22nd Security Forces Squadron member for his years of outstanding performance at home and abroad."Today, we celebrate the retirement of military working dog, Bengus, who dedicated 63 dog years of honorable service to the

Inspired NCO spends career molding Airmen

Joshua Smith was 17 years old and starting to earn a reputation for skipping his math class every afternoon when he was called into his guidance counselor's office. The most surprising part of the meeting for Smith was seeing his visibly distressed mother in the office."My mom was on the verge of