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  • MACA Fly-in seminar stresses air safety in aviation capital

    The 22nd Air Refueling Wing flight safety office welcomed approximately 100 attendees, including more than 35 participants who arrived on base via non-military aircraft to the Midair Collision Avoidance Fly-in seminar Oct. 17, here.There are more than 70 airfields within 75 miles of base, and

  • 22nd LRS ingenuity saves time and money

    The inconvenience of having to drive off base to refuel a government vehicle may seem like just that: an inconvenience. But 22nd Logistics Readiness Squadron personnel recently conducted a study to prove this refueling process was more than just an inconvenience, it was also wasting valuable

  • McConnell Navigator earns 2015 Gen Robert "Dutch" Huyser Award

    A 344th Air Refueling Squadron navigator was selected for the Air Mobility Command 2015 Gen. Robert "Dutch" Huyser Award in the navigator category.Second Lt. Joseph Ross Wiginton earned the award for his outstanding attitude combined with an expertise in every task he is given, said Lt. Col. Aaron

  • Spouse appreciation event provides networking to family members

    Spouses of Airmen from around the 22nd Air Refueling Wing, 184th Intelligence Wing and 931st Air Refueling Group were able to spend a day learning first-hand what their partners do at McConnell during a spouse appreciation day on Oct. 2.Stops on the tour included a static display of a KC-135

  • 344th ARS Airman wins 'Dutch' Huyser Award

    A McConnell Airman recently won the 2015 Air Mobility Command General "Dutch" Huyser Boom Operator Award.The award is named after Gen. Robert "Dutch" Huyser, a former aircraft commander who served in the Vietnam War and flew more than 9,000 hours in multiple aircraft during his military career.Staff

  • Wingman Day around the corner

    Events focusing on building resiliency among members of Team McConnell are scheduled to take place Oct. 9, in recognition of Wingman Day."I believe McConnell is like any other base in the Department of Defense, whereas we have struggles and areas that we can improve upon," said Senior Master Sgt.

  • CFC: opportunity to change a life

    The 2015 Combined Federal Campaign will begin Oct. 5 and run through Nov. 5.The campaign was established in the early 1960s to promote and support philanthropy. The organization works on behalf of health and human welfare charitable organizations and allows federal employees the opportunity to

  • PUBLIC NOTICE OF COLIFORM BACTERIA IN DRINKING WATER

    The 22d ARW routinely monitors the base public water supply for the presence of total coliform bacteria eight times a month.  The water system was sampled seventeen times in September for coliform bacteria.  One routine sample and two repeat samples showed a presence of total coliform due to low

  • Team McConnell to participate in Purple Mile event

    The Purple Mile, a walk to increase domestic violence awareness, is scheduled for 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., Oct. 3, at the Rattigan Student Center at the Wichita State University in Wichita, Kansas."Domestic abuse statistics are frightening," said Vickie Hayden, 22nd Air Refueling Wing Sexual Assault

  • Tanker Tracker: a year in the life of 58-0011; Tanker Teamwork

    (Editor's note: This article is part of a series following the journey of Aircraft 58-0011, a KC-135 Stratotanker, leading up to the 60th anniversary of the KC-135 in August 2016.)Two-hundred eighteen flying hours, 24 sorties and more than 400,000 pounds of fuel offloaded to 20 receiving