• Team McConnell seeks summer hire applicants

    The 22nd Air Refueling Wing and the 931st Air Refueling Group will hire high school and college students through the summer hire program now through Sept. 25."We are looking to hire students for clerical positions here on McConnell," said Nettie Webb, 22nd Force Support Squadron civilian personnel

  • A Rosie by another name would still rivet just as sweet

    Connie Palacioz heard a radio announcement a week before graduating high school in 1943 that changed her fate forever."I heard they needed women workers for the war effort. I went and applied at the job opportunity office," she said. "They said we could go work for Boeing, but we had to go to a

  • Facing the truth about suicide

    The Air Force no longer uses computer-based training for annual suicide prevention training and is shifting to face-to-face interactions.The change in training is still fairly new, it was put into effect on Feb. 11, 2015."Our goal on this base is to have the training completed by May 18, 2015," said

  • Local community marks B-29 rollout

    One of over 1,600 B-29 Superfortresses assembled in Wichita, Kansas, was delivered to the Army Air Forces on March 23, 1944, and that very same aircraft was "delivered" again in commemoration of its restoration during a ceremony March 23, in Wichita."I was real thrilled for this," said retired Col.

  • Out with the old

    How many people have wanted to take a sledgehammer to the walls of the building they work in?Jerry Lucas had the chance to see the building he worked at for many years start to come down to make room for a new development.Lucas is a 22nd Logistics Readiness Squadron individual protective equipment

  • Fire chief celebrates 50 years of service

    In the midst of an increasing American presence in the Vietnam War, he was attending community college while playing football and baseball on a scholarship. Before he finished his degree, he dropped everything and joined the U.S. Air Force."I knew the draft notice was coming," said retired Master

  • Team McConnell hosts local cadets

    More than 150 Junior ROTC cadets from Wichita and Derby Unified School Districts in Kansas visited McConnell to learn about different positions in the Air Force, March 11 to 12.The students visited the 22nd Medical Group, KC-135R Stratotanker flight simulator and air traffic control simulator, a

  • McConnell Airman named AMC’s 2014 ATC of the year

    Senior Airman Shane McRae, 22nd Operations Support Squadron air traffic controller journeyman, was recently named the Air Mobility Command's 2014 Air Traffic Controller of the Year, here.As an ATC, McRae is responsible for maintaining the air space surrounding McConnell Air Force Base for the more

  • McConnell hosts annual job fair

    A job fair was held in the Robert J. Dole Community Center at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas on March 11.The Airmen and Family Readiness Center brought together more than 80 different employers to help Airmen, retirees, and dependents who are in search of a full or part time job."The job fair is a

  • Green Eggs and Ham Day

    Three senior NCOs from McConnell Air Force Base volunteered to help children run through an obstacle course at Wichita Head Start, Early Head Start and Child Start Green Eggs and Ham Day at the Beech Activity Center in Wichita, Kansas, March 11.Senior Master Sgt. Randy Simmons, 22nd Aircraft