• Everybody loves rainmen

    Dark clouds began to roll in with heavy rain and wind. Just before the height of the storm an eerie silence fell over McConnell and the surrounding area as a forming tornado threatened to touch down and rip through the base.Craig McPherson, 22nd Operation Support Squadron meteorologist technician,

  • Phishing: Avoiding the hook

    'Phishing' is not about the time spent with family and friends during a summer vacation flinging lures into the river or lake. Instead it is when a cyber-criminal tries to reel in your personal information.Cyber-criminals will target anyone or anything they see as an easy catch, and it is up to all

  • Running for life

    He spends his time running when he isn't flying a KC-135 Stratotanker or assisting in the daily operations of his squadron.Capt. Daniel Castle, a St. Joseph, Missouri native, only stopped running competitively to become a pilot, but now he is back at it. The only difference, he now races for the Air

  • Security forces partner with local police departments

    A school building may not seem like a typical place to conduct drug and explosive detection training, but that is exactly where McConnell security forces partnered with the Kansas Police Dog Association to carry out these exercises.The abandoned building in Independence, Kansas, provided a unique

  • McConnell addresses encroachment, sustainment challenges

    McConnell Air Force Base began the process of developing an Installation Complex Encroachment Management Action Plan (ICEMAP) on Jan. 27. with installation personnel interviews.In an effort to identify, prevent and reduce encroachment, the environmental consulting firm Marstel-Day interviewed

  • Inside ALS

    One of the primary tasks for senior airmen is to prepare for increased responsibilities and workload that comes with the promotion to the rank of staff sergeant.All Airmen go through Airman Leadership School before or shortly after promoting to staff sergeant to help prepare themselves for a career

  • Defenders show former Air Policeman modern security forces

    McConnell has been home to a multitude of missions over the years with a long list of Air Force specialty codes coming and going with various units.One career field, even after 50 years of small adjustments and changes, has had a continuous presence here no matter what type of wing hosted the

  • Veteran’s Center here to help

    The Wichita Vet Center's mission objective is clear: serve veterans and their families by providing a continuum of quality care that adds value for them and their communities.The challenge is to educate veterans to not be afraid to ask for the benefits and services available to them.Veterans who

  • Airman overcomes injury to stay in service

    An ACL or MCL tear is one of the last injuries any athlete wants to go through, but once it happens, their life can suddenly change.It is often seen in the world of sports: a promising young star suffers a knee injury and comes back a different person.Airman 1st Class Jeffrey Langford, 22nd Security

  • Two AFE Airmen Win Air Force-level Awards

    Two Airmen from the 22nd Operations Support Squadron aircrew flight equipment flight earned 2014 Air Force-level awards.Tech. Sgt. Kimberly Vaughan, 22nd OSS AFE section chief, was awarded the outstanding AFE NCO award and Senior Airman Breanna Mendoza, 22nd OSS AFE technician, was chosen as the