• McConnell Airman selected for KC-46 test crew

    One McConnell Airman was selected, alongside forty-one total force Airmen, to be part of the KC-46A Pegasus initial operational test and evaluation aircrew.Staff Sgt. Jason Coffey, 22nd Operations Group standards and evaluation boom operator, became the first and only active-duty McConnell Airman to

  • Demolition makes way for KC-46 hangar

    Eleven doors on Hangar 1106 were torn down, Dec. 9, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas.The doors were removed to start construction of new KC-46A Pegasus hangars."The plan was executed without any flaws, and it worked out very well," said 1st Lt. Daniel Calvario, KC-46A Program Integration Office

  • MAFB Airman named local Red Cross 2014 Military Hero

    The local Red Cross awarded a McConnell Airman the Spirit Aerosystems 2014 Military Hero for his courageous actions earlier in the year.Staff Sgt. Keith J. Booze, the 22nd Force Support Squadron military personnel section customer support NCO in charge, was with his family at a local YMCA swimming

  • Boeing provides updated KC-46A briefing

    Representatives from the Boeing Company provided McConnell Airmen with an update on the current status of the KC-46A Pegasus, Dec. 4, here."This was a great opportunity to sit down with the people who are really going to be working on the aircraft and help them understand what's coming their way,"

  • McConnell's emergency management inspection

    McConnell Airmen participated in an emergency management inspection, a simulated homeland terrorist attack Dec. 3, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan.It was a total force exercise involving the 931st Air Refueling Group and 184th Intelligence Wing."We do this to test and evaluate the wing's ability to

  • Tool to safeguard PII scheduled for December rollout AF wide

    The Digital Signature Enforcement Tool is scheduled for Air Force-wide integration Dec. 5, providing Microsoft Outlook email users with an interactive, automated virtual assistant to help ensure the security of personally identifiable information"I can't overstate the operational importance of

  • Defenders campaign against DUIs

    The 22nd Security Forces Squadron partnered with the Kansas DUI Impact Center to raise awareness about the effects of driving under the influence in a campaign running through the end of the year.Members of the impact center provided magnetic emblems that were distributed onto several of the

  • 350th Air Refueling Squadron 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 Tyler Rutledge, 350th Air Refueling Squadron boom operator, was selected as the spotlight performer for the

  • 22 Medical Group 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.First Lieutenant Aden Acklin, 22nd Medical Group practice manager, was selected as the spotlight performer for the week of

  • Airman Ministry Center brings Thanksgiving to dorms

    The Airman Ministry Center, better known as the Den, and the base chapel hosted a Thanksgiving feast in Dorm 350 on Nov. 22 for all the Airmen living on base.The meal was held for the 6th straight year, and is quickly becoming one the Den's staple annual events."We've always held this on Black