• McConnell AFSA 972 brings home two awards from summit

    The local McConnell Air Force Sergeants Association Chapter 972 received two awards during the AFSA Summit Aug. 4-10 in Dallas, Texas.The chapter was awarded the 2022 Small Chapter of the Year for those under 500 members for the second year in a row. Their previous chapter president, Tech. Sgt.

  • McConnell Airmen graduate from Army Air Assault School

    Defenders from the 22nd Security Forces Squadron became the first two McConnell Airmen to graduate from the Army Sabalauski Air Assault School at Fort Campbell, Kentucky on August 18, 2023. The Airmen learned and honed skills to bring back to their squadron.

  • McConnell Resolves Boil Water Advisory

    McConnell Air Force Base has successfully resolved a recent water pressure issue that prompted a precautionary boil water advisory from August 14-17.

  • WWII MIA Wichita Airman Coming Home

    MCCONNELL AIR FORCE BASE, Kan. – After 80 years, a Wichita, Kansas Airman declared Missing in Action during World War II has been identified and is returning home to be laid to rest.

  • 349th ARS receives volunteer award

    The 349th Air Refueling Squadron received the Terry Brewster Volunteer Award on Aug.4 for their work with Rainbows United during the National Baseball Congress Tournament at Wichita State University's Eck Stadium in Wichita.

  • New 22nd ARW commander hosts first all-call

    On Tuesday, August 1, 2023, Col. Cory Damon, the newest commander of the 22nd Air Refueling Wing at McConnell Air Force Base, hosted three all-calls alongside 22nd ARW Command Chief Laura Hoover.The briefings served as an opportunity for top leadership to engage with, share priorities, and continue

  • Wichita Street Reopens on Base

    After eight months of diligent reconstruction efforts, Wichita Street, a significant thoroughfare within the base premises, has successfully reopened.

  • 22 FSS sends ALS instructor to Pease

    The 22nd Force Support Squadron sent Staff Sgt. Austin Thoreen, an Airman Leadership School instructor, to Pease Air National Guard Base, New Hampshire, to teach the ALS class there.The 157th Air Refueling Wing hosted in-person ALS at Pease for the first time in over three decades.“The location on

  • VIPER kits boost ACE refueling capabilities at McConnell

    The 22nd Logistic Readiness Squadron received two Versatile Integrating Partner Equipment Refueling (VIPER) kits, the latest innovation in refueling methods, this year.The VIPER kit is an adapter that allows hot refuel operations, which is when the aircraft still has its engines running, with any