• McConnell's SAPR stand-down day

    McConnell Air Force Base will be using May 2, 2014 as a Sexual Assault Prevention and Response stand-down day.Col. Joel Jackson, 22nd Air Refueling Wing commander, will host various commander calls on Thursday, May 1 and Friday, May 2."It is extremely important to educate members on sexual assault

  • 349th ARS 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 DoAirman 1st Class Spencer Anderson, 349th Air Refueling Squadron boom operator, was chosen as the 22nd Air Refueling Wing

  • 22nd SFS canine team aids local authorities

    Airmen from the 22nd Security Force Squadron responded to a bomb threat, April 18, at a department store in Derby, Kan.The Derby Police Department evacuated the building in response to the phoned-in threat and requested support from the K-9 unit at McConnell AFB. Airman 1st Class Geston Gordon, 22nd

  • Air Force Honor Guard trains McConnell’s sharpest

    Precision engagement is one of the main capabilities of the Air Force, whether it is demonstrating precision while completing a mid-air refueling or firing a single missile from a fighter jet and hitting its target.The American public doesn't always get to see this capability, but when they do see

  • 22nd CONS 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.Airman 1st Class Christian Maya, 22nd Contracting Squadron contract administrator, was selected as the spotlight performer

  • McConnell achieves 20 years as Tree City

    McConnell Air Force Base was named a "2013 Tree City USA" by the Arbor Day Foundation for its 20th consecutive year.The recognition was achieved by meeting the program's four requirements: a tree board or department, a tree-care ordinance, an annual community forestry budget of at least $2 per

  • Black Letter tanker

    Getting a black letter Exceptional Release is hard enough to get once, but flying five missions with this status is unheard of and an achievement worth celebrating in the 22nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron.It is highly uncommon for the aging KC-135 Stratotanker to receive a "black letter," which

  • Firefighters train using ADMS

    A class of 12 firefighters from the 22nd Civil Engineer Squadron completed the Fire Officer II course here, April 18, using newly developed technology. They were trained by instructors from Goodfellow Air Force Base, Tex., who brought an Advanced Disaster Management System, a virtual-reality trainer

  • McConnell to undergo CCRI

    Team McConnell is scheduled to undergo a Command Cyber Readiness Inspection from April 28 through May 2.The Defense Information Systems Agency will lead the inspection, which assesses the security of a base's communications network."We've migrated our computer networks to the Air Force Network, said

  • AMC seeks 2014 Air Force Marathon Participants

    The 18th annual United States Air Force Marathon will be held Sept. 20, 2014 at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio. Air Mobility Command will again sponsor an active duty team comprised of both male and female runners representing various age groups to compete in the full and half