• 22nd MDSS 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 Tycelee Antos, 22nd Medical Support Squadron patient travel advocate, was selected to be the 22nd Air

  • April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month

    Sexual Assault is a crime. It is a behavior that falls short of the high standards that service members are expected to uphold and value.The McConnell Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office is hosting multiple events the month to highlight Sexual Assault Awareness Month, which is held

  • UEI underway

    The 22nd Air Refueling Wing became the second Air Mobility Command Wing to be reviewed by the new unit effectiveness inspection program beginning April 3.The UEI is a program where every unit in a wing receives a compliance inspection and a readiness review at the same time. Before 2013, the two

  • Air Force leaders insist new tanker is key to airpower

    The top three acquisition priorities for the Air Force are the KC-46A aerial tanker, the F-35A Joint Strike Fighter and the Long Range Strike Bomber, officials told members of Congress during a hearing of House Armed Services Committee's subcommittee on seapower and projections forces, April 2."On

  • McConnell air refueling aids long-range training flight exercise

    Two KC-135 Stratotankers assigned to McConnell Air Force Base, refueled two B-52 Stratofortresses as part of a long-range training mission April 2, 2014.The two bombers flew 20 hours non-stop from their home station of Barksdale AFB, La., to training ranges in Hawaii and back."There is no way we

  • 22nd MXS 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 Raul Macias, 22nd Maintenance Squadron aircraft structural maintenance technician, was selected as the 22nd

  • Innovative McConnell Airmen Save Air Force Money

    With the Air Force facing budget reductions in a financially unstable environment, Airmen from the 22nd Maintenance Squadron are saving big money by manufacturing an otherwise expensive aircraft part.The aircraft metals technology section now produces a boom azimuth pulley, which controls the

  • Could you be the next AMC Icon?

    Air Mobility Command is searching for the 2014 AMC Icon. All AMC installations will host base-level talent shows in either July or August. The AMC Icon program is loosely based around the hit TV program, American Idol. Local contestants compete for $1,000 in cash prizes, the top active duty Air

  • 22nd MDG supervisor receives commander’s coin

    Col. Joel Jackson 22nd Air Refueling Wing commander, recognizes top supervisory performance by giving supervisors a commander's coin.Staff Sgt. Gabriel Villalobos, 22nd Aerospace Medicine Squadron dental technician, was awarded a commander's coin April 1, 2014, for his outstanding performance as a

  • Maintainers of the night

    Maintenance Airmen work around the clock to keep McConnell Air Force Base's fleet of KC-135 Stratotankers running and ready to take off at a moment's notice. This notable amount of maintenance requires three separate shifts: days, swings and mids. The three shifts carry into the weekend with a