• McConnell fit family goes to finals

    McConnell's first family to compete in the national Triple Play Fit Family Challenge has progressed to the third and final tier of the national competition. The Blairs are among the top five out of two hundred families who will travel to Los Angeles, Calif. to compete for the title."In this last

  • 22nd CPTS 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 So Hyun Park, 22nd Comptroller Squadron financial services technician, was selected as the 22nd Air

  • CMSAF makes holiday calls to deployed Airmen, their families

    When he received the phone call, he said he wasn't sure if it was real or if it was someone from his home station playing a prank.Senior Airman Bryan Knehr, 376th Air Expeditionary Wing command post controller along with Senior Airman Ryan Hanlon, 376th Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron

  • 22nd OSS 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 Colton Slips, 22nd Operation Support Squadron aviation resource manager, was chosen as the 22nd ARW

  • McConnell Airmen assist crash victims

    Four McConnell Airmen acted as first responders during a motorcycle accident on the west side of Pawnee near Webb, Dec. 16, 2013. The two-motorcycle accident happened at approximately 5 p.m. that day, just as the Airmen were on their commute home. "We were in our car, waiting at a stop light when I

  • Operation Santa brings holiday cheer to local children

    The 349th Air Refueling Squadron "Bandits" took 18 children on a tour of the base Dec. 20, during the annual Operation Santa event.The 349th teamed up with Big Brothers Big Sisters Wichita to show the children different parts of the base, including a military working dog demonstration, an

  • Motocross therapy

    His heart is racing and his entire nervous system is pulsing with adrenalin. Second Lieutenant Michael Reardon revs the engine of his dirt bike easing the tension before the race begins. "As soon as that gate drops, your body is so full of energy," said Reardon. "You can just ride on forever."As the

  • DOS rollback included in FY14 force management

    In addition to force management programs announced in July, the Air Force will implement the Enlisted Date of Separation Rollback Program for fiscal year 2014, Air Force Personnel Center officials said today.The rollback will accelerate the date of separation for senior master sergeants and below

  • AF officials announce FY14 civilian workforce shaping

    The Air Force will reduce the size of its civilian workforce by about 900 positions in addition to maintaining approximately 7,000 vacancies across the force to meet the demands of a constrained fiscal 2014 budget, officials announced. Specific reductions by location have not been determined.The Air

  • AF officials announce FY14 civilian workforce shaping

    The Air Force will reduce the size of its civilian workforce by about 900 positions in addition to maintaining approximately 7,000 vacancies across the force to meet the demands of a constrained fiscal 2014 budget, officials announced. Specific reductions by location have not been determined.The Air