• Could you be the next AMC Icon?

    Air Mobility Command is searching for the next AMC Icon. The AMC Icon program is loosely based around the hit TV program, American Idol. All AMC installations will conduct base level talent shows during July and August. Local contestants compete for $1,000 in cash prizes. The top finishing Air Force

  • Free 'Rock Through the Ages' concert

    The Kansas Army National Guard, 35th Infantry Division Band will perform a free concert, "Rock Through the Ages," here June 25.The concert is scheduled to begin at noon at the Robert J. Dole Community Center Ballroom.The family oriented show will progress through musical hits with a multitude of

  • 22nd MOS inactivates

    Maj. Dale Willilquette, 22nd Maintenance Operations Squadron commander, marked the inactivation of his squadron by relinquishing command and furling the unit guidon June 19, 2013.The squadron was inactivated in response to an Air Force-wide decision to realign field-grade officer manning in the

  • 384th 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 Do.Senior Airman James Michel, 384th Air Refueling Squadron boom operator, was selected as the 22nd Air Refueling Wing

  • Total Force in full force

    The U.S. Air Force, Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve all have different missions when providing air power and support across the globe. When added together, they become a trifecta called the Total Force Integration and provide enhanced combat capability and increased force-wide efficiency by

  • 350 ARS helps raise the roof, provides a home

    While some may argue that having a house doesn't essentially mean having a home, active duty Airmen are provided roofs over their heads through their military Basic Allowance for Housing, satisfying the basic necessity.A group of McConnell Airmen from the 350th Air Refueling Squadron recently "paid

  • Motorcycle safety 'Critical'

    In addition to an increase in temperatures, Airmen will also notice an increase in the number of motorcyclists sharing the road at McConnell.This seasonal trend is one topic that is analyzed as part of the Critical Days of Summer Program by the safety offices here. "With more than 46 riders at

  • Honor Guard: perfect practice makes perfection

    "It's all about perfection."That's how Airman 1st Class Katie Kuhar, 350th Air Refueling Squadron boom operator and one of 16 Airmen in the 22nd Air Refueling Wing Honor Guard, describes the mindset behind the details she and her fellow Airmen perform on an almost daily basis."It doesn't matter how

  • 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 Robert Santamaria, 22nd Comptroller Squadron customer technician, was chosen as the 22nd Air Refueling Wing

  • Order in the dorms

    Every week, three residents of the McConnell Air Force Base dorms are selected to leave their normal jobs and fill a temporary position as bay orderly.Bay orderlies engage in basic janitorial work and small handyman projects such as moving furniture and maintaining utilities during their week-long