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  • 'Squares' named coolest refuelers

    "In 2008, I was in Afghanistan coordinating close air support, and I know what it's like talking to the ground guys when they are getting shot at," said the operations officer. "Then all of a sudden - fixed wing assets show up and turn the tide. But, they can't get there without tanker support." Lt.

  • 22nd SFS member earns spotlight performer

    As a spotlight performer, individuals are chosen by leadership for demonstrating one or more of the 22nd ARW commander's intents: Foster a culture of excellence ... Develop the next generation of leaders ... Set and achieve goals.Airman 1st Class Giordan Brown, 22nd Security Forces Squadron

  • Early retirement for enlisted

    Air Force officials announced an application window for targeted early retirements for enlisted Airmen. Eligible Airmen will have 15-19 years of service in fiscal 2012 and be in the grades of staff sergeant through master sergeant in overmanned career fields.Approximately 250 applications will be

  • 349th ARS member earns spotlight performer

    As a spotlight performer, individuals are chosen by leadership for demonstrating one or more of the 22nd ARW commander's intents: Foster a culture of excellence ... Develop the next generation of leaders ... Set and achieve goals.Airman Joe Amador, 349th Air Refueling Squadron boom operator,

  • 22nd ARW member earns spotlight performer

    Master Sgt. Warren Weldon, 22nd Air Refueling Wing Plans and Programs wing operations plans NCO in charge, has been in the Air Force for 13 years and has been stationed at McConnell for three years. In his spare time, the Murrieta, Calif., native enjoys flying private aircraft and scuba diving.Who

  • McConnell 'follows' up Facebook with Twitter

    McConnell now counts itself among the scores of Air Forces bases and Department of Defense organizations with a presence on Twitter.The base, which recently surpassed its goal to obtain 2,000 "likes" on Facebook, came online with a Twitter account April 4, 2012. Since then, McConnell already has

  • 22nd AMDS member earns spotlight performer

    As a spotlight performer, individuals are chosen by leadership for demonstrating one or more of the 22nd ARW commander's intents: Foster a culture of excellence ... Develop the next generation of leaders ... Set and achieve goals.Airman 1st Class La'Gail Douglas, 22nd Aerospace Medicine Squadron

  • Clearing the flightline

    Eighty-three McConnell Airmen on 16 KC-135 Stratotankers evacuated to Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D., April 14, 2012.Lt. Col. Jeffrey Goggin, 349th Air Refueling Squadron commander, led as the mission commander, temporarily relocating the Stratotankers from McConnell to protect them from severe

  • 22nd CES practices safe riding habits

    With spring weather upon the Midwest, many Team McConnell Airmen are pulling their motorcycles out of the garage and preparing for rides. The 22nd Civil Engineer Squadron held their third annual group safety ride to Kansas Motorcycle Museum in Marquette, Kan., April 13, 2012. Eighteen riders

  • McConnell takes tornado precautions

    With Kansas' tornado season underway and a volatile weather system threatening Wichita, McConnell Air Force Base relocated 16 of its 63 KC-135 Stratotankers to Grand Forks AFB, N.D., April 14, 2012, rather than risking damage to the air refueling aircraft.Late Friday evening, the National Weather