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  • AtHoc system ensures emergency readiness

    McConnell is now one of eight Air Mobility Command installations to implement the emergency mass notification system - AtHoc Installation Warning System Alerts.Headquarters AMC awarded the contract to Reliable Government Solutions to provide the system in September 2011. McConnell began installing

  • 22nd MDSS member earns spotlight performer

    Airman 1st Class Michael Mitchell, 22nd Medical Support Squadron outpatient records technician, has been in the Air Force for a year and a half and has been stationed at McConnell since completion of technical training with his wife Felicia. The San Antonio, Texas, native enjoys watching and playing

  • Chisholm Trail Dining Facility up for Hennessy Trophy

    McConnell is this year's Air Mobility Command nominee for the single facility category of the John L. Hennessy Trophy Award - a competition that determines the top food service operation in the Air Force.An inspection team evaluates each nominated facility for excellence in management effectiveness,

  • Defenders arrest basketball championship

    With less than 15 seconds remaining in the Intramural Basketball Championship game, the score was tied at 32. After being fouled, Staff Sgt. Steffon Jackson, 22nd Security Forces Squadron combat arms instructor, sunk two free throw shots, helping the Security forces team complete their season

  • 22nd FSS member earns spotlight performer

    Carole Sturgeon, 22nd Force Support Squadron event coordinator, has worked as the Robert J. Dole Community Center event coordinator for three years and at lodging for the 26 years prior. The St. Louis, Mo., native enjoys riding motorcycles with her husband Rex and is a member of the American Legion

  • Air Force Medical Service turns to secure messaging

    Patients at Air Force medical treatment facilities will soon be able to communicate securely and privately with their health care teams anywhere and anytime due to the Air Force-wide expansion of secure messaging.Secure messaging will be available to patients through what is known as the MiCare

  • CC briefs local leaders

    Approximately 40 Greater Wichita, Kan., business leaders met McConnell's wing commander Feb. 2, 2012.The Wichita Metro Chamber of Commerce hosted Col. Ricky N. Rupp for its Quarterly Wichita Metro Chamber Board of Advisors Meeting. The Chamber of Commerce invited Rupp to its meeting to help

  • 22nd MDOS member earns spotlight performer

    Tech. Sgt. Brian Fleischmann, 22nd Medical Operations Squadron Physical Therapy craftsman, has been in the Air Force for 10 years. He has been stationed at McConnell for the past two years with his wife Melissa and sons Nathan and Austin, both 7. The Corvallis, Oregon native enjoys playing

  • PA office racks 12 AMC awards

    The Air Mobility Command announced today that Airmen from the 22nd Air Refueling Wing Public Affairs Office earned 12 AMC-level awards in the 2011 Air Force Media Contest for their communication skills in journalism, photography and broadcasting. The 22 ARW/PA staff operates behind the scenes