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  • 22nd AMDS member earns spotlight performer

    Airman 1st Class Christopher Lange, 22nd Aerospace Medicine Squadron bioenvironmental engineering apprentice, has been in the Air Force for one year and has been stationed at McConnell since completion of technical training. The Houston, Texas, native enjoys reading, playing tennis, watching TV and

  • Cadets fly with McConnell Airmen

    More than 50 Wichita, Kan., Junior ROTC cadets experienced the 22nd Air Refueling Wing's mission and witnessed as McConnell Airmen refueled an A-10 Thunderbolt II in flight on March 15, 2012.The Army, Air Force, and Marine cadets were from West, East, Heights and Northeast Magnet High Schools.Before

  • 22nd AMXS members earns spotlight performer

    Staff Sgt. Scott Vroman, 22nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Quality Assurance inspector, has been in the Air Force for more than eight years. In his off time, he enjoys hunting, fishing, golfing and football. Who is the most positive influence in your life and why? My wife is the most positive

  • 350th ARS member earns spotlight performer

    Senior Airman Chadwick Doran, 350th Air Refueling Squadron boom operator and flight scheduler, has been in the Air Force for three years and has been stationed at McConnell since completion of technical training. He lives with his wife Tara and three boys, Ayden, 7, Greyson, 2, and Cohen, 1, with a

  • Exchange receives facelift

    After 18 months of renovations, McConnell's Base Exchange held its ribbon cutting ceremony Feb. 29, 2012.With over $8 million spent on the renovations, the building size increased by approximately 25 percent.McConnell's Army and Air Force Exchange Service is one of the oldest exchange facilities and

  • Air Force expands drug testing program to include abused prescription drugs

    The Air Force and other military services will expand their drug testing to include testing for commonly abused prescription drugs beginning May 1, 2012.On Jan. 31, the Secretary of Defense gave a 90-day advance notice of the drug testing expansion which aims to counter the nation's growing epidemic

  • 18th Air Force commander visits MAFB

    Team McConnell hosted Lt. Gen. Mark Ramsay, 18th Air Force commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Jeff Williams, 18th Air Force command chief, Feb. 28 and 29, 2012.Ramsay and Williams visited McConnell, one of the command's 15 wings, to meet with the Wing's leaders and Airmen and observe the mission

  • 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,