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  • Secretary retires after 54 years of federal service

    In 1957, a gallon of gas cost roughly 24 cents, Elvis Presley's "All Shook Up" reached number one on the Billboard music charts and Mary Eary began her career in Federal civil service.On Dec. 30, 2011, nearly 54 years later, Eary retired from her position as the secretary to the 22nd Mission Support

  • 344th ARS member earns spotlight performer

    Tech. Sgt. Kevin Toney, 344th Air Refueling Squadron boom operator, has been in the Air Force for 14 years. He has been stationed at McConnell for 20 months. The Dallas, Texas, native enjoys customizing his car, playing sports and traveling. Who is the most positive influence in your life and why?

  • BOWST to save taxpayer's dollars

    The first official KC-135 Stratotanker Boom Operator Weapon System Trainer in Air Mobility Command, slated to save the Air Force millions annually, came to life during a ceremony Jan. 9, 2012, at McConnell's BOWST building. Training boom operators to perform in-flight refueling requires a tanker and

  • Tops in Blue rocks Wichita

    For more than 50 years, Tops in Blue has traveled the world to entertain military service members and their families. The Tops in Blue 2011 tour, "Rhythm Nation," stopped in Wichita, Kan., Jan. 4, 2012, for a performance at Century II Performing Arts and Convention Center.Their mission, according to

  • Rules Restrict Political Activity by DOD Personnel

    With election activity steadily picking up, defense officials are in the process of issuing regular election-year guidance to remind military and Defense Department civilians that they're subject to rules regulating their involvement in political activities.This issue -- one the department regularly

  • 22nd Communications Squadron member earns spotlight performer

    Airman 1st Class Nathan Pritchard, 22nd Communications Squadron airfield systems technician, has been in the Air Force for more than two years.  When he's not on duty, Airman Pritchard enjoys working on cars and hunting. Who is the most positive influence in your life and why?My father because he

  • Emergency mass notification system to be implemented at AMC bases

    In September of this year, Headquarters Air Mobility Command awarded a contract to Reliable Government Solutions to provide AtHoc Installation Warning System Alerts (AtHoc IWSAlerts™) to eight AMC installations. This system procurement in part is in response to mitigating events such as the Fort

  • Tops in Blue Wichita concert to feature McConnell Airmen

    While providing air refueling support around the world is the primary mission of the 22nd Air Refueling Wing, one McConnell Airman has spent the last year performing around the world as a musician with the Air Force's premier entertainment group.Tech. Sgt. Doug Boren, 384th Air Refueling Squadron

  • Air Force couple refuels their holiday spirit

    A little more than a year ago if you asked Timothy and Victoria McBride what they would be doing around the holidays they probably would have answered with the usual holiday traditions - making cookies, decorating the Christmas tree or opening presents. Normal newlywed couples would have been able

  • Deployed McConnell NCO named ‘Rock Solid Warrior’

    She's from Air Mobility Command's McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., but Tech. Sgt. Tennille Benton's focus is to do her best at her deployed duties.As the non-commissioned officer in charge for the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing's protocol office at a non-disclosed base in Southwest Asia, Benton said in