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  • Libya mission ends, Airmen come home

    With more than 3,000 sorties and 29,170 hours flown, Operation UNIFIED PROTECTOR has ended and McConnell's Airmen are returning home. In March 2011, United Nations Security Council Resolution 1973 established a no-fly zone and NATO forces conducted ground strikes in coordination with rebel advances.

  • McConnell severe weather alert

    The 22nd Operations Support Squadron Airfield Services has issued a severe weather alert for McConnell Air Force Base, Kan.Severe hail, greater or equal to 2 inches, and 50 mph wind gusts are possible from 7 p.m. to midnight, Nov. 7, 2011 The current weather system is discontinuous and enters the

  • Air Force, McConnell announces civilian workforce reductions

    Thirty-one of McConnell's civilian positions will be eliminated after April 30, 2012, as part of the Air Force's plan to restructure its civilian work force.The civilian workforce restructure is a part of the Department of Defense's plan to stop civilian growth above fiscal year 2010 levels, and the

  • MSG hosts educational Town Hall meeting

    McConnell's 1,125 children attend more than 14 school districts surrounding the base. To listen to parent's concerns related to their children's education, base leaders held a Town Hall meeting Nov. 1, 2011. "The town hall meeting was an overall success," said Col. Mark Evans, 22nd MSG commander.

  • 22nd ARW member earns spotlight performer

    Tech. Sgt. Mark Hellwig, 22nd Air Refueling Wing Flight Safety NCO, has been in the Air Force for 15 years. He has been stationed at McConnell for three years. During his off duty time he enjoys spending time with his family and friends, watching and playing sports, camping and hunting. Who is the

  • Red Ribbon week offers Airmen ‘amnesty’

    McConnell's fourth annual Prescription Drug Amnesty Turn -In took place at Oct. 25 and 26, 2011, at the base commissary and the old golf course clubhouse.The turn-in event was part of Red Ribbon Week, the nation's oldest and largest drug prevention program. The Defense Department's 2011 Red Ribbon