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  • Congratulations to enlisted supplemental promotion selects

    Two McConnell Airmen have been selected for promotion to the next higher rank as part of the November enlisted promotion process. Congratulations to Senior Airman Braden Ferrin and Senior Airman Christian Sousa, both from the 22nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, on their accomplishment.The enlisted

  • DDRP fights drugs everywhere

    "Anytime, anywhere" typically refers to McConnell's refueling capability, however Nov. 14, 2011, an Operation Nighthawk was activated with similar potential. With the support of chief master sergeants, first sergeants and commanders, the Drug Demand Reduction Program set up a mobile collection

  • McConnell opens its doors to landowners

    Fourteen landowners who neighbor McConnell visited the base for the fourth annual Landowner Appreciation Dinner Nov. 10, 2011.A staple event for McConnell's Bird Aircraft Strike Hazard Program, the dinner helps educate, and continue to educate, the importance of the bird abatement program while also

  • Community, McConnell honors veterans

    One hundred and ninety-five Derby, Kan. area veterans were honored at the opening of the new Derby Area Veterans Memorial - Walk of Freedom, which was officially dedicated Nov. 11, 2011. With less than 10 miles separating McConnell Air Force Base from Derby, there are strong military ties for many

  • McConnell attends airlift/tanker convention

    More than 4,000 active-duty, Guard and Reserve members of Air Mobility Command gathered at the 43nd Airlift/Tanker Association Conference and Symposium Nov. 3 to 6 in Nashville, Tenn.During three days of briefings, AMC Airmen, including more than 80 Airmen from McConnell, were addressed by Marine

  • DBIDS enhances safety on McConnell

    McConnell will be one the first Air Force bases to implement the new Defense Biometric Identification System 4.0 version when it comes online mid-November.The 22nd Security Forces Squadron began installation Oct. 31, 2011, and the system is scheduled to be complete by Nov. 14.At McConnell, DBIDS is

  • 22nd CPTS member earns spotlight performer

    Airman 1st Class Francis Sparks, 22nd Comptroller Squadron customer service technician, has been in the Air Force for 18 months and has been stationed at McConnell since 2010. Sparks' hobbies include playing lacrosse and collecting old currency.Who is the most positive influence in your life and

  • 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