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  • AMC Chief Scientist: Alternative fuels can be the 'cleaner jet fuel'

    Just as the character "Doc" in the "Back to the Future" movie loaded the flux-capacitor of the time-travel modified 1975 DeLorean with a banana peel and trash from Marty McFly's garbage can, Air Force scientists are looking for the next readily available, renewable clean-burning aircraft fuel.Air

  • McConnell ‘Mission Ready’

    Approximately 300 McConnell Airmen rose to meet Air Mobility Command's Inspector General team during an operational readiness inspection Oct. 1, 2011.After more than 12 hours of inspections, McConnell's 300 earned a "Mission Ready" grade.The 22nd Air Refueling Wing and the 931st Air Refueling Group

  • Medical codes no longer prevent some deployments

    Air Force officials have approved expanding the deployment opportunities for Airmen who typically had limited opportunities to deploy in support of air and space expeditionary force operations.Last month the 602nd Training Group Provisional at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., began accepting Airmen

  • Maj. Gen McDew shares leadership experience with McConnell

    Drawing on nearly 30 years of Air Force experience, Maj. Gen. Darren McDew shared his vision of leadership and communication with McConnell's Airmen in a variety of forums Oct. 6 and 7, 2011. McDew is the commander of Air Force District of Washington, Andrews Air Force Base, Md., and the keynote

  • 22nd SFS member earns spotlight performer

    Senior Airman Erik Ippel, 22nd Security Forces Squadron resource protection manager, has been stationed at McConnell since completion of technical school. The Yorktown, Ind., native enjoys running, camping and canoeing and has been at McConnell for three years with his wife Angela. The couple is

  • AF Marathon results demonstrate changing fitness culture

    Few people run just for fun. Even fewer run long distances for the enjoyment of it. For the 26 Team McConnell runners who competed in events at the Air Force Marathon Sept. 17, 2011, their reasons for competing varied from the love of running to first time achievements to every point in between.The

  • 22nd ARW member earns spotlight performer

    Senior Airman Maria Ruiz, 22nd Air Refueling Wing Public Affairs still photography journeyman, has been in the Air Force for five years. The Los Angeles native enjoys reading, spending time with her family, working out and drawing. She has been stationed at McConnell for four years with her husband

  • 22nd AMDS member earns spotlight performer

    Senior Airman Gabriel Villalobos, 22nd Aerospace Medicine Squadron Dental Flight oral preventative assistant, has been stationed at McConnell since completion of technical school two years ago. The San Antonio native enjoys running, shooting, academics, playing the trumpet, going on road trips,

  • One life, a shop to save it

    Thousands of feet in the sky, alarms start a loud "eerrrk" "eerrk," followed by red warning lights blinking indicating an emergency, and pilots reach for life saving equipment. On the ground, it's one shop's job to ensure the readiness of that gear - the aircrew flight equipment flight.If the above

  • Clinic vaccinates Airmen, family against flu

    The 22nd Medical Group Allergy and Immunization Clinic will be administering influenza shots for all beneficiaries.The 22nd MDG began administering the vaccine Sept. 1, 2011, and will continue until June 30, 2012. Beneficiaries who are 6 months old and older may receive the vaccine.Influenza is a