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  • 22nd EARS breaking records

    Just over halfway into 2011 Airmen with the 22nd Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron here have already shattered more than a dozen records.These Airmen once again proved they have what it takes to raise the standard and set the bar high; they flew 493 sorties in July, breaking the Transit Center's

  • RODEO 2011

    McConnell's Airmen competed in the 2011 Air Mobility Command RODEO. Two KC-135 Stratotankers, 24 competitors, six civic leaders from the Wichita, Kan., area and McConnell support personnel flew to Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., to test their mobility skills and build esprit de corps. For a photo

  • 22nd Medical Support Squadron member earns spotlight performer

    Tech. Sgt. Belinda Durbin, 22nd Medical Support Squadron laboratory services NCOIC, has been in the Air Force for 17 years. She has been stationed at McConnell for year and a half with her husband Daniel and 5-year-old son, Ethan. Her hobbies include reading and shopping.Who is the most positive

  • Junior Olympics: dedication, commitment

    Perseverance, dedication and commitment are three words that can transform the lives of anyone. For the more than 7,000 young athletes competing in the 2011 USA Track and Field National Junior Olympic Track and Field Championships, those three words transformed them into future Olympians.McConnell

  • 22nd Force Support Squadron member earns spotlight performer

    Major Melissa Alblinger, 22nd Force Support Squadron operations officer, has been in the Air Force for 15 years. She has been stationed at McConnell for almost five years with her husband Michael, and sons Michael, eight, and Zachary, two. Maj. Alblinger's hobbies include providing taxi services for

  • Rodeo finance competition 'no easy money'

    "Crunching" numbers behind a desk doesn't usually come to mind when people think of Air Mobility Rodeo, but this year financial managers not only competed as comptrollers, they exhibited their skills as Airmen.Air Mobility Rodeo 2011is a international competition that focuses on mission readiness,

  • Comptrollers' 'confidence' put to the test

    Comptrollers from 11 teams Air Force-wide were timed and tested on their memory, fitness, weapon assembly and chemical warfare skills.  The competition was part of the financial management competition at Air Mobility Rodeo 2011.To view the slideshow, click here.

  • Airmen compete for Team Pakistan

    Chanting, "Team Pakistan," as they ascended the ramp to a KC-135R Stratotanker, four of the five-member Pakistan Air Mobility Rodeo 2011 aeromedical evacuation team were American Airman. Upon discovery that Pakistan only had one flight surgeon to compete in the aeromedical evacuation competition

  • Local girl becomes pilot for a day

    Summer breaks for many children are filled with cartoon watching, trips to the pool and playing outside with friends. For nine-year old Mikala Hodgens, a girl from Wichita, Kan., summer vacation included being a pilot for a day and honorary member of the 350th Air Refueling Squadron, July 20,