'Para Ante Bellum'

Rooms filled with gear capable of protecting Airmen from weapons of mass destruction dot the interior of their shop. Interwoven are the shop's Airmen taking proactive steps to prepare and flags displaying "Para Ante Bellum."Following their motto "Para Ante Bellum," Latin for if you wish for peace,

Airmen inspire future leaders

For four years, their noses are planted in books while they learn how to become leaders, but for three weeks they drop the book and get to experience the operational Air Force. They are the cadets from the Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Col., participating in the annual Operation Air Force, a

22nd MOS member earns spotlight performer

Staff Sgt. Melanie Barney, 22nd Maintenance Operations Squadron maintenance scheduler, has been in the Air Force for six years. She has been at McConnell for two years with her husband Staff Sgt. Keith Barney, 22nd MOS Maintenance Qualification Training Program instructor, and daughter Makayla, 2.

TSR battles trauma

With or without warning, trauma can strike Airmen at any time. For these events, Airmen can find guidance in the members of the Traumatic Stress Response team. The TSR program is an Air Force-wide initiative that provides psychological "first aid" to Airmen and community members during or after a

Landowners take flight for BASH

Fourteen landowners who open their property to McConnell's Bird Aircraft Strike Hazard program visited McConnell June 7, 2011, viewing firsthand the mission of the 22nd Air Refueling Wing and the BASH program.The land surrounding McConnell is home to both migratory and permanent resident species of

22nd MDG empowers patients

When a patient first learns they have been diagnosed with diabetes, their reaction is often met with shock, coupled with questions about how they will now live the rest of their life.To help answer these questions, and to help make the reality of diabetes less devastating, the 22nd Medical Group

22nd SFS members 'light the fire within'

Airmen enlist at RiverFest

Festival fun, community pride: Riverfest 2011

For forty years, native Kansans have gathered every spring to celebrate community pride and fellowship. The celebration, known by many names over the decades, has evolved into family fun, music, entertainment and food known today as the Wichita River Festival. This year Riverfest will begin June 3

22nd LRS member earns spotlight performer

Airman 1st Class Olukayode Sonubi, 22nd Logistics Readiness Squadron Individual Protective Equipment apprentice, has been in the Air Force for less than a year. He has been stationed at McConnell since completing technical school in March. Airman Sonubi's hobbies include playing basketball and