News

  • RODEO: Flight Suits Rounded up

    McConnell's pilots, "booms" and navigators will join hundreds of Airmen in the "Air Mobility Olympics" July 24 to 29, 2011. RODEO, an Air Mobility Command competition, was first held in 1962 and has become the place to test mobility Airmen's skills. In 1979, allied nations were added to the

  • Bowling for big bucks

    After an afternoon of bowling, Team McConnell raised $10,000 for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Wichita, Kan., July 8, 2011 as part of the annual Bowl for Kids' Sake fundraising campaign.McConnell is one of Kansas' largest contributors to the Big Brothers Big Sisters organization, raising funds

  • Congrats to newest ALS graduates

    Congratulations to the following senior airmen and staff sergeant who graduated here, June 30, 2011, from the Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force Thomas N. Barnes Airman Leadership School.10th Air Support Operation Squadron Staff Sgt. Jacob Johnson22nd Aircraft Maintenance SquadronBenne BaumannKelvin

  • Operation: Fun summer

    Geocaching, R-Pods and stripers? If those three words are already familiar, outdoor recreation might not be a completely foreign concept. If they are unknown, it might be time to check out McConnell's outdoor recreation department.Outdoor Recreation offers a wide variety of products and trip

  • USNORTHCOM announces travel restrictions to Mexico

    The USNORTHCOM commander has added three Mexican states to the list of travel-restricted areas and confirmed the validity of the travel advisory to Acapulco.No states were taken off the list and additional requirements for Air Force personnel traveling on leave are still in effect."Mexico is a

  • 22nd Civil Engineer Squadron member earns spotlight performer

    Senior Airman Tommy Rhodes, 22nd Civil Engineer Squadron structures journeyman, has been in the Air Force for 23 months. He has been stationed at McConnell for the past year. Airman Rhodes enjoys traveling, serving as a Deacon for his church, watching Ultimate Fighting Championship and playing Call

  • EOD Airman becomes hero

    With the outstretched arms of not only his wife and two children, but also of McConnell's Leadership and the community, an Explosive Ordnance Disposal Airman returned home, June 26, 2011.Staff Sgt. Beau Chastain, 22nd Civil Engineer Squadron EOD specialist, returned to Wichita, Kan., from a Joint

  • Tough enough?

    Wondering how to spend a weekend? Try charging down a steep slope, Braveheart style; plunging into frigid, colored water for a dip in the "Chernobyl Jacuzzi;" navigating through dark, smoke-filled tunnels and then hurling oneself over "Everest," a giant skateboard ramp minus the skateboard. All