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  • 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

  • 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

  • 22nd ARW member earns spotlight performer

    Tech Sgt. Chad Brown, 22nd Air Refueling Wing weapons safety NCO, has been in the military for 18 years and has been stationed at McConnell for three years. During his off time, Sergeant Brown camps, hunts, fishes and rides motorcycles. Who is the most positive influence in your life and why?My