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  • 22nd ARW member earns spotlight performer

    Capt. Grey Shelfer, 22nd Air Refueling Wing Flight Safety officer and KC-135 Stratotanker Instructor pilot, has been in the Air Force for more than eight years. He has been stationed at McConnell for two and a half years. His hobbies include cooking, reading, politics, travelling and cheering for

  • McConnell reaches out through fitness

    "Ten seconds left. Five seconds, push, push!" said the fitness assessment cell member with a booming voice.Adrenaline pumping, Airmen regularly push a little harder to get those last few points of their Air Force fitness test as the time winds down. In this case, however, the FAC member wasn't

  • MARE challenges Airmen

    In 2010 1,543 tornados struck taking 45 lives in the U.S., in preparation for severe weather McConnell participated in a major accident response exercise, March 10, 2011. Tying into the base priority of Ready Base and Ready Airmen, the MARE tested the skills of McConnell's Airmen to respond to a

  • Safety triumphs at Air Force-level

    Driven only by the desire to keep McConnell Airmen unharmed, the 22nd Air Refueling Wing Safety officer trumped the competition, receiving three Air Force-level awards for 2010.The awards recognize "the best of the best" Air Force Safety offices and are given annually. The awards board considers

  • 349th ARS member earns spotlight performer

    Senior Airman Renee Miller, 349th Air Refueling Squadron boom operator, has been in the Air Force for two years and has been stationed at McConnell for one year. Airman Miller's hobbies include hiking, kayaking, canoeing, boating, fishing, camping and swimming.Who is the most positive influence in