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  • 350th Air Refueling Squadron member earns spotlight performer

    Airman 1st Class Terry Harman, 350th Air Refueling Squadron boom operator, has been in the Air Force for more than two years and has been stationed at McConnell since completing technical school in 2008. His main hobbies include building an 18 ft. canoe and drawing portraits of his family

  • 22nd ARW commander enjoys fun run

    Team McConnell (Airpower!!!),We're half way through the Critical Days of Summer and you've been doing a great job of making good decisions and staying safe. Yesterday morning nearly 200 of us got to run through the Krueger Recreation Area and my hat's off to the 22nd Civil Engineer Squadron for

  • Commander answers Airmen's questions at all call

    The following statements are taken from the commander's call July 7.Exercise:1. "What's the NORE feedback?"A: The hot wash will be next Tuesday and we will have more feedback then. Both myself and the chief of XP are satisfied with our performance. Captain Vanagas said, "We learned some valuable

  • Bandit spouse earns Mrs. Missouri U.S. title

    Known as mom, volunteer and military spouse, a McConnell member recently attained the title of Mrs. Missouri United States. Ashley McAnally, wife of Staff Sgt. Brandon McAnally, 349th Air Refueling Squadron boom operator, was recently crowned Mrs. Missouri U.S. Stationed at McConnell for four years,

  • Congratulations to the newest ALS graduates

    Congratulations to the following Senior Airmen who graduated here, July 8, 2010, from the Chief Master Sgt. Thomas N. Barnes Airmen Leadership School.Detachment 2, 3rd Weather Service Staff Sgt. Eric Hartigan 10th Air Support Operations SquadronJerad Higginbotham 22nd Aircraft Maintenance

  • Local landowners save lives

    To show appreciation for their unseen supporting efforts McConnell's Bird Aircraft Strike Hazard program, the base hosted 17 neighboring landowners July 9.For more than three years, the BASH program has utilized humane methods to prevent birdstrikes by keeping birds from aircraft flight paths.