• 350th ARS earns spotlight performer award

    Staff Sgt. Heather Barnes has served in the Air Force for five years and six months. She has been stationed at McConnell for two years and six months. Her hobbies include working out, playing video games, cooking, photography and sports. Who is the most positive influence in your life and why?The

  • Team McConnell announces 2009 annual award winners

    Team McConnell congratulates the 2009 Annual Award Winners. The winners were announced on Feb. 5, at the Annual Awards banquet.AirmanSenior Airman Tina Girdano, 22nd Medical Support Squadron NCO Staff Sgt. Matthew Hefti, 22nd Civil Engineer SquadronSenior NCOMaster Sgt. Peter Nusspickel, 22nd

  • Team McConnell announces newest promotees

    Congratulations to the following McConnell captains who were recently selected for promotion to the rank of major. 22nd Operations Support SquadronStephen Aldridge Chad Gugas Justin LaFrance 22nd Operations GroupRyan Garlow 349th Air Refueling SquadronGerret Bilbo 384th Air Refueling Squadron Daniel

  • JA member earns spotlight performer award

    Sergeant Reed has served in the Air Force for 11 years. She has been stationed at McConnell for one year and five months. Her hobbies include spending time with her family, scrapbooking and being organized. Who is the most positive influence in your life and why?The most positive influence in my

  • OPSEC: a real-world game

    The childhood game "Capture the Flag" requires a team to seize a hidden flag from its opponent's territory.The concept of the game is for each team to capture its enemy's flag while simultaneously preventing its flag from being seized. The team that is first to "capture the flag" wins. Knowledge

  • Photo essay: Tops In Blue entertains Wichita

    Airmen from Tops In Blue entertain members of Team McConnell and the local community, Jan. 28, 2010, at the Orpheum Theater in Wichita, Kan.To view a slide show, click here.

  • Children's Dental Health Month spotlights healthy smiles

    February is National Children's Dental Health Month, and members of the 22nd Aerospace Medicine Squadron base dental clinic will be visiting McConnell children's centers around base to help educate them on the importance of good dietary habits and proper toothbrushing techniques.Parents are also

  • New tax law affords military spouses' legal residence privileges

    The president signed a Senate bill Nov. 11, which passed Public Law 111-97, the "Military Spouses Residency Relief Act."The MSRRA amends the Servicemembers' Civil Relief Act and affords servicemembers' spouses an opportunity to maintain legal residency in their home states for tax and voting

  • MOS member earns spotlight performer award

    Sergeant Baucum has served in the Air Force for 15 years. She has been stationed at McConnell for eight months. Her hobbies include traveling, riding her motorcycle, and reading and spending time with her family and friends. Who is the most positive influence in your life and why?My kids are the