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  • Photo essay: MPS provides customer support

    Members of the 22nd Military Personnel Section, McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., pride themselves in providing cutomers with the best service possible.View the slideshow.

  • Leaders say happy birthday, Air Force

    The Air Force's top leaders send a message to the total force to celebrate the Air Force's 62nd birthday and to remind them to remember the commitment and sacrifice of the more than 40,000 Airmen deployed around the globe. Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley and Air Force Chief of Staff Gen.

  • Want to be a first sergeant? McConnell offers how-to class

    If wearing a diamond on your sleeve feels like a future calling in your career, then the Additional Duty First Sergeant Seminar might be for you. McConnell First Sergeant's Council is hosting the seminar, scheduled Sept. 23 to 25, from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Robert J. Dole Center, in the

  • McConnell Airmen avert local air show disaster

    Hundreds of air show spectators marvel at aviators performing aerial acrobatics and low-flying stunts. After an afternoon of watching tense, nail-biting attractions, spectators walk to their cars only be horrified by a plummeting aircraft. Disaster, chaos and panic follow. But this accident didn't

  • McConnell highlights weekly spotlight performer

    Airman Otte has served in the Air Force for two years. He has been stationed at McConnell for a year and six months. When he is not at work, he enjoys spending time working on automotives repairs, watching movies and listening to music. Who is the most positive influence in your life and why? As

  • Photo essay: MXS flight does 'fab' job

    Members of the 22nd Maintenance Squadron Fabrication Flight, McConnell Air force Base, Kan., create aircraft parts for KC-135 Stratotankers. View the slideshow.

  • 101 Critical Days end, fall safety campaign begins

    Weather is getting colder in Kansas. As Airmen here stow away their summer recreation gear and say goodbye to poolside parties and barbeques, they should also shift from a summer safety mindset to a fall one. The 101 Critical Days of Summer safety campaign ended Labor Day, but it's just a fraction