• ARS highlights one of its own

    Staff Sgt. Martin Rodriguez 349th Air Refueling Squadron in-flight refueling operator Sergeant Rodriguez is from Brownsville, Texas, and has been in the Air Force for seven years and eleven months. He has served at McConnell for three months. When he's not at work, he enjoys writing, painting,

  • The dirt on McConnell

    The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band played a free concert to a crowd on the flightline here, May 26. The Nitty Gritty Dirt band formed in southern California in the spring of 1966. The band started as a hippie jug-band and eventually paved the way in country rock. A local business sponsored the event as a

  • Command Chief’s corner

    What is Roll Call? Roll Call is a short face-to-face meeting with your Airmen, usually at the flight or workcenter level; it is a mandatory event. Not only can supervisors review the official "Roll Call" product from Air Force leadership, but they can also highlight important local issues, encourage

  • DFAS suspends separation payment recoupment

    Recoupment of military retirees' Variable Separation Incentive, Special Separation Benefit and separation payments by the Defense Finance and Accounting Service has been temporarily suspended pending a formal policy and legal review by the Department of Defense. The suspension of recoupment actions