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  • Letters from the front lines

    The deployed Airmen and I had a unique opportunity to meet four Tuskegee Airmen April 23 while they toured overseas. I had an even more memorable experience when I helped escort these fine gentlemen on and off stage. These men were among the first black men to serve in America's military, back then

  • McConnell returns from multi lateral exercise

    Team McConnell members returned home from an undisclosed location April 24 after completing a Multi-lateral exercise testing their special operations air refueling capabilities. The ten-day exercise, which began April 15, tested Airmen on their ability to forward deploy and generate aircraft in

  • Local businesses deemed off-limits to Airmen

    The McConnell Disciplinary Control Board has ordered the Cien-X Club at 4916 E. Lincoln, Wichita, and Harry and Ollie's, located at 4805 E. Harry, Wichita, off- limits to McConnell Airmen effective immediately due to circumstances deemed unsafe for military members and their families. Airmen

  • 344th boom operator selected spotlight performer

    Airman 1st Class Dustin Confer 344th Air Refueling Squadron boom operator Airman Confer is from St. Francis, Kan., and has been in the Air Force for one year and four months. He has served at McConnell for six months. When he's not at work, he enjoys performing automotive body repair work, air

  • Volunteers recognized at annual ceremony

    Team McConnell celebrated and awarded base volunteers for their selfless efforts during the 18th Annual Volunteer Appreciation Ceremony at the Robert J. Dole Community Center, April 16. The Airman and Family Readiness Center, hosts the event each year and this year's event was organized by Master

  • Are you ready for the rumble?

    Each year about a thousand tornadoes touch down in the United States. The chance a tornado will strike a building you are in is very small, however the chance does exist. One of the most important precautions you can take to prevent injury from a tornado is be alert at the onset of severe weather.

  • Adding realism to readiness

    Earlier this month, a tornado swept through McConnell AFB and a man was impaled in the abdomen with a 19 inch long piece of plastic pipe. He staggered into McConnell's Medical Clinic, clutching the pipe in his torso and pled for help as medics rushed to his aid. Thankfully, this was only an