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  • Social drinker or safety risk?

    We've seen alcohol-related accidents on television and in the newspapers. We've wondered how people can operate an automobile knowing they are too drunk to drive. It's accepted as the "norm" for many adults to socialize by drinking together at a local bar or club. But when does a social drinker

  • Tops In Blue perform in Whicita

    Tops In Blue, the Air Force performance team, performed at the Orpheum Theater in downtown Wichita Feb. 3., wrapping up its world tour 08 with McConnell being the 83rd base visited.

  • Birds cause emergency landings, aborted takeoffs

    Commercial airline crews reported more than two dozen emergency landings, aborted takeoffs or other hair-raising incidents due to collisions with birds in the past two years, according to a confidential database managed by NASA. An Associated Press review of reports filed voluntarily with NASA's

  • Do you know how to protect yourself?

    With the rise in identity theft nationwide, people need to know how to protect themselves. Before a person can protect himself, he needs to know what to protect himself from. Credit card fraud: ยท They may open new credit card accounts in your name. When they use the cards and don't pay the bills,

  • Do you have what it takes?

    The Air Force Sports Program, a program designed to allow active duty, Guardsmen and Reservists to participate at Air Force, Armed Forces, national and international sports events provides an opportunity for Airmen to compete. Team McConnell members, Airman 1st Class Johnathan Scherquist, 22nd Force

  • Civilian officers guard Airmen

    New law enforcement officers have come to McConnell, but they're not the normal active-duty Airmen you might be used to, they're civilian officers. Seven of the recently authorized twenty-four positions have been filled with civilian security forces officers and will be a permanent fixture. "The

  • New procedure comes to McConnell

    Starting in February, Airmen arriving at McConnell will begin in-processing under the revised 22nd Air Refueling Wing concept identified as McConnell Right Start. During the week of Jan. 26, the program requires new members to report to their unit to begin "jump start" actions during their first