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  • McConnell celebrates its newest promotees

    Congratulations to Team McConnell's newest lieutenant colonel selects: Maj. Roman Hund, 22nd Communications Squadron. Maj. Richard Quarberg, 350th Air Refueling Squadron.Maj. Robert Triplett, 22nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. Congratulations to Team McConnell's newest senior master sergeant selects: Master Sgt. Barbara Dalton, 22nd Mission

  • Base library has much to offer

    With more than 48,000 books, 14 computers and numerous programs, the McConnell Base Library, located in the Robert J. Dole Community Center, has much more to offer than many people may realize. The materials offered at the base library accommodate a variety of people. The library has several computers with internet access, two children's computers
  • Senior Airman Stephanie Ulmer, right, a 22nd Maintenance Squadron fuel cell technician currently deployed to the 380th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, explains marshalling techniques to Senior Airman Emily Elam, March 4, during a maintenance orientation program day as Chief Master Sgt. Doolittle observes. Airman Elam is a services specialist deployed to the 380th Expeditionary Services Squadron from the, 132d Fighter Wing, an Air National Guard wing in Des Moines, Iowa, and Chief Doolittle is a 22nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron member deployed to the 380th EAMXS. The maintenance orientation program is geared to give personnel supporting maintenance operations an opportunity to experience a day in the life of aircraft maintenance personnel. (Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Neil Armstrong)

    McConnell members also desert warriors

  • Col. Tim Cahoon assumed command of the 931st Air Refueling Group March 4 during the group's March Unit Training Assembly. (Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jason Schaap)

    New commander takes charge of 931st ARG

    In a way, the 931st Air Refueling Group became 30 years March 4 during the March Unit Training Assembly. That's when Col. Tim Cahoon assumed command of the group, bringing with him three decades of Air Force experience. He was last assigned to Air Combat Command Headquarters at Langley Air Force Base, Va., as a Reserve advisor and despite the

  • Tornado season is here

    On March 13, Team McConnell will undergo a natural disaster response exercise. The exercise will test the base's ability to react in the event of a tornado. It will not only be for servicemembers and Department of Defense civilians, but also for retirees and family members on McConnell. During the exercise, McConnell's exercise evaluation team will
  • Senior Airman Robert Vojtkofsky, 22nd Operations Support Squadron air traffic controller, shows Mary Chance VanScyoc, the first civilian, female air traffic controller in the United States, around McConnell’s air traffic control tower Feb. 28. Airman Vojtkofsky gave Ms. VanScyoc a tour of the tower in honor of Women’s History Month, which is March. Ms. VanScyoc began here career as an air traffic controller in June, 1942, at the Denver Airway Traffic Control Center in Denver, Colo. She also worked as a controller in Wichita from 1944 to 1945. Today, she has a job at the Kansas Aviation Museum in Wichita. (Air Force photo by Senior Airman Amanda Currier)

    First U.S. civilian, female air traffic controller visits McConnell

  • When Secretary of the Air Force Michael W. Wynne spoke at his town hall meeting at the Pentagon earlier this year, he discussed some of the issues facing the Air Force today, as well as its strengths and his goals for 2007. One of the ways he's spreading those goals is through a mission, or "goal card." (U.S. Air Force graphic)

    SECAF emphasizes Air Force goals with card

    When Secretary of the Air Force Michael W. Wynne spoke at his town hall meeting at the Pentagon earlier this year, he discussed some of the issues facing the Air Force today, as well as its strengths and his goals for 2007. One of the ways he's accomplishing those goals is through a mission, or "goal card." Many of the goals on this card are a

  • Personnel records readiness vital to mission

    Nobody can predict the twists and turns that life can take, but with a little bit of preparation, Airmen can make the best of any situation. The Air Force Personnel Center designated February as Personnel Records Readiness Month. Military members used this opportunity to review items such as their virtual record of emergency data, or vRed, and
  • Staff Sgt. Tim Ransom, a 22nd Civil Engineer Squadron member serving as a 22nd Security Forces augmentee, hands out Eagle Eyes pamphlets March 1 while checking identification cards at McConnell’s main gate. Eagle Eyes is an Air force-wide defensive program geared toward teaching people to detect and deter terrorism. The program educates people on the planning activities associated with terrorist acts. It is also designed to encourage people to notify authorities when they see something suspicious. To schedule an Eagle Eyes briefing at McConnell, call 759-4124. To report suspicious activities, call local law enforcement authorities or the McConnell law enforcement desk at 759-3976. (Air Force photo by Senior Airman Amanda Currier)

    McConnell focuses on Eagle Eyes program

  • AMC announces 2006 Media Contest winners

    Air Mobility Command this week announced the winners of the 2006 Air Mobility Command Media Contest, which recognizes the best journalists, photographers and graphic artists contributing to the command's base newspapers. Winners were selected by a panel of three judges, and first-place winners go on to compete in the Air Force Media Contest. Three
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