Oct. 28, 2022 McConnell completes KC-46 flight with limited crew The 22nd Air Refueling Wing flew a KC-46A Pegasus without a copilot Oct. 25 to validate procedures for operating with a limited aircrew for certain potential high-end combat scenarios.
Oct. 27, 2022 Housing Residents Invited to Participate in Satisfaction Survey Residents of McConnell’s on-base housing now have the opportunity to complete the 2022 Department of Defense Tenant Satisfaction Survey.
Oct. 26, 2022 22nd ARW Third Quarterly Award Winners The 22nd Air Refueling Wing recognized the wing’s third quarterly award winners October 25, 2022, during an awards ceremony at the Robert J. Dole Community Center ballroom. Ceremonies like these are a celebration of hard work and effort.
Oct. 24, 2022 McConnell hosts second KC-46 Weapons Systems Council The 22nd Air Refueling Wing (ARW) hosted the second annual KC-46 Weapons Systems Council (WSC) Oct. 18-19, 2022.
Oct. 19, 2022 McConnell Airmen practice ACE, Aeromedical Evacuation at Kadena Thirteen Airmen from McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, traveled to Japan to conduct an offsite training event with the KC-46A Pegasus from Oct. 11-15, 2022.
Oct. 13, 2022 Commander’s Call Highlights Year in Review, Ongoing and Future Operations Team McConnell Airmen heard first-hand on 22nd Air Refueling Wing’s past year as well as ongoing operations and future expectations during an Oct. 3 Commander’s Call, hosted by Col. Nate Vogel, 22nd ARW commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Laura Hoover, 22nd ARW command chief.
Oct. 12, 2022 Alerting Renovations The 22nd Civil Engineer Squadron recently opened the newly renovated alert facility kitchen on Sept. 23, 2022.
Oct. 1, 2022 916th ARW evacuate nine KC-46s to McConnell McConnell Air Force Base received aircraft today which were evacuated due to Hurricane Ian.
Sept. 27, 2022 Frontiers in Flight soars to new heights About 70,000 people from all over the local area made their way to Frontiers in Flight Open House and Airshow, Sept. 24-25, 2022.
Sept. 19, 2022 KC-46A performs first operationally-tasked combat refueling sortie Approximately 100 Airmen and four KC-46A Pegasus aircraft conducted 24-hour operations during Air Mobility Command’s multi-week Employment Concept Exercise 22-08 at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, from August 27 through mid-September, 2022.