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  • U.S. Air Force Maj. Will Watson, a pilot assigned to the 905th Air Refueling Squadron from McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., conducts a pre-flight check on a KC-46A Pegasus aircraft, assigned to the 931st Air Refueling Wing, prior to take off from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, May 11, 2021, in support of exercise Northern Edge 2021. Approximately 15,000 U.S. service members are participating in a joint training exercise hosted by U.S. Pacific Air Forces May 3-14, 2021, on and above the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex, the Gulf of Alaska, and temporary maritime activities area. NE21 is one in a series of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command exercises designed to sharpen the joint forces’ skills; to practice tactics, techniques, and procedures; to improve command, control and communication relationships; and to develop cooperative plans and programs. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Adriana Barrientos)

    931st ARW refuels the joint force during NE21

    Airmen with the 931st Air Refueling Wing (ARW) premiered the KC-46A Pegasus aircraft and its capabilities during Exercise Northern Edge 2021 (NE21) — a U.S. only joint-field training exercise held above the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex and in the Gulf of Alaska during May 3-14, 2021.
  • Airman Angela Hall, 22nd Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels distribution apprentice, poses for a photo April 29, 2021, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. On her way to the airport, Hall had acted without hesitation and was able to save an elderly couple from their smoking car after it crashed into a light pole. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Nilsa Garcia)

    Without hesitation

    For one Team McConnell Airman, what began as a drive to the airport quickly transpired into a rush to help two civilians from a vehicle accident, March 28, 2021.
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    18th Air Force Commander visits McConnell

    MCCONNELL AIR FORCE BASE, Kan -- Maj. Gen. Kenneth T. Bibb Jr., 18th Air Force commander, visited McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, May 12-14, 2021. During the visit, Bibb witnessed Team McConnell’s ability to deliver unmatched air refueling and mission support.
  • Airman 1st Class Christine Rogers, 22nd Force Support Squadron honor guardsman, folds a flag during a National Police Week Guard Mount ceremony May 14, 2021, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. The Guard Mount ceremony was held to honor fallen law enforcement officers from McConnell and across the state of Kansas. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alexi Bosarge)

    National Police Week Guard Mount Ceremony

    Airman 1st Class Christine Rogers, 22nd Force Support Squadron honor guardsman, folds a flag during a National Police Week Guard Mount ceremony May 14, 2021, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. The Guard Mount ceremony was held to honor fallen law enforcement officers from McConnell and across the state of Kansas. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior
  • Families of deployers hold a welcome home sign April 13, 2021, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. Members of the 350th Air Refueling Squadron were welcomed home by the open arms of family, friends and colleagues after a 4-month deployment to Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Nilsa Garcia)

    The Red Falcons land home

    Members of the 350th Air Refueling Squadron were welcomed home by the open arms of family, friends and colleagues after a 4-month deployment to Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, where they supported Operation Freedom Sentinel and Inherent Resolve.
  • Personnel assigned to the 22nd Civil Engineer Squadron repair a spall on the flightline May 3, 2021, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. A spall is a five-foot-wide hole that has the potential to negatively affect McConnell’s air refueling operations. Airmen assigned to repair the airfield enable the refueling mission by correcting flightline discrepancies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alan Ricker)

    22nd CES Airmen repair runway

    Personnel assigned to the 22nd Civil Engineer Squadron repair a spall on the flightline May 3, 2021, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. A spall is a five-foot-wide hole that has the potential to negatively affect McConnell’s air refueling operations. Airmen assigned to repair the airfield enable the refueling mission by correcting flightline
  • U.S. Air Force Maj. Helena Guerra, 22nd Medical Group bravo flight commander, prepares her station for her next COVID-19 vaccine patient April 28, 2021, at the Community Vaccination Center (CVC) in St. Paul, Minnesota. The total-force team consists of approximately 140 Airmen from 24 installations across the country. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alexi Bosarge)

    Total Force medics help support FEMA in vaccine efforts

    As of April 29, approximately 1.5 million people worldwide have tested positive for COVID-19, making vaccination efforts more crucial than ever. A team of approx. 140 Airmen from 24 bases spread throughout the U.S. have come together in St. Paul, Minn., to help support the Federal Emergency Management Agency in the effort to vaccinate Americans from COVID-19.
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    McConnell AGE Airman repairs nitrogen cart

  • Airman 1st Class Zachary Willis, 22nd Wing Staff Agencies public affairs, experiences the headset used for virtual reality suicide prevention training April 15, 2021, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. Air Mobility Command is the first in the Department of Defense to utilize VR for suicide prevention training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Nilsa Garcia)

    McConnell’s VR suicide prevention training

    McConnell Air Force Base is one of several Air Mobility Command installations utilizing the Air Force’s newest virtual reality suicide prevention training.
  • Senior Airman Tierra Brown, 22nd Force Support Squadron storeroom manager, tags the location of simulated remains during an exercise April 22, 2021, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. When an object is found, the team will pause to allow proper handling and tagging, ensuring the item is recovered before departing the scene. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alan Ricker)

    Search and recovery training exercised at McConnell

    Senior Airman Tierra Brown, 22nd Force Support Squadron storeroom manager, tags the location of simulated remains during an exercise April 22, 2021, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. When an object is found, the team will pause to allow proper handling and tagging, ensuring the item is recovered before departing the scene. (U.S. Air Force photo
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