• McConnell Airman wins AF Spark Tank competition

    Master Sgt. Bartek Bachleda, 22nd Air Refueling Wing Plans and Programs superintendent, won the Air Force’s first Spark Tank competition Feb. 22, held at the Air Force Association’s Air Warfare Symposium in Orlando, Florida.

  • 344th ARS Airman earns Faces of A/R recognition

    For Airmen to earn a Faces of A/R recognition, they must be nominated by members of their leadership, who choose individuals based on their demonstration of the Air Force's Core Values: Integrity First, Service Before Self, and Excellence in All We Do.

  • Airman aids secluded village in Puerto Rico mountains

    Senior Airman Ian Boutwell’s mission as a vehicle maintainer was to repair material-handling equipment that kept a rotation of food and water going to the people of Puerto Rico, but when a local reached out about a village cut off from the supply line, the Airman donned a pack of supplies and

  • Refueling keeps Red Flag flying

    NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. –The Red Flag Tanker Task Force, with air mobility assets from three bases, descended on the Las Vegas skies three weeks ago in support the international training exercise, Red Flag-Nellis 18-1.The RFTTF consists of personnel, aircraft and equipment from McConnell Air

  • McConnell maintainers get a taste of deployed life during Red Flag 18-1

    NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. – A team of McConnell maintainers touched down at Nellis AFB nearly two weeks ago in support of Red Flag 18-1, the year’s first iteration of the Air Force’s premiere international combat exercise.The Red Flag Tanker Task Force Maintenance Team consists of 45 members from

  • Red Flag provides refined boom, instructor training

    NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. – McConnell air crews are focusing on developing air refueling skills for their youngest boom operators at the Air Force’s premier air-to-air exercise, Red Flag 18-1, which kicked off at Nellis AFB nearly two weeks ago and continues through Friday.The crews are using the

  • 22nd ARW Airman earns Faces of A/R recognition

    For Airmen to earn a Faces of A/R recognition, they must be nominated by members of their leadership, who choose individuals based on their demonstration of the Air Force's Core Values: Integrity First, Service Before Self, and Excellence in All We Do.