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  • 22nd MDG offers vaccination against Measles to Team McConnell

    Currently there have been no cases of Measles identified in Sedgwick County; however, the 22nd Medical Group clinic offers vaccinations if a dependent, retiree, guard, reserve or active-duty member requires the vaccine after contracting the virus.Recently, 13 cases of Measles have been identified in

  • Mission Complete: Wingman’s search helps bring Airmen home after 45 years

    “I will never leave an Airman behind.” The words are part of the Airmen’s creed; seven words form a contract sealed in combat; but for retired Col. Edward Sykes, it was a driving force in a 45-year search for his roommate, multiple trips back to Asia and a discovery that culminates next month with a

  • STEM programs to continue developing minds

    Hand-drawn glasses, electrical circuits and towering rollercoasters filled students with joy as they learned more about science, technology, engineering and mathematics March 19 to 21.

  • Airman’s rough road strengthens resiliency in self, others

    MCCONNELL AIR FORCE BASE, Kan.— “I had an average life. There was nothing dramatic about it — or so I thought.”EARLY YEARSMaster Sgt. Ieaka Olmstead, 22nd Operations Support Squadron host aviation resource management superintendent, grew up in Georgia with a mother battling a mental illness. When

  • Ecology club promotes STEM education

    Members of the Ecology Club plant flower seeds March 20, 2018, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. Native Kansas flowers were planted in order to provide a suitable living area for monarch butterflies and mason bees. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Alan Ricker)

  • The sky’s no limit – girls fly too!

    An all-female crew took to the skies to attend the Sky’s No Limit-Girls Fly Too! event March 10-11 at Abbotsford International Airport, Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada.

  • Combined 22MDG training day

    Tech. Sgt. Sean Devereaux, 22nd Medical Operations Squadron physical therapy non-commissioned officer in charge, instructs 22nd Medical Group Airmen how to construct and deconstruct an in-place patient decontamination tent March 14, 2018, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. The decontamination

  • 22nd AMDS 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.

  • Foggy aircraft launch

    Tech. Sgt. Daniel Bevilacqua, 931st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, prepares to perform aircraft launch procedures Feb 28, 2018, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. Crew chiefs carefully inspect every aircraft before each mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Erin McClellan)