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  • McConnell continues to SOAR

    There are 396 KC-135 Stratotankers managed by the Air Mobility Command. The KC-135 community supports worldwide missions, enabling global reach across a full spectrum of mission activity.

  • Boom operator completes 500 combat missions

    MCCONNELL AIR FORCE BASE, Kan. -- A McConnell Airman completed his 500th combat mission as a boom operator during his current deployment, with the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. Tech. Sgt. Dwight Miller completed the milestone on his 15th deployment by refueling a couple

  • 124th FW Airmen experience A-10s from a refueler’s view

    Airmen assigned to the 350th Air Refueling Squadron walk to a KC-135 Stratotanker March 29, 2018, at Gowen Field in Boise, Idaho. The McConnell team provided a flight for Airmen, assigned to the 124th Fighter Wing, to familiarize them with the KC-135’s aerial refueling mission. (U.S. Air Force photo

  • Wichitalks: Airman talks resiliency with community

    When Senior Airman Tevin Manuel, 22nd Communications Squadron mission defense team operator, joined Air Force he had his sights set on making a difference. Manuel grew up in Jackson, Tennessee, and earned his bachelor’s degree in political science. He joined the Air Force in September 2015 with the

  • 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.