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  • 22nd ARW vice deploys, joins hurricane relief

    “That’s the U.S. military committed 100 percent to getting this Dominican citizen to Trinidad Tobago,” said Heseltine. “That’s how much the preservation of lives meant to everyone here. We didn’t know him, and we may never meet him again.”

  • Commander announces Frontiers in Flight Air Show

    MCCONNELL AIR FORCE BASE, Kan.- It’s time to mark calendars and put eyes to the skies- the McConnell Open House and Air Show is coming Sept. 8-9, 2018.Today at the Wichita Chamber of Commerce, Col. Joshua Olson, 22nd Air Refueling Wing commander, announced that McConnell will host an open house and

  • McConnell completes $267 million KC-46 construction

    Team McConnell held a ribbon-cutting ceremony Oct. 16 at the new KC-46 Pegasus three-bay hangar to recognize that the base now stands ready to be the first to accept the new multi-role aircraft next year.

  • New training equipment increases MWD readiness

    MCCONNELL AIR FORCE BASE, Kan.— The 22nd Security Forces Squadron military working dog kennel recently received an upgrade to its obstacle course to help ensure readiness and installation security. The obstacle course, or confidence course, is meant to mimic obstacles that the handler and dog will

  • CMSAF visits McConnell

    Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force Kaleth O. Wright speaks to Airmen during a Senior Noncommissioned Officer Induction Ceremony Oct. 6, 2017, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. Wright was the 22nd Air Refueling Wing command chief from 2012-2014, he currently holds the highest position an enlisted

  • Changes are coming to TRICARE

    Changes are coming to TRICARE benefits beginning January 1, 2018. These changes provide more benefit choices, improve access to care, simplify cost shares and allow members to take command of their health. “Taking command of your health means empowering you to make the right health care and coverage

  • Faces of McConnell

    Airman 1st Class Ian Woodburn, 22nd Communications Squadron radio frequency transmission systems apprentice, poses for a photo Oct. 6, 2017, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. Airman assigned to the 22nd CS provide all telephone, radio service, navigational aid and weather systems maintenance for

  • Suiting up for unsuitable environments

    This one-and-a-half hour-long training teaches Airmen how to protect themselves and their wingmen in case of exposure to a chemical attack that breaks the toxicity threshold and other threats.

  • The Air Bridge: Connecting to civic neighbors

    (This story is part of a series to highlight McConnell AFB honorary commanders and their impact on the base and the community.)Editor’s Note: The Honorary Commander Program is designed to bring the base closer to our civilian counterparts in Wichita and the surrounding communities. Honorary