• 22nd OSS Airman recieves Diamond Sharp Award

    Master Sgt. Robert Semen, 22nd Operations Support Squadron first sergeant, presents the Diamond Sharp Award to Airman 1st Class Brian Ellis, 22nd OSS airfield systems technician June 22, 2017, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. The Diamond Sharp Award is presented to Airmen who excel in all areas of

  • 22nd MXS Change of Command

    Col. Grant Izzi, 22nd Maintenance Group commander, presents the Meritorious Service Medal to Lt. Col. Patrick D. Cain, 22nd Maintenance Squadron commander June 22, 2017, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. The Meritorious Service Medal is awarded to members of the U.S. Armed Forces who distinguished

  • AMXS Change of Command

    Lt. Col. Duane Richardson relinquished command of the 22nd AMXS to Lt. Col. Brian Mix. (U.S. Air Force photos/Airman 1st Class Jenna K. Caldwell)

  • McConnell Airman competes in volleyball Armed Forces tournament

    An Airman assigned the 22nd Logistics Readiness Squadron competed on the Air Force Volleyball team that won the Armed Forces Championship, May 29. Capt. Justin Lukso, 22nd LRS deployment and distribution flight commander, was one of 12 Airmen selected to the team. Lukso helped the team place 9th out

  • KC-135s refuel international partners at Red Flag-Alaska

    Four McConnell aircrews took two KC-135 Stratotankers to Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, to provide joint warfighting support during the two-week exercise, Red Flag-Alaska 17-2, which began June 12.The exercise puts two forces against one another; blue, the allies, versus red, the aggressors. The

  • Air Force salutes ‘Flying Tiger’ after 75 year journey home

    Blood is thicker than water. For the family of an American Volunteer Group pilot killed in a 1941 training accident in Burma, it ran the Pacific Ocean and spurred a search lasting until his remains reached Kansas 75 years later. John Dean Armstrong, a Hutchinson, Kan. native, was buried Saturday,

  • Two-mile track construction

    Twenty-second Civil Engineer Squadron Airmen redirect a bridge June 14, 2017 at the Kruger Recreational 2-mile track at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. The 22nd CES replaced an older bridge that fell into the creek located on the track. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Alan Ricker)

  • Grandson of Enola Gay pilot flies refurbished B-29 Doc

    Wichita’s beloved B-29 Superfortress, Doc, took to the skies yet again June 9, from McConnell Air Force Base, this time with an added aspect of historical significance and Air Force heritage.Sitting in the co-pilot seat was Brig. Gen. Paul Tibbets IV, 509th Bomb Wing commander. Taking control of the

  • McConnell Airman throws first pitch

    Staff Sgt. Danielle Warren, 344th Air Refueling Squadron KC-135 Stratotanker boom operator, threw the ceremonial first pitch at a military appreciation night during the final game in the NCAA Women’s College World Series in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma June 6.During the series’ Military Appreciation

  • KC-46 aircrew training nearing completion

    This summer, the 344th Air Refueling Squadron, the Air Force's first active-duty KC-46A Pegasus operational flying squadron, will soon be ready for Initial Operations Test and Evaluation.                                                                                  The squadron wasn’t officially