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  • CMSgt Breitkreutz's fini-flight

    Chief Master Sgt. Donald Breitkreutz, 22nd Operations Group superintendent and boom operator, climbs into a KC-135 Stratotanker before his fini-flight Sept. 25, 2017, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. The fini-flight is a time-honored military aviation tradition marking the last flight of an

  • 22 MXS hydraulic Airmen

    Airman Ryan Fugit, 22nd Maintenance Squadron hydraulics apprentice, disassembles a spoiler actuator from a KC-135 Stratotanker Sept. 20, 2017, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. Pressurized hydraulic fluid moves the actuator, which controls air flow over the wing and allows the plane to manuever.

  • 349th ARS Airman earns Faces of AR recognition

    As a Faces of AR recognition, individuals are chosen by leadership for demonstrating the Air Force's Core Values: Integrity First, Service Before Self, and Excellence in All We Do.

  • Deployed Airmen return home

    Three children wait for their fathers to deplane a KC-135 Stratotanker as they return from deployment Aug. 22, 2017, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. Members of Team McConnell, including family members, coworkers and leadership, greeted the returning Airmen as they arrived. (U.S. Air Force

  • 22nd CONS Airman earns Faces of AR recognition

    As a Faces of AR recognition, individuals are chosen by leadership for demonstrating the Air Force's Core Values: Integrity First, Service Before Self, and Excellence in All We Do.

  • WWII POW shares story with McConnell Airmen

    In the two-story building, between the iron sights of his rifle, Ray Avila could see a German soldier. Two more German soldiers walked through the door with fixed bayonets. He knew what he had to do to keep himself and his unit safe. Avila pulled the trigger, dropping one of the enemy soldiers.

  • McConnell maintainers support MacDill mission

    MCCONNELL AIR FORCE BASE, Kan.— McConnell maintainers have been providing support to MacDill Air Force Base aircraft since Sept. 7 after they were evacuated from Florida to avoid potential damage from Hurricane Irma. When MacDill’s KC-135 Stratotankers landed at McConnell, only a handful of

  • McConnell celebrates Air Force's 70th birthday

    Chief Master Sgt. John Cummings, 22nd Maintenance Squadron superintendent, and Airman Payton Frazier, 22nd MXS fuel systems apprentice, cut a cake in honor of the Air Force’s 70th birthday, Sept. 15, 2017, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. Cummings and Frazier are the oldest and youngest Airmen

  • Military working dog detection training

    Pita, a 22nd Security Forces Squadron military working dog, performs detection training Sept. 13, 2017, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. During the training, the dogs were each tasked to locate five targets. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Erin McClellan)

  • Team McConnell Airmen run to remember POW/MIA week

    Team McConnell Airmen run with the POW/MIA flag as part of a run/walk relay during POW/MIA week Sept. 13, 2017, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. In 1979, congress passed a resolution declaring the third Friday in September as POW/MIA Recognition Day. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Rachel