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  • Airmen, community donate to Hurricane Harvey victims

    Staff Sgts. Gerard Doran, Jeremy Convery and Jared Shepheard, assigned to 22nd Comptroller Squadron, carry bins of clothing and supplies for Hurricane Harvey victims to a donation point, Aug. 31, 2017, in Wichita, Kan. The items will be transported to a distribution center in Dallas, where they will

  • McConnell Airmen assist communities impacted by Hurricane Harvey

    Hurricane Harvey made landfall Aug. 26 near Rockport, Texas, as a Category 4 storm. It brought an influx of heavy rain and winds that continue to affect parts of Texas, Louisiana and Florida. “My dad lives in Dickinson, Texas,” said Tech. Sgt. Ryan Rush, 22nd Maintenance Squadron quality assurance

  • SERE training

    Tech. Sgt. Garrett Wright, 22nd Operations Support Squadron Survival Evasion Resistance and Escape and Personnel Recovery specialist, communicates with aircrews during a Combat Survival Refresher Course July 13, 2017, in Derby, Kan. During the training, Wright coordinated with aircrew to establish

  • Family reunites after four years apart

    MCCONNELL AIR FORCE BASE, Kan.— Four years — that’s how long he waited.Airman 1st Class Messan Atayi, 22nd Logistics Readiness Squadron Individual Protective Equipment journeyman, moved to the United States from Togolese Republic, Africa, in 2013, leaving behind his pregnant wife. He met his

  • 22nd MXS inspects KC-135

    Airman 1st Class Colten Blackwood and Staff Sgt. Michael Pickering, 22nd Maintenance Squadron aircraft metals technicians install an engine strut fuse pin June 27, 2017, on a KC-135 Stratotanker at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. Pickering and Blackwood ensured that the pin was correctly installed

  • AFE, aircrew train during ACCA

    First Lt. Thomas McQueeny, 349th Air Refueling Squadron KC-135 Stratotanker co-pilot, dons chemical gear in preparation for aircrew contamination control area training Aug. 24, 2017, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. The ACCA establishes a location to provide detection, contamination control and

  • 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

  • Ready line, fire

    Team McConnell Airmen fire weapons during qualification training Aug. 22, 2017, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. Airmen have to qualify on the M4 Carbine and the M9 based upon arming groups and deployment requirements. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Rachel Waller)

  • 2017 staff sergeant release

    Airmen receive certificates for their selection to staff sergeant Aug. 24, 2017, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. The Air Force selected 14,181 senior airmen for promotion, 186 of which are assigned to McConnell. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Erin McClellan)