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  • A chief’s foundation: Faith, family, mentorship

    MCCONNELL AIR FORCE BASE, Kan. – Thirty feet up in the air, clinging to a utility pole, was a brand-new Airman crying out for help. He was panicked and insistent that he was going to fall.An instructor stared up at him from the ground and sighed. This was the sergeant’s first day as a technical

  • McConnell Airmen support Mobility Guardian, learn new skillsets

    MCCONNELL AIR FORCE BASE, Kan.— Nearly 70 McConnell Airmen traveled to Joint Base Lewis-McChord in support of Exercise Mobility Guardian, Air Mobility Command’s premiere exercise, July 31-Aug. 12.The group was mainly comprised of aircrew members and maintenance personnel, but included logistics and

  • So you want to watch the eclipse?

    A total solar eclipse will be visible to the base community Aug. 21, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan.The totality, when the moon totally covers the sun, is scheduled to pass directly over the Kansas City area at 1:09 p.m. This is a rare occurrence that occurs once every 375 years. It is very

  • Save the date: Team McConnell to hold Air Force Gala Sept. 16

    Team McConnell is scheduled to host an Air Force Gala Sept. 16, 2017, at the Kansas Aviation Museum in Wichita, Kan.The Air Force Gala will be held in honor of the Air Force’s 70th birthday, and this year’s theme is Breaking Barriers.Mess dress or semi-formal attire is required for military members

  • Boom operators master cargo loading

    Future KC-46A Pegasus boom operators here experienced firsthand a different type of cargo loading when a C-5M Super Galaxy landed on McConnell’s runway July 26, to transport cargo for Mobility Guardian 2017, Air Mobility Command’s largest mobility exercise of the year.McConnell will receive the

  • 22nd SFS Milo Range training

    Airmen assigned to the 22nd Security Forces Squadron initiate a virtual test for the Milo Range, Aug. 3, 2017, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. The tests allow security forces Airmen to be coached and gain critical feedback to improve readiness during hostile, rescue and security situations. (U.S.

  • The Air Bridge: Connecting to civic neighbors

    The Honorary Commander program is designed to bring the base closer to our civilian counterparts in Wichita, Kansas, and other surrounding communities.Honorary commanders can be doctors, business owners, mayors, professors, police chiefs or others that are well respected in their respective fields

  • Getting ready for back to school

    A spouse and her son, select school supplies during the School Supply Giveaway, July 31, 2017, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. The supplies were donated by Operation Homefront, a nonprofit organization whose goal is to help build strong, stable and secure military families. (U.S. Air Force

  • Mobility Guardian, AMC’s premier exercise

    Train like we fight is the focus of the inaugural iteration of the largest scale exercise that Air Mobility Command has ever undertaken. Mobility Guardian will feature over 3,000 personnel, including 25 international countries from July 31 to August 11 at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington.

  • Therapy dogs visit dorm residents

    MCCONNELL AIR FORCE BASE, Kan.— Airmen’s squeals of excitement could be heard outside the dorms as they first noticed the group of four therapy dogs that visited to provide them with some much-needed puppy love and slobbery kisses.Teresa Eftink, 22nd Comptroller Squadron civilian payroll and