• From idea to innovation: encompassing a mindset

    Born in Poland, the young boy immigrated to the United States at the age of 10. Although he was far ahead of the math curriculum at his school, neither he nor his brother spoke English, until a librarian, Ms. Rousch, offered to help.“Within six months I was speaking English fluently,” said Master

  • McConnell honors 2016 Annual Award winners

    McConnell leadership announced the best of the best Airman of 2016 during an annual awards banquet held at the Robert J. Dole Community Center at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, Feb. 3.  The annual awards ceremony recognized military and civilian members who excelled in their areas of

  • 22nd MXS Munitions Flight closed for inventory

    The 22nd Maintenance Squadron Munitions Flight will be closed for the 100 perfect Semi-Annual Stockpile Munitions Inventory Feb. 27 - March 3. The cut-off time for processing all CAS transactions will be at 6:59 a.m. on March 1, and the Semi-Annual 100 percent Inventory will be generated in CAS

  • Legal Notice: Claims against estate of Airman 1st Class Andrew Day

    Anyone having claims against, or indebted to, the estate of Airman 1st Class Andrew Day, formerly of the 22nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, should contact 2nd Lt. Randy Lambert, the appointed Summary Courts Officer. He can be reached at (316) 759-2164 or

  • Defenders fortify skills with new virtual training system

    What does it mean to be a defender? It means having the courage to put others safety before their own, being uncertain of the outcome but choosing to stand up and fight regardless. That is why Security Forces Airmen are known as “Defenders.” It is the 22nd Security Forces Squadron’s responsibility

  • McConnell KC-135 Stratotanker refuels Thunderbirds

    Three F-16 Fighting Falcons fly in formation after receiving fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., Feb. 3, 2017, en route to Houston, Texas. The U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron, the Thunderbirds, will be performing a flyover during the 2017 Super Bowl.

  • 22nd SFS civilian wins AF award: unit’s fifth consecutive winning year

    Ken Chrapkowski, 22nd Security Forces Squadron deputy security officer, won the 2016 Outstanding Security Forces Support Staff Civilian of the Year award at the Air Force level. The award encourages outstanding individual achievement and performance and is based on duty accomplishments,

  • McConnell partners with Kansas Secretary of Commerce

    McConnell’s three wing commanders, Golden Eagles and local Chambers of Commerce meet with Antonio J. Soave, Kansas secretary of commerce, and mayors from Wichita, Derby and Haysville, Kan., Feb. 2, 2017. The discussions involved ideas that will mutually strengthen Kansas military installations and

  • Fire department daily operations checks ensure readiness

    Airman 1st Class Josh Henson, 22nd Civil Engineer Squadron firefighter, performs an operations check on one of the fire department’s emergency vehicles, Feb. 1, 2017, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. Daily inspections are done on each vehicle to ensure mission preparedness. (U.S. Air Force

  • Hoop there it is: McConnell’s Tornadoes

    Twelve of McConnell’s Airmen combined their time and efforts into the base basketball team, the McConnell Tornadoes. The team represents the base by duking it out against 15 other Air Force and Army installation basketball teams from Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Colorado, New Mexico and