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Oct. 19, 2022
McConnell Airmen practice ACE, Aeromedical Evacuation at Kadena

Thirteen Airmen from McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, traveled to Japan to conduct an offsite training event with the KC-46A Pegasus from Oct. 11-15, 2022.
Oct. 13, 2022
Commander’s Call Highlights Year in Review, Ongoing and Future Operations

Team McConnell Airmen heard first-hand on 22nd Air Refueling Wing’s past year as well as ongoing operations and future expectations during an Oct. 3 Commander’s Call, hosted by Col. Nate Vogel, 22nd ARW commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Laura Hoover, 22nd ARW command chief.
Oct. 12, 2022
Alerting Renovations

The 22nd Civil Engineer Squadron recently opened the newly renovated alert facility kitchen on Sept. 23, 2022.
Oct. 1, 2022
916th ARW evacuate nine KC-46s to McConnell

McConnell Air Force Base received aircraft today which were evacuated due to Hurricane Ian.
Sept. 27, 2022
Frontiers in Flight soars to new heights

About 70,000 people from all over the local area made their way to Frontiers in Flight Open House and Airshow, Sept. 24-25, 2022.
Sept. 19, 2022
KC-46A performs first operationally-tasked combat refueling sortie

Approximately 100 Airmen and four KC-46A Pegasus aircraft conducted 24-hour operations during Air Mobility Command’s multi-week Employment Concept Exercise 22-08 at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, from August 27 through mid-September, 2022.
Sept. 13, 2022
Never too late: McConnell pilot follows dreams to soar

Growing up on a small farm in Southwest Kansas, a young boy developed a love for aviation but was never able to follow his interest until he was an adult. Despite the late start, he would become a civilian and Air Force pilot flying in over 100 different models of airplanes. Many pilots, both
Sept. 12, 2022
MIA Airman from World War II, 344th Identified

An MIA Airman whose organization has ties to McConnell has been identified and accounted for.
Sept. 9, 2022
Innovation Lab Turns Ideas Into Reality

McConnell’s Innovation lab is a creative space where Airmen can 3-D print, create prototypes, and even create new inventions that have been used on the base and others. Utilizing the ingenuity of Airmen, the Innovation Lab affords Airmen an area to troubleshoot work center problems and foster ideas
Aug. 23, 2022
McConnell performs ATSO and ACCA training

Airman 1st Class Tub Vang, 22nd Operation Support Squadron aircrew flight equipment technician, practices decontamination procedures on Capt. Andy Nguyen, 350th Air Refueling Squadron copilot, Aug. 19, 2022, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. The 350th ARS worked with the 22nd OSS AFE team on