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  • Future officers experience today's AF

    Twelve future officers got a sneak peek of active duty Air Force life here at McConnell recently. The cadets were participants in Operation Air Force, a program that allows cadets from the Air Force Academy and various ROTC detachments to spend three weeks at an Air Force base interacting with active duty members. According to 1st Lt. Ryan Ulrich,

  • Prior EMT knowledge put to use -- McConnell KC-135 pilot helps stabilize young girl after accident

    A 349th Air Refueling Squadron instructor pilot medically assisted a young girl after she was hit by a car, potentially saving her life. As Capt. Kevin Thomas drove home the evening of July 28, he saw a car stopped in the westbound lane of Pawnee between Rock Road and Webb Road. When he came closer to the stopped car, he realized there was a person

  • Honorary commanders experience KC-135 flight

    By Capt. Brus E. Vidal 22nd ARW Public Affairs A group of 22nd Air Refueling Wing Honorary Commanders saw first-hand the business end of the mobility mission during an aerial refueling flight on June 29. Approximately 10 of McConnell's honorary commanders participated as KC-135 flight Turbo 55 conducted a "fighter drag," refueling a group of Air

  • Honorary commanders experience KC-135 flight

    A group of 22nd Air Refueling Wing Honorary Commanders saw first-hand the business end of the mobility mission during an aerial refueling flight on June 29. Approximately 10 of McConnell's honorary commanders participated as KC-135 flight Turbo 55 conducted a "fighter drag," refueling a group of Air National Guard F-15s from the 131st Fighter Wing,

  • Cowboy up! Team McConnell returns from Air Mobility Rodeo 2005 competition

    After an entire week of competition against more than 30 international and U.S. teams, the wearied 22nd Air Refueling Wing Air Mobility Rodeo 2005 competitors returned home to the joyful cheers of a welcoming party June 25. After months of training to perfect their skills, 17 McConnell members flew on a KC-135 Stratotanker to the Air Mobility Rodeo

  • Medical Group welcomes new commander

    Col. Kerry Dexter assumed command of the 22nd Medical Group Tuesday during a change-of-command ceremony in the Robert J. Dole Community Center ballroom here. The ceremony was presided over by Col. David J. Kramer, 22nd Air Refueling Wing vice commander, who formally turned responsibility of command over to Colonel Dexter, who succeeded Col. Lori L.

  • B-47 Stratojet key piece of McConnell history

    People might have noticed the B-47 Stratojet on static display in McConnell's airpark located next to Rock Road.Base personnel have twice restored the aircraft and maintain the aircraft and its grounds in tribute to the role it played in the history of McConnell and the U.S. Air Force. The Boeing B-47 Stratojet not only ushered Wichita aviation

  • Going the distance

    Sixteen McConnell Airmen ran an eight mile portion of the Wichita Marathon course that traverses McConnell in 15 knot winds and pelting rain with Dean Karnazes Sept. 21. This is Mr. Karnazes' fifth marathon on his way to running 50 marathons in 50 states in 50 days. Running 50 marathons in 50 days may seem unrealistic to most, but Mr. Karnazes has

  • Cold War Veteran receives Distinguished Flying Cross

    It's been 54 years since the secret reconnaissance mission over Soviet air space during the Cold War, but the Air Force did not forget about each Airman who flew the hazardous mission. Just three years after the Berlin Airlift and as Americans were still fighting in the Korean War, American leaders needed to know if the Soviet military was

  • 22nd SFS gains new commander

    The 22nd Security Forces Squadron welcomed a new commander Sept. 13 during a change-of-command ceremony on a warm, sunny morning in front of Bldg. 1115. Maj. Michael Green succeeded Maj. Laura Soule after the ceremony began with a bang - literally. The arrival of the official party was not a run-of-the-mill change-of-command entrance as Col.
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