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  • Airmen fish alongside American Bass Anglers

    Several Airmen took part in a fishing tournament during the 8th Annual Take an Airman Fishing event, June 13, at Big Hill Lake in Cherryvale, Kansas.During the tournament, Airmen paired up with members of American Bass Anglers. Each Airman rode along on an ABA member’s boat for the 8-hour

  • Coping with stress through healthy thinking

    Stress. Even mention of the word can increase anxiety for some. Everyone deals with stress differently, but how you cope with daily stressors can have great impacts on your quality of life and overall health.Stress is actually the body’s response to any demand, including change. According to the

  • McConnell Airmen relocate bees

    Staff Sgt. Feleena Farris, 22nd Civil Engineer Squadron pest management craftsman, retrieves a honeycomb from an irrigation hole, June 8, 2016, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. The bees were relocated to a less populated part of base where they can rebuild their hive. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior

  • Team McConnell holds Motorcycle Mentorship Ride

    Members of Team McConnell participated in a motorcycle mentorship ride, May 20, around the Wichita, Kansas, area in an effort to promote motorcycle safety.More than 40 people took part in the ride to learn more about motorcycle safety through hands-on training with some of McConnell's more

  • Exchange program works to retain Airmen

    In an effort to educate, retain and expand the views of Airmen here, a Civil Engineer Squadron member has recently started an Airmen Exchange Program."It's important that we allow Airmen to have that broader view in the beginning because it saves our great Airmen," said Chief Master Sgt. Jeremy

  • Dedicated crew chiefs maintain KC-135s

    The 22nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron and the 931st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron have teamed up as part of a new total force integration program to improve maintenance on KC-135 Stratotankers.The Dedicated Crew Chief program matches a team of Airmen to aircraft and they become the responsible

  • Below Bingo: KC-135 remains in fight

    Flying through mountains in Afghanistan, a KC-135 Stratotanker aircrew found themselves low on fuel when they were unexpectedly requested to refuel a close air support aircraft sent after a high-level enemy leader on the ground.Answering the call to refuel the fight, the aircrew gave the aircraft as