News

  • Medical codes no longer prevent some deployments

    Air Force officials have approved expanding the deployment opportunities for Airmen who typically had limited opportunities to deploy in support of air and space expeditionary force operations.Last month the 602nd Training Group Provisional at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., began accepting Airmen

  • Maj. Gen McDew shares leadership experience with McConnell

    Drawing on nearly 30 years of Air Force experience, Maj. Gen. Darren McDew shared his vision of leadership and communication with McConnell's Airmen in a variety of forums Oct. 6 and 7, 2011. McDew is the commander of Air Force District of Washington, Andrews Air Force Base, Md., and the keynote

  • Clinic vaccinates Airmen, family against flu

    The 22nd Medical Group Allergy and Immunization Clinic will be administering influenza shots for all beneficiaries.The 22nd MDG began administering the vaccine Sept. 1, 2011, and will continue until June 30, 2012. Beneficiaries who are 6 months old and older may receive the vaccine.Influenza is a

  • McConnell competes in marathon

    Twenty-six Team McConnell members competed at the 15th Annual Air Force Marathon Sept. 17, 2011, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. McConnell's runners were up against more than 13,000 runners from all 50 states and 12 countries participating in the 10 kilometer run, half marathon or full

  • 9/11: Through the eyes of Airmen

    Ten years ago, the men and women who are today's young servicemembers, were still in grade school. Some were in high school, even fewer were enrolled in college. Many had no idea what the World Trade Center towers were, what the Sept. 11 attacks meant politically or the lasting impact the day's

  • McConnell hosts Russian Federation for Open Skies Treaty inspection

    McConnell Air Force Base hosted the August 2011 Open Skies Treaty mission with the Russian Federation over the U.S. Twenty-nine Russians and 12 Defense Threat Reduction Agency members participated in the aerial observation mission. The Open Skies Treaty was signed on March 24, 1992, to allow

  • Critical Days not just for summer

    With the "Critical Days of Summer Campaign" for 2011 concluding during Labor Day weekend, Team McConnell Safety Office hosted a "Be Safe, Have a Plan" event Sept. 1, 2011. The annual summer safety campaign runs Memorial Day through Labor Day, and is designed to help Airmen make responsible and safe