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  • Death has no reset button

    In 2010, 98 U.S. Air Force personnel completed suicide; the highest suicide rate since current tracking methods began in 2004.The 22nd Medical Group Mental Health clinic goal is to save lives and combat those statistics Aug. 25 and 26, 2011, by hosting a briefing titled "Suicide Prevention: Because

  • Airmen become 'Big for a Day'

    As they clamored around tables trying on helmets and jumping up and down on 20-man life rafts, more than 25 "Littles" met their "Big" for a day, they also experienced a day in the life of an Airman.The Sedgwick County chapter of Big Brothers Big Sisters recently visited McConnell Aug. 12, 2011, for

  • RODEO: MXG hog ties RODEO Preflight

    Two KC-135 Stratotankers, 24 competitors, six civic leaders from the Wichita, Kan., area and McConnell support personnel climbed, financed, flew, maintained and competed their way through RODEO 2011, bringing home the trophy for "Best KC-135 Preflight Team." McConnell's competitors included Airmen

  • 22nd EARS breaking records

    Just over halfway into 2011 Airmen with the 22nd Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron here have already shattered more than a dozen records.These Airmen once again proved they have what it takes to raise the standard and set the bar high; they flew 493 sorties in July, breaking the Transit Center's

  • RODEO 2011

    McConnell's Airmen competed in the 2011 Air Mobility Command RODEO. Two KC-135 Stratotankers, 24 competitors, six civic leaders from the Wichita, Kan., area and McConnell support personnel flew to Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., to test their mobility skills and build esprit de corps. For a photo

  • Junior Olympics: dedication, commitment

    Perseverance, dedication and commitment are three words that can transform the lives of anyone. For the more than 7,000 young athletes competing in the 2011 USA Track and Field National Junior Olympic Track and Field Championships, those three words transformed them into future Olympians.McConnell

  • Rodeo finance competition 'no easy money'

    "Crunching" numbers behind a desk doesn't usually come to mind when people think of Air Mobility Rodeo, but this year financial managers not only competed as comptrollers, they exhibited their skills as Airmen.Air Mobility Rodeo 2011is a international competition that focuses on mission readiness,