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  • 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,

  • Comptrollers' 'confidence' put to the test

    Comptrollers from 11 teams Air Force-wide were timed and tested on their memory, fitness, weapon assembly and chemical warfare skills.  The competition was part of the financial management competition at Air Mobility Rodeo 2011.To view the slideshow, click here.

  • Airmen compete for Team Pakistan

    Chanting, "Team Pakistan," as they ascended the ramp to a KC-135R Stratotanker, four of the five-member Pakistan Air Mobility Rodeo 2011 aeromedical evacuation team were American Airman. Upon discovery that Pakistan only had one flight surgeon to compete in the aeromedical evacuation competition

  • Local girl becomes pilot for a day

    Summer breaks for many children are filled with cartoon watching, trips to the pool and playing outside with friends. For nine-year old Mikala Hodgens, a girl from Wichita, Kan., summer vacation included being a pilot for a day and honorary member of the 350th Air Refueling Squadron, July 20,

  • Transit Center Airman raises bar, pumps 5 million gallons

    Many people establish goals they want to accomplish during their deployments as a way to help pass the time. Senior Airman Chantz Wyant, a fuels distribution operator, set a lofty goal for himself when he arrived at the Transit Center six months ago. He wanted to pass more than 4 million gallons of

  • RODEO: Bullets, flak, sweat

    Five mentally and physically prepared men, three months of training, three phases of competition and one week to show everyone at RODEO what McConnell's Security Forces Squadron is made of."I'm extremely excited about RODEO," said Senior Airman Melvin Santos, 22nd SFS RODEO team member. "I'm ready

  • RODEO: Without cash no tanker gas

    Financial management personnel will compete for the first time in the 2011 RODEO competition at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., July 24 to 29, 2011.McConnell's three-Airman comptroller team has been preparing for the competition the past few months and is ready to go up against other teams."We are

  • McConnell makes 'waves' with AM 530

    After more than two years of climbing up the Federal Communications Commission "channels," McConnell is finally making 'waves' with AM 530.The Information Advisory Station, specifically designed to target McConnell drivers, provides listeners with real-time weather and traffic updates. These updates

  • June 2011 Article 15s

    Nonjudicial punishment (Article 15) provides commanders with an essential and prompt means of maintaining good order and discipline and promotes positive behavior changes in service members without the stigma of a court-martial conviction. Two McConnell Airmen received Article 15s in June 2011.An