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  • McConnell after dark

    The 22nd Air Refueling Wing is comprised of four groups, 18 squadrons and a wing staff that carries out the wing's mission of Global Reach by conducting air refueling and airlift wherever, and whenever needed. Though much of the base sleeps during these early hours, select members of Team McConnell

  • RODEO: Grab your tools, MXG rules

    Twelve Airmen performing twelve specific jobs make up half of the 2011 RODEO team. Without them, McConnell's KC-135 Stratotankers would not fly.They are the men and women of the 22nd Maintenance Group who will compete in the "Air Mobility Olympics" of the sky July 24-29, 2011, at McChord Field,

  • RODEO: Flight Suits Rounded up

    McConnell's pilots, "booms" and navigators will join hundreds of Airmen in the "Air Mobility Olympics" July 24 to 29, 2011. RODEO, an Air Mobility Command competition, was first held in 1962 and has become the place to test mobility Airmen's skills. In 1979, allied nations were added to the

  • Bowling for big bucks

    After an afternoon of bowling, Team McConnell raised $10,000 for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Wichita, Kan., July 8, 2011 as part of the annual Bowl for Kids' Sake fundraising campaign.McConnell is one of Kansas' largest contributors to the Big Brothers Big Sisters organization, raising funds

  • Congrats to newest ALS graduates

    Congratulations to the following senior airmen and staff sergeant who graduated here, June 30, 2011, from the Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force Thomas N. Barnes Airman Leadership School.10th Air Support Operation Squadron Staff Sgt. Jacob Johnson22nd Aircraft Maintenance SquadronBenne BaumannKelvin

  • USNORTHCOM announces travel restrictions to Mexico

    The USNORTHCOM commander has added three Mexican states to the list of travel-restricted areas and confirmed the validity of the travel advisory to Acapulco.No states were taken off the list and additional requirements for Air Force personnel traveling on leave are still in effect."Mexico is a

  • EOD Airman becomes hero

    With the outstretched arms of not only his wife and two children, but also of McConnell's Leadership and the community, an Explosive Ordnance Disposal Airman returned home, June 26, 2011.Staff Sgt. Beau Chastain, 22nd Civil Engineer Squadron EOD specialist, returned to Wichita, Kan., from a Joint