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  • 'Semi-Pro' ideas leads to 931st commanders success

    Sometimes the greatest ideas emanate from unlikely origins. Isaac Newton was inspired to develop his theory of gravitation, not in a lab, but in a garden. While the inspiration for Edward Jenner's smallpox vaccine occurred, not in a hospital, but on a dairy farm.For Colonel Edsel A. 'Archie' Frye,

  • Airmen volunteer for 'Extreme Makeover'

    Braving erratic Wichita, Kan., weather, Team McConnell members recently volunteered to help build a new home as for a local hero as part of the ABC-TV series, "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition."More than15 McConnell members and hundreds of other volunteers from the community helped clear and prepare

  • 22nd MDG wins 7 AF-level awards

    After recently winning 21 Air Mobility Command Medical Excellence Awards, the 22nd Medical Group was honored again as they brought home seven Air Force-level awards.The seven awards recognize the "best of the best" Airmen and teams in the medical world. The awards are given annually to Airmen

  • McConnell's 2010 Crime and Punishment Survey

    Article 15sCommanders at McConnell served a total of 78 Article 15s in 2010. The top offenses for which an Article 15 was given were: driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, dereliction of duty, failure to go and drug abuse. McConnell Airmen committed a total of 21 DUIs in 2010. Punishments

  • Tops In Blue to dazzle Wichita

    Continuing a 57 year tradition of switching their wrenches and keyboards with microphones, the Air Force Tops In Blue is offering a free night of entertainment March 4, 2010, at the Orpheum Theatre, in downtown Wichita, Kan.Tops In Blue is the Air Force's official entertainment group, comprised of