Hometown hero honored at Wingnuts game

Airmen attend education fair

Local landowners save lives

To show appreciation for their unseen supporting efforts McConnell's Bird Aircraft Strike Hazard program, the base hosted 17 neighboring landowners July 9.For more than three years, the BASH program has utilized humane methods to prevent birdstrikes by keeping birds from aircraft flight paths.

Airmen graduate FTAC course

Commander recognizes senior airmen and staff sergeant

Last night ALS class 10-E graduated and it was an outstanding ceremony. Col Archie Frye, 931 ARG/CC, was the guest speaker and he shared the story of a motivational staff sergeant who changed his life when he was young airmen. Senior Airman Dustin Bordelon, 22nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, won

McConnell Airmen celebrate Independence Day

McConnell welcomes new commanders

Battling summer heat

Summer has arrived and with more Airmen outdoors, the sun's rays pose an unseen threat to Airmen.This threat comes in the form of heat stress, which is thermal stress applied to the body through environmental factors. According to the 22nd Air Refueling Wing ground safety office, from 1979-2003,

Airmen attend beach party

McConnell completes global response exercise

Airmen at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., participated in a Global Response Exercise June 22-28 testing the installation's ability to rapidly deploy and sustain operations from a remote location.The exercise was a U.S. Strategic Command-led exercise performed along with other Air Mobility Command