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  • McConnell Airmen receive non judicial punishment

    Non judicial punishment, also known as an Article 15 punishment, 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. Several McConnell Airmen

  • 2009 NCAA Coaches Tour Airmen's Diary Part 1 of 3

    Editor's note: This is the first article in a series of three articles depicting the daily events of the 2009 NCAA Coaches Tour, May 27, 2009 - June 4, 2009. The 2009 NCAA Coaches Tour: three continents, six countries, nine days. In a whirlwind tour six active NCAA football coaches: Mack Brown

  • Safety minute: A moment with the commander

    With highways becoming congested as people begin their summer vacation, I want to take this opportunity to remind everyone about a valuable tool available for use. The Travel Risk Planning System, located on the Safety Center Web page at http://afsafety.af.mil/index.html is designed to help Airmen

  • Letters from the front lines

    Just wanted to give you a quick update on McConnell Airmen. Everyday these young people amaze me and are executing the mission, displaying excellence in everything they do. The aircrews and maintainers are working very hard to keep the planes flying in very extreme and sandy conditions. The goal of

  • The dirt on McConnell

    The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band played a free concert to a crowd on the flightline here, May 26. The Nitty Gritty Dirt band formed in southern California in the spring of 1966. The band started as a hippie jug-band and eventually paved the way in country rock. A local business sponsored the event as a