• McConnell Reservists team with allies for Exercise Cope North 2025

    Three F/A-18D Hornet aircraft hover outside a the wing of a KC-46A Pegasus assigned to McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, and flown by an 931st Air Refueling Wing aircrew, the Reserve Unit at Team McConnell, over the skies of Guam, Feb. 5, 2025. The aircraft were participating in the first day of

  • 22nd CES Snow Removal

    Richard Dodd, 22nd Civil Engineer Squadron heavy equipment operator, drives a snow removal vehicle at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, Feb. 12, 2025. The engineering equipment operators used snow plows, blowers and brooms to clear snow on base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Paula Arce)

  • McConnell fuels the fight in Bamboo Eagle 25-1

    Team McConnell is fueling the fight across the Western United States and Eastern Pacific Ocean, as part of exercise BAMBOO EAGLE 25-1.Multiple aircrews and maintainers from McConnell are basing out of the western U.S., delivering critical air refueling capabilities to empower Agile Combat Employment

  • 22 ARW Hosts Resilience Day

    22nd Air Refueling Wing Airmen play chess in between Tanker Talk classes during Resiliency Day Feb. 3, 2025, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. Civilian attire was approved to wear to promote a stress free and comfortable atmosphere allowing Airmen to focus on fostering resilience and well-being.

  • 22 ARW Fourth Quarter Award Winners

    The 22nd Air Refueling Wing recognized the wing’s fourth quarter award winners during an awards ceremony at the base theater Jan. 31, 2025.

  • 22 MXS Sheet Metal Shop

    Senior Airman Justin Walters, 22nd Maintenance Squadron aircraft structural maintenance journeyman cuts through a sheet of titanium Jan. 15, 2025, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. Walters used double eye protection to ensure safety from sparks. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Paula

  • Winter storm blankets McConnell Air Force Base

    A pile of snow builds up at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, Jan. 8, 2025. Over the course of five days, approximately nine inches of snowfall covered the surrounding area of Sedgwick County. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Patrick O'Neill)

  • 22 ARW hosts weightlifting competition

    Airman 1st Class Jesus Velasco-Contreras, 22nd Force Support Squadron services apprentice, performs a deadlift during a base weightlifting competition Dec. 11, 2024, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. Velasco-Contreras successfully performed a 525-pound deadlift during the competition. (U.S. Air