• Giving back: McConnell’s first virtual Angel Tree

    After a year of unexpected hardships and the holidays fast approaching, Staff Sgt. Bradlee Brown, 22nd Force Support Squadron noncommissioned officer in charge of community commons, found a way to bring holiday cheer to families of Sedgwick County through McConnell's very first virtual Angel Tree.

  • Superior air power in adverse conditions

    McConnell KC-135 Stratotanker air crews enhanced deterrence capabilities in the arctic Sept. 20-23, 2020, by supplying fuel to F-22 Raptors assigned to Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska.

  • KC-135 de-icing: The frosty refueler

    Airman 1st Class Chase Stringer from the 22nd Maintenance Squadron aerospace propulsion journeyman, de-ice's a KC-135 Statotanker using Global GL 1800 de-ice trucks Dec. 3, 2020 at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. Airmen spray the aircraft with chemicals that remove ice as well as prevent ice from

  • KC-135 crew chiefs operate during isochronal inspection

    Staff Sgt. Brandon Thompson, 22nd Maintenance Squadron KC-135 Stratotanker crew chief, removes screws from a KC-135 upper outward aileron lockout panel during an isochronal inspection Dec. 2, 2020, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. Isochronal inspections, taking place every two years, allow

  • Hydraulics Airmen enter the KC-135 "hellhole"

    Staff Sgt. Logan Schiermeyer, 22nd Maintenance Squadron hydraulics systems craftsman, ascends stairs towards the tail access compartment on a KC-135 Stratotanker during an isochronal inspection Dec. 2, 2020, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. The boom hoist unit, located inside the tail access

  • McConnell's advancement in air safety

    MCCONNELL AIR FORCE BASE, kan. - Team McConnell has joined forces with the United States Fish & Wildlife Services to protect our Airmen and enhance our field of vision in the sky.

  • Airfield Management protects the planes

    Airman 1st Class Douglas Bosarge, 22nd Operations Support Squadron airfield management journeyman, picks up foreign object debris on the flightline Dec. 4, 2020, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. The airfield management team is required to conduct at least one visual inspections daily to prevent