• KC-46 Completes Its First Aeromedical Evacuation Mission

    Airmen from the 931st Air Refueling Wing and 22nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron participated in a Total Force mission to test capabilities of the KC-46A Pegasus during its first aeromedical evacuation on July 10, 2020.

  • Metals Tech brings the Heat

    Senior Airman Jay Powell, 22nd Maintenance Squadron metals technology journeyman, uses a power shear to cut a piece a metal July 9, 2020, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. Metals technology Airmen develop, equip and sustain mission-ready Airmen, aircraft and their materials and equipment. These

  • Maintaining Readiness

    Senior Airman Nicholas Summit, 22nd Maintenance Squadron aerospace ground equipment journeyman, inspects a bolt on a self-generating nitrogen cart July 8, 2020, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. AGE Airmen are responsible for maintaining flightline equipment for the 41 aircraft assigned to

  • Rain or Shine, We're on the Line

    After heavy rains, a KC-46A Pegasus sits on the flightline July 9, 2020, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. The 22nd Air Refueling Wing is home to KC-46 and KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft, two of three tankers used to support aerial refueling operations in the Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by

  • 22nd Communications Squadron Change of Command

    Lt. Col. Shannon Cummins, right, 22nd Communications Squadron outgoing commander, relinquishes command during a change of command ceremony July 8, 2020, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. After two years at McConnell, Cummins’ next duty station is Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, where he will be

  • Maintenance Airmen visit WSU’s National Institute for Aviation Research

    Members from Team McConnell’s 22nd Maintenance Squadron fabrications flight, tour Wichita State University’s National Institute for Aviation Research June 30, 2020 in Wichita, Kansas. This opportunity allowed Airmen from the fabrications flight to see NIAR in action, performing nondestructive

  • McConnell a No-Drone Zone

    McConnell Air Force Base is reminding individuals that the installation is a no-drone zone.  The safety and security of the Air Force mission and individuals vital to the mission is crucial to the completion of McConnell’s objectives, and a clear airspace is a key component of that safety.

  • McConnell's Fitness Center opens with restrictions

    The base Fitness Center closed its doors in March due to the coronavirus outbreak, but reopened on June 8, 2020 with restrictions.  When discussions of opening up Kansas’ economy began, the Fitness Center staff started strategizing ways to protect Airmen while providing a vital pillar in today’s