• 22nd OSS Airman promotes to technical sergeant

    Staff Sgt. Ariel Coleman, 22nd Operations Support Squadron host aviation resource management NCO-in charge, poses with 22nd Air Refueling Wing leadership and family after being immediately promoted to Technical Sergeant Sept. 11, 2019, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. Coleman was submitted for the

  • McConnell firefighters join Wichita 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb

    Active, retired, career and volunteer firefighters made up the 343 participants at the fifth Wichita 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb at the Epic Center, Wichita, Kansas, each representing a firefighter that died during the attack on the twin towers. For the first time, McConnell Air Force Base had 12

  • CBRN Training

    Master Sgt. Stephen Thomas, 22nd Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels information services center section chief, reviews the chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear commander’s battle book Sept. 5, 2019, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. Thomas was one of the three team leaders during the

  • Dirt Boyz

    Senior Airman Anthony Scudiero, 22nd Civil Engineering Squadron pavement and equipment journeyman, moves dirt to prepare for the placement of a dumpster Sept. 3, 2019, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. Building this platform will be Scudiero’s last project at McConnell, before transferring to an

  • Python 61 wins 2018 Brig. Gen. Ross G. Hoyt Award

    Python 61, a flight crew from the 350th Air Refueling Squadron was recently awarded the 2018 Brig. Gen. Ross G. Hoyt Award, on Aug. 1, 2019, for being the best air refueling crew in the United States Air Force.

  • McConnell's first EMT Rodeo

    McConnell’s 22nd MDG held its first Emergency Medical Technician Rodeo, which provided medical personnel an opportunity to practice different types of tactical combat casualty care techniques.

  • Redesignation Ceremony for 22nd AMDS

    Senior Airman Alexander Cavender, 22nd Operational Medical Readiness Squadron bioenvironmental technician, furls the 22nd Aerospace Medicine Squadron guidon during a redesignation ceremony Aug. 29, 2019, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. The 22nd AMDS was redesignated to the 22nd OMRS respectively

  • Fitness changes

    Changes to the Air Force fitness screening questionnaire were made recently, which now include a Sickle cell trait screening. The new FSQ became available on July 19, 2019, and is required for all fitness assessments after Aug. 1, 2019.

  • RAWS maintenance

    On approach, pilots rely heavily on communication equipment to navigate safely to the runway. The Radar, Airfield and Weather Systems shop is a vital component in maintaining and servicing all the communication equipment used for aerial operations.

  • AMC Leadership visits, awards McConnell

    This week, Gen. Maryanne Miller, Air Mobility Command commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Terrence Greene, AMC command chief, visited the refueling installation to meet the Airmen of team McConnell, and also to present the 349 th Air Refueling Squadron with the 2018 Gen. Spaatz Trophy and the 2018