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  • Mission complete: Frontiers in Flight

    Saturday, Sept. 8, 2018, at 11 a.m., four Airmen stood center stage holding high both the flag of the United States and the Air Force flag. The wind waved the flags as the U.S. national anthem was sung and silence remained among the crowd. Cheers rose as soon as the last note of the anthem rang,

  • XPX team innovates solar power comm system

    With the help of 3-D printing and community partnerships, the Plans and Programs innovation team here at McConnell have created a portable, solar-powered communications system.

  • Frontiers in Flight Airshow

    The Patriot Parachute Team performs a skydiving routine at the Frontiers in Flight Open House and Air Show Sept. 9, 2018, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. The team is comprised of five veterans, who learned parachuting from their combat experiences. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class

  • Air Mobility Command welcomes new commander

    SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. -- Air Mobility Command welcomed a new commander at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, Sept. 7.Air Force Gen. Maryanne Miller took command of AMC from Air Force Gen. Carlton D. Everhart II, who retires after more than 35 years of service. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David

  • Red Raider Community Center opens in base housing

    The Red Raider Community Center opened Aug. 24 at McConnell AFB’s military housing.Construction costs for the new center reached nearly $4 million. It is part of a larger construction project started in January 2015 to renovate most of McConnell’s 381 base homes.“The Red Raiders Community Center was

  • 22 MDG Airman earns Faces of A/R recognition

    For Airmen to earn a Faces of A/R recognition, they must be nominated by members of their leadership, who choose individuals based on their demonstration of the Air Force's Core Values: Integrity First, Service Before Self, and Excellence in All We Do.

  • KC Chiefs training camp military appreciation day

    A Kansas City Chiefs player signs a football after military appreciation day at the Chiefs training camp in St. Joseph, Mo., Aug. 14, 2018. The Chiefs invited military members from across Kansas and Missouri to watch their final training camp practice as well as meet and greet the players.

  • AFSFA: Keeper of the Plains

    Members of the 22d Security Forces Squadron recently established a new chapter of the Air Force Security Forces Association at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. McConnell's chapter, the Keeper of the Plains, will support the AFSFA mission to honor the past, recognize the present and prepare for the