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  • KC-135 aircrew prepare for exercise

    First Lt. Brian Brookover, 349th Air Refueling Squadron co-pilot, and Capt. Brad Obeqfell, 349th ARS pilot perform a pre-flight check March 25, 2018, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. The pilots performed a pre-flight check to ensure the aircraft was ready for takeoff. (U.S. Air Force photo by

  • Flight Commander Course begins at McConnell

    MCCONNELL AIR FORCE BASE, Kan. – McConnell began a Flight Commander Course to prepare young officers as they grow into future leadership roles.Nine lieutenants and captains from various career fields met in the education center to start the two-day course.Seeing that not all officers were receiving

  • 22nd ARW Airmen load cargo onto KC-135

    Airmen assigned to the 350th Air Refueling Squadron prepare a KC-135 Stratotanker to receive cargo, March 30, 2018, at Gowen Field, Boise, Idaho. Boom operators worked on their assigned jets to efficiently load cargo before returning from an exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Alan

  • Spreading knowledge, fighting germs

    Every year, the first full week of April is recognized as National Public Health Week in order to raise awareness that can help better our communities and nation as a whole.

  • Boom operator completes 500 combat missions

    MCCONNELL AIR FORCE BASE, Kan. -- A McConnell Airman completed his 500th combat mission as a boom operator during his current deployment, with the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. Tech. Sgt. Dwight Miller completed the milestone on his 15th deployment by refueling a couple

  • 124th FW Airmen experience A-10s from a refueler’s view

    Airmen assigned to the 350th Air Refueling Squadron walk to a KC-135 Stratotanker March 29, 2018, at Gowen Field in Boise, Idaho. The McConnell team provided a flight for Airmen, assigned to the 124th Fighter Wing, to familiarize them with the KC-135’s aerial refueling mission. (U.S. Air Force photo

  • 22nd MDG offers vaccination against Measles to Team McConnell

    Currently there have been no cases of Measles identified in Sedgwick County; however, the 22nd Medical Group clinic offers vaccinations if a dependent, retiree, guard, reserve or active-duty member requires the vaccine after contracting the virus.Recently, 13 cases of Measles have been identified in

  • STEM programs to continue developing minds

    Hand-drawn glasses, electrical circuits and towering rollercoasters filled students with joy as they learned more about science, technology, engineering and mathematics March 19 to 21.

  • Ecology club promotes STEM education

    Members of the Ecology Club plant flower seeds March 20, 2018, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. Native Kansas flowers were planted in order to provide a suitable living area for monarch butterflies and mason bees. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Alan Ricker)