Military families experience deployment process

MCCONNELL AIR FORCE BASE, Kan. -- Michael, 3, son of Airman 1st Class Tim Hisey, 22nd Civil Engineering Squadron and wife Courtney, tries on a helmet and combat equipment to learn what gear his father takes with him during deployment, Nov. 1 at the Family Mobility Line. The event is geared to share the deployment process with family members. (Photo by Airman 1st Class Jessica Lockoski)

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C-5M Refueling

MCCONNELL AIR FORCE BASE, Kan. -- A C-5M Super Galaxy test aircraft from a Lockheed Martin facility in Marietta, Ga., receives its first operational refueling from a McConnell KC-135R Stratotanker, Dec. 3. (Photo by Senior Airman Anthony Mejia)

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McConnell gets new sim

MCCONNELL AIR FORCE BASE, Kan. – McConnell received this KC-135 flight simulator Aug. 22, from Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D., which is currently undergoing a realignment of its tanker mission. The base had two KC-135 flight simulators before receiving the additional sim. McConnell is the largest KC-135 pilot training location, next to Altus Air Force Base, Okla., where KC-135 pilots attend initial flight training. (Photo by Senior Airman Nicholas Stowers)

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McConnell Patriot Day Remembers Fallen Heroes

MCCONNELL AIR FORCE BASE, Kan. -- Airmen from the fire department, security forces squadron and medical group render a salute to the U.S. flag alongside Sedgwick County first responders participating in a Patriot Day Ceremony here, Sept. 11. The ceremony is designated on this day to remember those who lost their lives during the Sept. 11 2001 terrorist attacks. (Photo by Airman 1st Class Maria Ruiz)

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Air Force fighter kicks way to top

Seoul, Korea -- Airman 1st Class Jonathan Scherquist, right, spars with a military competitor from Saudi Arabia at the International Military Sports Council Taekwondo tournament , May 22. The U.S Armed Forces Taekwondo team fought their way to a fourth place finish. (courtesy photo)

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Journey to become an American Airman

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Airman 1st Class Thanh Tran, 22nd Air Refueling Wing, waits at the end of a long line of immigrants who will become American citizens during a naturalization ceremony, at the Municipal Auditorium, June 9. Airman Tran and almost 1,080 people representing 142 countries became citizens in western Missouri’s largest naturalization ceremony. (photo by Airman 1st Class Jessica Lockoski)

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SrA Perry dedication

MCCONNELL AIR FORCE BASE, Kan. -- John and Natalie Perry, parents of the late Senior Airman Jonathan Blake Perry, 22nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, communication and navigation systems specialist, lay red roses on the stone marker dedicated to him at the Memorial Walk, May 4. (Photo by Airman Justin Shelton)

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Military Appreciation Night

WICHITA, Kan. -- Airman 1st Class Michael Wark, 22nd Communication Squadron, throws the first pitch at a Wichita State University Shocker’s baseball game during Military Appreciation Night at Wichita University’s Eck Stadium April 29. (Photo by Airman Class Justin Shelton)

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McConnell member sings at AMC Icon finals

SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. – General Authur Lichte, Air Mobility Command commander and Chief Master Sgt. Joseph Barron, AMC command chief, present McConnell Airman 1st Class Ruth Rogers, 22nd Logistic Readiness Squadron, with a plaque and coin for her performance as a finalist in the AMC Icon command performance, Oct. 23. (photo by Senior Airman Jonathan Lovelady, 375th Airlift Wing Public Affairs)

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Remembering the past year

Published Jan. 7, 2009

Military families experience deployment process

C-5M Refueling

McConnell gets new sim

McConnell Patriot Day Remembers Fallen Heroes

Air Force fighter kicks way to top

Journey to become an American Airman

SrA Perry dedication

Military Appreciation Night

McConnell member sings at AMC Icon finals