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Staff Sgt. Reid Johanns, 22nd Civil Engineer Squadron pavement and heavy machinery specialist, cooks on a grill at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, July 17, 2025. The food was prepared for civil engineer and chapel service members and their families during a resiliency event. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Patrick O’Neill)

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A Team McConnell child wears a plate carrier at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, July 17, 2025. This activity offered service members’ children a taste of what their parents do at work. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Patrick O’Neill)

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A Team McConnell child learns how to properly wear a plate carrier at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, July 17, 2025. Children and their families were later offered burgers and hot dogs, originally intended for an outdoor barbecue, but moved inside because of stormy conditions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Patrick O’Neill)

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22nd Civil Engineer Squadron, base chapel members, and their families try on personal protective equipment at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, July 17, 2025. This activity was meant for civil engineer children to learn about their parents’ work. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Patrick O’Neill)

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22nd Civil Engineer Squadron, base chapel members, and their families learn about personal protective equipment at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, July 17, 2025. The itinerary for this family resiliency event consisted of land navigation, PPE education, and a burger cookout. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Patrick O’Neill)

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22nd Civil Engineer Squadron, base chapel members, and their families learn how to assemble a plate carrier at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, July 17, 2025. Activities were later moved indoors due to an incoming storm. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Patrick O’Neill)

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McConnell chapel and civil engineers team up for resiliency

Published July 21, 2025
By Airman 1st Class Patrick O'Neill
22nd Air Refueling Wing Public Affairs

MCCONNELL AIR FORCE BASE, Kan. -- Staff Sgt. Reid Johanns, 22nd Civil Engineer Squadron pavement and heavy machinery specialist, cooks on a grill at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, July 17, 2025. The food was prepared for civil engineer and chapel service members and their families during a resiliency event. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Patrick O’Neill)

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