22 CES revitalizes McConnell creek and protects infrastructure with revetment project

Airmen and civilians from the 22nd Civil Engineer Squadron, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and Center for Environmental Management of Military Lands drag a red cedar through a creek during a bank revetment project June 11, 2025, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. A bank revetment attaches trees to the shoreline, which trap dirt and sediment, allowing plant life to grow and their roots to stabilize the bank. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tryphena Mayhugh)

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22 CES revitalizes McConnell creek and protects infrastructure with revetment project

Participants of a bank revetment project secure a red cedar to the shoreline of a creek to prevent erosion June 11, 2025, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. Airmen and civilians from the 22nd Civil Engineer Squadron, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and Center for Environmental Management of Military Lands worked on the project to stabilize the bank of the creek where erosion was threatening infrastructure on the southern tip of McConnell. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tryphena Mayhugh)

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22 CES revitalizes McConnell creek and protects infrastructure with revetment project

From left, Adam Moore, 22nd Civil Engineer Squadron biologist, and Senior Airman Skylar Ackley and Senior Airman Thomas Roque, 22nd CES explosive ordnance disposal technicians, drag a red cedar through a creek during a bank revetment project June 11, 2025, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. The project used the red cedars to trap dirt and sediment that would allow plant life to grow, stabilizing the bank and preventing erosion. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tryphena Mayhugh)

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22 CES revitalizes McConnell creek and protects infrastructure with revetment project

Senior Airman Skylar Ackley, 22nd Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordnance disposal technician, surveys an approach light on the shoreline of a creek during a bank revetment project June 11, 2025, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. Ackley volunteered to help with the project, which used trees to stabilize the bank and prevent erosion that was threatening the infrastructure of the approach lights on the southern tip of McConnell. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tryphena Mayhugh)

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McConnell Wants Input on Environmental Impacts

Published Aug. 4, 2025
22nd Air Refueling Wing Public Affairs

MCCONNELL AIR FORCE BASE, Kan. --

McConnell Air Force Base is committed to cleaning up environmental impacts from Air Force activities, both on the base and in surrounding areas. This is part of our Environmental Restoration Program.

McConnell AFB is committed to being good stewards of the environment, in which we live and operate.

We're updating our plan for involving the community and we want to hear from you!

We're interested in knowing:

How interested you are in the ongoing environmental cleanup work at McConnell and nearby sites.
How you prefer to receive information about these activities.
How often you'd like to receive updates.

To help us gather this information, please complete a short questionnaire.

You can find the questionnaire here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/CRMKBYB

The questionnaire will be available Aug. 1-15, 2025.

For more information, contact the McConnell Installation Public Affairs Office at 22.pa@us.af.mil or (316) 759-3141.

22 CES revitalizes McConnell creek and protects infrastructure with revetment project

22 CES revitalizes McConnell creek and protects infrastructure with revetment project

22 CES revitalizes McConnell creek and protects infrastructure with revetment project

22 CES revitalizes McConnell creek and protects infrastructure with revetment project