McConnell’s 2025 Tanker Trot

Participants of the annual Tanker Trot 5K and 10K place their hands over their hearts during the national anthem at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, Aug. 23, 2025. The McConnell base honor guard presented the colors during the event and Col. Joseph Wall, 22nd Air Refueling Wing commander, gave an encouraging and welcoming speech to participants. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Paige Weldon)

McConnell’s 2025 Tanker Trot

A Tanker Trot 10K participant runs past the 5K halfway point of the race at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, Aug. 23, 2025. The course led participants through the streets of McConnell and near the runway, allowing them a glimpse of the aircraft on base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Paige Weldon)

McConnell’s 2025 Tanker Trot

Published Aug. 26, 2025
By Senior Airman Paige Weldon
22nd Air Refueling Wing Public Affairs

MCCONNELL AIR FORCE BASE, Kan. --

Members of Team McConnell and the local community participate in the base's annual Tanker Trot 5K and 10K races McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, Aug. 23, 2025. The course led participants through the streets of McConnell and near the runway, allowing them a glimpse of the aircraft on base.

A woman takes a photo of people with a person dressed in a military uniform with a cat cask on. — McConnell’s 2025 Tanker Trot

Lily Wu, mayor of the city of Wichita, captures a photo of Duke Boomcat, McConnell’s mascot, with members of Team McConnell during the annual Tanker Trot run at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, Aug. 23, 2025. The event was open to the public and had 161 participants between its 5K and 10K races. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Paige Weldon)

A group of people run away from a large arch that says "finish" — McConnell’s 2025 Tanker Trot

Participants of the Tanker Trot 10K cross the starting line at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, Aug. 23, 2025. Participants varied in age from only a few months old being pushed in strollers to a 75-year-old who ran the 10K. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Paige Weldon)

A woman places a medal over the head of a man. — McConnell’s 2025 Tanker Trot

Maj. Latisha Cannon, 22nd Force Support Squadron commander, places a medal on a Tanker Trot 10K participant at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, Aug. 23, 2025. The Tanker trot is an event hosted by the 22nd FSS to raise money for their intramural sport leagues. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Paige Weldon)