Sink or win: 22nd OSS flights compete in cardboard boat race

Flights from the 22nd Operations Support Squadron compete in McConnell’s cardboard race regatta at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, Aug. 22, 2025. Participants were permitted cardboard, tape and paint for building their competition boats. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Paula Arce)

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Sink or win: 22nd OSS flights compete in cardboard boat race

Airman Jakob Weichers, 22nd Operations Support Squadron aircrew flight equipment specialist, celebrates after winning McConnell’s cardboard race regatta at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, Aug. 22, 2025. Morale activities, such as boat races, foster an environment of collaboration, communication and group problem solving. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Paula Arce)

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Sink or win: 22nd OSS flights compete in cardboard boat race

Flights from the 22nd Operations Support Squadron compete in McConnell’s cardboard race regatta at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, Aug. 22, 2025. Participants were permitted cardboard, tape and paint for building their competition boats. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Paula Arce)

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Sink or win: 22nd OSS flights compete in cardboard boat race

Airmen from the 22nd Operations Support Squadron pose after competing in McConnell’s cardboard race regatta at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, Aug. 22, 2025. Aircrew flight equipment took first place in the boat race and the boat appearance competition. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Paula Arce)

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Sink or win: 22nd OSS flights compete in cardboard boat race

Senior Master Sgt. Melissa Healy, 22nd Operations Support Squadron weather flight chief, builds a mallard-themed boat for McConnell’s cardboard regatta race at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, Aug. 21, 2025. McConnell’s weather flight’s mascot is the mallard. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Paula Arce)

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Sink or win: 22nd OSS flights compete in cardboard boat race

22nd Operations Support Squadron Airmen build a boat for a cardboard regatta race at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, Aug. 19, 2025. Each flight from the OSS was challenged with building boats out of cardboard boxes to later compete in a race in the base indoor pool. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Paula Arce)

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Sink or win: 22nd OSS flights compete in cardboard boat race

Capt. Jacob Reissner, 344th Air Refueling Squadron KC-46A Pegasus pilot, and Senior Airman Isaiah Paulino, 22nd Operations Support Squadron commander’s support staff technician, build a boat for McConnell’s cardboard regatta race at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, Aug. 19, 2025. Participants were permitted cardboard, tape, and paint for building their competition boats. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Paula Arce)

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Sink or win: 22nd OSS flights compete in cardboard boat race

Published Aug. 26, 2025
By Airman 1st Class Paula Arce
22nd Air Refueling Wing

MCCONNELL AIR FORCE BASE, Kan. -- Flights from the 22nd Operations Support Squadron compete in McConnell’s cardboard race regatta at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, Aug. 22, 2025. Participants were permitted cardboard, tape and paint for building their competition boats. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Paula Arce)