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  • A sudden ‘patch’ of morale

    A recent change in Air Force instruction 36-2903 allows for the wear of unit morale T-shirts and patches, in addition to dozens of other changes.Shirts and patches that represent individual squadrons are now authorized to wear on Fridays. Squadron color T-shirts may be worn with the ABU or flight

  • 22nd MDG welcomes new commander

    Col. Charles R. Carlton relinquished command of the 22nd Medical Group to Col. Jeffery R. Alder during a change of command ceremony here March 7, 2014.Col. Joel D. Jackson, 22nd Air Refueling Wing commander, presided over the ceremony, which has been a military tradition since the beginning of the

  • Air Force officials announce FY15 force structure changes

    Air Force officials released force structure changes resulting from the Fiscal Year 2015 President's Budget today. To ensure the service successfully transitions to a leaner force that remains ready, the Air Force plans to remove almost 500 aircraft across the inventories of all three components

  • Team McConnell responds to mock tornado

    Team McConnell participated in a county-wide major accident response exercise on March 4. Base units responded to a mock-tornado emergency, from its initial warning to the recovery of 'injured' victims. "There's a high probability of severe storms and tornados around here, so we need to be able to

  • McConnell hosts CAP cadets

    Cadets from the Emerald City Composite Squadron of the Wichita Civil Air Patrol visited the McConnell KC-135 Stratotanker flight simulator March 3, 2014.Capt. Mike Cox, 349th Air Refueling Squadron executive officer, 1st Lt. Nathanial Beer, 384th ARS pilot, and 1st Lt. Ryan Cobb, 384th ARS

  • CE tops swish list

    The 22nd Civil Engineer Squadron (15-1) defeated the 22nd Maintenance Squadron (10-5) in a two-game series for the intramural basketball championship Jan. 20, 2014 at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan.MXS came back in the second half of game one to win it in overtime. The victory forced a

  • ‘Lights out’ initiative slashes base energy bill

    The streets at McConnell Air Force Base are about to get slightly darker with the launch of lights out initiative the week of Feb. 17.Ninety percent of lights will be shut off from 1 to 6 a.m., including turning off every other streetlight during hours of darkness. The estimated savings is

  • Protect PII from the enemy

    With security forces Airmen patrolling Air Force bases around the clock; staff can have sense of security in their work environment. However, wing safety relies on more than just entry control.Personally Identifiable Information is used regularly on military installations. If it is not handled

  • 22nd ARW celebrates 20 years at McConnell AFB

    Airmen from McConnell Air Force Base and local dignitaries commemorated the 20th Anniversary of the 22nd Air Refueling Wing moving to McConnell Jan. 7, 2013, in a ceremony at the Robert J. Center ballroom.Rep. Mike Pompeo, Sen. Pat Roberts and Col. Joel Jackson, 22nd Air Refueling Wing commander,