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  • Open House permitted, prohibited items 2012

    The 2012 Wings over McConnell Open House and Air Show will be held Sept. 29 and 30. The two-day event will showcase the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds and the U.S. Army's Golden Knights as well as various military and civilian displays.With thousands of visitors expected to visit McConnell during the

  • Spouses lead the way

    Men and women in uniform are not the only ones who assist with the Armed Forces' mission. There are countless efforts made by the service member's spouse and family who guard the homefront.President Barack Obama proclaimed May 11, 2012, as Military Spouse Appreciation Day, stating, "On Military

  • Idea brings $10,000 for McConnell civilian

    A civilian member of the 22nd Operations Support Squadron was presented a check for $10,000 from the Air Force at the 22nd Air Refueling Wing staff meeting Aug. 27, here.James Shores, 22nd OSS short range scheduling chief, received the money as part of the Innovative Development through Employee

  • A different way to finance

    McConnell comptrollers finished the first set of classes on the Defense Enterprise and Accounting Management System Aug. 23.The new system is scheduled to be implemented in the 22nd Comptroller Squadron in September, 2012.DEAMS is an enterprise resource planning system and will replace multiple

  • Firefighting teamwork saves taxpayer dollars

    McConnell and local community firefighters worked together to prevent the spread of a 22-acre fire, caused by a bird, on base land Aug. 19, 2012, here. More than 15 fire units contained the fire after a bird struck a power line, ignited and landed on the grass. "After we got the call, our Airmen

  • McConnell exercises readiness for air show

    In preparation for the Wings Over McConnell Air Show and Open House, McConnell demonstrated its ability to handle emergency situations that could occur in a major accident response exercise August 15, 2012.The air show will be September 29 and 30 and is free and open to the public. Due to the large

  • Chapel hosts open house

    McConnell's chapel staff hosted an open house to showcase available programs to Team McConnell Aug. 16, 2012. During the event, Chaplain (Maj.) David Dephino, 22nd Air Refueling Wing chaplain, spoke about how the chapel is "Refueling Team McConnell's Spirit.""Our mandate is to provide for the free

  • To McConnell, basketball more than a sport

    The McConnell Airmen dove head first into battle against three Army basketball teams: Fort Carson, Colo., Fort Leavenworth Griffins, and Fort Riley Knights, Kan.The games were part of a two-day basketball tournament at Fort Riley that took place Aug. 4 and 5, 2012."As the only Air Force team in the

  • Airmen showcase vocal talent

    In a competition seeking vocally-talented Airmen, 11 Team McConnell members participated in the fourth annual Air Mobility Command Icon event August 11, 2012, at the Robert J. Dole Community Center Ballroom.The top performing Airman, Tech. Sgt. Doug Boren, 384th Air Refueling Squadron operations