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  • 18th Air Force commander visits MAFB

    Team McConnell hosted Lt. Gen. Mark Ramsay, 18th Air Force commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Jeff Williams, 18th Air Force command chief, Feb. 28 and 29, 2012.Ramsay and Williams visited McConnell, one of the command's 15 wings, to meet with the Wing's leaders and Airmen and observe the mission

  • Chisholm Trail Dining Facility up for Hennessy Trophy

    McConnell is this year's Air Mobility Command nominee for the single facility category of the John L. Hennessy Trophy Award - a competition that determines the top food service operation in the Air Force.An inspection team evaluates each nominated facility for excellence in management effectiveness,

  • Defenders arrest basketball championship

    With less than 15 seconds remaining in the Intramural Basketball Championship game, the score was tied at 32. After being fouled, Staff Sgt. Steffon Jackson, 22nd Security Forces Squadron combat arms instructor, sunk two free throw shots, helping the Security forces team complete their season

  • CC briefs local leaders

    Approximately 40 Greater Wichita, Kan., business leaders met McConnell's wing commander Feb. 2, 2012.The Wichita Metro Chamber of Commerce hosted Col. Ricky N. Rupp for its Quarterly Wichita Metro Chamber Board of Advisors Meeting. The Chamber of Commerce invited Rupp to its meeting to help

  • PA office racks 12 AMC awards

    The Air Mobility Command announced today that Airmen from the 22nd Air Refueling Wing Public Affairs Office earned 12 AMC-level awards in the 2011 Air Force Media Contest for their communication skills in journalism, photography and broadcasting. The 22 ARW/PA staff operates behind the scenes

  • McConnell hosts local media

    Wichita area media visited McConnell Tuesday to learn about Total Force Integration, the mission of the 22nd Air Refueling Wing and the KC-135 Stratotanker.Representatives from five media outlets, to include print and broadcast journalism, attended.Col. Ricky Rupp, 22nd ARW commander, Lt. Col.

  • CC tours Wineteer

    McConnell children attend many of the community schools, but one school stands out with more than 70 percent of the students having a military connection. The "Thunderbirds" of Wineteer Elementary School, Derby, Kan., are located next to McConnell's base housing.Col. Ricky N. Rupp, 22nd Air

  • McConnell excels during LCAP

    McConnell secured its reputation as a dominant force in the Air Mobility Command with the 22nd and 931st Maintenance Operations Squadron earning "Outstanding" scores and the 22nd and 931st Maintenance Squadrons Quality Assurance earning "Excellent" scores following an intensive four-day inspection

  • BOWST to save taxpayer's dollars

    The first official KC-135 Stratotanker Boom Operator Weapon System Trainer in Air Mobility Command, slated to save the Air Force millions annually, came to life during a ceremony Jan. 9, 2012, at McConnell's BOWST building. Training boom operators to perform in-flight refueling requires a tanker and