• McConnell attends airlift/tanker convention

    More than 4,000 active-duty, Guard and Reserve members of Air Mobility Command gathered at the 43nd Airlift/Tanker Association Conference and Symposium Nov. 3 to 6 in Nashville, Tenn.During three days of briefings, AMC Airmen, including more than 80 Airmen from McConnell, were addressed by Marine

  • DBIDS enhances safety on McConnell

    McConnell will be one the first Air Force bases to implement the new Defense Biometric Identification System 4.0 version when it comes online mid-November.The 22nd Security Forces Squadron began installation Oct. 31, 2011, and the system is scheduled to be complete by Nov. 14.At McConnell, DBIDS is

  • McConnell severe weather alert

    The 22nd Operations Support Squadron Airfield Services has issued a severe weather alert for McConnell Air Force Base, Kan.Severe hail, greater or equal to 2 inches, and 50 mph wind gusts are possible from 7 p.m. to midnight, Nov. 7, 2011 The current weather system is discontinuous and enters the

  • MSG hosts educational Town Hall meeting

    McConnell's 1,125 children attend more than 14 school districts surrounding the base. To listen to parent's concerns related to their children's education, base leaders held a Town Hall meeting Nov. 1, 2011. "The town hall meeting was an overall success," said Col. Mark Evans, 22nd MSG commander.

  • Red Ribbon week offers Airmen ‘amnesty’

    McConnell's fourth annual Prescription Drug Amnesty Turn -In took place at Oct. 25 and 26, 2011, at the base commissary and the old golf course clubhouse.The turn-in event was part of Red Ribbon Week, the nation's oldest and largest drug prevention program. The Defense Department's 2011 Red Ribbon

  • Town Hall Meeting focuses on children's education

    Education is a critical concern for military families. Col. Mark Evans, 22nd Mission Support Group commander, will hold a Town Hall Meeting at 6:30 p.m., Nov. 1, 2011, at the School Age Program Facility, Building 2804, to address any parent concerns with the local education agencies serving