• Byers tours McConnell's 'three rocks'

    On Jan. 6, the 2013 Commander in Chief's Installation Excellence Award assessment team landed in Wichita, Kan., and began their visit. The CINC IE Award is a Department of Defense annual award given to the best installation in each military service along with a $1 million prize for quality of life

  • Rupps nominated for O’Malley Award

    Col. Ricky Rupp and his spouse, Charlotte, received the 2013 General Jerome F. O'Malley and Diane O'Malley Air Mobility Command nomination Jan. 3, 2013. Rupp has led the 22nd Air Refueling Wing since June 2011 commanding more than 2,800 active duty Airmen in one of three core tanker wings. Named in

  • The breakfast club

    Approximately 25 Airman Leadership School students were lured by the smell of home cooked pancakes, fresh eggs and juice to the wing commander's house, but the breakfast was just one part of the experience. Waiting inside was a trio of knowledge in the form McConnell's leadership, Col. Ricky Rupp,

  • McConnell AMC finalist for 2013 CINC Installation Excellence Award

    McConnell is Air Mobility Command's finalist for the 2013 Commander-in-Chief's Installation Excellence Award.As AMC's finalist, McConnell will go on to compete against nine other bases to earn the Air Force nod for the award.To compete for the award, a detailed report was submitted by each base in

  • Total Force effort leads to flying milestone for McConnell Reservists

    From the outset, the mission appeared to be like any other routine local training sortie flown daily out of McConnell Air Force Base. The pilots conducted their required training and performed an air refueling; all standard, everyday occurrences at the Air Force's largest tanker base. However, when

  • Dole Center get 'energy' boost

    After two weeks of assembly, the new kiosk at the Robert J. Dole Community Center is now serving coffee and smoothies as well as muffins and bagels beginning 6:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday"The 22nd Force Support Squadron is changing the way we deliver services and programs to our

  • 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

  • Sweet treats delivered to Airmen

    Thousands of homemade cookies were collected, bagged and delivered to dormitory residents Dec. 9, 2011, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan.Nearly 400 single service members of McConnell and 50 patients at the Robert J. Dole Veterans Affairs Regional Medical Center received more than 5,000 cookies as

  • JROTC cadets take flight

    As they begin their journey into real world, and possibly the military, 38 Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps cadets from Derby High School were given a view from the top by members of the 350th Air Refueling Squadron Dec. 1, 2011.The cadets witnessed firsthand the daily operations of McConnell,