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  • Air Force Ball continues heritage

    More than 500 Team McConnell Members celebrated the service's 64th birthday with an Air Force Ball at the Marriott Hotel in Wichita Oct. 7, 2011. The ball is an annual Air Force-wide tradition that celebrates the heritage and history of the Air Force. McConnell celebrates semi-annually. The six-hour

  • McConnell 'aces' inspection

    In the current age of Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and other big-name social media networks, it's no wonder that information should not only be protected verbally, it has to be protected electronically.To evaluate McConnell's cyber protections, the Department of Defense Defense Information Systems

  • USNORTHCOM announces travel restrictions to Mexico

    The USNORTHCOM commander has added three Mexican states to the list of travel-restricted areas and confirmed the validity of the travel advisory to Acapulco.No states were taken off the list and additional requirements for Air Force personnel traveling on leave are still in effect."Mexico is a

  • Colonel Rupp assumes leadership of 22nd ARW

    Surrounded by Team McConnell, family members and community members, Col. Jamie Crowhurst relinquished command of the 22nd Air Refueling Wing to Col. Ricky Rupp, in a change of command ceremony June 21, 2011. Presiding over the ceremony was Lt. Gen. Robert Allardice, 18th Air Force commander.With two