• 22nd MDG to start Medical Home teams

    In an effort to enhance the overall health of Airmen and their dependents, the 22nd Medical Group will change the way patients are enrolled beginning June 1.Each squadron on base will be assigned to a Medical Home team and patients will be assigned to a team based on what squadron their sponsor is

  • JAG hosts "Commander & the law" workshop

    The base Judge Advocate General's office hosted a "Commander and the law" workshop to educate base leadership on the military justice process, May 1, 2015.Squadron commanders, superintendents, first sergeants and flight commanders were able to ask questions to better understand the military justice

  • McConnell simulator moves to Altus AFB

    One of four KC-135 Stratotanker simulators currently located here is in the process of being removed.Once disassembled, the pilot flight trainer will be loaded up and transported to Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma. The relocation will create more room to bring in KC-46A Pegasus simulators at a later

  • Bandits 'seize' AMC refueling prize again

    They might be "Bandits," but there was no stealing involved, instead they earned their trophy by excelling and performing the highest standard.The 349th Air Refueling Squadron received the 2014 Gen. Carl A. Spaatz Trophy at the Air Mobility Command level and will go on to compete at the Air Force

  • 22nd MDG mighty medics participate in Ultimate Caduceus 15

    Members of the 22nd Medical Group, and units from across the U.S., participated in Ultimate Caduceus 2015, giving them the opportunity to conduct aeromedical evacuation training, April 16 - 18, at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans, Louisiana.The Louisiana Air National Guard hosted the

  • Civic leaders witness air refueling

    Fifteen local civic leaders were flown onboard a KC-135 Stratotanker during a demonstration of McConnell's aerial refueling mission as part of a regularly scheduled training sortie April 23.The Kansans witnessed a B-52 Stratofortress get refueled during the flight, a first-hand demonstration of how

  • McConnell leader earns prestigious award

    A McConnell Airman recently won the 2014 Lance P. Sijan U.S. Air Force Leadership Award.Lt. Col. Stephen Matthews, 22nd Operations Group deputy commander, received the prestigious award for demonstrating excellence in leadership during his time as the 349th Air Refueling Squadron commander.The award

  • McConnell Chapel hosts couples retreat

    Imagine embracing your significant other, peering out to a grassland of countless hills topped with a variety of full trees as far as the eye can see. The sun meets the tree-covered horizon, sharing its vibrant colors with the sky; capturing a moment like this doesn't require traveling to a far-away