• MAFB Airman named local Red Cross 2014 Military Hero

    The local Red Cross awarded a McConnell Airman the Spirit Aerosystems 2014 Military Hero for his courageous actions earlier in the year.Staff Sgt. Keith J. Booze, the 22nd Force Support Squadron military personnel section customer support NCO in charge, was with his family at a local YMCA swimming

  • Boeing provides updated KC-46A briefing

    Representatives from the Boeing Company provided McConnell Airmen with an update on the current status of the KC-46A Pegasus, Dec. 4, here."This was a great opportunity to sit down with the people who are really going to be working on the aircraft and help them understand what's coming their way,"

  • McConnell's emergency management inspection

    McConnell Airmen participated in an emergency management inspection, a simulated homeland terrorist attack Dec. 3, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan.It was a total force exercise involving the 931st Air Refueling Group and 184th Intelligence Wing."We do this to test and evaluate the wing's ability to

  • Tool to safeguard PII scheduled for December rollout AF wide

    The Digital Signature Enforcement Tool is scheduled for Air Force-wide integration Dec. 5, providing Microsoft Outlook email users with an interactive, automated virtual assistant to help ensure the security of personally identifiable information"I can't overstate the operational importance of

  • Defenders campaign against DUIs

    The 22nd Security Forces Squadron partnered with the Kansas DUI Impact Center to raise awareness about the effects of driving under the influence in a campaign running through the end of the year.Members of the impact center provided magnetic emblems that were distributed onto several of the

  • Airman Ministry Center brings Thanksgiving to dorms

    The Airman Ministry Center, better known as the Den, and the base chapel hosted a Thanksgiving feast in Dorm 350 on Nov. 22 for all the Airmen living on base.The meal was held for the 6th straight year, and is quickly becoming one the Den's staple annual events."We've always held this on Black

  • McConnell’s EFMP adds respite care program

    McConnell Airmen with children who are eligible for the Exceptional Family Member Program have a new program to assist with child care.The U.S. Air Force Respite Care is specially designed for Air Force families who have children diagnosed with moderate or severe special needs. They can receive up

  • Civic leaders view KC-46A construction

    McConnell Air Force Base's community partners toured the ongoing base construction, Nov. 18, 2014 for the arrival of the KC-46A Pegasus.The civic leaders got an up-close look at various construction areas throughout the base, including the new regional maintenance training facility that will be used

  • Air Force members get new app to solve their own computer problems

    As the Air Force Enterprise Service Desk goes virtual, McConnell members will see a new application on their computer today, Nov. 24, that allows them to immediately tackle and fix their minor IT issues.  The Virtual Enterprise Service Desk is a client-based application that allows the user to solve

  • McConnell Airmen mentor Kansas State University cadets

    Twenty-four Airmen from McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, took part in four enlisted-perspective panels to mentor over 70 Kansas State University Air Force ROTC cadets, Nov. 20, in Manhattan, Kansas.The McConnell mentors were broken up into four groups: junior enlisted, non-commissioned officers,