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  • Local community marks B-29 rollout

    One of over 1,600 B-29 Superfortresses assembled in Wichita, Kansas, was delivered to the Army Air Forces on March 23, 1944, and that very same aircraft was "delivered" again in commemoration of its restoration during a ceremony March 23, in Wichita."I was real thrilled for this," said retired Col.

  • Team McConnell hosts local cadets

    More than 150 Junior ROTC cadets from Wichita and Derby Unified School Districts in Kansas visited McConnell to learn about different positions in the Air Force, March 11 to 12.The students visited the 22nd Medical Group, KC-135R Stratotanker flight simulator and air traffic control simulator, a

  • McConnell Airman named AMC’s 2014 ATC of the year

    Senior Airman Shane McRae, 22nd Operations Support Squadron air traffic controller journeyman, was recently named the Air Mobility Command's 2014 Air Traffic Controller of the Year, here.As an ATC, McRae is responsible for maintaining the air space surrounding McConnell Air Force Base for the more

  • McConnell hosts annual job fair

    A job fair was held in the Robert J. Dole Community Center at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas on March 11.The Airmen and Family Readiness Center brought together more than 80 different employers to help Airmen, retirees, and dependents who are in search of a full or part time job."The job fair is a

  • Green Eggs and Ham Day

    Three senior NCOs from McConnell Air Force Base volunteered to help children run through an obstacle course at Wichita Head Start, Early Head Start and Child Start Green Eggs and Ham Day at the Beech Activity Center in Wichita, Kansas, March 11.Senior Master Sgt. Randy Simmons, 22nd Aircraft

  • MDG participates in Patient Safety Week

    The 22nd Medical Group recently announced its participation in the 2015 Patient Safety Awareness Week campaign.Patient Safety Awareness Week runs from March 8 - 14, and is an annual education and awareness campaign for health care safety led by the National Patient Safety Foundation. Each year,

  • McConnell Airmen save veteran's life

    The largest winter storm this year struck early on the morning of Feb. 28, and without the quick thinking of Airmen here and a member of the community, the substantial amount of snow and ice it brought could have cost a life.The morning began like any other winter morning; cold, dark, bleak and

  • 22nd CES sponsors storm spotter class

    The 22nd Civil Engineer Squadron Readiness and Emergency Management Flight sponsored a storm spotter training class, Storm Fury on the Plains, here March 3.The National Weather Service developed the class and a Sedgwick County EM representative trained participants on how to spot a developing

  • 'Airmen helping Airmen'

    The Air Force Assistance Fund will begin here on March 2 and it will run until April 10.The AFAF is an effort to raise money for charities that provide support to Air Force members and their families throughout the year. "The Air Force Assistance Fund allows Airmen to help other Airmen," said Col.

  • Defense Commissary Agency seeks new deli and bakery contract

    The base commissary's deli and bakery services will be temporarily suspended starting March 1 while the Defense Commissary Agency seeks a new contractor.McConnell Air Force Base will be one of 22 commissaries that will have to suspend deli and sushi services.DeCA expects to have a new contract in