• Lt. Gen. Everhart visits McConnell, calls for innovation

    The commander of 18th Air Force, Lt. Gen. Carlton D. Everhart II, visited the 22nd Air Refueling Wing Sept. 25 to 26, his first visit to McConnell Air Force Base since he assumed command in July.Everhart toured McConnell AFB to learn more about its tanker mission and address key issues from members

  • eCheck yourself before you wreck yourself

    The wing established a new online program, eCheckup To Go, that is now available to the McConnell Air Force Base community.The new program gathers information through a series of questions that determines and analyzes both the user's alcohol and spending habits."At the very end it will compile all

  • Team McConnell observes Patriot Day

    Team McConnell held a Patriot Day ceremony Sept. 11, 2014, in memory of the thousands of individuals who lost their lives as a result of the terrorist attacks against the United States on Sept. 11, 2001.Airmen gathered around the base flagpole to pay respect to the fallen and show their gratitude

  • Air Force revamps AEF

    The Air Force will deploy Agile Combat Support Airmen under its redesigned air expeditionary force construct October 1.The primary purpose of the redesign was to look at ways to deploy more ACS Airmen with their units and standardize dwell times across the Air Force as much as possible to present a

  • 349th commander nominated to receive prestigious award

    A commander here received a nomination for one of the Air Force's most prestigious awards, the 2013 Lance P. Sijan Leadership Award. Lt. Col. Stephen Matthews, 349th Air Refueling Squadron commander, was selected as Air Mobility Command's nomination for the Sijan Award by demonstrating the high

  • McConnell Firefighters gain accreditation

    McConnell's Fire and Emergency Services Flight earned its accreditation, Aug. 13, 2014, from the Commission on Fire Accreditation International. The unit is one of four accredited fire departments within Air Mobility Command and is one of 13 accredited units Air Force-wide."This [accreditation]

  • Bridging the gap to safer skies

    A representative from McConnell Air Force Base's safety office attended a conference at Kansas State University on Aug. 21, to promote teamwork and safety within the flying community. Maj. Aaron Stark, 22nd Air Refueling Wing Chief of Flight Safety addressed Kansas State University Aviation

  • ‘Big’ Airmen mentor ‘littles’ for a day

    Buses filled with children lined up outside a hangar here to deliver 'littles' to their 'bigs' for a day, as part of a youth-mentoring event held, Aug. 8.More than 60 youths from the Sedgwick County chapter of Big Brothers Big Sisters interacted with Airmen from across the wing. The 349th Air