• SERE NCOs keep McConnell Airmen trained

    Global reach - this is the strength that Team McConnell delivers to the Air Force.In order to achieve this, the aircrew of the 22nd Air Refueling Wing and 931st Air Refueling Group must not only accomplish the mission, but to also be prepared for the worst case scenario.They must be able to survive,

  • McConnell observes National Fire Prevention Week

    Oct. 6 through 12 is National Fire Prevention Week, and the McConnell Fire Department is highlighting it throughout the month with different events. This year's theme is "Prevent Kitchen Fires," because more fires start in the kitchen than in any other part of the home, according to the National

  • 22nd FSS aids furloughed workers

    The 22nd Force Support Squadron continued its mission while most civilian workers were furloughed, enduring a reduction in staff and a higher demand to help Airmen and their familiesThe partially-manned squadron offered additional support for approximately 500 furloughed civilians over four days.

  • Total force win

    The 22nd and 931st Operations Support Squadrons were recently awarded the Air Force Association 2013 Verne Orr award in Washington, D.C.The award, which is named in honor of Verne Orr, the 14th Secretary of the Air Force, is meant to recognize the mission oriented unit that most efficiently used

  • Airman for a day

    Col. Joel Jackson, 22nd Air Refueling Wing commander, recently began a new program designed to give him a closer look on how the Airmen of Team McConnell accomplish their mission.The program gives Jackson the chance to spend an hour or two with Airmen from different squadrons across the base and see

  • Revamped BE WELL program offers more

    The Air Force has recently implemented changes to the BE WELL program in order to benefit the fitness and health of Airmen.The changes, which took effect July 1, downsized BE WELL sessions from three-hour-long sessions filled with generic information to half-hour, one-on-one meetings with

  • Base honor guard shows respects

    Airmen from the 22nd Air Refueling Wing Honor Guard participated in a memorial dedicated to the deceased members of a retired air wing Sept. 16, 2013, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. The group marked the end of the memorial by rendering a 21-gun salute and playing the traditional military song