• Prevent health from 'falling' this autumn

    It's beginning to feel a lot like fall around McConnell: the trees are shedding their leaves, it's starting to cool down and that Kansas wind is starting to bite.With the drop in temperature and the promise of holiday meals lurking around the corner, it's important for Airmen to keep their fitness

  • In wake of Sandy, Mobility Airmen poised to 'answer the call'

    Across the nation, Mobility Airmen are assessing the damage left by Hurricane Sandy at their own Air Force bases along the East Coast and beginning the process of recovery, while also standing ready to answer the call for support of relief efforts from civilian authorities. In the wake of the

  • Fall pet safety

    Fall is in the air, school is back in session and the leaves are changing colors.Your pet, too, is probably welcoming the break from hot, sticky weather. While cool weather may be appealing, fall presents unique challenges and potential health risks for pets.The use of pesticides increases in the

  • Ghostly advice: Halloween safety tips

    With the night of orange and black festivities drawing closer, tricksters - young and old - are reminded to keep safety in mind.Here are some Halloween safety tips provided by the Sedgwick County Sheriff's Office: Plan costumes that are bright and reflective and consider adding reflective tape

  • Congratulations to newest ALS graduates

    McConnell would like to congratulate the following senior airmen of class 12-G who graduated from the Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force Thomas N. Barnes Airman Leadership School here, Oct. 25.10th Air Support Operations SquadronAnthony Whittecar 22nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Christen

  • Mobility Airmen to honor Gen. Johns with Order of Sword

    Air Mobility Command enlisted men and women will present Gen. Raymond E. Johns Jr., the prestigious Order of the Sword in a formal ceremony here, Nov. 28, at 6:30 p.m. in the Scott Club. More than 300 Airmen from across the command are expected to attend.Johns was formally notified of his selection

  • Tankers find shelter in Midwest

    As the East Coast prepares for Hurricane Sandy, six KC-135 Stratotankers from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakenhurst, N.J., relocated here for shelter from the storm Oct. 27."We are McGuire's primary base," said Senior Airman Victoria Carrero, 22nd Air Refueling Wing command post controller. "All bases

  • Social norms intervention--Redefining the stereotype

    The military has a culture rich with a broad range of practices, traditions and beliefs - dependant on anything from base assignment to age and career field.These social norms, the rules for how people should act in a given group or society, are the subject of an ongoing study into the drinking