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  • McConnell meets chief of chaplains

    "Where do you find the courage to live?" asked Chaplain (Maj. Gen.) Cecil Richardson, U.S. Air Force chief of chaplains, during his message at McConnell's National Prayer Breakfast, March 1, 2011. He continued with "Where do you find the courage to truly give of yourself; where do you find the

  • 'Semi-Pro' ideas leads to 931st commanders success

    Sometimes the greatest ideas emanate from unlikely origins. Isaac Newton was inspired to develop his theory of gravitation, not in a lab, but in a garden. While the inspiration for Edward Jenner's smallpox vaccine occurred, not in a hospital, but on a dairy farm.For Colonel Edsel A. 'Archie' Frye,

  • Airmen volunteer for 'Extreme Makeover'

    Braving erratic Wichita, Kan., weather, Team McConnell members recently volunteered to help build a new home as for a local hero as part of the ABC-TV series, "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition."More than15 McConnell members and hundreds of other volunteers from the community helped clear and prepare

  • 22nd MDG wins 7 AF-level awards

    After recently winning 21 Air Mobility Command Medical Excellence Awards, the 22nd Medical Group was honored again as they brought home seven Air Force-level awards.The seven awards recognize the "best of the best" Airmen and teams in the medical world. The awards are given annually to Airmen

  • McConnell's 2010 Crime and Punishment Survey

    Article 15sCommanders at McConnell served a total of 78 Article 15s in 2010. The top offenses for which an Article 15 was given were: driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, dereliction of duty, failure to go and drug abuse. McConnell Airmen committed a total of 21 DUIs in 2010. Punishments

  • Tops In Blue to dazzle Wichita

    Continuing a 57 year tradition of switching their wrenches and keyboards with microphones, the Air Force Tops In Blue is offering a free night of entertainment March 4, 2010, at the Orpheum Theatre, in downtown Wichita, Kan.Tops In Blue is the Air Force's official entertainment group, comprised of