• Base Improvements

    Base Improvements:What types of infrastructure changes are planned with end of year money? · The chapel is getting new floors and furniture· Electrical problems will be fixed· Heating and air conditioning repairs and upgrades· The aerospace ground equipment shop is getting $650,000· Pools are

  • Chapel hosts McConnell family retreat

    Packed with active duty Airmen, guardsmen, reservists, civilian employees, and family members, the base chapel hosted its final retreat of 2010, a McConnell United Services event. The event, which was held Oct. 9 and 10, was one of four retreats focusing on renewal and revival. During the retreat,

  • McConnell, Fort Riley to tackle it out

    The McConnell base football team will travel to Fort Riley, Kan., to compete in a head-to-head flag football game against the U.S. Army Fort Riley team Oct. 16, 2010.Opening ceremonies are scheduled to begin at 10:30 a.m., with the game starting after a polo shirt exchange and coin toss. "We are

  • CDC implements fee changes

    The Department of Defense implemented new changes to the Child Development Center's fees that started Oct. 1, 2010.The Defense Department expanded the fee ranges from six to nine categories, raised the income cap on each fee range and established the top range at $125,000. "The addition of three

  • Commander thanks Airmen for participation in WWII reception

    Team McConnell (Airpower),Last night, several of you turned out to the Wichita Mid Continent Airport to recognize World War II veterans who returned from Washington D.C. This group of veterans flew to the capital on the Wichita Honor Flight, a local initiative to bring WWII veterans out to visit the

  • Maintenance Group hosts AFSO 21 event

    In an effort to further streamline and sustain the KC-135 Stratotanker fleet, recently McConnell hosted an Air Force Smart Operations for the 21st Century event Sept. 13 through 17.The event, called the "KC-135 Points of use Parts Enterprise Event," involved 16 different units Air Force-wide, and

  • ECSS kicks off at McConnell

    Kicking off a historical change in the way the Air Force tracks logistics transactions, McConnell hosted top logistic leaders from Air Mobility Command Sept. 28, 2010.Lawrence S. Kingsley, Headquarters Air Mobility Command deputy director of logistics, toured the base and spoke to McConnell