• When I lost my stripe — Beyond the Blue

    I pulled my blues out of the closet and began ironing. This time, it wasn’t for a ceremony or a fancy event. It was to face my commander and receive punishment for my poor decisions.

  • A new breed of pilot

    The excitement in the air was palpable as 2nd Lt. Alisson Moraes, 14th Student Squadron Undergraduate Pilot Training graduate, sat behind the controls of the KC-46A Pegasus during a tour of the aircraft Sept. 25, 2020.

  • SPEK assembly

    Tech. Sgt. Michael Roray, 22nd Force Support Squadron sports program manager, attaches a purlin to an arch assembly Sept. 25, 2020, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. Roray and a team of four other Airmen were assembling a Single Pallet Expeditionary Kitchen for the family mobility line event. The

  • Airmen extinguish live fire during exercise

    Tech. Sgt. Rocky Vazquez, 22nd Civil Engineer Squadron fire protection station captain, observes operations as a safety representative during an annual night aircraft burn, Sept. 18, 2020, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. Firefighters train regularly to ensure they are prepared to respond to any

  • POW/MIA Ceremony

    William Schwertfeger, retired U.S. Air Force Lt. Col., shares his story as a prisoner of war during the Vietnam conflict in 1972 at a POW/MIA Ceremony Sept. 17, 2020, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. According to the Department of Defense Prisoner of War Missing Personnel Office, there are 1,657

  • McConnell holds annual POW/MIA wreath laying ceremony

    Lt. Col. Paul Castillo, 22nd Wing Staff Agencies wing chaplain, reminds 2020 POW/MIA wreath laying ceremony attendees the importance of honoring service members who have sacrificed their freedom or lives in service to their country Sept. 16, 2020, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. America’s Armed

  • Finding strength through Hope - Beyond the Blue

    December will mark the four-year anniversary of the death of Craig Brown, retired U.S. Air Force Master Sgt., leaving his wife Lynnette and their two children to live on in his legacy.

  • Veteran advises Airmen during Top 3 Lunch and Learn

    Ronald L. Wolf, U.S. Army Vietnam Veteran of the 1st Aviation Battalion and 1st Infantry Division, shares an emotional story during a Top 3 Lunch and Learn with Veterans Sept. 11, 2020, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. Wolf gathered himself as he spoke of his family’s reaction to his change in

  • The Memorial Walk – Remembering the missing and fallen

    Firemen assigned to the 22nd Civil Engineer Squadron, march in a vigil walk during POW/MIA Remembrance Week Sept. 14, 2020, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. POW/MIA Remembrance Week honors those who are or have been prisoners of war or declared missing in action, through events coordinated by