• McConnell's Base Pride Day

    Staff Sgt. Chris Thornbury, 22nd Air Refueling Wing community engagement NCO in charge, removes branches during McConnell’s Base Pride Day Jan. 15, 2019, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. During the base clean-up, Airmen took time to find broken branches and scattered trash. (U.S. Air Force photo

  • 22nd LRS commander promotion ceremony

    Maj. Mitchell Parker, 22nd Logistics Readiness Squadron commander, promotes to the rank of lieutenant colonel Jan. 4, 2019, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Alan Ricker)

  • Flyover plan for the W

    We continued to communicate with the jet as they maintained their timing. Time goes on as the National Anthem is being sung, and in the distance you can see the plane starting to approach.

  • Fatal vehicle accident at McConnell AFB

    MCCONNELL AIR FORCE BASE, Kan.— A fatal vehicle accident occurred at the closed 31st Street Secondary Access point Sunday evening at approximately 11:06 p.m. CST. The 22nd Security Forces Squadron and McConnell’s Fire Department responded to the vehicle fire where two individuals were pronounced

  • Big Brothers Big Sisters Operation Santa

    Volunteer Airmen from McConnell AFB spent time with children from Big Brothers Big Sisters to spread some holiday cheer, build gingerbread houses and receive gifts Dec. 19, 2018, at McConnell AFB.The children were matched with different Airmen and shown static displays of KC-135 Stratotankers,

  • KC-135 Statotanker Touch and Goes

    A KC-135 Stratotanker approaches the runway at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan, Dec. 18, 2018. The KC-135 is a force multiplier by mfurthering long-range bombers reach and keeping fighters on target longer. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Chris Thornbury)

  • Airmen visit Wesley Children’s Hospital

    MCCONNELL AIR FORCE BASE, Kan.- Airmen from the 373rd Training Squadron, Det. 8 at McConnell AFB visited children Dec. 18, 2018, at Wesley Children’s Hospital to spread some holiday cheer.

  • McConnell welcomes new four-legged defender

    McConnell just recruited a brand new MWD named Sani, a two-year-old Belgian Malinois, to join the team. Senior Airman Sarah Pawlak, 22nd Security Force Squadron, has become his handler and will continue training him to be a detection patrol dog for the squadron.