News

  • 22nd MDG partners with local medics

    With the upcoming 2018 Frontiers in Flight Open House and Airshow scheduled for September 8, and the expectation to keep the large amount of visitors safe while they are having fun, the 22nd Medical Group and their local civilian medic counterparts are forming partnerships.

  • 4th Of July fireworks safety

    Every year, Americans celebrate Independence Day with cookouts, spending time with family and friends and watching their favorite fireworks displays.  While done safely, those displays lead to ‘oohs and ahs’ from the audience, but when something goes wrong, injuries can occur that lead to burns,

  • 349th wins Gen. Spaatz Trophy

    The 349th Air Refueling Squadron "Bandits" earned the 2017 Gen. Carl A. Spaatz Trophy for being the best air refueling squadron in the Air Force.

  • KC-46 Training Summit helps set timeline for AF

    McConnell AFB hosted its fifth KC-46 Pegasus Maintenance Training Summit to define training timelines and expected progression based on aircraft delivery.The summit outlined when to train maintainers, crews and the entire KC-46 community. It also addressed how the Air Force is going to cross-train

  • McConnell gate improvements

    McConnell Air Force Base will begin the installation of new final-denial barriers at the main gate beginning on June 2, 2018.

  • McConnell accepts KC-46 fuselage trainer

    MCCONNELL AIR FORCE BASE, Kan. – McConnell has recently acquired a KC-46 Pegasus fuselage trainer as an Air Force asset, as the base prepares to receive the next generation multirole tanker.

  • Derby mayor partners with McConnell to strengthen leadership

    MCCONNELL AIR FORCE BASE, Kan. – Randy White, Derby Mayor, visited McConnell to speak at the second Leadership Expo May 16, 2018.During the expo, White shared experiences that developed him into the leader he is now with more than 50 Airmen.“He elaborated on his trials, tribulations and successes