• CE, SFS partner for realistic combat training

    MCCONNELL AIR FORCE BASE, Kan. – Airmen assigned to the 22nd Civil Engineer Squadron and the 22nd Security Forces Squadron participated in Tactical Combat Casualty Care training June 26-27, held for the first time here at the mock village on base.The purpose of the training was to further

  • 22nd CPTS Airman earns spotlight performer

    As a spotlight performer, individuals are chosen by leadership for demonstrating the Air Force's Core Values: Integrity First, Service Before Self, and Excellence in All We Do.   Airman 1st Class Cody Ziegler, 22nd Comptroller Squadron financial services technician, received the spotlight performer

  • 10th ASOS Airmen train at desert range

    Airmen from the 10th Air Support Operations Squadron, Ft. Riley, Kansas, spent a week honing their skills in calling for close air support, June 19-23.Tactical Air Control Airmen and Joint Terminal Attack Controllers act as liaisons and controllers, advising ground commanders on how to include

  • McConnell maintainers provide reliable tankers for Red Flag

    Maintainers assigned to 22nd Maintenance Group enabled the effective use of tankers during Red Flag-Alaska 17-2, June 8 – 23, at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. The exercise strengthens the coalition between Republic of Korea Air Force, Japan Air Self-Defense Force and the U.S.’s military by

  • 22nd OSS Airman recieves Diamond Sharp Award

    Master Sgt. Robert Semen, 22nd Operations Support Squadron first sergeant, presents the Diamond Sharp Award to Airman 1st Class Brian Ellis, 22nd OSS airfield systems technician June 22, 2017, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. The Diamond Sharp Award is presented to Airmen who excel in all areas of

  • 22nd MXS Change of Command

    Col. Grant Izzi, 22nd Maintenance Group commander, presents the Meritorious Service Medal to Lt. Col. Patrick D. Cain, 22nd Maintenance Squadron commander June 22, 2017, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. The Meritorious Service Medal is awarded to members of the U.S. Armed Forces who distinguished

  • AMXS Change of Command

    Lt. Col. Duane Richardson relinquished command of the 22nd AMXS to Lt. Col. Brian Mix. (U.S. Air Force photos/Airman 1st Class Jenna K. Caldwell)

  • McConnell Airman competes in volleyball Armed Forces tournament

    An Airman assigned the 22nd Logistics Readiness Squadron competed on the Air Force Volleyball team that won the Armed Forces Championship, May 29. Capt. Justin Lukso, 22nd LRS deployment and distribution flight commander, was one of 12 Airmen selected to the team. Lukso helped the team place 9th out

  • KC-135s refuel international partners at Red Flag-Alaska

    Four McConnell aircrews took two KC-135 Stratotankers to Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, to provide joint warfighting support during the two-week exercise, Red Flag-Alaska 17-2, which began June 12.The exercise puts two forces against one another; blue, the allies, versus red, the aggressors. The

  • Air Force salutes ‘Flying Tiger’ after 75 year journey home

    Blood is thicker than water. For the family of an American Volunteer Group pilot killed in a 1941 training accident in Burma, it ran the Pacific Ocean and spurred a search lasting until his remains reached Kansas 75 years later. John Dean Armstrong, a Hutchinson, Kan. native, was buried Saturday,