• Two-mile track construction

    Twenty-second Civil Engineer Squadron Airmen redirect a bridge June 14, 2017 at the Kruger Recreational 2-mile track at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. The 22nd CES replaced an older bridge that fell into the creek located on the track. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Alan Ricker)

  • Grandson of Enola Gay pilot flies refurbished B-29 Doc

    Wichita’s beloved B-29 Superfortress, Doc, took to the skies yet again June 9, from McConnell Air Force Base, this time with an added aspect of historical significance and Air Force heritage.Sitting in the co-pilot seat was Brig. Gen. Paul Tibbets IV, 509th Bomb Wing commander. Taking control of the

  • KC-46 aircrew training nearing completion

    This summer, the 344th Air Refueling Squadron, the Air Force's first active-duty KC-46A Pegasus operational flying squadron, will soon be ready for Initial Operations Test and Evaluation.                                                                                  The squadron wasn’t officially

  • 22nd CS improves processes, procedures

    MCCONNELL AIR FORCE BASE, Kan.- The 22nd Communications Squadron is improving some of their processes and procedures to better track requests and serve customers on base.The changes will occur over the next several months and require help from the base populace. Instead of calling specific 22nd CS

  • Alpha Warrior challenges Team McConnell

    MCCONNELL AIR FORCE BASE, Kan. – The Alpha Warrior Tour presented by USAA is scheduled to arrive at McConnell May 26-27.The Alpha Warrior Tour is visiting several Air Force installations across the country to challenge participants with events that bring a different approach to fitness.On May 26

  • Tankers evacuate

    A KC-135 Stratotanker takes flight during an evacuation May 18, 2017, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. The evacuation was completed to keep the aircraft out of the way of potential severe weather. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Tara Fadenrecht)

  • McConnell maintainers display versatility and teamwork, bring home trophy

    Six aircraft maintenance Airmen from Team McConnell stepped away from their Air Force comfort zone to compete against 56 top aircraft maintenance civilian and Department of Defense service members during the annual Aerospace Maintenance Counsel Skills Competition in Orlando, Florida, April 24 - 27.

  • Three-bay KC-46 Pegasus hangar foam test

    Construction contractors and KC-46 Pegasus oversight teams perform a fire suppression system test in the newly-constructed, three-bay KC-46 Pegasus hangar May 12, 2017, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. In the event of a fire, high-expansion foam is dispensed from generators on the ceiling to cover

  • McConnell Medics participate in physical fitness competition

    Members of the 22nd Medical Group competed in a Beast Mode Challenge May 10, during their training day.More than 100 Airmen and civilians competed in six events that included push-ups, sprints and box jumps. The winner was determined by the highest amount of repetitions performed over all the

  • McConnell pedestrian bridge reopens to Airmen, families

    The pedestrian bridge that connects McConnell Air Force Base to military housing reopened May 8.The bridge was closed in February 2015, while Corvias Military Housing, the company responsible for base housing, began construction on new homes for McConnell Airmen. “The pedestrian bridge allows a