News

  • 22nd LRS Airmen maintain GOVs

    Senior Airman Michael Kirby and Airman 1st Class Michael Stainbrook, 22nd Logistics Readiness Squadron vehicle operators, apply soap to a government-owned vehicle Oct. 30, 2017, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. Vehicle operators wash five or more vehicles per day to keep the vehicle in top

  • F-15s focus on refuelers

    Six F-15 Eagles approach a KC-135 Stratotanker Oct. 27, 2017. KC-135s enable global reach for American and allied aircraft, ensuring swift results to any situation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Chris Thornbury)

  • 22nd MXG Airman earns Faces of AR recognition

    As a Faces of AR recognition, individuals are chosen by leadership for demonstrating the Air Force's Core Values: Integrity First, Service Before Self, and Excellence in All We Do.

  • EOD Airmen perform IED training

    Senior Airman Kaanen Brabbs, 22nd Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordinance Disposal journeyman, operates a robot to investigate a simulated improvised explosive device during training Oct. 24, 2017, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. EOD Airmen are first familiarized with robotic platforms

  • 22nd ARW vice deploys, joins hurricane relief

    “That’s the U.S. military committed 100 percent to getting this Dominican citizen to Trinidad Tobago,” said Heseltine. “That’s how much the preservation of lives meant to everyone here. We didn’t know him, and we may never meet him again.”

  • Commander announces Frontiers in Flight Air Show

    MCCONNELL AIR FORCE BASE, Kan.- It’s time to mark calendars and put eyes to the skies- the McConnell Open House and Air Show is coming Sept. 8-9, 2018.Today at the Wichita Chamber of Commerce, Col. Joshua Olson, 22nd Air Refueling Wing commander, announced that McConnell will host an open house and

  • McConnell completes $267 million KC-46 construction

    Team McConnell held a ribbon-cutting ceremony Oct. 16 at the new KC-46 Pegasus three-bay hangar to recognize that the base now stands ready to be the first to accept the new multi-role aircraft next year.

  • CMSAF visits McConnell

    Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force Kaleth O. Wright speaks to Airmen during a Senior Noncommissioned Officer Induction Ceremony Oct. 6, 2017, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. Wright was the 22nd Air Refueling Wing command chief from 2012-2014, he currently holds the highest position an enlisted

  • Changes are coming to TRICARE

    Changes are coming to TRICARE benefits beginning January 1, 2018. These changes provide more benefit choices, improve access to care, simplify cost shares and allow members to take command of their health. “Taking command of your health means empowering you to make the right health care and coverage