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  • So you want to watch the eclipse?

    A total solar eclipse will be visible to the base community Aug. 21, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan.The totality, when the moon totally covers the sun, is scheduled to pass directly over the Kansas City area at 1:09 p.m. This is a rare occurrence that occurs once every 375 years. It is very

  • Save the date: Team McConnell to hold Air Force Gala Sept. 16

    Team McConnell is scheduled to host an Air Force Gala Sept. 16, 2017, at the Kansas Aviation Museum in Wichita, Kan.The Air Force Gala will be held in honor of the Air Force’s 70th birthday, and this year’s theme is Breaking Barriers.Mess dress or semi-formal attire is required for military members

  • Boom operators master cargo loading

    Future KC-46A Pegasus boom operators here experienced firsthand a different type of cargo loading when a C-5M Super Galaxy landed on McConnell’s runway July 26, to transport cargo for Mobility Guardian 2017, Air Mobility Command’s largest mobility exercise of the year.McConnell will receive the

  • 22nd SFS Milo Range training

    Airmen assigned to the 22nd Security Forces Squadron initiate a virtual test for the Milo Range, Aug. 3, 2017, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. The tests allow security forces Airmen to be coached and gain critical feedback to improve readiness during hostile, rescue and security situations. (U.S.

  • Getting ready for back to school

    A spouse and her son, select school supplies during the School Supply Giveaway, July 31, 2017, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. The supplies were donated by Operation Homefront, a nonprofit organization whose goal is to help build strong, stable and secure military families. (U.S. Air Force

  • Mobility Guardian, AMC’s premier exercise

    Train like we fight is the focus of the inaugural iteration of the largest scale exercise that Air Mobility Command has ever undertaken. Mobility Guardian will feature over 3,000 personnel, including 25 international countries from July 31 to August 11 at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington.

  • Technical sergeant release party

    McConnell Airmen who earned promotion to technical sergeant pose for a group photo with wing leadership during a technical sergeant release party, July 20, 2017, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. Technical Sergeants continuously strive to further their development as technicians, supervisors and

  • Olson assumes command of premiere tanker wing

    Col. Albert Miller relinquished command of the 22nd Air Refueling Wing to Col. Joshua Olson during a change of command ceremony here July 18.The transfer of the unit guidon symbolizes the transfer of authority from one commander to another. Lt. Gen. Giovanni Tuck, 18th Air Force commander, presided

  • 22nd Mission Support Group change of command

    Col. Matthew Benivegna relinquishes command of the 22nd Mission Support Group to Col. Tony Gamboa July 17, 2017, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. The change of command ceremony is a time-honored tradition that symbolizes a transfer of authority. (U.S. Air Force photos/Airman 1st Class Erin

  • Tankers in the air, maintenance put them there

    Senior Airman Kailey Simmonds, 22nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron assistant flying crew chief, attaches a hose to the valve stem on a KC-135 Stratotanker tire, July 11, 2017, at Eielson Air Force Base, Ala. The other side of the hose is attached to a nitrogen servicing cart which supplies the