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  • 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

  • 2017 Landowner Appreciation Flight

    John Betzen, a local landowner, takes a photo through the window of a KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. May 10, 2017, while flying over Colorado. A Landowner Appreciation Flight is held annually to show local landowners who are part of the Bird/Wildlife Aircraft Strike

  • Rapid global mobility sustains airpower 24/7, 365

    At any moment, Airmen and aircraft can be tasked to deploy to support rapid global mobility operations both at home and abroad.On April 19, the 22nd Air Refueling Wing received a tasking order to prepare for a short-notice deployment in support of Operation Noble Eagle.The operation is an extensive

  • McConnell Airman impresses community

    Tech. Sgt. Bobby McCrary, 22nd Force Support Squadron Honor Guard NCO in charge, has been selected as one of ‘40 Under 40’ to be recognized as a rising star in Wichita.Each year, the Wichita Business Journal selects 40 members in the surrounding community under 40 years old who demonstrate great