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  • Officers develop, hone skills during First Term Officer’s Course

    Taking a new twist on the First Term Airman’s Course, twenty-four company grade officers from across Team McConnell participated in a First Term Officer’s Course developed to assist officers in transitioning to their first base and polish leadership skills as they start their careers aiding others.

  • Military working dogs scout training

    Iras, a 22nd Security Forces Squadron military working dog, waits to begin a training session March 23, 2017, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. The MWD handlers work with the dogs regularly to ensure they are ready to respond to real-world operations. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Erin

  • 22nd MDG recognizes Patient Safety Awareness Week

    The 22nd Medical Group recognized Patient Safety Awareness Week March 12 – 18.Spearheaded by the National Patient Safety Foundation, Patient Safety Awareness Week is a national education and awareness-building campaign for improving patient safety. The Department of Defense’s focus for this year’s

  • McConnell firefighters aid community during wildfires

    Eighteen firefighters from McConnell’s fire department responded to an off-base wildfire March 7-8 in Reno County. The responding groups, which consisted of both military and civilians, were part of more than 2,000 firefighters from 216 organizations that aided in the emergency, said Doug Hanen,

  • SAPR Program grows to better support Team McConnell

    McConnell’s Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Program now has nine new volunteer victim advocates, making a total of 20 on base. “Volunteer Victim Advocates are one of the backbones of our program,” said Lynn Turner, 22nd Air Refueling Wing sexual assault response coordinator. “They have to

  • Tanker sunrise

    The sun rises behind a KC-135R Stratotanker static display March 2, 2017, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. The base is home to a fleet of KC-135s used to provide aerial refueling support to aircraft in the U.S. and across the globe. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Tara Fadenrecht)

  • Military Saves Week encourages financial readiness

    The Airman and Family Readiness Center recognized Military Saves Week from Feb. 27-March 4 to help members of Team McConnell learn more about how to save their money.Military Saves is a component of the nonprofit America Saves and a partner in the Department of Defense’s Financial Readiness

  • Youth services gives Airmen peace of mind

    For many military personnel who are or will become parents, their children mean more than anything to them. While those parents go to work and uphold the world’s greatest military presence, their children need to be cared for by top-tier professionals.That is where McConnell’s youth services

  • MDG aces survey

    The 22nd Medical Group received reaccreditation after an independent organization, the Joint Commission, conducted a three-day on-site survey of the facility and its practices, Feb. 13-15 here.“All Department of Defense healthcare organizations, outpatient clinics and inpatient clinics, receive this

  • Active Duty Airman bridges gap to welcome KC-46 to Guard base

    The arrival of the KC-46 Pegasus will be colossal for the Air Force, but the small contracting office at Pease Air National Guard Base, New Hampshire, needed assistance to transition smoothly. Pease’s contracting office has less than one-third of McConnell’s manpower; yet the base has the most