• Always ready to refuel the fight

    KC-135 Stratotanker sits on the flightline at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., June 16, 2016. The KC-135 is the backbone of aerial refueling, and McConnell is the U.S. Air Force's premiere air refueling base with more Stratotankers than any other base. (U.S. Air Force photos/Airman 1st Class

  • First quarter status of discipline

    The following disciplinary and administrative actions occurred here between January - March 2015: An airman first class was found guilty of rape, sexual assault and assault consummated by battery. He was sentenced to reduction to airman basic, total forfeitures, confinement for 12 years and a

  • Keeping Airmen safe in the heat

    With temperatures expected to climb, Team McConnell is urged to be cautious when exposed to upcoming hot weather to prevent heat-related injuries.“The two things we’re really trying to guard against are heat exhaustion and heatstroke,” said Maj. Jon Black, 22nd Aerospace Medicine Squadron

  • Airmen fish alongside American Bass Anglers

    Several Airmen took part in a fishing tournament during the 8th Annual Take an Airman Fishing event, June 13, at Big Hill Lake in Cherryvale, Kansas.During the tournament, Airmen paired up with members of American Bass Anglers. Each Airman rode along on an ABA member’s boat for the 8-hour

  • Coping with stress through healthy thinking

    Stress. Even mention of the word can increase anxiety for some. Everyone deals with stress differently, but how you cope with daily stressors can have great impacts on your quality of life and overall health.Stress is actually the body’s response to any demand, including change. According to the

  • McConnell Airmen relocate bees

    Staff Sgt. Feleena Farris, 22nd Civil Engineer Squadron pest management craftsman, retrieves a honeycomb from an irrigation hole, June 8, 2016, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. The bees were relocated to a less populated part of base where they can rebuild their hive. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior

  • Team McConnell holds Motorcycle Mentorship Ride

    Members of Team McConnell participated in a motorcycle mentorship ride, May 20, around the Wichita, Kansas, area in an effort to promote motorcycle safety.More than 40 people took part in the ride to learn more about motorcycle safety through hands-on training with some of McConnell's more

  • Exchange program works to retain Airmen

    In an effort to educate, retain and expand the views of Airmen here, a Civil Engineer Squadron member has recently started an Airmen Exchange Program."It's important that we allow Airmen to have that broader view in the beginning because it saves our great Airmen," said Chief Master Sgt. Jeremy