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  • Members of Team McConnell and Corvias Military Living cut a ceremonial ribbon, Dec. 11, 2015, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. The event recognized the completion of four new homes in the Corvias Military Living new base-housing project. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman Jenna K. Caldwell)

    Corvias housing team alleviates stress of moving

    Moving is one of the top stressors people can experience during their lives, and military members experience this stressor more than the rest of the population because of constant relocations and permanent change of stations.The base housing redevelopment will improve the quality of life for many McConnell Airmen and their families. Corvias
  • Major Timothy Morris, 22nd Logistics Readiness Squadron deputy commander, and Amy Moffitt, bone marrow recipient, pose together for a photo Jan. 10, 2016. Moffitt was diagnosed with leukemia and needed a bone marrow transplant and was matched with Morris. They met face-to-face for the first when Morris redirected his flight from McConnell to a deployed location to visit Moffitt in a hospital in Atlanta. (Courtesy photo)

    McConnell Airman saves life with bone marrow donation

    "When I was first diagnosed with leukemia, the doctors told me that it would be very difficult to find a 100 percent match," said Amy Moffitt, bone marrow recipient. "Then, God sent me an angel."The angel was no one else but an Airman from the 22nd Logistics Readiness Squadron, Maj. Timothy Morris, 22nd LRS deputy commander.Morris was about to PCS
  • Capt. Nathanial Beer, 384th Air Refueling Squadron pilot, speaks to cadets at the Emerald City Composite Squadron, Jan. 14, 2016, in Wichita, Kan. Beer volunteers with the local Civil Air Patrol to give back to the same program that helped him follow his dreams of becoming a pilot. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Christopher Thornbury)

    Aircrew teach life lessons to Civil Air Patrol Cadets

    A McConnell pilot and navigator had their military aviation roots planted when they joined the Civil Air Patrol in their early teens.The aircrew members from the 384th Air Refueling Squadron, Captains Nathanial Beer, pilot, and Ryan Cobb, navigator, now dedicate several hours each week giving back to the local Emerald City Composite Squadron in
  • Capt. Kari Benson, 344th Air Refueling Squadron KC-135 Stratotanker pilot, stands in front of a KC-135 during a deployment in June 2015. Benson has deployed five times since her arrival to McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., in 2012. (Courtesy photo)

    60 YEARS IN THE AIR: A pilot's perspective

    (Editor's note: This article is part of a series looking back on the history of the KC-135 Stratotanker throughout the decades, leading up to the 60th anniversary of the KC-135's first flight in August 2016.)Many kids entertain big dreams about growing up to become a doctor, a lawyer or even a pilot, and often times those dreams eventually fade
  • Staff Sgt. Christina Begeal, 22nd Medical Group aerospace medical technician, poses for a photo, Jan. 13, 2016, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. Begeal saved the life of an individual at a local restaurant who suffered a seizure during his work shift. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman Jenna K. Caldwell)

    Airman gives the gift of life on Christmas

    "I didn't think what happened that day would have happened so quickly," said Michael Hamilton a local restaurant cook and incident victim. "If she hadn't been here, there would have been more questioning, more chaos and less stability."It was this past Christmas and the restaurant was near empty. Hamilton fell to the ground during his shift. The
  • Airman 1st Class Jacob McQueen, 22nd Logistic Readiness Squadron firetruck vehicle maintenance, poses beside a P-19 firetruck Jan. 6, 2016, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. The firetruck is the similar to the one that had the starter replaced using salvaged parts from a snow-removal truck. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Colby L. Hardin)

    22nd LRS quick thinking keeps refueling the fight

    The ingenuity of 22nd Logistics Readiness Squadron Airmen saved flying operations here recently when a firetruck wouldn't start.An aircraft rescue and fire-fighting truck part malfunctioned Dec. 9, 2015. It was up to the 22nd LRS vehicle management team to get the part replaced or fixed. They chose to replace the part because it saved time and
  • Second Lt. Nadine Suh, 22nd Medical Support Squadron TRICARE Operations and Patient Administration flight commander, and Tech. Sgt. Young Suh, 22nd Contracting Squadron plans and programs section chief, pose for a photo during Young’s Senior NCO Induction Ceremony, Oct. 2, 2015, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. Nadine and Young, who met in Austria in 2005, are currently assigned to McConnell AFB through a joint-spouse assignment after Nadine commissioned through the Air Force Commissioned Officer Training Medical Service Corps program in 2014. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Victor J. Caputo)

    McConnell Couples: Airmen find faith in each other, Air Force

    A weekend ski trip in the mountains isn't as much of an exotic getaway for Airmen stationed in Europe as it might be for the average Kansas, but that happens to be exactly how one man met the love of his life.Then-Senior Airman Young Suh was at a club in Austria with some of his friends during a Thanksgiving weekend ski trip when a young, blonde
  • Staff Sgt. Charles Geiser, 22nd Operations Support Squadron Aircrew Flight Equipment continuation training instructor, poses with Col. Phil Heseltine, 22nd Air Refueling Wing vice commander, Dec. 17, 2015, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. Geiser received the spotlight performer for the week of Dec. 6 – 12 for his exceptional skills and worth ethic in his unit. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Victor J. Caputo)

    22nd OSS Airman earns spotlight performer

    As a spotlight performer, individuals are chosen by leadership for demonstrating the Air Force's Core Values: Integrity First, Service Before Self, and Excellence in All We Do.Staff Sgt. Charles Geiser, 22nd Operations Support Squadron Aircrew Flight Equipment continuation training instructor, received the spotlight performer the week of Dec. 6 -
  • MCCONNELL AIR FORCE BASE, Kan. -- Six McConnell KC-135 Stratotankers demonstrate the "elephant walk" formation as they taxi down a runway here during a generation exercise. The exercise showcased McConnell aircrews’ capability to prepare a flight and take off within minutes of being notified of a mission. These types of exercises are conducted randomly each year. (Photo by Airman 1st Class Laura Suttles)

    60 YEARS IN THE AIR: KC-135 arrives at McConnell

    (Editor's note: This article is part of a series looking back on the history of the KC-135 Stratotanker throughout the decades, leading up to the 60th anniversary of the KC-135's first flight in August 2016.)For the past several decades, McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., has served as home to one of the Air Force's most dominant KC-135 Stratotanker
  • Roy Mullinax, a former Soldier and Airman, shakes hands with an Airman after being presented a veteran’s pin during a recognition ceremony, Dec. 8, 2015, in Newton, Kan. Members of the 22nd Air Refueling Wing Honor Guard recognized Mullinax’s years of service during a ceremony at the hospice center he lives in. Mullinax originally joined the Army towards the end of World War II, and enlisted in the Air Force soon after the conflict ended, ultimately working for the federal government for more than 50 years. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Victor J. Caputo)

    Airmen honor WWII veteran's last wish

    Inside a small sun room cramped with family members and friends, an 87-year-old World War II veteran sits in his wheelchair, surrounded by three Airmen in immaculately groomed ceremonial service uniforms.The technical sergeant in the middle of the honor guardsmen placed a pin on the man's collar, took a step back and looked the former Airman in the
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