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  • Undefeated 22nd MXO takes home intramural basketball championship

    The 22nd Maintenance Operations team, or "Team Ratchet", finished a perfect season after defeating the 22nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron and taking home the 2015-2016 intramural basketball championship.Team Ratchet went undefeated throughout the season despite being put to the test by the 22nd AMXS

  • 60 YEARS IN THE AIR: Becoming a boom

    (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.)From an early age, Airman 1st Class Shelby Bowling, 350th Air Refueling Squadron boom

  • The Airman Ministry Center gets a makeover

    Two Airmen of the 22nd Maintenance Group are making aesthetic improvements to the Airman Ministry Center, or the "Den" at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas.Airman 1st Class Charlotte Bertoch, 22nd Maintenance Squadron iso-crew chief, and Airman Zachary Orten, 22nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew

  • From Australia to American Airman

    As a young Australian boy, Capt. Nathaniel Beer, 384th Air Refueling Squadron pilot, had a passion for flying.Born in Perth, Australia, Beer knew that he wanted to control an aircraft. When he was just six years old, he found his passion as a pilot. On a family visit to Melbourne, the pilots allowed

  • 22nd OSS Airman meets leadership on Capitol Hill

    Tech. Sgt. Jeffrey Mikell, 22nd OSS air traffic control training and standardization NCO in-charge, was sent to the Pentagon as part of the Capitol Hill Visit Program late last year..Accompanied by Col. Albert Miller, 22nd Air Refueling Wing commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Shawn Hughes, 22nd ARW

  • 22nd AMXS Airman brings 'Wichitalks' to life

    A 22nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Airman organized a forum for members of the community to discuss and share various ideas and passions during "Wichitalks" held Jan. 29, at The Labor Party, in Wichita, Kansas.Senior Airman Kevin Falting, 22nd AMXS crewchief, hosted the TED Talk-style event, which

  • 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 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,

  • 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

  • 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