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  • Guard Airmen help active duty Command Post

    Active duty, guard, and the reserves encompass the main components of the Air Force. While total force integration wasn't always a primary strategy, it is now a common practice in the military.McConnell's active duty component, 22nd Air Refueling Wing command and control section, called upon its Air

  • Airman's distinctive path ongoing

    It has never been about the destination, but rather, the journey. This saying rings true as each Airman has a unique story. Staff Sgt. Gregori Sena, 22nd Logistics Readiness Squadron individual protective equipment supervisor, has had a winding journey to the Air Force.Sena was born in the Dominican

  • Airman helps restore historic aircraft

    As a child, he spent countless hours drawing aircraft from his World War II book collection, daydreaming of what it would like to be inside of one.As an adult and veteran of 19 years, his aircraft dreams are still alive and even more vivid. Now, he spends much of his free time restoring one of the

  • Powerlifting to fitness

    Twelve hours of patrolling on the graveyard shift drained his energy, but not his drive. The job is done, but the work isn't.The Airman steps through the fitness club doors with only one goal in mind: to achieve powerlifting superiority. He sees an empty bench press. He feels the grip of the iron

  • Threading the needle

    Sounds from a needle punching through fabric can be heard down a hall, 'chuka chuka chuka.' The noise ceases momentarily and the Airman working the sewing machine wipes the sweat off his brow and dives right back into his passion. Senior Airman Devin Litton, 22nd Operations Support Squadron aircrew

  • 22nd CS offers tips for PT success

    The 22nd Communications Squadron has recently proved that PT excellence is also one of its skill sets, besides providing communication and technical support. The squadron completed its 115th day without an official physical fitness test failure on July 10. The unit's leadership has no plans to end

  • 22nd Operations Support Squadron 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.Airman 1st Class Joshua Vander-Heyden, 22nd Operations Support Squadron air traffic controller, was selected as the

  • Air Force refueling aircraft support humanitarian operations in Africa

    A successful KC-135 Stratotanker deployment to East Africa took place early this spring to support African Union-led efforts to provide humanitarian relief and to fight against the region's terrorists.Two KC-135s provided air refueling to U.S. forces supporting the African Union Regional Task

  • 22nd DS 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. Airman 1st Class David Bernal Del Agua, 22nd Air Refueling Wing Public Affairs photojournalist, was selected as the

  • Anything but a tanker: the first KC-135 story

    Three static displays of retired aircraft lie exhibited at the entrance of McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. Each model symbolizes a different phase in the base's history.While many members of McConnell drive past the displays on a daily basis, they may not know the history of the tanker standing