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  • 'Save a Life Tour' brings DUI awareness to McConnell

    The only acceptable time Airmen can get away with driving while "intoxicated" may be during the Save a Life Tour. It won't bring a long list of heavy repercussions and it might make them reconsider drinking and driving. With the help of a high impact drunken driving simulator, both enlisted members

  • New towers aid base ground, air communication; keep Airmen safe

    Airmen from the 22nd Communications Squadron, Civil Engineer Squadron, and 210th Engineering Installation Squadron Air National Guardsmen, Minneapolis, Minn. wrapped up a month of construction on two new ground-to-air transmitter and receiver towers, Sept. 22. Nestled in a secluded area past the

  • Petty officer doesn’t give up

    Aug. 8 might have been just another day for some people, but for one Derby native it was a he will probably never forget. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Christopher Gowen, explosive ordinance disposal specialist, was going through his daily routine, knocking down doors, disarming improvised explosive

  • Air Force Chief of Staff defines standard of excellence

    Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz came to Air Force Space Command for a series of briefings and then visited with Peterson personnel at an open forum at the base theater. His comments included what he called "vital things," the foremost of which was the need for the Air Force to go "back

  • McConnell provides demonstrations for Wichita Flight Festival

    Team McConnell members participated in the Wichita Flight Festival at Colonel James Jabara Airport, Aug. 22 through 24. McConnell, other Air Force bases and local recruiters provided a multitude of demonstrations, exhibits, booths and information venues to the local public about the Air Force and

  • Seasoning program getting 931st Airmen trained faster

    A year ago, Brad Vanzandt was a tractor salesman wondering what direction he wanted his life to take. He decided to make a change, a big change-"220,000 volts" of change. "I want to do what you do," he told his father, a retired Airman and electrical engineer. The contract jobs his father worked on

  • Team McConnell helps educate against crime

    Members of the 22nd Security Forces Squadron teamed up with the Derby Police Department during the National Night Out event at Rock City Rapids, Derby, Aug. 5 National Night Out is a crime- and drug- prevention event begun in 1983, which involves local citizens, law enforcement agencies, civic

  • Improved processes increase 379th AEW efficiency

    After more than six years of operations, the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing remains one of the largest wings in the Air Force's central area of responsibility, supporting an average of 70 missions per day during the last year. While carrying out the daily missions is a top priority for commanders,