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  • Deployed Airmen can still hug their families goodnight

    It can be comforting and soothing for military members to kiss and hug their spouses and children good night and see their smiling faces before bedtime. What happens when people are deployed and are 3,000 miles away? What can people do for comfort? If people are at McConnell Air Force Base, the

  • AF makes changes to special-duty pay

    Air Force officials have made changes to the special-duty assignment pay program as a result of an annual review, and cuts to the special and incentive pay budget. "Budgetary constraints dictated we think 'outside the box' to find equitable means of staying within our programmed budget," said Master

  • Sound Retreat

    "Honey, I have some news. I am deploying in September." This phrase and others like it are commonly heard by spouses, family members and friends of military personnel. With about 500 members from the 22nd Maintenance Group deployed for various taskings and temporary duty locations per year, the base

  • Officer runs down dream

    It might be one doosie of a jodie-call a McConnell member will be singing to himself while he tackles the 13.1 mile half-marathon at the 11th annual Air Force Marathon Sept. 15 at Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. However, this McConnell officer won't be singing the whole time. He'll be

  • SERE training to be required for all Airmen

    Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. T. Michael Moseley met Aug. 10 at the Pentagon with several Air Force leaders to discuss the road ahead for survival, evasion, resistance and escape training. Air Force leaders plan to broaden the focus of SERE training for all Airmen due to the threat of isolation and

  • AMC announced July FitFactor winners

    Air Mobility Command recently named eleven people from installations across the command as July prize winners just for enrolling in the FitFactor program and living healthy lifestyles. FitFactor is a new Air Force-wide youth fitness and health program sponsored by Air Force Services Family Member

  • American Academy of Pediatrics offers back to school safety tips

    The following health and safety tips are from the American Academy of Pediatrics. Making the first day easier Remind children that he or she is not the only student who is a bit uneasy about the first day of school. Teachers know that students are anxious and will make an extra effort to make sure

  • Got Security?

    I've lived in many cities during my lifetime and visited many more, and usually, I am vigilant securing my purse and valuables wherever I am. However, July 12 around 3 p.m., I, my mother-in-law, Laura Zazworsky, son, Danny, and daughter, Jennie, were driving around downtown Wichita. We parked in a

  • Deployment readiness vital to mission

    Deployment is the relocation of forces and materials to desired operational areas, according to the Department of Defense dictionary of military and related terms. For those military members who may be preparing for their first deployment, getting things in order may seem like an exhausting task.

  • It’s time for lights, camera, action

    In just six days or preparation time and after only 37 hours of practice, the Missoula Children's Theater organized a full musical play of "The Little Mermaid" at McConnell's theater July 14. This was not a Broadway show, with Broadway performers, but a local play performed by 47 McConnell youths.