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Maintenance commander outruns cancer

Maj. Patrick Cain, 22nd Maintenance Squadron commander, left, runs with Lt. Col Duane Richardson, 22nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron commander, at a 5k race, Nov. 14, 2015, at Wichita, Kan. Cain was diagnosed with stage three colorectal cancer on Aug. 15, 2015. Can ran the 5k while undergoing chemotherapy and radiation treatments.
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Maintenance education empowers Airmen

Airmen enrolled in the 373th Training Squadron multi-point refueling systems class, prepare to install a rear fairing onto a multi-point refueling system pod Oct. 30, 2013, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. Approximately half of the two-week course is classroom based in preparation for hands-on training. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class John Linzmeier)
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Making the move smooth

Members of Team McConnell, who will soon depart for a permanent change of station, listen to a briefing during a Smooth Move class at the Airman and Family Readiness Center Dec. 17, 2012, McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. The class gives Airmen a chance to ask any questions they have about their future duty station and the PCS process. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Victor J. Caputo)
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Many more tow come

Airman 1st Class Quinton May, 22nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, oversees the left wing of a KC-135 Stratotanker during a tow Aug. 21, 2020, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. During a KC-135 tow operation, a team of three or more maintainers help direct, maneuver and stop the aircraft to assure it is safely parked without harm to the jet or the Airmen. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alan Ricker)
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Many more tow come

Airman 1st Class Korey Bradley and Airman 1st Class Quinton May, 22nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chiefs, ready a tow bar connected to a KC-135 Stratotanker, to be attached to a MB-2 Aircraft Tow Tractor Aug. 21, 2020, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. The bar, weighing roughly 500 pounds, provides a direct connection to the aircraft, allowing the KC-135 to be safely maneuvered across the flightline. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alan Ricker)
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Many more tow come

A KC-135 Stratotanker, weighing over 98,000 pounds, is towed by an MB-2 Aircraft Tow Tractor Aug. 21, 2020, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. The vehicle is used to transport powered-down aircraft across the flightline to designated parking locations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alan Ricker)
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Many more tow come

Airman 1st Class Korey Bradley and Airman Christopher Schlick, 22nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chiefs, place chalks under the wheels of a KC-135 Stratotanker Aug. 21, 2020, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. Chalks are placed to secure the $39.6 million aircraft while parked. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alan Ricker)
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Many more tow come

Staff Sgt. Darius Gamble, 22nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron tow supervisor, attaches a tow bar to a MB-2 Aircraft Tow Tractor Aug. 21, 2020, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. The vehicle is equipped with a hitch on the front and back, enabling the tractor to push or pull an aircraft. While moving a jet, a supervisor is in charge of directing each member of the tow team in order to secure it safely. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alan Ricker)
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Master sergeants save 4-year-old girl's life

[Left to right] Master Sgt. Randy Butler, 22nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron flightline production superintendent, Emma, 4, and her father Master Sgt. Jeremy Heitman, 22nd AMXS security manager, pose in front of the Heitman family pool Aug. 1, 2013, Derby, Kan. On July 27, Emma drowned in the pool and was revived by the two master sergeants. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Katrina M. Brisbin)
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McConnell accepts KC-46 fuselage trainer

McConnell has recently acquired a KC-46 Pegasus fuselage trainer as an Air Force asset. The trainer is 120 feet by 25 feet replica of the KC-46 main cargo deck from the forward entry door to the aft of the rear entry door. It includes no wings, tail or cockpit. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jenna K. Caldwell)
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McConnell accepts KC-46 fuselage trainer

McConnell has recently acquired a KC-46 Pegasus fuselage trainer as an Air Force asset. The rear door of the trainer opens up for egress and has a slide which can be inflated to get people trained in egressing the aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jenna K. Caldwell)
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McConnell achieves 20 years as Tree City

Trees surround a path leading to a model KC-135 Stratotanker April 25, 2014, at McConnell Air Force Base. Tree City USA has recognized McConnell AFB to be a Tree City for 20 consecutive years for its commitment to upkeep an effective urban forest management program. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class John Linzmeier
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McConnell AFB commemorates 9/11

Members of local fire stations stand at attention during a Patriot Day ceremony Sept. 11, 2013, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. The ceremony was held in honor of the nearly 3,000 people who died during the 9/11 attacks. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Victor J. Caputo)
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McConnell AFB leadership backs civilian workforce amidst sequestration

Col. Ricky Rupp, 22nd Air Refueling Wing commander, speaks to civilian personnel during a civilian all-call March 13, 2013, McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. Rupp answered questions regarding the upcoming furlough and its potential effects on civilians. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Colby L. Hardin)
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McConnell AFB to host 2nd Storytellers event

McConnell is scheduled to host its second Storytellers event at 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. July 18, 2018, at Signatures Lounge. Storytellers provides a chance for Airmen to listen to fellow brothers or sisters-in-arms and learn from their unique challenges that they had to face in the past or something that they are currently going through. (Courtesy graphic)
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McConnell Airman creates, inspires

Master Sgt. Hilda Holmes, 22nd Air Refueling Wing Inspector General Inspections wing self-assessment program manager, poses with her favorite work of art, “The Sophisticated Cat”, Nov. 25, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. Holmes began drawing almost six years ago and recently submitted this piece to an art contest held by the Arts and Crafts Center here. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Tara Fadenrecht)
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McConnell Airman helps locate Vietnam War MIAs

Tech. Sgt. Garrett Wright, 22nd Operations Support Squadron Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape and Personnel Recovery specialist, (left), and three other service members carry a casket during a repatriation ceremony in Laos, February 2017. A team of 50-60 service members was assembled by the Defense Prisoner of War/Missing in Action Accounting Agency to locate several Airmen missing in action since the Vietnam War. (Courtesy photo)
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McConnell Airman helps locate Vietnam War MIAs

Lao workers work at screening stations in January 2017, in Laos, examining soil to locate any belongings and remains of an Airman missing in action since the Vietnam War. Every shovelful of soil excavated during the digs was systematically examined to ensure nothing was missed. (Courtesy photo)
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McConnell Airman helps locate Vietnam War MIAs

Tech. Sgt. Garrett Wright, 22nd Operations Support Squadron Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape and Personnel Recovery specialist, excavates a ten-by-ten foot grid square in January 2017, in Laos, while searching for belongings and remains of an Airman missing in action since the Vietnam War. The Defense Prisoner of War/Missing in Action Accounting Agency assembled a team of 50-60 service members to locate several missing Airmen. (Courtesy photo)
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McConnell Airman helps locate Vietnam War MIAs

Lao workers assist U.S. service members in January 2017, in Laos, by lining up with buckets to move dirt to screening stations, where they examined it to locate any belongings and remains of Airmen missing in action since the Vietnam War. The U.S. government supplemented the locals’ income by paying them to assist with the digs. (Courtesy photo)
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