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Wings Over McConnell showcases Airmen

The Happy Racers perform for students at Wineteer Elementary School Sept. 28, 2012, Wichita, Kan. The band played at the school before performing at McConnell Air Force Base the day before the 2012 “Wings Over McConnell” Open House and Air Show. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Jose L. Leon)
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Wings Over McConnell showcases Airmen

Sgt. 1st Class J.D. Berentis, U.S. Army Golden Knights gold demonstration team leader, and Sgt. 1st Class Dustin Peregrin, U.S. Army Golden Knights gold demonstration team member, monitor wind speeds by watching streamers Sept. 28, 2012, Wichita, Kan. The Golden Knights were in town for the 2012 “Wings Over McConnell” Open House and Air Show, a free event the base sponsored to enhance the public awareness of Air Force life and showcase Airmen. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Katrina M. Brisbin)
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Wings Over McConnell showcases Airmen

Army Staff Sgt. Kevin Presgraves, U.S. Army Golden Knights Gold Team demonstration member, points to the sky as his fellow demonstration team members begin their show Sept. 28, 2012, McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. Presgraves, the first jumper, narrated their performance as he waited for his teammates to land. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Victor J. Caputo)
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Wings Over McConnell showcases Airmen

Wichita Collegiate School students enter a mobile exhibit that showcases the history of the Tuskegee Airmen Sept. 26, 2012, Wichita, Kan. The traveling exhibit was on base along with a restored P-51 Mustang painted to match the airplanes flown by the Tuskegee Airmen during the 2012 “Wings Over McConnell” Open House and Air Show Sept. 29 and 30, 2012. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Jose L. Leon)
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Witnessing their spouses’ role in the refueling mission

A McConnell KC-135 Stratotanker refuels another KC-135 during an 22nd Operations Group spouse orientation flight Oct. 4, 2012. The spouses experienced McConnell’s primary mission, which is to provide Global Reach by conducting air refueling and airlift missions where and when needed. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Maurice A. Hodges)
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Witnessing their spouses’ role in the refueling mission

Fifteen spouses from the 22nd Operations Group pose for a group photo before an orientation flight Oct. 4, 2012, McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. The spouses went on a four hour flight to experience a KC-135 Stratotanker refuel another KC-135 over the Midwest. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Maurice A. Hodges)
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Witnessing their spouses’ role in the refueling mission

Airman 1st Class James Walker, 384th Air Refueling Squadron boom operator, briefs about the emergency procedures while on a KC-135 Stratotanker Oct. 4, 2012, McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. Fifteen spouses from the 22nd Operations Group flew on an orientation flight to witness the 22nd Air Refueling Wing’s mission. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Maurice A. Hodges)
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Words of wisdom from four stars to two stars

Paul Selva, Air Mobility Command commander, addresses McConnell Airmen as part of his visit to AMC bases Dec. 18. 2012, McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. Selva has been visiting bases with AMC missions to meet with Mobility Airmen and discuss his priorities: executing the mission, cultivating a caring and respectful workplace, and training airmen. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Maurice A. Hodges)
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WWII POW shares story with McConnell Airmen

170914-F-JA727-0042 Ray Avila, a U.S. Army veteran, poses for a photo after sharing the story of his capture during World War II to Airmen Sept. 14, 2017, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. Avila is a Wichita, Kansas, native who served in the Battle of the Bulge during World War II and survived his capture by German soldiers. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Alan Ricker)
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XPX team innovates solar power comm system

Senior Airman Gino Acevedo, 22nd ARW XPX innovation team member, works on a piece of sheet metal, August 20, 2018, in Wichita, Kansas. The McConnell XPX innovation cell enables innovative thinkers to produce homegrown, rapid solutions that can be implemented quickly and at low cost. (Courtesy photo)
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XPX team innovates solar power comm system

Senior Airman Aaron Walls, 22nd Air Refueling Wing Plans and Programs innovation team member holds up a radio antenna August 27, 2018, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. The radio system has a range of 240 miles and is expected to save the Air Force over $12,000. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jenna K. Caldwell)
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XPX team innovates solar power comm system

Members of the 22nd Air Refueling Wing Plans and Programs innovation team complete the wiring on a solar powered radio system, August 20, 2018, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. From concept to design, the team put in over 400 man hours into completing the project. (Courtesy photo)
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XPX team innovates solar power comm system

Senior Airman Aaron Walls, 22nd Air Refueling Wing Plans and Programs innovation team member, tests out a portable radio August 27, 2018, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. Walls helped create the harnesses, basket, face plate and antenna apparatuses for the portable solar powered radio system. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jenna K. Caldwell)
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XPX team innovates solar power comm system

A solar powered portable radio system, designed by the 22nd Air Refueling Wing Plans and Programs innovation team sits outside, August 27, 2018, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. The system contains a Harris 117F radio system, direct current to alternating current converter and a 12-volt 150-amp hours battery—commonly found in solar-based homes. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jenna K. Caldwell)
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Young Airman joins Team McConnell for a day

Grayson Westeman, 344th Air Refueling Squadron Pilot-for-a-Day, spins model plane propellers Nov. 15, 2017, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. During the tour, Westeman, a 3-year-old battling Leukemia, toured a KC-135 Stratotanker, piloted a KC-135 simulator and was presented with mementos from the 344th ARS. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Alan Ricker)
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Young Airman joins Team McConnell for a day

Grayson Westeman, 344th Air Refueling Squadron Pilot-for-a-Day, and his family pose with Airmen assigned to the 344th ARS for a photo Nov. 15, 2017, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. The 344th ARS presented a plaque and a coin to Westeman, a 3-year-old who is battling Leukemia. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Alan Ricker)
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Young Airman joins Team McConnell for a day

A bomber jacket for Grayson Westeman, 344th Air Refueling Squadron Pilot-for-a-Day, lays on a table Nov. 15, 2017, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. Westeman, a 3-year-old who is battling Leukemia, joined the 344th ARS as an honorary pilot to see through the eyes of an aviator for a day. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Alan Ricker)
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Young Airman joins Team McConnell for a day

Grayson Westeman, 344th Air Refueling Squadron Pilot-for-a-Day, looks over his shoulder from the pilot seat in a KC-135 Stratotanker simulator Nov. 15, 2017, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. Westeman, a 3-year-old who battles Leukemia, spent more than 30 minutes flying to different destinations in the KC-135 simulator. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Alan Ricker)
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Young Airman joins Team McConnell for a day

Lt. Col. Jerry Bennett, 344th Air Refueling Squadron commander, presents a plaque to Grayson Westeman, 344th ARS Pilot-for-a-Day, Nov. 15, 2017, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. Westeman, 3, battling Leukemia, became the latest honorary member of the 344th ARS as part of the squadron’s Pilot-for-a-Day program. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Alan Ricker)
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