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MXS flight does 'fab' job

Members of the 22nd Maintenance Squadron Fabrication Flight at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., use dial calipers to measure the diameter of holes before fitting them with fasteners. Fasteners, such as rivets and bolts, hold things together. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Chyrece Campbell)
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MXS flight does 'fab' job

Senior Airman Justin Gadell, 22nd Maintenance Squadron Fabrication Flight, drills a hole in a hatch barrier for a KC-135 back door frame, Sept. 14, 2009, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. Hatch barriers prevent things from falling out of aircraft when doors are absent. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Chyrece Campbell)
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MXS flight does 'fab' job

Staff Sgt. Jeremy Ryan, 22nd Maintenance Squadron Fabrication Flight, takes a bucking bar from a tool box, Sept. 14, 2009, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. Maintainers use bucking bars to install rivets, which are permanent mechanical fasteners similar to nails and bolts. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Chyrece Campbell)
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MXS flight does 'fab' job

Senior Airman Jonathan Hubbard, 22nd Maintenance Squadron Fabrication Flight, conducts a spark test on a piece of metal to determine its type, Sept. 14, 2009, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. To perform the test, he sanded the metal and evaluated the color of sparks it produced. Each metal gives off a unique color of spark. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Chyrece Campbell)
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MXS flight does 'fab' job

Staff Sgt. Andrew Holder, 22nd Maintenance Squadron Fabrication Flight, uses a knife to size leading edge tape on a ruddevator, Sept. 14, 2009, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. Ruddevators are attached to cylindrical beams called booms that KC-135 Stratotankers use to pass fuel to other aircraft. They are a pair of independently functioning fins that allow boom operators to maneuver the boom. The tape protects ruddevators from impact and corrosion and extends their serviceability. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Chyrece Campbell)
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Comptroller highlights Airman

Senior Airman Tamara Wilson 22nd Air Refueling Wing Comptroller Squadron financial analyst
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Commander recognizes outstanding work

MCCONNELL AIR FORCE BASE, Kan.-- Airman 1st Class Eric Hargarten, 22nd Security Forces Squadron, receives a coin on the flight line, from Col. James C. Vechery, 22nd Air Refueling Wing commander. Airman Hargarten was “coined” by Colonel Vechery after providing an outstanding post briefing at the force generation area, June 24. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Jamie Train)
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FSS welcomes new commander

MCCONNELL AIR FORCE BASE, Kan. -- Col. Mark White, 22nd Mission Support Group commander, passes the guidon to Maj. Colin Huckins, incoming 22nd Force Support Squadron commander, during the Force Support Squadron Change of Command at the Dole Center ballroom, June 22. Major Huckins accepts the guidon to symbolize his assumption of command. (Photo by Senior Airman Anthony Mejia)
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McConnell Airmen around the world

KIRKUK REGIONAL AIR BASE, Iraq – Senior Master Sgt. Pamela Rathers, 506th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron chief of supply, validates weapon prepositioning inventory June 19. Sergeant Rathers, a Fort Worth, Texas native, deployed from the 22nd LRS, McConnell AFB, Kan., is also serving as the squadron’s first sergeant during her deployment. (Photo by Senior Airman Jessica Lockoski)
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McConnell Airmen around the world

KIRKUK REGIONAL AIR BASE, Iraq – Staff Sgt. Paul Brueggeman, 506th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron, provides routine maintenance on a vehicle June 20. As part of the squadron’s material control section, he orders vehicle parts and ensures shelves are stocked to provide materials to maintain more than 500 Air Force vehicles on base. The Rockford, Ill., native is deployed from the 22nd LRS, McConnell AFB, Kan. (Photo by Senior Airman Jessica Lockoski)
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McConnell Airmen around the world

KIRKUK REGIONAL AIR BASE, Iraq – Staff Sgt. Matt Ruggiero and Senior Airman Laura Hunter, 506th Air Expeditionary Communications Squadron, plan communications structures for underground installation, which will support future Iraqi telecommunication networks here. Sergeant Ruggiero is an Erie, Penn., native deployed from Whiteman AFB, Mo., and Airman Hunter is an Elkhart, Ind., native deployed from the 22nd CS, McConnell AFB, Kan. (Photo by Senior Airman Jessica Lockoski)
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McConnell Airmen around the world

KIRKUK REGIONAL AIR BASE, Iraq – Senior Airman Jessica Lockoski, 506th Air Expeditionary Group Public Affairs, makes acquaintances with Kurdish children off base. The public affairs specialist, a Pittsburgh, Pa. native, is deployed from the 22nd Air Refueling Wing, McConnell AFB, Kan. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Eunique Stevens)
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McConnell Airmen around the world

KIRKUK REGIONAL AIR BASE, Iraq – Staff Sgt. Adam Swanger, 506th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron, slides underneath a humvee to perform routine maintenance on the vehicle’s undercarriage. He provides maintenance to keep more than 500 vehicles operational. Sergeant Swanger, a Gaston, Tenn., native is deployed from the 22nd LRS, McConnell AFB, Kan. (Photo by Senior Airman Jessica Lockoski)
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McConnell Airmen around the world

KIRKUK REGIONAL AIR BASE, Iraq – Staff Sgt. Paul Brueggeman, 506th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron, operates a fork lift in the vehicle maintenance compound in April. The Rockford, Ill. native is deployed from McConnell AFB, Kan. (Photo by Senior Airman Jessica Lockoski)
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Farewell CC call

MCCONNELL AIR FORCE BASE, Kan. -- Col. James C. Vechery, 22nd Air Refueling Wing commander, briefs members of Team McConnell at the base theater during his final commander’s call, June 15. Colonel Vechery will relinquish command of the Wing on July 2 to Col. James W. Crowhurst, currently the vice-commander at Travis AFB, Calif. (Photo by Senior Airman Laura Suttles)
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A river runs through it

MCCONNELL AIR FORCE BASE, Kan. -- David Pettus, 22nd Civil Engineer Squadron environmental engineer, checks the pH balance of a creek before it leaves base property, June 15. Mr. Pettus is in charge of the water management on base to include storm, waste, and drinking water. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Jamie Train)
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McConnell water wells

MCCONNELL AIR FORCE BASE, Kan. -- Cole Knight, 22nd Civil Engineer Squadron environmental engineer, checks the progress June 15 of the new water well system being installed here. This $15 million project combines two technologies to save time and money, and is designed to remove contaminants such as oil, jet fuel, and lubricants from groundwater and soils. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Jamie Train)
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McConnell water monitored

MCCONNELL AIR FORCE BASE, Kan. -- Dennis Heyer, 22nd Civil Engineer Squadron environmental contractor, checks the water flow using a water level meter at a monitoring well, June 15. The meter provides data telling which way water is flowing and water volume. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Jamie Train)
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Environmental flight highlighted

MCCONNELL AIR FORCE BASE, Kan. -- Al Wright and Pat O’Brien, both 22nd Civil Engineer Squadron environmental flight, conduct an inventory of non-resource conservation recovery act items at the 90 day storage facility, June 15. Non-RCRA items include batteries, lamps, and mats to clean up spills that occur on base. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Jamie Train)
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Solvents, paints, and adhesives, oh my!

MCCONNELL AIR FORCE BASE, Kan. -- Miles Blankenship, 22nd Civil Engineer Squadron environmental chemist, inspects hazardous waste at the 90 day storage facility, June 15. The hazardous wastes that are properly turned in include items such as solvents, paints, adhesives, fuels, and heavy metals. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Jamie Train)
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