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Senior Airman Madalyn Kime, 22nd Security Forces Squadron entry controller, celebrates the winter holidays while deployed to an undisclosed location in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. (Courtesy Photo)

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DFAC expands culinary expertise

Airman 1st Class Grace Tindal, 22nd Force Support Squadron food service journeyman, prepares a stuffed pork chop using a new recipe at the Redler Institute of Culinary Arts Nov. 19, 2024, in Andover, Kansas. The recipe was adapted by the culinary institute’s lead chef to add a pesto sauce to an existing recipe at the Chisholm Trail Inn Dining Facility (DFAC). The DFAC was awarded the 68th annual Air Force John L. Hennessy Award earlier this year, as the top dining facility in the Air Force, and has partnered with the Redler Institute of Culinary Arts to further the quality of its operations and dishes while also broadening the experience and expertise of the dining facility staff. (Courtesy Photo)

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DFAC expands culinary expertise

Senior Airman Cristy Zapata, left, 22nd Force Support Squadron food services handler, watches as Redler Institute of Culinary Arts head instructor, Ethan Moulds, shows how to tie a string around a stuffed pork chop to bind all the ingredients together for cooking, as Airman 1st Class Cristina Diaz-Munoz, right, 22nd FSS food apprentice, prepares another stuffed pork chop Nov. 19, 2024, in Andover, Kansas. Zapata and Diaz-Munoz were among the nine 22nd FSS Airmen who visited the Institute, which kicked off the partnership between the 22nd FSS and the Institute. The Chisholm Trail Inn Dining Facility was awarded the 68th annual Air Force John L. Hennessy Award earlier this year, as the top dining facility in the Air Force, and has partnered with the Redler Institute of Culinary Arts to further the quality of its operations and dishes while also broadening the experience and expertise of the dining facility staff. (Courtesy Photo)

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Third Annual KC-46 Weapons Systems Council plans future objectives

A KC-46A Pegasus takes off during the third annual KC-46 Weapons Systems Council Nov. 15, 2024, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. The council focused on a variety of topics, including KC-46 training, insights from recent employment capability exercises and the latest tactical developments for the aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman William Lunn)

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Third Annual KC-46 Weapons Systems Council plans future objectives

Col. Cory Damon, 22nd Air Refueling Wing commander, holds a KC-46 Weapons Systems Council meeting Nov. 15, 2024, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. The council focused on a variety of topics, including KC-46A Pegasus training, insights from recent employment capability exercises and the latest tactical developments for the aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman William Lunn)

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Third Annual KC-46 Weapons Systems Council plans future objectives

Attendees of the KC-46 Weapons Systems Council discuss the future of the KC-46A Pegasus Nov. 15, 2024, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. The council focused on a variety of topics, including KC-46 training, insights from recent employment capability exercises and the latest tactical developments for the aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman William Lunn)

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Innovation Lab Pioneers a Remote Start System for the KC-46 Pegasus

Senior Airman Douglas Vargas, 22nd Air Refueling Wing Innovation Lab intern, works on the KC-46A Pegasus Auxiliary Power Unit Start System (APRUSS) at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, Nov. 14, 2024. Vargas originally had a three-month-long internship at the Innovation Lab, however, was able to secure an extension from the 22nd Maintenance Squadron to stay until the end of 2024. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Paula Arce)

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Innovation Lab Pioneers a Remote Start System for the KC-46 Pegasus

Senior Airman Douglas Vargas, 22nd Air Refueling Wing Innovation Lab intern, works on the KC-46A Pegasus Auxiliary Power Unit Start System (APRUSS) at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, Nov. 14, 2024. Vargas, with an IT background, focused on the software and coding for the APRUSS. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Paula Arce).

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Innovation Lab Pioneers a Remote Start System for the KC-46 Pegasus

Staff Sgt. Hunter Diedrich, 22nd Air Refueling Wing Innovation Lab noncommissioned officer in charge, and Senior Airman Douglas Vargas, 22nd ARW Innovation Lab intern, work on the KC-46A Pegasus Auxiliary Power Unit Start System (APRUSS) at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, Nov. 14, 2024. This year, the lab was awarded $250,000 by the Defense Innovation Unit to continue research and development of the APRUSS. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Paula Arce)

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22 FSS hosts base tour for local educators and recruiters

Participants in a base tour for local high school and college guidance counselors and military liaisons and Kansas active duty, Guard and Reserve recruiters look at 3-D printed items in the 22nd Air Refueling Wing Innovation Lab Nov. 6, 2024, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. The purpose of the tour was to offer deeper insight into life in the military for local guidance counselors and military liaisons, as well as provide an opportunity for them to develop working relationships with active duty, Guard and Reserve recruiters. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tryphena Mayhugh)

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22 FSS hosts base tour for local educators and recruiters

Local high school and college guidance counselors and military liaisons and Kansas active duty, Guard and Reserve recruiters tour the Innovation Lab during a base tour Nov. 6, 2024, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. The purpose of the tour was to offer deeper insight into life in the military for local guidance counselors and military liaisons, as well as provide an opportunity for them to develop working relationships with active duty, Guard and Reserve recruiters. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tryphena Mayhugh)

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22 FSS hosts base tour for local educators and recruiters

Dana Houser, right, Douglas High School counselor, takes a picture of Bailey Echer, Andover Central High School counselor, sitting inside a KC-46A Pegasus maintenance simulator during a base tour Nov. 6, 2024, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. The purpose of the tour was to offer deeper insight into life in the military for local guidance counselors and military liaisons, as well as provide an opportunity for them to develop working relationships with active duty, Guard and Reserve recruiters. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tryphena Mayhugh)

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22 FSS hosts base tour for local educators and recruiters

Senior Airman Edward Tiong, middle, 22nd Maintenance Group KC-46A Pegasus instructor, speaks to high school professionals during a base tour Nov. 6, 2024, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. The purpose of the tour was to offer deeper insight into life in the military for local guidance counselors and military liaisons, as well as provide an opportunity for them to develop working relationships with active duty, Guard and Reserve recruiters. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tryphena Mayhugh)

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22 FSS hosts base tour for local educators and recruiters

Tech. Sgt. Joseph Lindgren, right, 349th Recruiting Squadron recruiter, shows Dana Houser, Douglas High School counselor, inside a KC-46A Pegasus maintenance simulator during a base tour Nov. 6, 2024, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. The purpose of the tour was to offer deeper insight into life in the military for local guidance counselors and military liaisons, as well as provide an opportunity for them to develop working relationships with active duty, Guard and Reserve recruiters. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tryphena Mayhugh)

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22 FSS hosts base tour for local educators and recruiters

Kansas active duty, Guard and Reserve recruiters and local high school and college professionals tour a KC-46A Pegasus static display during a base tour Nov. 6, 2024, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. The purpose of the tour was to offer deeper insight into life in the military for local guidance counselors and military liaisons, as well as provide an opportunity for them to develop working relationships with active duty, Guard and Reserve recruiters. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tryphena Mayhugh)

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22 FSS hosts base tour for local educators and recruiters

Lt. Col. Melissa Jamison, 22nd Force Support Squadron commander, gives remarks during a base tour for local high school and college professionals Nov. 6, 2024, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. The purpose of the tour was to offer deeper insight into life in the military for local guidance counselors and military liaisons, as well as provide an opportunity for them to develop working relationships with active duty, Guard and Reserve recruiters. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tryphena Mayhugh)

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Supporting Our Own: Wingman Guardian Connect Debuts at McConnell

Airmen from the 22nd Air Refueling Wing present their vision board during the Wingman Guardian Connect class Oct. 22, 2024, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. The Wingman Guardian Connect program aims to help with communication and support for Airmen and Guardians who face issues such as loneliness, stressors and lack of community. This is the first week of its integration and has been held for First Term Enlisted Course and maintenance Airmen. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman William Lunn)

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Supporting Our Own: Wingman Guardian Connect Debuts at McConnell

Airmen from the 22nd Air Refueling Wing present a vision board they made during the Wingman Guardian Connect class Oct. 22, 2024, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. The Wingman Guardian Connect program aims to help with communication and support for Airmen and Guardians who face issues such as loneliness, stressors and lack of community. This is the first week of its integration and has been held for First Term Enlisted Course and maintenance Airmen. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman William Lunn)

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Supporting Our Own: Wingman Guardian Connect Debuts at McConnell

Airmen from the 22nd Air Refueling Wing give a presentation during the Wingman Guardian Connect class Oct. 22, 2024, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. The Wingman Guardian Connect program aims to help with communication and support to Airmen and Guardians who face issues such as loneliness, stressors and lack of community. This is the first week of its integration and has been held for First Term Enlisted Course and maintenance Airmen. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman William Lunn)

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Supporting Our Own: Wingman Guardian Connect Debuts at McConnell

Airmen from the 22nd Air Refueling Wing hold up a vision board they made during the Wingman Guardian Connect class Oct. 22, 2024, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. The Wingman Guardian Connect program aims to help with communication and support for Airmen and Guardians who face issues such as loneliness, stressors and lack of community. This is the first week of its integration and has been held for First Term Enlisted Course and maintenance Airmen. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman William Lunn)

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