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Base happenings March 6

MCCONNELL AIR FORCE BASE, Kan. -- Senior Airman Crystal Wilson, 22nd Air Refueling Wing command post, reads a book to a group of students at Enterprise Elementary School in Wichita during Read Across America day, March 2. Read Across America is a program that addresses literacy in public schools and encourages all children to enjoy reading. (Photo by Senior Airman Laura Suttles)
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Base happenings March 6

MCCONNELL AIR FORCE BASE, Kan. -- Ch. (Col.) Brian Van Sickle, Air Mobility Command command chaplain, speaks about the difficulties of life during the National Prayer Breakfast at the Robert J. Dole Community Center Ballroom, March 3. The event is observed in over 70 countries with the common theme of uniting individuals and emphasizing the importance of relying on prayer in everyday duties and activities. (Photo by Airman Justin Shelton)
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Base happenings March 6

MCCONNELL AIR FORCE BASE, Kan. – Maj. Sean Robinson, 22nd Communications Squadron commander, briefs Team McConnell Airmen on cyber security at the Robert J. Dole Community Center Ballroom, Feb. 26. Between January 2005 and February 2009, more than 250 million records containing personal information have been involved in security breaches within the United States. The importance of cyber training is to keep Airmen aware of their surroundings and to make sure that no information is leaked. (Photo by Senior Airman Laura Suttles)
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Half-staff

MCCONNELL AIR FORCE BASE, Kan. -- The American Flag waves in the wind at half-staff, March 4, in honor of Col. Michael V. Krueger, 22nd Air Refueling Wing, vice commander, who died, March 3. (Photo by Airman Justin Shelton)
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Base happenings Feb. 27

MCCONNELL AIR FORCE BASE, Kan. -- Senior Airman Rowena Santos, 22nd Air Refueling Wing, checks the leadership calendar before allowing the Wing Conference Room to be booked, Feb. 24. Before reserving wing conference room, the calendar has to be checked to ensure there are no conflicting appointments. (Photo by Senior Airman Anthony Mejia)
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Base happenings Feb. 27

MCCONNELL AIR FORCE BASE, Kan. -- Master Sgt. Nathan Mesta, 22nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, watches the Ultimate Fighting Championship on one of the Storm Cellar’s seven televisions, Feb. 21. The Storm Cellar provides events like the UFC and First Friday to give Airmen options other than to off base entertainment. (Photo by Senior Airman Roy Lynch)
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Base happenings Feb. 27

MCCONNELL AIR FORCE BASE, Kan. -- Airman 1st Class Alvaro Cermeno, 22nd Communications Squadron, checks batteries in tower four near the base dormitories for proper power voltage, Feb. 19. The towers provide base wide announcements and are also used daily to sound “Reveille,” the national anthem and “Taps.”(Photo by Senior Airman Laura Suttles)
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Base happenings Feb. 27

MCCONNELL AIR FORCE BASE, Kan. -- Master Sgt. Heather Moody, 22nd Force Support Squadron, uses First Term Airmen Center instructors Staff Sgts. Jamie Train, 22nd Air Refueling Wing and Sean Roberson, 22nd Logistics Readiness Squadron, as examples on customs and courtesies and the chain of command to the FTAC class at the Robert J. Dole Community Center, Feb. 18. FTAC is a five day course welcoming Airmen to their first duty station and easing their transition to active duty life. (Photo by Senior Airman Roy Lynch)
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Base happenings Feb. 27

MCCONNELL AIR FORCE BASE, Kan. -- Airman 1st Class Melanie Lynde, Airman 1st Class Adam Blizman and Michael Crabb, 22nd Operations Support Squadron, keep the air clear of accidents by managing incoming and outgoing flights at McConnell’s Air Traffic Control tower, Feb. 19. The tower is manned every minute of the day to ensure the skies around McConnell are free of accidents. (Photo by Senior Airman Laura Suttles)
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Trivia contest winners Feb. 24

MCCONNELL AIR FORCE BASE, Kan. -- Col. James Vechery, 22nd Air Refueling Wing commander, and Col. Michael Dillard, 22nd Maintenance Group commander, present the 2nd place certificate to Ed Blacklidge, 22nd Contracting Squadron for the Black History Month Trivia Contest, Feb. 24. Second place was awarded to the 22nd Contracting Squadron. (Photo by Senior Airman Anthony Mejia)
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ALS graduates Feb. 12

MCCONNELL AIR FORCE BASE, Kan. -- Congratulations to the following Airmen who graduated here, Feb. 12 from the Chief Master Sergeant Barnes Airmen Leadership School. (Photo by Senior Airman Roy Lynch)
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Blasting away obstacles

MCCONNELL AIR FORCE BASE, Kan. -- Airman 1st Class Graham Horner and Senior Airman Dwayne Ferguson 22nd Civil Engineer Squadron, explosive ordnance disposal technicians, inspect the damage site of the explosion. After the C-4 explosion, EOD technicians have to inspect it to ensure there are no fires or hazards remaining. (Photo by Senior Airman Anthony Mejia)
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Blasting away obstacles

MCCONNELL AIR FORCE BASE, Kan. -- Senior Airman Dwayne Ferguson, 22nd Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordnance disposal technician, primes C-4 in a bunker pipe. (Photo by Senior Airman Anthony Mejia)
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Blasting away obstacles

MCCONNELL AIR FORCE BASE, Kan. -- Airman 1st Class Graham Horner, 22nd Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordnance disposal technician, preps C-4 for an explosive exercise. The C-4 must be checked and then double checked by another EOD member for proper wiring. (Photo by Senior Airman Anthony Mejia)
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Blasting away obstacles

MCCONNELL AIR FORCE BASE, Kan. -- Airman 1st Class Graham Horner, 22nd Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordnance disposal technician, prepares a C-4 detonator for an explosives exercise. The MX22 detonator has to be wired and prepped for the detonation process. (Photo by Senior Airman Anthony Mejia)
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Blasting away obstacles

MCCONNELL AIR FORCE BASE, Kan. -- Senior Airman Dwayne Ferguson, 22nd Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordnance disposal technician, gives a safety briefing to fellow co-workers during a training exercise. Before EOD technicians work with explosive devices, they must listen to detailed safety instructions. (Photo by Senior Airman Anthony Mejia)
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A walk through time

1st Louisiana Native Guard which later became the 73rd Regiment Infantry U.S. Colored Troops, was one of the first all-black regiments to fight in the Union Army during the American Civil War. (Courtesy Photo)
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A walk through time

Sgt. Maj. Lewis Douglass served with the 54th Massachusetts during the ill-fated assault on Battery Wagner, in the harbor of Charleston, South Carolina, on July 18, 1863. He was wounded but soon recovered. (Courtesy Photo)
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A walk through time

Eugene Bullard, America’s first black aviator did not fly for the country of his birth, America, but for his adopted country of France. (Courtesy Photo)
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A walk through time

Doris Miller was commended by the Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox on April 1, 1942, and on May 27, 1942 he received the Navy Cross, which Fleet Admiral (then Admiral) Chester W. Nimitz, the Commander in Chief, Pacific Fleet personally presented to Miller on-board aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CV-6) for his extraordinary courage in battle. (Courtesy Photo)
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