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MCCONNELL AIR FORCE BASE, Kan. -- Team McConnell members gather in the warm setting of the Chapel annex to view the McConnell holiday tree lighting on a big screen T.V., avoiding the low temperatures and high winds outside, Dec. 5. During the lighting members sang “O’ Christmas Tree”, and afterwards enjoyed nuts, cookies, wassail punch and hot chocolate. (Photo by Airman 1st Class Maria Ruiz)
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VETERANS AFFAIRS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, Kan. -- Col. James Vechery, 22nd Air Refueling Wing commander, takes the stand Dec. 7 as a keynote speaker during the 67th Anniversary Observance program of the Pearl Harbor attack. Other keynote speakers included Pearl Harbor survivors, Arthur Dunn, a U.S. Sailor aboard the United States Ship Oklahoma, and Earl Schaffer, U.S. Army Air Forces 72nd Bombardment Squadron, Hickam Field. (Photo by Airman 1st Class Maria Ruiz)
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VETERANS AFFAIRS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, Kan. -- McConnell’s Base honor guard leads the presentation of the Colors at the beginning of the 67th Anniversary Observance program of the Pearl Harbor attack, Dec. 7. Alongside was the United States Navy Reserve Center, Wichita South High School Titan Battalion Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps color guard, Wichita Wilbur Middle School JROTC Leadership color guard, World War II Historical Review color guard and Boy Scout troop 736. (Photo by Airman 1st Class Maria Ruiz)
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MCCONNELL AIR FORCE BASE, Kan. -- McConnell members gather for a Thanksgiving feast served by wing leadership in the newly remodeled Chisholm Trail dining facility, Nov. 27. (Photo by Airman 1st Class Jessica Lockoski)
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MCCONNELL AIR FORCE BASE, Kan. -- The three musketeers of meat carving, Master Sgt. Daniel Bryant. 22nd Security Forces Squadron first sergeant, Colonel Alan Reid, 22nd Medical Group commander, and Master Sergeant Brian Ward, 22nd Logistics Readiness Squadron first sergeant, serve turkey, ham, and roast beef during a Thanksgiving feast for McConnell members, served by wing leadership, Nov. 27 at the base dining facility. (Photo by Airman 1st Class Jessica Lockoski)
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MCCONNELL AIR FORCE BASE, Kan. -- Team McConnell members shop and search for deals at the crafts fair and flea market held at the Robert J. Dole Community Center, Nov. 22. The fair provided an opportunity for Team McConnell members to look for early holiday specials. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Ronald Lafosse)
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MCCONNELL AIR FORCE BASE, Kan. -- Col. John Korlaske, a health services inspection team member from Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, and Senior Airman Jeff Clark, 22nd Medical Support Squadron, review war-reserve medical supplies in a medical warehouse at McConnell Nov. 20. The HIS team inspected McConnell’s medical clinic Nov. 17 to 21.(Photo by Airman 1st Class Maria Ruiz)
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MCCONNELL AIR FORCE BASE, Kan. -- Col. John Korlaske, a health services inspection team member from Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, speaks to Team McConnell medical staff members about the importance of being mission ready for major catastrophes and deployments, Nov. 19 at McConnell. The HSI team partnered with the American Association for Ambulatory Health Care, a civilian based inspection team, to review McConnell’s medical facility and its staff Nov. 17 to 21. (Photo by Airman 1st Class Maria Ruiz)
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MCCONNELL AIR FORCE BASE, Kan. -- The Pittsburg Jazz Band performs for Team McConnell during a free concert at the Robert J. Dole Community Center ballroom, Nov. 24. The concert was held in conjunction with the 22nd Force Support Squadron Club Appreciation Night. (Photo by Senior Airman Anthony Mejia)
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Vehicle dispatch driving forward

Airman 1st Class Lerma Manuel, 22nd Logistics Readiness Squadron checks the vehicle’s rear lights to ensure to the vehicles is operational by going through the vehicle in/out check list, Nov. 14. Before vehicles can leave the LRS compound, they receive a thorough inspection to ensure they can complete mission needs. (Photo by Senior Airman Anthony Mejia)
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Vehicle dispatch driving forward

Airman 1st Class Lerma Manuel, 22nd Logistics Readiness Squadron, checks a vehicle’s oil level with the requester, Nov. 14. By checking the oil and other fluid levels the requester gets a vehicle ready to complete mission needs. (Photo by Senior Airman Anthony Mejia)
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Vehicle dispatch driving forward

Staff Sgt. Rashsaan Truett, 22nd Logistics Readiness Squadron, explains to Staff Sgt. Jason Perrault, 161st Intel Squadron, how to fill out a vehicle in/out check sheet. The requester filled out all appropriate information on the vehicle sign out sheet which indicates for what the vehicle will be used and when it will be returned. (Photo by Senior Airman Anthony Mejia)
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Vehicle dispatch driving forward

Senior Airman Mark Nieland, 22nd Logistics Readiness Squadron, verifies available vehicles by using a government vehicle tracking system called the Online Vehicle Information Management System, Nov. 14. The OLVIMS allows users to schedule vehicles to the appropriate requester to complete mission requirements. (Photo by Senior Airman Anthony Mejia)
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Vehicle dispatch driving forward

Staff Sgt. Rashsaan Truett, 22nd Logistics Readiness Squadron, receives a phone call for a government vehicle request, Nov. 14. Most requests start with a phone call at the vehicle dispatch office to ensure the required vehicle is available. (Photo by Senior Airman Anthony Mejia)
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Kansas Patriot Guard honor servicemember

MCCONNELL AIR FORCE BASE, Kan. -- Kansas Patriot Guard members line up to shake hands with Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Christopher Gowen at his home in Derby, Nov. 22. More than 50 Kansas Patriot Guard members came out to honor the explosive ordinance disposal specialist for his service both stateside and while deployed to Iraq. Petty Officer 1st Class Gowen recently returned home from rehabilitation after suffering serious internal injuries during a deployment as a result of a building explosion. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Ronald Lafosse)
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McConnell at A/TA

MCCONNELL AIR FORCE BASE, Kan. -- Team McConnell members pose after the Airlift Tanker Association dinner in Anaheim, Calif., Nov. 8. More than 50 Team McConnell members attended the 40th annual Airlift Tanker Association Convention and Symposium. (courtesy photo)
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McConnell at A/TA

MCCONNELL AIR FORCE BASE, Kan. -- Chief Master Sgt. Michael Hedum, 22nd Air Refueling Wing command chief, Rael Hodgson, McConnell Golden Eagle, and Billy Langford, 22nd Operations Group deputy commander, pose during the Airlift Tanker Association dinner in Anaheim, Calif., Nov. 8. (courtesy photo)
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McConnell at A/TA

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MCCONNELL AIR FORCE BASE, Kan. -- Lauren Caister, a Birdstrike Control Program wildlife manager who provides McConnell with Bird/Wildlife Aircraft Strike Hazard prevention, describes the BASH program to a group of local landowners whose properties surround the base, Nov. 14, during a landowner appreciation day here. The BASH program is designed to preserve war-fighting capabilities by reducing wildlife hazards to aircraft operations. Ms. Caister uses a Border Collie named Jet, to scare birds away from the base and its surrounding areas, which reduces the risk of bird strikes to McConnell aircraft. The Air Force had 4,790 reported bird strikes in fiscal 2007 alone, resulting in $25,103,329 in damages. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Amanda Currier)
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Leadership gets hands-on fire training

MCCONNELL AIR FORCE BASE, Kan. -- Maj. James Davis, 22nd Contracting Squadron commander, tries on a helmet and proximity bunker gear at the Fire Department, Nov. 14. Wing leadership learned about fire safety, personal protective equipment buddy checks and the objectives of the fire emergency training. (Photo by Airman 1st Class Maria Ruiz)
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