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Academy cadets visit McConnell

U.S. Air Force Academy cadets C2C Veronica Morthorpe, left, and C3C Alec Hubbard, right, from Squadron 22 learn how to use the KC-135 Boom Operator Weapons System Trainer while on a visit to McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., April 3, 2015. The 22nd Air Refueling Wing is the sponsor base of the 22nd Squadron at the Academy, cadets from all four classes came to McConnell to get first-hand experience in the operational Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photos by 2nd Lt Krystal Jimenez)
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Academy cadets visit McConnell

U.S. Air Force Academy cadet C4C Remington Hoyer from Squadron 22 learns how to use the KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft simulator from Capt. Kari Benson of the 344th Air Refueling Squadron while on a visit to McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., April 3, 2015. The 22nd Air Refueling Wing is the sponsor base of the 22nd Squadron at the Academy, cadets from all four classes came to McConnell to get first-hand experience in the operational Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photos by 2nd Lt Krystal Jimenez)
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McConnell maintainers find value in diversity

Airman 1st Class Kahn Jaime, left, Tech. Sgt. Braulio Coriano, center, and Airman 1st Class Dawei Yang, 22nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Airmen pose for a photo, April 3, 2015, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. The 22nd AMXS is an example of the diversity that can be seen throughout the Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Tara Fadenrecht)
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McConnell maintainers find value in diversity

Tech. Sgt. Roberto Rodriguez, left, and Senior Airman Christopher Morgan, 22nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron aerospace propulsion technicians, document information gathered during a high-winds inspection on a KC-135 Stratotanker, April 3, 2015, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. These inspections are performed after aircraft are exposed to unusually high-speed winds. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Tara Fadenrecht)
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McConnell Couples: Togetherness through strength

Then Tech. Sgt. Nichol Williams, 22nd Force Support Squadron readiness NCO, poses with her husband, Tech. Sgt. Terrance Williams, 22nd FSS Honor Guard NCO in charge, while deployed to Iraq in 2009. (Courtesy photo)
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Andover students learn about Air Power

Members of Team McConnell pose with Greg Rasmussen, second from right, Andover School District superintendent, and members of his Student Advisory Team pose with members of Team McConnell, March 31, 2015, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. The group discussed the base with the 22nd Air Refueling Wing commander and toured different parts of the base, including a static display of KC-135 Stratotanker. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Victor J. Caputo)
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Chapel brings the chili

Chaplain (Capt.) Asa Chung, 22nd Air Refueling Wing protestant chaplain, speaks with Airmen from the 22nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, March 26, 2015, at McConnell Air Force Base. Chung and volunteers from the chapel, held a chili lunch to motivate the Airmen and to make them more comfortable when they need to approach a chaplain. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Christopher Thornbury)
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Chapel brings the chili

A volunteer serves a bowl of chicken chili during a chili lunch March 26, 2015, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. The McConnell Chapel sponsored the lunch to help boost morale and build bridges for the 22nd Aircraft Maintenace Squadron Airmen. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Christopher Thornbury)
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Chapel brings the chili

A chaplain assistant serves chicken chili during a chili lunch March 26, 2015, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. The McConnell Chapel sponsored the lunch to help boost morale and build bridges for the 22nd Aircraft Maintenace Squadron Airmen. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Christopher Thornbury)
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Local community marks B-29 rollout

Airmen from the 22nd Air Refueling Wing Honor Guard stand at parade rest as a B-29 Superfortress is towed out of a hangar, March 23, 2015, in Wichita, Kan. This B-29, named Doc after its nose art, will be one of two Superfortresses in the world capable of flying. Volunteers have spent more than 300,000 hours restoring the aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Victor J. Caputo)
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Out with the old

Jerry Lucas, 22nd Logistics Readiness Squadron individual protective equipment supervisor, swings a sledgehammer at a wall as part of the formal beginning demolition of Building 1090, March 5, 2015, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. Lucas worked as an enlisted Airman in the building when he first joined the Air Force in 1978 and had been working there again as a civilian. The building is being torn down to make way for construction of more modern structures. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Victor J. Caputo)
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McConnell Airman named AMC’s 2014 ATC of the year

Senior Airman Shane McRae, 22nd Operations Support Squadron air traffic controller journeyman, records data on a flight progress strip, March 18, 2015, in the ATC simulator at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. McRae was named Air Mobility Command’s 2014 Air Traffic Controller of the Year. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Rachel Waller)
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Team McConnell hosts JROTC cadets

Airman Gilbert Clark, 22nd Aerospace Medicine Squadron medical technician, shows a group of Derby High School Junior ROTC cadets how to carry a litter, March 11, 2015, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. Clark was one of several Airmen to show cadets from local schools what the Air Force medical career field is like during a base tour. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Victor J. Caputo)
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McConnell Airmen save veteran’s life

Airman 1st Class James Escobar, left, 22nd Comptroller Squadron financial management technician, and Airman 1st Class Naxiel Nunez, 22nd Medical Support Squadron outpatient records technician, pose in front of KC-135 Stratotanker March 11, 2015, on McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. Escobar and Nunez performed lifesaving chest compressions on a car crash victim who wrecked outside the base perimeter on Feb. 28, 2015. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Colby L. Hardin)
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Mother’s career inspires Airman

Capt. Dawn Clauson, 99th Medical Operations Squadron pediatric clinic nurse manager, poses with her son, Airman 1st Class David Clauson, 22nd Aerospace Medical Squadron medical technician, during his Basic Military Training graduation in 2011, at Joint Base San Antonio, Texas. Dawn commissioned in 2006, and four of her six children have also joined Air Force. (Courtesy photo)
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MSG exercises unified response

Staff Sgt. Brant Lundberg, 22nd Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordinance Disposal team leader, pulls a cable attached to a simulated improvised explosive device, Feb. 25, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. EOD took part in an exercise that inspected the 22nd Air Refueling Wing’s response to a suspicious package during a base-wide operational readiness exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class David Bernal Del Agua)
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KC-46A Pegasus hangar construction underway

An LPR construction worker installs electric lines where an office will be in Hangar 1125, Feb. 24, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. The hangar is being built in preparation for the arrival of the KC-46A Pegasus. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Christopher Thornbury)
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Just grow it

Sunday marks the start of the long-awaited Mustache March. All willing and able lips are encouraged to grow a mustache, as long as it meets Air Force regulations, and anyone with an objection will have to shave it for later.
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McConnell Couples: preparing for deploy

Staff Sgt. Erik Beagle and Senior Airman Rebekah Beagle pose in front of the Prime BEEF statue in the 22nd Civil Engineer Squadron complex, Feb. 27, 2015, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. The Beagles, who are both in the 22nd CES, have been married for almost two years and are preparing to deploy together. Erik is a facility systems flight electrician and Rebekah is an emergency management logistics journeyman. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Victor J. Caputo)
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22nd LRS: Moving McConnell

Staff Sgt. Ronald West, 22nd Logistics Readiness Squadron air transportation specialist, directs Senior Airman Brian Bautista, 22nd LRS aircraft parts store journeyman, to lower a cargo pallet onto a scale, Feb. 23, 2015 at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. The pallet was weighed before being loaded onto an aircraft. The 22nd LRS is responsible for moving McConnell’s personnel and supplies in order to support the refueling mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Tara Fadenrecht)
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