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210704-F-XM616-0049

A KC-135 Stratotanker from MacDill Air Force Base, Florida lands July 4, 2021, at McConnell AFB, Kansas. Approximately 10 Aircraft were evacuated to McConnell AFB due to tropical storm Elsa. The aircraft will return to MacDill AFB when conditions return to normal. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Zachary Willis)
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210704-F-XM616-0061

A KC-135 Stratotanker from MacDill Air Force Base, Florida taxi’s the runway July 4, 2021, at McConnell AFB, Kansas. Approximately 10 Aircraft were evacuated to McConnell AFB due to tropical storm Elsa. The aircraft will return to MacDill AFB when conditions return to normal. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Zachary Willis)
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COLONEL GEORGE "NATE" VOGEL

COLONEL GEORGE "NATE" VOGEL
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22nd MSG change of command

Col. Heath Frye, 22nd Mission Support Group commander, gains command during a change of command ceremony June 17, 2021, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. The passing of the guideon is a time-honored tradition that symbolizes a transfer of authority. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alan Ricker)
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22nd MSG change of command

Col. Robert Kelly, 22nd Mission Support Group out-bound commander, relinquishes command during a change of command ceremony June 17, 2021, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. Command was relinquished to Col. Heath Frye, 22nd MSG commander. The ceremony is a time-honored tradition that symbolizes a transfer of authority. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alan Ricker)
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22nd MSG change of command

Col. Richard Tanner, 22nd Air Refueling Wing commander, speaks during a 22nd Mission Support Group Change of Command June 17, 2021, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. During the ceremony, Col. Robert Kelly, 22nd MSG out-bound commander, relinquished command to Col. Heath Frye, 22nd MSG commander. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alan Ricker)
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Training to protect all Airmen

Airman 1st Class Mathew Miller, 22nd Security Forces Squadron patrolman, reloads his weapon while he performs box drills on a training simulator June 16, 2021, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. Training drills allow security forces members to familiarize themselves with their gear as well as proper application of force when identifying and reacting to threats. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Zachary Willis)
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Training to protect all Airmen

Leo Balasi, 22nd Security Forces Squadron police officer, performs training drills on a multiple interactive learning objective training simulator June 16, 2021, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. The MILO is a simulator that allows security forces members to practice and train on use of force in a variety of scenarios such as active shooters, emergency calls and trespassers. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Zachary Willis)
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Effective in any environment

Major Jordan Kemp, 18th Air Refueling Squadron, applies camouflage during Combat Survival Training June 10, 2021, in Derby, Kansas. Airmen from McConnell Air Force Base participated in Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape training to ensure they retain skills necessary for conflict, survival, and confrontation. The 17 Airmen go through a refresher course every three years to stay mission ready. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Zachary Willis)
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Effective in any environment

McConnell Air Force Base Aircrew members cloak themselves to match the terrain June 10, 2021, in Derby, Kansas. The 22nd Operations Support Squadron supports the only active duty Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape specialists in the state, providing personnel with the skills and confidence to return home safely from varying circumstances of isolation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Zachary Willis)
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The start of an engine

Senior Airman Steven Payne, 22nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron aerospace propulsion journeyman, performs a numeric starter inspection and servicing June 10, 2021, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. Payne safely wired both the oil drain and fill plugs as well as the oil overflow plug to ensure the safety of the aircrew and numeric starter. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Zachary Willis)
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The start of an engine

Senior Airman Steven Payne, 22nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron aerospace propulsion journeyman, performs a magnet chip inspection on a KC-46A Pegasus June 10, 2021, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. While starting the engines before takeoff, magnet chips on each engine collect metal fragments that may have come off ensuring parts within the numeric starter. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Zachary Willis)
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Doc the Superfortress

Doc, a B-29 Superfortress, stays in a hangar June 2, 2021, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. In May of 2000, the aircraft returned to Wichita where it was began the process of reassembly and restoration. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Zachary Willis)
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Doc the Superfortress

Doc, a B-29 Superfortress, sits in a hangar June 2, 2021, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. Doc was first found by Tony Mazzolini in 1987 in the China Lake, Cal. where it was being used as a target for bomb training. It took Mazzolini and his team 12 years to take possession of the aircraft after finding it. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Zachary Willis)
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Doc the Superfortress

Doc, a B-29 Superfortress, is parked in a hangar June 2, 2021, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. After regaining airworthiness in June of 2016, the aircraft conducted its first flight after restoration July 17, 2016. Doc is currently at McConnell AFB to await for its own hangar at Eisenhower National Airport for a charity event. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Zachary Willis)
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Danger in the details

Staff Sgt. Athena Garretson, 22nd Maintenance Squadron munitions inspector in training, inspects blank rounds May 25, 2021, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. Munition Airmen store, transport, arm, and disarm weapon systems to ensure the safety of Airmen at McConnell. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Zachary Willis)
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Danger in the details

Technical Sgt. Ryan Marrin, 22nd Maintenance Squadron senior munitions inspector, examines expired life vest flares that are set for decommissioning May 25, 2021, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. Flares are replaced every 10 years and are safely disposed of by explosive ordnance disposal. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Zachary Willis)
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Danger in the details

Senior Airman Corey Boone, 22nd Maintenance Squadron munitions inspector in training, analyzes spent rounds May 25, 2021, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. Munitions Airmen check all spent brass to ensure that there are no unfired rounds or gunpowder left in casings before being recycled. Currently, McConnell’s munitions team provides ammunition to 37 military organizations across Kansas. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Zachary Willis)
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Training to save Airmen

Staff Sgt. Kaanen Brabbs, 22nd Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordnance technician, marks the clear area to a “bomb lab” during a training exercise May 20, 2021, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. “Bomb lab” training exercises allow EOD Airmen to practice entering and clearing a building, capturing evidence, and disposing of explosive making materials. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Zachary Willis)
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210520-F-XM616-0042

Staff Sgt. Kaanen Brabbs, 22nd Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordnance technician, takes photo evidence during a training exercise May 20, 2021, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. Collecting evidence allows the U.S. military to build terrorist profiles and track explosive device makers. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Zachary Willis)
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