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Aircrew Flight Equipment flight wins AF award

Airmen assigned to 22nd Operations Support Squadron Aircrew Flight Equipment pose for a photo during an award ceremony, Jan. 13, 2017, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. The flight was recognized as a team with the 2016 U.S. Air Force AFE Outstanding Large Program Award. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Colby Hardin)
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Airman clears record snowfall

Tech. Sgt. Clay Dotson, 18th Air Refueling Squadron boom operator, uses a snow blower to clear a walkway Feb. 22, 2013, McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. The Wichita, Kan., area received 14.2 inches of snow which was the second largest snowfall since 1962. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Katrina M. Brisbin)
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Airman helps restore historic aircraft

Tech. Sgt. Geoffrey Jensen, 22nd Maintenance Group logistic resource management program NCO in charge, stands in front of ‘Doc,’ a B-29 Superfortress, July 22, 2014, inside a Boeing hangar, in Wichita, Kansas. Jensen joined a volunteer group, Friends of Doc, which is restoring the aircraft to flying condition. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class John Linzmeier)
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Airman puts MX skills to use on motocross track

Staff Sgt. Thomas Tangedal, 22nd Maintenance Squadron aircraft metal technology journeyman, poses for a photo with a civilian contractor during his deployment to Kuwait, 2016. Tangedal volunteered for a no-notice deployment slot as a foreign military personnel escort. (Courtesy photo)
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Airman puts MX skills to use on motocross track

Staff Sgt. Thomas Tangedal, 22nd Maintenance Squadron aircraft metal technology journeyman, poses for a photo in Las Vegas, 2016. Tangedal joined the Air Force in 2010 and after his deployment to Kuwait in 2016, he decided to start his own racing endeavors. (Courtesy photo)
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Airman puts MX skills to use on motocross track

Staff Sgt. Thomas Tangedal, 22nd Maintenance Squadron aircraft metal technology journeyman, poses for a photo with his mother, Jill Tandegal, Las Vegas, 2016. Tangdal, a Calexico, California native, grew up in the motocross racing world helping friends and family as a pit crew member. (Courtesy photo)
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Airman uses passion for boxing to help others

Tech. Sgt. Jessica Doerner, 931st Air Refueling Wing nuclear command and control procedures instructor, poses for a photo Jan. 1, 2017, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. Doerner spent 14 years perfecting her boxing technique and is volunteering at McConnell to help Airmen physically better themselves. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Alan Ricker)
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Airman uses passion for boxing to help others

Tech. Sgt. Jessica Doerner, 931st Air Refueling Wing nuclear command and control procedures instructor, poses for a photo with her son after winning an official match. Doerner professionally fought in mixed martial arts for six years and is volunteering her time to teach Airmen stationed at McConnell how to box. (Courtesy photo)
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Airman uses passion for boxing to help others

Tech. Sgt. Jessica Doerner, 931st Air Refueling Wing nuclear command and control procedures instructor, poses for a photo with her spouse after winning the main event. Doerner volunteers to teach boxing at the Dole Center every Tuesday at 4 p.m. to give Airmen an enjoyable way to stay in shape. (Courtesy photo)
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Airman uses psychology work to help other Airmen, community

Tech. Sgt. Chelsey Thornhill, 350th Air Refueling Squadron boom operator currently acting as 22nd Air Refueling Wing Complaints and Resolutions noncommissioned officer in charge, poses for a photo after obtaining her master’s degree in community and trauma counseling. Thornhill decided to pursue a career in psychology because she wanted to make herself a better Airman to benefit herself and the Air Force. (Courtesy photo)
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Airman uses psychology work to help other Airmen, community

Tech. Sgt. Chelsey Thornhill, 350th Air Refueling Squadron boom operator currently acting as 22nd Air Refueling Wing Complaints and Resolutions noncommissioned officer in charge, refuels a receiver aircraft in a KC-135 Stratotanker. In addition to her Air Force career, Thornhill also works as a psychologist. (Courtesy photo)
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Airman’s rough road strengthens resiliency in self, others

Master Sgt. Ieaka Olmstead, 22nd Operations Support Squadron host aviation resource management superintendent, has her master sergeant stripes tacked on by her husband and son. As a master resiliency instructor, Olmstead uses her experiences in life to teach others how to be resilient during hard times. (Courtesy photo)
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Airman’s rough road strengthens resiliency in self, others

Master Sgt. Ieaka Olmstead, 22nd Operations Support Squadron host aviation resource management superintendent, poses for a photo with her flight during an award ceremony. The flight won Air-Force-level awards two years in a row. (Courtesy photo)
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Airman’s rough road strengthens resiliency in self, others

Master Sgt. Ieaka Olmstead, 22nd Operations Support Squadron host aviation resource management superintendent, and her mother pose for a photo when Olmstead was a teen. Olmstead joined the Air Force determined to help take care of her mother, who has a mental illness, and she was eventually able to buy her a house using money she earned during deployments. (Courtesy photo)
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Airman’s rough road strengthens resiliency in self, others

Master Sgt. Ieaka Olmstead, 22nd Operations Support Squadron host aviation resource management superintendent, poses for a photo after enlisting in the Air Force. Olmstead has now served for nearly 20 years. (Courtesy photo)
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Airman's Council meeting

Airman’s Council members listen to suggestions from Tech. Sgt. Dennis Stacey, 22nd Force Support Squadron First Term Airman Center NCO in charge, about how to help McConnell’s junior enlisted Airmen, July 9, 2015, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. Members convene every month to brainstorm ideas as well as present upcoming events to the Airmen. The council is a direct link for Airmen to voice their concerns and proposals to McConnell’s leadership. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman David Bernal Del Agua)
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Airmen conduct cabin pressurization

A water bottle contracts inside the cockpit of a KC-135 Stratotanker Nov. 1, 2013, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. Pressure changes inside the aircraft caused the bottle to react to pressure equilibrium. Cabin pressurization becomes necessary at high altitudes to protect aircrew from a number of problems such as hypoxia and altitude sickness. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Maurice A. Hodges)
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Airmen conduct cabin pressurization

Staff Sgt. Kyle Burks, 22nd Maintenance Squadron electrical environmental craftsman, looks out of a KC-135 Stratotanker Nov. 1, 2013, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. As an electrical environmental craftsman, he troubleshoots, inspects and repairs aircraft systems. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Maurice A. Hodges)
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Airmen conduct cabin pressurization

Airman 1st Class Joseph Roberds, 22nd Maintenance Squadron aircraft electrical environmental apprentice, and Staff Sgt. Kyle Burks, 22nd MXS electrical environmental craftsman, follow technical orders+ to pressurize the KC-135 Stratotanker Nov. 1, 2013, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. The Airmen provide routine checks on cabin pressurization, which is a necessity for aircrew flying at high altitude. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Maurice A. Hodges)
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Airmen conduct cabin pressurization

The altimeter reads “six” on a control panel inside a KC-135 Stratotanker Nov. 1, 2013, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan during routine checks in cabin pressurization. Some of the meters and gauges inside the cockpit of a KC-135 provide pilots with accurate readings of the aircraft’s altitude. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Maurice A. Hodges)
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