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Ecology club promotes STEM education

Members of the Ecology Club build bee boxes March 20, 2018, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. The bee boxes are a man-made substitute for holes that are within the trees. It allows more living space for mason bees to live in. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Alan Ricker)
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Vietnam veteran shares story of history-making flight

Retired Lt. Col. Dick Trail, a U.S. Air Force veteran, poses for a photo with Maj. Brittany Gilmer, 22nd Air Refueling Wing director of staff, March 9, 2018, at Yingling Aviation fixed-base operator in Wichita, Kansas. Trail was a student of the first class to graduate from the Air Force Academy in 1959. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Alan Ricker)
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Vietnam veteran shares story of history-making flight

Retired Lt. Col. Dick Trail, a U.S. Air Force veteran, inspects the wings of a private aircraft March 9, 2018, at Yingling Aviation fixed-base operator in Wichita, Kansas. Trail and his crew performed a triple air refueling over the Gulf of Tonkin during the Vietnam War. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Alan Ricker)
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Vietnam veteran shares story of history-making flight

Retired Lt. Col. Dick Trail, a U.S. Air Force veteran, stands in front of a private aircraft March 9, 2018, at Yingling Aviation fixed-base operator in Wichita, Kansas. Trail is a freelance instructor pilot who continued to teach after retiring with 21 years of service in the Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Alan Ricker)
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PACE: providing the tools to shape a professional workplace

Lt. Col. Matt Basler, Profession of Arms Center of Excellence senior professionalism instructor, speaks with Team McConnell during the PACE: Enhancing Human Capital Course Feb. 1, 2018, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. Approximately 250 Airmen and spouses attended the event. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Alan Ricker)
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PACE: providing the tools to shape a professional workplace

Team McConnell participates in a physical exercise during the PACE: Enhancing Human Capital Course Feb. 1, 2018, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. The step-by-step exercise showed how a desired end result can be reached when instructions are given in a certain order. (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 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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AF Joint Spouse Retention improves thanks to McConnell Airman

Capt. Millie Hale, 22nd Air Refueling Wing executive officer, and Capt. Ralph Hale, 22nd Operations Group executive officer, pose for a photo on a T-38 Talon Aug. 13, 2017, at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas. A German pilot instructor, while she was in pilot training, provided the inspiration for Hale’s joint spouse proposal that was recently implemented into the Career Intermission Program. (courtesy photo)
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Young Airman joins Team McConnell for a day

Lt. Col. Jerry Bennett, 344th Air Refueling Squadron commander, presents a plaque to Grayson Westeman, 344th ARS Pilot-for-a-Day, Nov. 15, 2017, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. Westeman, 3, battling Leukemia, became the latest honorary member of the 344th ARS as part of the squadron’s Pilot-for-a-Day program. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Alan Ricker)
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Young Airman joins Team McConnell for a day

Grayson Westeman, 344th Air Refueling Squadron Pilot-for-a-Day, looks over his shoulder from the pilot seat in a KC-135 Stratotanker simulator Nov. 15, 2017, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. Westeman, a 3-year-old who battles Leukemia, spent more than 30 minutes flying to different destinations in the KC-135 simulator. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Alan Ricker)
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Young Airman joins Team McConnell for a day

A bomber jacket for Grayson Westeman, 344th Air Refueling Squadron Pilot-for-a-Day, lays on a table Nov. 15, 2017, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. Westeman, a 3-year-old who is battling Leukemia, joined the 344th ARS as an honorary pilot to see through the eyes of an aviator for a day. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Alan Ricker)
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Young Airman joins Team McConnell for a day

Grayson Westeman, 344th Air Refueling Squadron Pilot-for-a-Day, and his family pose with Airmen assigned to the 344th ARS for a photo Nov. 15, 2017, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. The 344th ARS presented a plaque and a coin to Westeman, a 3-year-old who is battling Leukemia. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Alan Ricker)
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Young Airman joins Team McConnell for a day

Grayson Westeman, 344th Air Refueling Squadron Pilot-for-a-Day, spins model plane propellers Nov. 15, 2017, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. During the tour, Westeman, a 3-year-old battling Leukemia, toured a KC-135 Stratotanker, piloted a KC-135 simulator and was presented with mementos from the 344th ARS. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Alan Ricker)
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WWII POW shares story with McConnell Airmen

170914-F-JA727-0042 Ray Avila, a U.S. Army veteran, poses for a photo after sharing the story of his capture during World War II to Airmen Sept. 14, 2017, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. Avila is a Wichita, Kansas, native who served in the Battle of the Bulge during World War II and survived his capture by German soldiers. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Alan Ricker)
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Generations of patriots: Family of KC-135 Maintainers

Staff Sgt. Austin Phillips, 22nd Maintenance Squadron wheel and tire section chief, right, poses with his grandfather, retired Staff Sgt. Raymond Hopper, in front of a KC-135 Stratotanker, June 25, 2016, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. Phillips is assigned to the KC-135, one of the same airframes his grandfather once worked on nearly 60 years before. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Christopher Thornbury)
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MX to MXS: Joy of motocross keeps Airman stress free

Senior Airman Zach Buccieri, 22nd Maintenance Squadron aircraft hydraulics specialist, practices jumping ramps on a dirt bike, July, 2015, in Bennett, Colo. Riding dirt bikes has been a hobby, form of expression and way of life for Buccieri. (Courtesy photo)
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MX to MXS: Joy of motocross keeps Airman stress free

Senior Airman Zach Buccieri, 22nd Maintenance Squadron hydraulics specialist, places a nut on a KC-135 Stratotanker inner fuel tube, July 28, 2015, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. Buccieri rides motocross to relieve stress, make friends and express himself. (U.S. Air Force photo illustration by Airman 1st Class Christopher Thornbury)
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Pilot chases Olympic dreams

Capt. Daniel Castle, 349th Air Refueling Squadron pilot, runs along the two-mile track, Aug. 14, 2015, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. Castle has been an advide runner since college and is participating in the World Class Athlete Program that will allow him train for the 2016 Olympics. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Christopher Thornbury)
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