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Air Force names McConnell as first active duty-led KC-46A Main Operating Base

A artist's rendition of a KC-46A Pegasus.
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Professionally enhancing future leaders

Master Sgt. Ricky Longnecker, 22nd Force Support Squadron and Director of Staff First Sergeant, leads an Airmen Professional Enhancement Seminar exercise, April 14, 2014, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. Longnecker briefed on the importance that teamwork has toward completing the mission. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Colby L. Hardin)
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Coming Home

Capt. Matt Crandall, 349th Air Refueling Squadron pilot, advises his copilot, April 15, 2014, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., as they taxi their KC-135 Stratotanker on the flightline. The crew returned from a training mission where they completed their flight evaluation while refueling, also known as a check ride. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class David Bernal Del Agua)
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National Library Week

Jill Heinz, Youth Center Kinderjam instructor, teaches children of McConnell Airmen about Kinderjam during National Library Week, April 15, 2014, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. The class promotes physical activity through song and dance. National Library Week began in 1958 as a way to enhance recognition of libraries across the U.S. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Trevor Rhynes)
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Squarepatchers honor one of their own with flyby

The 384th Air Refueling Squadron displays the Maj. Gen. Alfred J. Stewart Tanker Excellence Award in their hallway near the command section. The award was established in honor of Stewart, who was a former squadron coommander, for the unit's 50th anniversary. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Victor J. Caputo)
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22nd MDSS Airman earns spotlight performer

Airman 1st Class Tycelee Antos, 22nd Medical Support Squadron patient travel advocate, was selected to be the 22nd Air Refueling Wing spotlight performer for the week of April 7 through 11. Antos’ duties include processing patient travel authorizations and vouchers in addition to managing daily admission reports from off-base facilities. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Victor J. Caputo)
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April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month

The month of April has been designated Sexual Assault Awareness Month across the United States. SAAM gives military members the opportunity to reflect upon how to prevent sexual assault through education and increased public awareness. (U.S. Air Force illustration/Airman 1st Class Aaron-Forrest Wainwright)
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Innovative McConnell Airmen Save Air Force Money

Senior Airman Colton Fogler, 22nd Maintenance Squadron aircraft metals technology journeyman, works on a boom azimuth pulley for the KC-135 Stratotanker, April 1, 2014, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. Fogler manufactures the pulley to save the Air Force more than $9,000 per part instead of having it constructed by an outside contractor. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class David Bernal Del Agua)
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Maintainers of the night

An Airman from the 22nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron monitors a KC-135 Stratotanker during an engine check, March 31, 2014, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. Maintenance Airmen work around the clock to provide mission-ready aircraft for mobility operations 24/7. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Victor J. Caputo)
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Citizenship through service

Airman 1st Class Hisham Haddad, 22nd Medical Operations Squadron family health technician, takes a patient’s temperature, March 19, 2014, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. Haddad, who spent the first 14 years of his life in Syria, earned his U.S. citizenship in July 2013. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Victor J. Caputo)
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Mentoring a command chief

Chief Master Sergeant Michael Morris, 22nd Air Refueling Wing command chief, poses with his mentor retired Chief Master Sgt. Jim Morman, March 25, 2014, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. Morman once supervised Morris and helped him develop his skills as a leader. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class John Linzmeier)
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A sudden ‘patch’ of morale

Airmen from the 349th Air Refueling Squadron show off their morale shirts in the squadron break room March 14, 2014, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. The large design in the center of the Airmen will be used as the squadron morale patch, which, in addition to the shirt, was recently approved for wear on Fridays in an update to Air Force instruction 36-2903. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Victor J. Caputo)
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Not your typical aircraft passengers

Senior Airman Alexis Aponte, 22nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron assistant flying crew chief, inspects the tire of a KC-135 Stratotanker March 11, 2014, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. He refers to an electronic preflight checklist to verify the functionality of aircraft parts. Flying crew chiefs are frequently called upon to travel with a few days or hours notice. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class John Linzmeier)
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22nd MDG welcomes new commander

Col. Joel Jackson, 22nd Air Refueling Wing commander, passes the guidon to Col. Jeffery R. Alder, 22nd Medical Group commander during a change of command ceremony. Mar. 7, 2014, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. Alder assumed responsibility... for the 22nd MDG, which ensures medically-ready warfighters and families and optimizing the health of Team McConnell. Carlton will leave McConnell for Langley AFB, Va., to take the deputy command surgeon position for Air Combat Command. Alder comes from Headquarters Air Force in Falls Church, Va., where he served as the chief of medical counter-chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear policy for the Air Force Medical Support Agency Office. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class John L. Linzmeier)
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Team McConnell responds to mock tornado

Staff Sgt. Ben Burdick, 22nd Civil Engineering Squadron firefighter, prepares to lift a patient on a spinal board during a major accident response exercise March 4, 2014 at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. Firefighters arrived on scene of a mock-tornado incident after ‘victims’ received first aid. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class John Linzmeier)
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CE tops swish list

The 22nd Civil Engineer Squadron basketball team poses with their trophies after winning the base intramural basketball championship Feb. 20, 2014, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. They won the championship for the second year in a row with a final of 56-44 over the 22nd Maintenance Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class David Bernal Del Agua)
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K-9 Demo

Staff Sgt. Jessica Cruz-Burby, 22nd Security Forces Squadron military working dog handler, orders her dog, Pita, to release an aggressor during a demonstration Feb. 21, 2014, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. MWD are trained to search for bombs or drugs supporting local and deployed law enforcement. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class David Bernal Del Agua)
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Inside the vault

Airman 1st Class Jenae Bellar, 22nd Logistics Readiness Squadron individual protective equipment journeyman, and Staff Sgt. Johnny Ware, 22nd LRS weapons vault NCO in charge, open an M16 rifle weapons container, Feb. 12, 2014, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. The Weapons Vault Shop is responsible for maintaining approximately 2,200 firearms and distributing them to Airman deploying. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class John Linzmeier)
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Emergency management: training for the worst, hoping for the best

Airman 1st Class Cody Ray, 22nd Civil Engineer Squadron readiness and emergency management journeyman, checks the pressure on a hazardous materials suit Feb. 12, 2014, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. Ray is part of the logistics section of the readiness and emergency management flight, and his duties include checking their equipment for functionality. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Victor J. Caputo)
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Protect PII from the enemy

Emails may be encrypted to protect sensitive information and prevent accounts from being locked. According to the Air Force Privacy and Civil Liberties Office, Personally Identifiable Information is sensitive information and its disclosure could potentially harm the individuals to whom it belongs. (U.S. Air Force illustration/Airman 1st Class John Linzmeier)
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