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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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XPX team innovates solar power comm system

Senior Airman Gino Acevedo, 22nd ARW XPX innovation team member, works on a piece of sheet metal, August 20, 2018, in Wichita, Kansas. The McConnell XPX innovation cell enables innovative thinkers to produce homegrown, rapid solutions that can be implemented quickly and at low cost. (Courtesy photo)

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XPX team innovates solar power comm system

Senior Airman Aaron Walls, 22nd Air Refueling Wing Plans and Programs innovation team member holds up a radio antenna August 27, 2018, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. The radio system has a range of 240 miles and is expected to save the Air Force over $12,000. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jenna K. Caldwell)

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XPX team innovates solar power comm system

Members of the 22nd Air Refueling Wing Plans and Programs innovation team complete the wiring on a solar powered radio system, August 20, 2018, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. From concept to design, the team put in over 400 man hours into completing the project. (Courtesy photo)

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XPX team innovates solar power comm system

Senior Airman Aaron Walls, 22nd Air Refueling Wing Plans and Programs innovation team member, tests out a portable radio August 27, 2018, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. Walls helped create the harnesses, basket, face plate and antenna apparatuses for the portable solar powered radio system. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jenna K. Caldwell)

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XPX team innovates solar power comm system

A solar powered portable radio system, designed by the 22nd Air Refueling Wing Plans and Programs innovation team sits outside, August 27, 2018, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. The system contains a Harris 117F radio system, direct current to alternating current converter and a 12-volt 150-amp hours battery—commonly found in solar-based homes. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jenna K. Caldwell)

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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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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

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, 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

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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