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Bandits return home after months of fueling the fight

Capt. Collin Tuthill, 349th Air Refueling Squadron pilot, hugs his girlfriend, Erika Black, after returning home from a deployment to Southwest Asia, Aug. 20, 2020, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. Tuthill and the rest of the team delivered more than 38 million pounds of fuel to 16 different airframes during the deployment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alexi Bosarge)
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DFAC supports wing operational readiness exercise

2nd Lt. Scott Roode, 22nd Force Support Squadron food operation officer, delivers boxed lunches to the alert facility during the Operational Readiness Inspection Aug. 19, 2020, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. The ORI allows alert crews to demonstrate their ability to mobilize personnel, cargo and successfully generate aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alexi Bosarge)
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DFAC supports wing operational readiness exercise

Airman 1st Class Farrin Santana, 931st Force Support Squadron food service apprentice, prepares meals during the Operational Readiness Inspection Aug. 19, 2020, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. The 22nd FSS dining facility team packaged 32 boxed lunches and served hot meals throughout the day. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alexi Bosarge)
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DFAC supports wing operational readiness exercise

Airman 1st Class Dyves Martin, 22nd Force Support Squadron food service shift lead, builds boxed meals for alert force personnel during the Operational Readiness Inspection Aug. 19, 2020, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. The exercise is a four day performance-based readiness evaluation used to assess McConnell’s ability to generate aerial refueling. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alexi Bosarge)
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Airmen perform first Reserve-lead KC-46 cargo load mission

Senior Master Sgt. Aaron McLaughlin, 18th Air Refueling Squadron boom operator and load master, surveys a cargo pallet received from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Aug. 20, 2020, at Guam, AB. Transporting people and equipment on Air Force assets takes planning and preparation. McLaughlin was part of a McConnell Reserve-lead aircrew that flew to Travis; Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, and Royal Australian Air Force Base, Richmond, New South Wales, Australia. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Abigail Klein)
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Airmen perform first Reserve-lead KC-46 cargo load mission

Senior Airman Madison Doherty, 924th Air Refueling Squadron boom operator and load master, directs an a military aircraft cargo loader, before it offloads a pallet onto a KC-46A Pegasus assigned to the 22nd Air Refueling Wing, Aug. 20, 2020, Andersen Air Base, Guam. Doherty was part of the first 931st Air Refueling Wing-lead KC-46 cargo load mission that stopped at four locations in six days. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Abigail Klein)
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Airmen perform first Reserve-lead KC-46 cargo load mission

Senior Airman Madison Doherty, 924th Air Refueling Squadron boom operator and load master, unfolds a cargo hold barrier on the front load door of a KC-46A Pegasus assigned the 22nd Air Refueling Wing Aug. 20, 2020, at Andersen Air Base, Guam. Doherty was part of the first 931st Air Refueling Wing-lead KC-46 cargo load mission that stopped at four locations in six days, and loaded more than 11,000 pounds of pallets worldwide. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Abigail Klein)
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Airmen perform first Reserve-lead KC-46 cargo load mission

Maj. Timothy McBride (left) and Capt. Joe Schubert (right), 924th Air Refueling Squadron pilots, take off from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, in a KC-46A Pegasus assigned to McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, Aug. 18, 2020. The KC-46 flew to Andersen as part of the first McConnell-Reserve-lead cargo load mission. The KC-46 can carry 65,000 pounds of cargo. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Abigail Klein)
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Team McConnell's Operational Support Team

The Operational Support Team, headed up by Maj Jonathan McQuaig, seeks to improve the health and overall wellness of Team McConnell's Airmen.
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Airmen perform first Reserve-lead KC-46 cargo load mission

Master Sgt. Bryan Fehrenbach (left) and Senior Airman Madison Doherty (right), 924th Air Refueling Squadron boom operators and load masters, haul a cargo pallet onto a KC-46A Pegasus assigned to McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, Aug. 15, 2020, at Travis Air Force Base, California. This was the first Reserve-lead cargo load utilizing the KC-46. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Abigail Klein)
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Airmen perform first Reserve-lead KC-46 cargo load mission

Senior Master Sgt. Bryan Fehrenbach (left) and Senior Airman Madison Doherty (right), 924th Air Refueling Squadron boom operators and load masters, haul a cargo pallet onto a KC-46A Pegasus assigned to McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, Aug. 15, 2020, at Travis Air Force Base, California. This was the first Reserve-lead cargo load utilizing the KC-46. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Abigail Klein)
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McConnell welcomes privatized housing resident advocate

Mr. Robert Wagner, 22nd Wing Staff Agencies privatized housing resident advocate, bridges the gap between privatized housing and military residents Aug. 11, 2019, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. The Department of the Air Force established these advocates after the signing of the Military Housing Privatization Initiative Tenant Bill of Rights, ensuring on-base residents are receiving quality housing. There are 59 Air Force installations receiving advocates to help ensure proper treatment of military families living on base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alexi Bosarge)
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A compass sits on a letter Aug. 12, 2020, in Sun City, Ariz. The compass was issued to Ralph Richard Hayes, former 20th Air Force, Army Air Corps, 421st Bombardment Squadron bombardier, as part of a survival kit in 1944 and it travelled with him on 35 bombing missions over Japan in 1945 during World War II. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Leala Marquez)
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LAIRCM testing for the KC-46

Tech. Sgt. Spencer Balint, 22nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron laser safety officer, fires a laser into the Large Aircraft Infrared Counter-Measures system aboard the KC-46A Pegasus Aug. 11, 2020, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. The laser fires into the LAIRCM to test the operational capabilities and its ability to detect infrared missiles. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Marc A. Garcia)
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LAIRCM testing for the KC-46

The Large Aircraft Infrared Counter-Measures system is attached to the underside of the KC-46A Pegasus Aug. 11, 2020, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. The LAIRCM is a defense system for large transport aircraft that combines missile warning and infrared laser jammer systems to protect aircraft from infrared guided missiles. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Marc A. Garcia)
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Super Guppy visits McConnell

NASA’s Super Guppy takes off Aug. 11, 2020, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. The Super Guppy’s cargo area is 25 feet wide, 25 feet tall and 111 feet long, enabling the aircraft to carry items that might otherwise be impossible to ship via land or sea. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Michaela R. Slanchik)
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Exercise Jaded Thunder

A 77th Fighter Squadron F-16 Fighting Falcon from Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, taxis the runway after disengaging a mobile aircraft arresting system Aug. 6, 2020, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. McConnell AFB successfully qualified to provide emergency divert support during Exercise Jaded Thunder 2020. Jaded Thunder is a multi-national joint exercise where units train on tactical aerial combat operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Marc A. Garcia)
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Exercise Jaded Thunder

Capt. Henry “Tank” Martin, 77th Fighter Squadron F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot from Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, engages the mobile aircraft arresting system Aug. 6, 2020, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. The MAAS was tested to qualify McConnell AFB as the alternate runway for inflight emergencies for assets supporting the multi-national joint exercise Jaded Thunder 2020. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Marc A. Garcia)
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Exercise Jaded Thunder

Tech. Sgt. Jonnathan Montilla, 820th Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operational Repair Squadron Engineer Unit from Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, aircraft arresting system noncommissioned officer in charge, and Staff Sgt. Bryce Conkle, 820th RED HORSE electrical power production craftsman, steadies the band to a mobile aircraft arresting system to reduce wind sway Aug. 6, 2020, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. The MAAS is capable of stopping small scale aircraft equipped with an arresting hook during emergency situations. MAAS can stop aircraft between 990 to 1,200 feet. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Marc A. Garcia)
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Exercise Jaded Thunder

A mobile aircraft arresting system is prepared to be tested by two 77th Fighter Squadron F-16 Fighting Falcons from Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, Aug. 6, 2020, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. The MAAS prevents tail-hooked enabled aircraft from overrunning the runway during takeoff and landing emergencies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Marc A. Garcia)
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