• KC-46 Arrival Ceremony

    Gen. Paul J. Selva, 10th Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, speaks to Airmen at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., Jan. 31, 2019, during a welcoming ceremony for the delivery of the third and fourth KC-46A Pegasus aircraft. McConnell is expected to receive 18 new KC-46s during the initial

  • 2018 4th Quarter Awards Winners

    McConnell Air Force Base's 4th Quarter Award Winners at McConnell AFB, Kan., Jan. 30, 2019. Members not present are not pictured. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. David Bernal Del Agua)

  • Fatal vehicle accident at McConnell AFB

    MCCONNELL AIR FORCE BASE, Kan.— A fatal vehicle accident occurred at the closed 31st Street Secondary Access point Sunday evening at approximately 11:06 p.m. CST. The 22nd Security Forces Squadron and McConnell’s Fire Department responded to the vehicle fire where two individuals were pronounced

  • Big Brothers Big Sisters Operation Santa

    Volunteer Airmen from McConnell AFB spent time with children from Big Brothers Big Sisters to spread some holiday cheer, build gingerbread houses and receive gifts Dec. 19, 2018, at McConnell AFB.The children were matched with different Airmen and shown static displays of KC-135 Stratotankers,

  • Airmen visit Wesley Children’s Hospital

    MCCONNELL AIR FORCE BASE, Kan.- Airmen from the 373rd Training Squadron, Det. 8 at McConnell AFB visited children Dec. 18, 2018, at Wesley Children’s Hospital to spread some holiday cheer.

  • Little Rock AFB civic leaders visit McConnell

    Twenty civic leaders from Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, visited McConnell July 26-27 to learn more about the base’s intelligence and air refueling missions.The tour included mission briefings from three wing commanders, information on the upcoming KC-46 Pegasus, as well as a tour of a KC-135

  • Japan AF acquaints with KC-46

    Representatives from the Japan Air Self-Defense Force met with members from the 22nd Maintenance Group July 11.The JASDF airmen visited McConnell in order to see the commonalities between the KC-46 Pegasus and KC-767 J. The KC-767 is Japan’s current refueling airframe.“Originally at the time of the

  • The sky’s no limit – girls fly too!

    An all-female crew took to the skies to attend the Sky’s No Limit-Girls Fly Too! event March 10-11 at Abbotsford International Airport, Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada.

  • Technical sergeant release party

    McConnell Airmen who earned promotion to technical sergeant pose for a group photo with wing leadership during a technical sergeant release party, July 20, 2017, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. Technical Sergeants continuously strive to further their development as technicians, supervisors and

  • McConnell maintainers display versatility and teamwork, bring home trophy

    Six aircraft maintenance Airmen from Team McConnell stepped away from their Air Force comfort zone to compete against 56 top aircraft maintenance civilian and Department of Defense service members during the annual Aerospace Maintenance Counsel Skills Competition in Orlando, Florida, April 24 - 27.