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  • 2017 Landowner Appreciation Flight

    John Betzen, a local landowner, takes a photo through the window of a KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. May 10, 2017, while flying over Colorado. A Landowner Appreciation Flight is held annually to show local landowners who are part of the Bird/Wildlife Aircraft Strike

  • McConnell KC-135 Stratotanker refuels Thunderbirds

    Three F-16 Fighting Falcons fly in formation after receiving fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., Feb. 3, 2017, en route to Houston, Texas. The U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron, the Thunderbirds, will be performing a flyover during the 2017 Super Bowl.