• Spreading Holiday cheer one box at a time

    For most people, the Holidays are a happy time — from being around the ones you love, to enjoying a home cooked Holiday meal. Unfortunately, not everyone gets that time with their loved ones.

  • Chief Master Sgt. Release

    Chiefs from McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., pose with the newest Chief Master Sgt. selects Nov. 26, 2019. There were four Senior Master Sergeants chosen to promote to the rank of Chief, two of the selects were deployed. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Alexi Bosarge)

  • Generations of Service

    The Air Force is all about family, but one family will find that McConnell Air Force Base brought them closer than they ever thought possible.

  • Securing Secrets

    Being a Combat Crew Communications Airman is more than just talking to pilots and looking at maps. It’s ensuring that no communication entailing sensitive information falls into the wrong hands.

  • Proclamation Signing

    Lt. Col. Jacob Leck, 22nd Civil Engineering Squadron commander, signs the 2019 Fire Prevention Week Proclamation Oct. 4, 2019, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. During fire prevention week, McConnell AFB Fire Department hosts various activities in order to raise fire safety awareness for Airmen and

  • Working with Wichita

    Being in the military is more than putting on the uniform every day. It is about building partnerships, helping others and continually working on professional growth outside of the line of duty. Airmen not only represent themselves, but also the entire military community.

  • Maintenance Marshal

    Airman 1st Class Cutter Bedford, 22nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief journeyman, marshals a KC-135 Stratotanker Sept. 25, 2019, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. Bedford decided to join the Air Force three years ago and was just recently stationed at McConnell. McConnell’s missions is to

  • 2019 Summer Bash

    The 22nd Force Support Squadron held the 2019 Summer Bash for Airmen and their families July 26, 2019, on McConnell Air Force Base, Kan.

  • The next Phoenix Raven

    It’s freshman year of college for Airman 1st Class Desman Martin, 22nd Security Forces Squadron patrolman, at the University of South Carolina. The track scholarship he earned drove him during classes and especially his training. A few years later he would find himself in a completely different