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  • Andover tornado illustrates value of emergency preparedness

    The 22 ARW Safety team recommends putting together a disaster supply kit and following specific procedures to keep you and your loved ones safe.Maintaining an emergency supply kit, including nonperishable foods, bottled water, a radio and flashlight with extra batteries, can keep service members and

  • Contracting Airmen foster diversity & inclusion during training event

    Members of the 22nd Contracting Squadron and McConnell Air Force Base Airman and Family Readiness Center pose for a photo during a Four Lenses training event Dec. 23, 2021, at the Greater Wichita Partnership in downtown Wichita, Kansas. The Four Lenses training was presented by A&FRC personnel and

  • McConnell's very own Keeper

    MCCONNELL AIR FORCE BASE, Kan. — The Freedom Keeper, a 10-foot tall fiberglass replica of the Keeper of the Plains statue, was unveiled at McConnell Air Force Base July 23, 2021.

  • Fireworks, flames and safety

    The Fourth of July is celebrated annually through traditions such as barbeques, parties and fireworks, however, it is also a prime time for unnecessary injuries.

  • Honoring the ultimate sacrifice

    Watching an honor guard place a United States flag over the casket of a loved one is one of the most emotional and memorable experiences a person can have. It is also a reminder of all the sacrifices that person made to serve their country.

  • McConnell's KC-46 refuels Ellsworth’s B-1

    A KC-46A Pegasus, taxis to the runway May 17, 2021, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. The KC-46 flew to a training area near Rapid City, S.D., where the crew worked jointly with a B-1B Lancer aircrew from the 37th Bomb Squadron, assigned to Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., to perform the first B-1

  • National Police Week Guard Mount Ceremony

    Airman 1st Class Christine Rogers, 22nd Force Support Squadron honor guardsman, folds a flag during a National Police Week Guard Mount ceremony May 14, 2021, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. The Guard Mount ceremony was held to honor fallen law enforcement officers from McConnell and across the