• 22 ARW hosts weightlifting competition

    Airman 1st Class Jesus Velasco-Contreras, 22nd Force Support Squadron services apprentice, performs a deadlift during a base weightlifting competition Dec. 11, 2024, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. Velasco-Contreras successfully performed a 525-pound deadlift during the competition. (U.S. Air

  • Kingfish ACE: Not just a roll of the dice for readiness

    This June, the 22nd Force Support Squadron implemented a new weeklong professional development course called Foundations that culminates with a unique learning experience for its participants – a war board game called Kingfish ACE.

  • DFAC expands culinary expertise

    The 22nd Force Support Squadron’s Chisholm Trail Dining Facility team added to their culinary expertise Nov. 19 testing out a new recipe and kicking off a partnership with the Redler Institute of Culinary Arts.

  • Innovation Lab Pioneers a Remote Start System for the KC-46

    Airmen from the 22nd Air Refueling Wing Innovation Lab invented a new remote start device for the KC-46A Pegasus called the Auxiliary Power Unit Start System (APURSS) this year.The APURSS uses remote activation, cutting down on mission response times and enhancing mission efficiency by ensuring the

  • Supporting Our Own: Wingman Guardian Connect Debuts at McConnell

    Isolation among new Airmen has been an issue in the modern Air Force, and a new program has taken one step closer to combatting it.In an effort to enhance connection, mentorship and mental health support within the Air Force, McConnell recently introduced the Wingman Guardian Connect program. During

  • Sister Wings Support 908th Combat Readiness Exercise

    The 908th Flying Training Wing held a four-day wing-wide combat readiness exercise from Oct. 31 to Nov. 3, 2024, at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama.The exercise was designed, by planners, to prepare Citizen Airmen for potential future deployments, giving them an opportunity to display their skills