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  • Flyers get new boss

    Col. Edsel A. "Archie" Frye Jr. clasps a commander's pin to Lt. Col. Tony Brusca's jacket during a 18th Air Refueling Squadron change of command ceremony on June 13. Colonel Brusca, a KC-135 Stratotanker pilot, took command of the 18th ARS after serving under every one of the squadron's previous

  • Medical officer earns civilian optometry award

    Capt. (Dr.) Chad Thompson, the 931st Aerospace Medicine Squadron's chief of optometry, has been named the 2009 Young Optometrist of the Year by the Kansas Optometric Association.The award, according to an Association release, "recognizes optometrists in practice for less than 10 years who have

  • Moving Up, Moving On

    Col. Ted Mathews enjoys the moment during his promotion ceremony Saturday. Helping pin on the eagles that represent his new colonel rank are his sister, Catherine Mathews, his nephew, Joseph, and his niece, Gabrielle. Colonel Mathews relinquished command of the 18th Air Refueling Squadron to Lt.

  • Welcome Newcomers

    The following Airmen joined the 931st Air Refueling Group during the June Unit Training Assembly:Staff Sgt. Howard Schliebner931st Aerospace Medicine FlightStaff Sgt. Joshua Smith931st Aerospace Medicine FlightSenior Airman Justin Hartung931st Aircraft Maintenance SquadronSenior Airman Alex

  • Congressional Visit

    Col. Edsel A. "Archie" Frye Jr., 931st Air Refueling Group commander, meets with Todd Tiahrt, R-Kan., in Washington, D.C., on June 4 to discuss the future of the 931st at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. The visit was part of a congressional orientation course designed for Air Force commanders. (U.S.

  • NCAA coaches visit troops in hospital

    Henry Bautista wasn't one of the U.S. servicemembers seven NCAA football coaches visited at a U.S. military hospital in Germany Friday. That's because servicemembers are not the only ones risking their lives in dangerous places like Iraq. That's where Bautista, a field representative for a light