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  • Fourth Air Force's top post changes hands

    Hundreds gathered here Jan. 25th, 2009, in a vivid ceremony as Major General Robert E. Duignan relinquished command of the Fourth Air Force to Brigadier General Eric W. Crabtree. Maj. Gen. Duignan retired during the ceremony concluding a 36-year career in Air Force service.Brig. Gen. Crabtree

  • Training 'frenzy' planned for April

    The 931st Air Refueling Group is going on the offensive in April. Its target: ancillary readiness requirements.A five-day "training frenzy," as Senior Master Sgt. Tammy Askren called it, is scheduled to start two days before the Group's April unit training assembly. The focus of the frenzy, Sergeant

  • Spirit Spotlight: Lt. Col. Barry Jones

    Lt. Col. Barry Jones is a Greenville, S.C., native who enlisted in the Air Force in 1984. He went to Undergraduate Pilot Training at Columbus AFB, Miss., in 1990 and was an active-duty pilot until he joined the Air National Guard in 1995. He's been part of Air Force Reserve Command since 1998. He

  • Keepin' up with Jones (and his journey to the 931st)

    If an airplane was involved, the young Barry Jones was there. Watching. Sometimes for hours.John Wayne would be flying into war and "I would be glued to the TV," said Jones, now a lieutenant colonel and new commander of the 931st Operations Support Flight. Wanting to be a pilot is part of Colonel

  • Tops in Blue coming to Wichita

    Tops in Blue, the Air Force's premeire entertainment showcase, is scheduled to perform in Wichita, Kan., on Feb. 3.Tops In Blue is an all-active duty U.S. Air Force special unit made up of talented amateur performers selected for their entertainment abilities.The group's current show, Deja Blue, is

  • Weekend Trip: McConnell teamwork helps new Airmen see mission up close

    Birthdays came a little early this year for Airman 1st Class Matt Rourk and Airman Timothy Lollis.They were among 29 active-duty Airmen who flew with a Reserve KC-135 Stratotanker crew on an aerial refueling mission on Jan. 10. Because Airmen Rourk and Lollis had birthdays in January, they were

  • Team McConnell adopts total 'fours' training

    Just prior to being named the Secretary of the Air Force last year, Michael B. Donley said he wanted to "open the door to innovation" to every junior person in the Air Force.Capt. Mark Villacis accepted the invitation. Total force integration and better operational effectiveness was the

  • 'Year In Photos' highlights 2008

    Throughout the past year, Airmen, deployed and at home, successfully carried out the Air Force mission to Fly, Fight and Win in air, space and cyberspace. Whether it was maintaining and launching an unmanned aircraft, tending to a wounded warrior, helping to reinforce a levee during a major flood,