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  • Berlin Airlift Tour meets with Team McConnell

    Members of the Berlin Airlift Tour stopped by and met with members of Team McConnell, Sept. 27, 2019, McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. The Berlin Airlift was a humanitarian airlift effort that broke the Soviet Union’s blockade of West Berlin, shattering previous airlift records. The operation was

  • McConnell Reservists find ‘New Horizons’ in Guyana

    Two Airmen from the 931st Force Support Squadron and three Airmen from the 931st Aerospace Medicine Squadron recently journeyed from the plains of McConnell to Linden, Guyana, to assist with Exercise New Horizons 2019.Beginning last May, the Exercise New Horizons 2019 concluded at the end of last

  • Reserve readiness for today and the future

    The reemergence of long-term strategic and great-power competition necessitates that the Air Force Reserve grow its capabilities to meet the demands of the future operating environment while integrating with AETC and the Air National Guard.

  • AFA honors Reserve Citizen Airmen

    The Air Force Association honored several Air Force Reserve units, Reserve Citizen Airmen and their employers for outstanding achievements during the 2019 AFA Air, Space and Cyber Conference here Sept. 16.

  • McConnell Reservists strengthen Resilience

    Airmen of the 931st Air Refueling Wing, the Reserve component at McConnell, paused normal duty operations to strengthen their resiliency Sept. 8, 2019, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan.According to the Air Force Resiliency website, for the last five years, suicide has been the leading cause of death

  • KANZA warriors deliver first KC-46 to Pease

    Early last month, members of the 931st Operations Group, consisting of members from the 924th Air Refueling Squadron and 18th Air Refueling Squadron, two of the Reserve flying squadrons at McConnell dedicated to the KC-46A Pegasus, delivered the first two KC-46s to the Airmen of the 157th Air

  • September is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month

    September is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month. Suicide affects all of us and we need to do all we can as Reserve Citizen Airmen and Wingmen to take care of ourselves, our families, our friends and our co-workers. #BeThere for those around you and look for the signs of someone who may be at risk of