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  • Final Flight Ambush

    Tech. Sgt. Greg Carron is ambushed by three of his fellow Airmen armed with water sprayers at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., Saturday. Sergeant Carron had just finished his final flight as a KC-135 boom operator before retiring from the Air Force Reserve. The wet-down, a final-flight tradition for

  • Tops In Blue headed to Wichita

    Tops In Blue, the Air Force's premier entertainment showcase, is scheduled to perform in Wichita on Jan. 28. The show is free and open to the public.Tops In Blue performers are active-duty Airmen from diverse career fields who have competed against talented servicemembers Air Force-wide to be a part

  • 931st members breaking total-force records

    Reservists of the 931st Air Refueling Group enter 2010 supporting Team McConnell more than they ever have before. Lt. Col. Jon Woods, a total-force gatekeeper of sorts for the 931st, has the numbers that prove it.Colonel Woods is in charge of planning for the Group's operations support flight and

  • Officials launch new Air Force community Web site

    Air Force officials have launched a new Web site to meet social and informational needs of Airmen, civilians, retirees and their families.The entire Air Force family: all Airmen, married and single; spouses; children; Air Force civilians; and retirees are invited to log on to

  • Reservists encouraged to honor employers

    Providing pay and benefits during deployments, sending care packages to deployed employees, allowing time off, and celebrating military service with send-off and homecoming ceremonies are just a few commitments that the Guard and Reserve's top employers are honored for each year. Officials here are

  • Group civilian to retire after 28 years

    Come 2010, the 931st Air Refueling Group will be minus a Team McConnell fixture.Judy Wilkinson, an administrative assistant for the Group, is retiring after 28 years of civil service here. Her McConnell adventure started in 1981, the same year Ronald Reagan was inaugurated, a postage stamp cost 15

  • Deice Duo

    Senior Master Sgt. Eric Peel and Staff Sgt. Marshall Oswalt coat a KC-135 Stratotanker with deicing spray during a recent mission that supported the 2009 Tour for the Troops featuring singer Kid Rock and comedian Carlos Mencia. Both sergeants are Reservists assigned to the 931st Aircraft Maintenance

  • Kyrgyzstan Christmas

    Master Sgt. Cynthia Hoffman stands in from of the Burana Tower along Kyrgyzstan's famed Silk Road. Sergeant Hoffman, a Reservist assigned to the 931st Air Refueling Group, is expected to return from a four-month deployment to Kyrgyzstan in early 2010. (Courtesy photo)

  • AF Reserve loses Airman in Operation Enduring Freedom

    The Department of Defense announced the death of a 932nd Airlift Wing airman who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.Tech. Sgt. Anthony C. Campbell Jr., 35, of Florence, Ky., died Dec. 15 of wounds suffered from the detonation of an improvised explosive device in Helmand Province, Afghanistan.

  • 931st crew supports 2009 Tour for the Troops

    Staff Sgt. Marshall Oswalt (far left), Tech. Sgt. Glen Pearson (far right) and other Airmen were able to meet singer Kid Rock during a 2009 Tour for the Troops reception party. Both sergeants, from the 931st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., were part of KC-135