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  • McConnell's food truck park officially open

    The 22nd Air Refueling Wing, thanks to the 22nd Civil Engineer Squadron, opened a food truck park called the Refueling Station for Team McConnell Airmen April 4.With very little foot traffic on base, brick and mortar food places have an uphill battle realizing success at McConnell. This causes

  • McConnell Reservist devotes his off time to special medical missions

    Maj. Leo Romero, 905th Air Refueling Squadron, chief of tactics, is a busy guy. But he makes time to fly special missions, when he can.“Back in 2016 one of my friends knew someone who had a daughter, she was 11 or 12, with a heart condition,” Romero recalls. “She needed open heart surgery in

  • McConnell Reservists participate in readiness exercise

    Four Airmen from the 931st Civil Engineer Squadron rush to their tent as part of routine readiness exercise March 5, 2023, McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. The three-day exercise evaluated the 931st Air Refueling Wing's operational readiness. (Photo by Tech. Sgt. Abigail Klein)

  • Reserve Commander Rescinds COVID-19 Participation Limits

    Following the lead of the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of the Air Force, the commander of Air Force Reserve Command and chief of the Air Force Reserve has rescinded the June 2022 memo that restricted participation and travel for Reserve Citizen Airmen not vaccinated against Covid-19.

  • New commanders assume command of 931st AMXS, AMDS

    New commanders assumed command of the 931st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron and the Aerospace Maintenance Squadron. Lt. Col. Pamela Potter, the incoming 931st AMXS commander, was previously the operations flight commander for the 302nd Airlift Maintenance Group at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo. Lt.

  • Stratotanker de-icing

    Airman 1st Class Aaron Anderson (left), 22nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, and Senior Airman Nicholas Handy (right), 22nd AMXS communication, countermeasure and navigation systems journeyman de-ices a KC-135 Stratotanker with a de-icing truck at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, Jan. 26,