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  • 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

  • Airman enjoys Get 1 rewards, finishes third in command

    Senior Airman Brad Enochs didn't just get one; he got four, making him the non-recruiter with the third most 2009 accessions in Air Force Reserve Command.Airman Enochs is a Reservist assigned to the 931st Air Refueling Group's security forces team. He is also an avid patron and benefactor of "Get 1

  • Spirit Spotlight: Senior Airman Brad Enochs

    Senior Airman Brad Enochs is a Derby, Kan., native who was an active-duty Airman for four years before he joined 931st Air Refueling Group in 2005. Unit: 931st Security ForcesAir Force Job: Currenty on orders as an investigator for the 22nd Air Refueling Wing at McConnell AFBEducation: Majoring in

  • Holiday show featuring Grant, McKnight, Reserve Band to air Dec 23-25

    Amy Grant, Brian McKnight and Take 6 join the Band of the Air Force Reserve and Air Force Strings in this year's Holiday Notes from Home concert on the American Forces Network and the Gospel Music Channel this holiday season.The hour-long special will air on the Gospel Music Channel Dec. 23 at 10

  • Anheuser-Busch offers free theme park admission

    A tribute program that has provided free admission to SeaWorld and Busch Gardens for more than 4 million members of U.S. and coalition armed forces and their families has been extended through 2010."Here's to the Heroes," a program sponsored by Anheuser-Busch, was launched in February 2005 to

  • Leadership Graduate

    Senior Airman Vanessa Cunningham graduated Airman Leadership School at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., on Dec. 17, 2009. She is assigned to the 931st Mission Support Flight, an Air Force Reserve unit at McConnell. Also pictured is her flight commander, Lt. Col. Kerry Lehman. (U.S. Air Force

  • Tanker Tour for Jenks JROTC

    JROTC cadet Master Sgt. Michael Mix, an aspiring pilot, checks out the cockpit of a KC-135 Stratotanker at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. Airmen from the 931st Air Refueling Group led a tour of the tanker Saturday for his JROTC unit from Jenks High School near Tulsa, Okla. (U.S. Air Force

  • Thunderbirds to headline McConnell Open House

    The Thunderbirds are coming to Wichita. The premier aerial demonstration team of the U.S. Air Force will perform as the signature act for Team McConnell's 2010 Open House scheduled Sept. 25 and 26."We are thrilled for the opportunity to bring a headline act like the Thunderbirds to our great