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  • Five Airmen joined the 931st Air Refueling Group family during the October unit training assembly: (from left to right) Tech. Sgt. Kevin Schademann, Senior Airman Allen Cooper, Senior Airman Candice Dodds, Senior Airman Amy Mowrey, and Staff Sgt. Khoa Nguyen.

    Newcomers welcomed

    The following Airmen joined the 931st Air Refueling Group during the October Unit Training Assembly:Tech. Sgt. Kevin Schademann931st Aircraft Maintenance SquadronStaff Sgt. Khoa Nguyen931st Civil Engineer SquadronSenior Airman Allen Cooper931st Aircraft Maintenance SquadronSenior Airman Candice Dodds931st Aircraft Maintenance SquadronSenior Airman
  • Anise Abdul-Hameed tries to reason with the bride during a dress rehearsal of "The Wedding Song," a murder mystery play put on by the McConnell Players. Abdul-Hameed, a computer network administrator for the 931st Air Refueling Group, is a new member to the community theater group. The show is scheduled to start at 6 p.m. tonight. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jason Schaap)

    Murder Mystery Man

  • Karen Levy enjoys a comedic moment during a dress rehearsal of "The Wedding Song," a murder mystery dinner show put on by the base theater group, the McConnell Players. Levy is directing the show after 13 years of community theater experience at whatever location her husband's Air Force career took her. She works full-time as an administrative assistant for the 931st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jason Schaap)

    Show must go on for AMXS civilian

    If all goes well for Karen Levy, a wedding will go horribly wrong tonight. Deadly wrong. Levy, an administrative assistant for the 931st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, is director of "The Wedding Song," a murder mystery dinner theater scheduled to show at the Robert J. Dole Community Center here. Levy is part of a base theater group called the
  • Tech. Sgt. Billy Martin, a crew chief assigned to the 931st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, helps with the recovery of a KC-135 Stratotanker that returned from a mission during the 931st Air Refueling Group's September Unit Training Assembly. Plans to expand Sergeant Martin's squadron are close to final. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jason Schaap)

    Expansion plans close to final for maintenance squadron

    It's been in the works for years, but now Lt. Col. Jeff Pickard, 931st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Commander, is seeing it all come together.His squadron is expanding and is expected to more than triple in size in the next few years. Earlier this month, Colonel Pickard learned that $4 million secured by Kansas Congressman Todd Tiahrt for speeding
  • Airmen are being issued the new Citibank government travel card, which will look like this example. Distribution will begin Aug. 13. (U.S. Air Force illustration)

    Airmen should have received, activated new travel cards

    The Defense Department's current Government Travel Charge Card contract with Bank of America is ending soon and all government travel cardholders have been sent new cards from Citi®, the new SmartPay® 2 vendor.The new travel cards will be ready for use on Nov. 30, after the current cards issued by Bank of America expire on Nov. 29 at 11:59 p.m.
  • The Get 1 Now program now offers Airmen a variety of cool prizes for bringing people into the Air Force Reserve.

    AFRC gives Get 1 Now major upgrade

    When the getting gets going, Reserve Airmen now get some pretty snazzy goodies. "Get 1 Now," a program that rewards Reservists for bringing people into the Air Force Reserve, has a whole new look.Picture Get 1 Now guzzling a gallon of Red Bull.Flat-screens, iPhones, XM radios, and even Bluetooth-equipped Oakleys are among the many techy toys of

  • ARPC contact center expands UTA support

    The Reserve Personnel Contact Center changes support beginning this weekend, Air Reserve Personnel Center officials here said. Starting Oct. 4, customer service counselors will be available the first three Saturdays of each month to support Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve unit training assemblies from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. MT. While federal
  • Airman Bradley Vanzandt (on right) helps Staff Sgt. Martin Vazquez, 22nd Civil Engineer Squadron, use an exothermic welding tool around one of two new Ground-to-Air Transmitter/Receiver towers at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. Airman Vanzandt is a traditional Reservist assigned to the 931st Civil Engineer Squadron currently training with engineers of the 22nd Air Refueling Wing, the 931st's host unit at McConnell. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Jessica Lockoski)

    931st engineer helps build towers

  • Benefits for Reservists When Volunteering vs. Being Mobilized: Same or Different?

    Since Operation Desert Storm, the Air Force has increasingly relied on Reserve and Guard forces to meet combatant commander requirements. Demand for forces dramatically increased after the terrorist attacks of 9/11. The Air Force initially met this demand primarily through partial mobilization of forces. Although Reserve and Guard forces are still
  • Staff Sgt. Regina Rector listens to a staff meeting discussion at the headquarters of the 931st Air Refueling Group. Sergeant Rector is the Group's new Superintendent of Safety.

    Spirit Spotlight: Staff Sgt. Regina Rector

    Staff Sgt. Regina Rector is a Galax, Va., native who recently joined the Air Force Reserve after serving on active-duty for more than four years in the U.S. Army. Air Force Job: Full-time (Air Reserve Technician) Safety and Occupational Health Specialist assigned to the 931st Headquarters StaffEducation: Master of Science in Administration in
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