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  • 'Master' NCO

    Tech. Sgt. Chastity Forrest will soon be Master Sgt. Chastity Forrest. She was selected for the new rank through the Air Force Promotion Enhancement Program, or "PEP," as it is commonly known.Sergeant Forrest is the noncommissioned officer in charge of aircrew flight equipment for the 931st

  • DOD officials announce requirement for new aerial tanker competition

    The needs of warfighters and value for taxpayers are at the heart of the new draft request for proposal for aerial refueling capability, Deputy Defense Secretary William J. Lynn said here Sept. 24. Mr. Lynn, Air Force Secretary Michael Donley and Ashton B. Carter, defense undersecretary for

  • Sport bike accidents on rise; McConnell offers AMC course

    The combination of sport bikes and servicemembers is killing Airmen. So far in 2009, 17 Airmen died in accidents involving two-wheeled vehicles. Eighty-two percent of those Airmen were riding sport bikes, a type of motorcycle know for its speed and eye-catching design. The reason the combination is

  • Talking 'TFI:' McConnell Airmen taking integration to 'next level'

    Reservists and Regular Air Force personnel met here during the 931st Air Refueling Group's September training assembly to talk Total Force Integration, or, what is increasingly referred to as "TFI."Officially, it was called a "meet and greet." But really, most of the representatives--from the

  • Gun 'Safety,' bird-scare get integration boost

    It wasn't so much a shotgun wedding; more like a honeymoon event. The coming together of the 931 Air Refueling Group and 22nd Air Refueling Wing safety offices really started a month ago with total force integration meetings.Not long after the two made the integration commitment, Maj. Travis Clark,

  • Engineers bound for Silver Flag

    More than two dozen Airmen from the 931st Civil Engineer Squadron left here Saturday morning for two weeks of combat training at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., and Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Ga.Tyndall AFB is home to Silver Flag, a week-long exercise designed to teach Airmen how to build and maintain

  • Spirit Spotlight: Staff Sgt. Anthony Caruso

    Staff Sgt. Anthony Caruso is a Springfield, Mo., native who has been in the Air Force for five years. Unit: 931st Civil Engineer SquadronAir Force Job: Utilities SpecialistCivilian Job/Education: College student at Missouri State University, majoring in physical education.Favorite movie: August

  • Warfighters take time for Air Force's 62nd birthday

    Hundreds of Airmen, Soldiers, Sailors and Marines celebrated the 62nd Air Force birthday with tradition, solidarity and a show of force Sept. 18 here. A reveille ceremony was held at 6 a.m.at the base flag poles in Camp Cunningham, named after Senior Airman Jason D. Cunningham, an Air Force

  • Total Force Training Prep

    Airman 1st Class Kyle Williams gives a vacuum-sealed piece of protective equipment to Staff Sgt. Brian Reed (on right) inside a supply building at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. Sergeant Reed and other Reservists assigned to the 931st Air Refueling Group gathered equipment during their September

  • Enlisted Group members wanted for officer vacancies

    The 931st Air Refueling Group will be having some officer vacancies in the near future. Col. Edsel "Archie" Frye Jr., the 931st commander, wants to give the Group's enlisted personnel the opportunity to apply for those positions through the Deserving Airman Commissioning Program. The primary