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  • Large group of Airmen join 931st, more growth expected

    There's a lot of new faces in the 931st Air Refueling Group. Members of the growing unit welcomed 19 new Airmen to the 931st family in September, a few months after a group of 20 Airmen were welcomed during an earlier unit training assembly.Orientation classes for new Airmen haven't been so large

  • Day for Families

    Staff Sgt. Napoleon Stanley and his wife, Tamra, help their children with building projects donated by Home Depot at the 931st Air Refueling Group's annual family day picnic on Sept. 13. Sergeant Stanley is a Reserve utilities Airman assigned to the 931st Civil Engineer Squadron. On his lap is his

  • ReserveNet changes to ARCNet

    ReserveNet has a new name and a new mission. After a year of coordination between the Air Force Reserve and the Air National Guard, ARCNet was established Sept. 1 to provide ReserveNet capabilities to ANG members. Until now, only reservists had access to these resources used to train, communicate

  • Title Trophies

    For the second year in a row, the 931st Air Refueling Group has taken top golf honors at McConnell Air Force Base. Senior Master Sgt. Diane Hiebert and Tech. Sgt. Darren Horton represented the 931st's intramural team Wednesday, accepting trophies for repeating as the base's intramural champions.Lt.

  • Gray Skies

    Rain clouds loom as Tech. Sgt. John Grindstaff and Senior Airman Candice Dodds help prepare a KC-135 Stratotanker at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., for a refueling mission. Nearly six inches of rain had fallen at the base in about 24 hours by Sept. 9, with more rain in the forecast for every day

  • Spirit Spotlight: Senior Airman James "J.D." Utash

    Senior Airman James "J.D." Utash is a Rose Hill, Kan., native who has been an Air Force Reservist for all three years of his military service.Unit: 18th Air Refueling SquadronAir Force Job: KC-135 Stratotanker Boom OperatorCivilian Job: Financial Analyst at Spirit AerosystemsEducation: Business

  • Champions Again: 931st golf team defends intramural title

    The 931st Air Refueling Group golf team successfully defended its championship title Friday, cruising through a final match against the 22nd Logistics Readiness Squadron team at Auburn Hills Golf Course in Wichita, Kan. Lt. Col. Greg Harney and Col. (retired) Ron Johnston birdied all but two of

  • Structures Airmen preparing for deployment

    In less than a year, many 931st Civil Engineer Squadron Airmen expect to be supporting contingencies in Iraq. The deployment includes an extensive preparation schedule.That's what all the banging and sawing was about this past drill weekend at the 931st Civil Engineer Squadron's headquarters

  • 931st to defend golf title

    The 931st Air Refueling Group intramural golf team is scheduled for a championship rematch Friday against a team representing the 22nd Logistics Readiness Squadron at Auburn Hills Golf Course in Wichita, Kan.Lt. Col. Greg Harney and Col. (retired) Ron Johnston are set to defend the title they and

  • An Honor to Fly

    Reserve Airmen assigned to the 18th Air Refueling Squadron, the flying unit of the 931st Air Refueling Group, gave some of McConnell's honorary commanders a close-up view of the base's mission in August. The commanders were passengers on a KC-135 Stratotanker to watch an aerial refueling mission