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  • More documentation needed for CAC, other cards

    A new Department of Defense mandate requires two forms of identification to be presented before common access cards and other types of identification cards can be issued.Effective Sept. 25, 2008, computer software will block creation of new cards until two forms of acceptable identification are scanned into its system (the 931st Air Refueling
  • Tech. Sgt. Milton Willhight(far left), Senior Airman Nathen Hornecker (middle) and Staff Sgt. Keith Yoho wait to be led through a team-building exercise built into a two-week Noncommissioned Officer Leadership Development Program course that concluded on Aug. 15. The three Airmen were blindfolded to simulate vision loss from exposure to a poisonous gas. Sergeant Willhight and Airman Hornecker are assigned to the 931st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. Sergeant Yoho is assigned to the 931st Aerospace Medicine Flight. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jason Schaap)

    Airmen graduate Group's first NCOLDP

    In one day, Staff Sgt. Moni Ringer tried to calm a mutiny among her Airmen, lost her vision to a poisonous gas and then was blown-up crossing a mine field.It was all part of simulated training during the first Noncommissioned Officer Leadership Development Program course taught at the 931st Air Refueling Group. Sergeant Ringer and 20 other 931st
  • Senior Airman Brandon Ingram gets some paperwork help Monday morning from Mary Borst, 931st Air Refueling Group budget officer. Airman Ingram and other Airmen from the 931st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron returned to McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., late Sunday night from a deployment to Turkey. The squadron sent three, two-week rotations of personnel to Turkey in support of Operations Iraqi and Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jason Schaap)

    Turkey Mission Complete

  • A young family member steps up to an inflatable bouncer during one of the 931st Air Refueling Group's past Family Day picnics. Volunteers are needed to help with an inflatable "Bounce House" and many other activities scheduled for this year's picnic during the September Unit Training Assembly.

    Many volunteer opportunities still available for picnic

    The committee in charge of planning this year's Family Day Picnic for the 931st Air Refueling Group is still looking for many volunteers to help with the following activities:Bounce House and Obstacle Course (inflatables)Ring Toss Horse Shoes Red Light Basketball Toss Plinko Color Wheel Shockwave Potty Toss Tic Tac Toe Say AHHH Ducky Game Bean Bag
  • Master Sgt. Shelby Gobel holds up one of the gifts he received from fellow engineers during his retirement ceremony on Aug. 9. Sergeant Gobel retired from the 931st Civil Engineer Squadron two years after he collided with a deer while riding a motorcycle.

    Motorcycle crash survivor retires

    Master Sgt. Shelby Gobel was six days short of retirement when his motorcycle collided with a deer two years ago.He beat the 50-50 odds doctors gave him to survive but was told later that the crash had claimed his hope to retire from the Air Force Reserve. Airmen at his unit, the 931st Civil Engineer Squadron, decided that was unacceptable."We at
  • Airmen who joined the 931st Air Refueling Group during the August Unit Training Assembly attended an orientation on Aug. 9. The Group welcomed, from left to right: (front row) Master Sgt. Cynthia Schlitz, Staff Sgt. Brandon Blodgett, Staff Sgt. Joel Janssen, Staff Sgt. Regina Rector, Staff Sgt. Cecelia Matthews, Maj. Celso Salinas, (back row) Senior Airman Kevin Becton, Capt. Kelvin Tuckett, Staff Sgt. Douglas Winterhalter, and Staff Sgt. Alan Pederson Jr.

    Newcomers welcomed during August UTA

    The following Airmen joined the 931st Air Refueling Group during the August Unit Training Assembly: Maj. Celso SalinasAerospace Medicine FlightCapt. Kelvin TuckettHeadquarters StaffMaster Sgt. Cynthia SchlitzCivil Engineer Squadron Staff Sgt. Brandon BlodgettCivil Engineer Squadron Staff Sgt. Joel JanssenAircraft Maintenance SquadronStaff Sgt.
  • Tech. Sgt.'s Glen Pearson (far left), Alicia Bowens and Milton Willhight prepare to give a group presentation while attending a Noncommissioned Officer Leadership Development Program course at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. The course, designed to help mid-level NCOs develop leadership, began on Aug. 4 and is scheduled to end on Aug. 15. Sergeant's Pearson and Willhight are assigned to the 931st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. Sergeant Bowens is assigned to the 931st Communication and Information Systems Flight. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Tech. Sgt. Jason Schaap)

    NCOLDP underway at 931st ARG

  • Master Sgt. Shelby Gobel shares a smile with fellow planning commission members during a meeting in his hometown of Sedgwick, Kan. Sergeant Gobel is scheduled to retire from the Air Force Reserve on Aug. 9, more than two years after a motorcycle accident almost killed him. He joined the planning commission while recovering and waiting for decisions about his future with his civilian employer and his position with the 931st Civil Engineer Squadron. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Tech. Sgt. Jason Schaap)

    Motorcycle crash survivor to retire during August UTA

    Master Sgt. Shelby Gobel was six days short of retirement requirements when his motorcycle crashed into a deer just over two years ago.  He barely survived, but the crash claimed his hope for serving at least five more years with the 931st Air Refueling Group's Civil Engineer Squadron.  After a lot of patience and help from his fellow CES Airmen,
  • Staff Sgt. Monica Conforti, Aviation Resource Management, 18th Air Refueling Squadron

    Spirit Spotlight: Staff Sgt. Monica Conforti

    Staff Sgt. Monica Conforti is an El Paso, Texas, native who has been in the Air Force 10 years. Air Force Job: Aviation Resource Manager for the 18th Air Refueling Squadron Civilian Job: Hoping for a marketing job in Enid, Okla. Education: Bachelor's Degree in Communication Favorite way to relax: Reading What annoys me: When people don't do what
  • Airman 1st Class Elliott Snow listens to instructions while learning how to organize technical orders for KC-135 aircrews assigned to the 931st Air Refueling Squadron. The training was funded by an Air Force Reserve program designed to make traditional Reservists functional in their specialties at a faster rate. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jason Schaap)

    Spirit Spotlight: Airman 1st Class Elliott Snow

    Airman 1st Class Elliott Snow is a Derby, Kan., native who has been in the Air Force four months. Air Force Job: Information Manager for the 931st Aerospace Medicine Flight Civilian Employer: Jabara's Carpet Outlet in Wichita, Kan. Favorite way to relax: Play video games Favorite movie: Talladega Nights Most influential person in my life: My dad.
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