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  • Construction to update McConnell, minimize waste

    Spring construction is about to begin at McConnell. Thanks to an aggressive construction program and strong advocacy by wing leadership, McConnell received more than $20 million for maintenance and repair projects during the end of fiscal year 2008.Additionally, the base received another $7 million

  • Welcome Newcomers

    The following Airmen joined the 931st Air Refueling Group during the April unit training assembly:Capt. Christina Miller931st Aircraft Maintenance SquadronTech. Sgt. Gregory Podobensky931st Mission Support FlightStaff Sgt. David Corob931st Mission Support FlightStaff Sgt. Marshall Oswalt931st

  • Training 'frenzy' deemed success

    The "frenzy" is finished, for now.A five-day training blitz aimed at freeing up Airmen's future drill weekends came to end Monday. Overall, the first-of-its-kind event went very well, Senior Master Sgt. Tammy Askren said. So well, members of the 931st Air Refueling Group can expect another in about

  • KC-135 supports F-16 crews tracking stolen Cessna

    A KC-135 Stratotanker crew supported and refueled F-16 Fighting Falcons as the figher aircraft pilots closely trailed a stolen Cessna from a Canadian flight school crossed the U.S.-Canada border April 6 were on its trail. The Cessna 172, stolen by its pilot from a flight school in Thunder Bay,

  • Medical Airmen return from 'Arctic' mission

    Technically, they were still within the United States. But to Lt. Col. Cheryl Hooper and Lt. Col. (Dr.) James Clark, it seemed like another world.The two Airmen from the 931st Aerospace Medicine Flight returned in late March from a two-week deployment supporting Operation Arctic Care, a joint

  • Volunteers needed; exercises available

    For some Air Force reservists, the prospect of satisfying their two-week annual tour requirement at their home station isn't very appealing. They are looking for an opportunity to get some valuable training and a chance to see the world. For them, volunteering for an exercise or other temporary duty