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  • 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.
  • Airman Basic Brad Vanzandt, a Reservist assigned to the 931st Civil Engineer Squadron, rolls up electrical tubing pulled from under the ground near the main gate at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. Air Force Reserve Command's Seasoning Training Program made it possible for Airman Vanzandt to train full-time with engineers assigned to the 931st's active-duty host unitat McConnell, the 22nd Air Refueling Wing. The program is designed to speed up the training of traditional Reservists beyond what one weekend a month and a few weeks a year usually allows. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jason Schaap)

    Seasoning program getting 931st Airmen trained faster

    A year ago, Brad Vanzandt was a tractor salesman wondering what direction he wanted his life to take. He decided to make a change. A big change. "220,000 volts" of change. I want to do what you do, he told his father, a retired Airman and electrical engineer. The contract jobs his father worked on in Topeka, Kan., were big jobs. 220,000 volt-type
  • Joel Janssen, husband of just-promoted Tech. Sgt. Amber Janssen, and their 10-month old daughter, Emily, help tack on new rank to Amber's uniform during a promotion ceremony at the 931st Military Personnel Flight office on July 31. Sergeant Janssen is in charge of the MPF's relocations section. Joel also serves with the 931st Air Refueling Group as a staff sergeant assigned to the 931st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jason Schaap)

    Congratulations Promotees

    Congratulations to the 931st Air Refueling Group's most recent promotees:Master Sgt. Daniel McCarthy931st Aircraft Maintenance SquadronTech. Sgt. Alicia Bowens931st Communication and Information Systems FlightTech. Sgt. Amber Janssen931st Military Personnel FlightTech. Sgt. Billy Martin931st Aircraft Maintenance SquadronStaff Sgt. Neil Parks931st
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