Financial readiness focus of 'Military Saves Week'

Team McConnell members have multiple weapons available this week to fight off the attacks of a shaky economy. Classes are scheduled here everyday as part of Military Saves Week, a Defense Department-wide campaign to help educate military families on how to create wealth and eliminate debt. The

Welcome Newcomers

The following Airmen joined the 931st Air Refueling Group in February:Tech. Sgt. Darren Andrews931st Military Support FlightStaff Sgt. Cristine Chavez18th Air Refueling SquadronStaff Sgt. Michael Mitchell931st Aircraft Maintenance SquadronStaff Sgt. Linda Phothilath931st Aircraft Maintenance

HBO movie featuring Airmen, Marines to show Tuesday

More than 35 Airmen and 50 Marines who served as extras and subject matter experts to showcase how the military and American community cares for servicemembers for HBO's "Taking Chance" watched their hard work pay off when it premiered Feb. 21.The movie is scheduled to show again Tuesday

Spirit Spotlight: Staff Sgt. Jamel Warren

Staff Sgt. Jamel Warren is a Bronx, N.Y., native who joined the Air Force five years ago. He joined the Reserve three years ago, later transferring from Tinker Air Force Base, Okla., to the 931st Air Refueling Group.  Air Force job: Combat Arms Instructor, 931st Security ForcesCivilian job: Prison

Big future for 931st Security Forces

All of Master Sgt. Robert Reader's Airmen are listed on a marker board in his office. If all goes well in the next year, he will need a much bigger marker board. Sergeant Reader is chief of the 931st Air Refueling Group's Security Forces. Right now, his force is a dozen Airmen strong. But like many

Tanker Teamwork

Spirit Spotlight: Senior Airman Travis Reimer

Senior Airman Travis Reimer is a Newton, Kan., native who joined the Air National Guard unit at McConnell AFB in 2005. He joined the Air Force Reserve in 2007 after a base realignment and closure eliminated his job at the Guard unit. Air Force job: Hydraulics Journeyman, 931st Aircraft Maintenance

Maintainer returns from long deployment

Kobe Reimer didn't say goodbye. He didn't know how.He was just shy of his second birthday when his father, Senior Airman Travis Reimer, deployed to Southwest Asia in September. "(Kobe) wasn't really talking yet," Airman Reimer remembered.But children develop rapidly at that age. And Airman Reimer,

Incentive to Fly

Medical officers to support 'Arctic' mission

Military life is about to get cold for two 931st Air Refueling Group Reservists. Alaska cold.Lt. Col. Cheryl Hooper and Lt. Col. (Dr.) James Clark are scheduled to join Operation Arctic Care, a humanitarian aid mission in the remote regions of Alaska, in early March.Colonel Clark is a dentist