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  • Congratulations Promotees

    The following Airmen assigned to the 931st Air Refueling Group were recently promoted:Senior Master Sgt. Michael Plante931st Operations Support Flight Master Sgt. Cynthia Hoffman931st Headquarters StaffMaster Sgt. Jodi McGill931st Aircraft Maintenance SquadronMaster Sgt. Leo Ritter (effective Feb.

  • Group donations to benefit local domestic abuse shelter

    Some local lives should be little bit warmer, a little bit better, thanks to donations from the 931st Air Refueling Group family.Group members have been filling collection boxes around the unit for Harbor House, a local shelter that assists domestic violence victims. The many coats, clothes, toys

  • Fourth Air Force's top post changes hands

    Hundreds gathered here Jan. 25th, 2009, in a vivid ceremony as Major General Robert E. Duignan relinquished command of the Fourth Air Force to Brigadier General Eric W. Crabtree. Maj. Gen. Duignan retired during the ceremony concluding a 36-year career in Air Force service.Brig. Gen. Crabtree

  • Training 'frenzy' planned for April

    The 931st Air Refueling Group is going on the offensive in April. Its target: ancillary readiness requirements.A five-day "training frenzy," as Senior Master Sgt. Tammy Askren called it, is scheduled to start two days before the Group's April unit training assembly. The focus of the frenzy, Sergeant

  • Spirit Spotlight: Lt. Col. Barry Jones

    Lt. Col. Barry Jones is a Greenville, S.C., native who enlisted in the Air Force in 1984. He went to Undergraduate Pilot Training at Columbus AFB, Miss., in 1990 and was an active-duty pilot until he joined the Air National Guard in 1995. He's been part of Air Force Reserve Command since 1998. He

  • Keepin' up with Jones (and his journey to the 931st)

    If an airplane was involved, the young Barry Jones was there. Watching. Sometimes for hours.John Wayne would be flying into war and "I would be glued to the TV," said Jones, now a lieutenant colonel and new commander of the 931st Operations Support Flight. Wanting to be a pilot is part of Colonel

  • Tops in Blue coming to Wichita

    Tops in Blue, the Air Force's premeire entertainment showcase, is scheduled to perform in Wichita, Kan., on Feb. 3.Tops In Blue is an all-active duty U.S. Air Force special unit made up of talented amateur performers selected for their entertainment abilities.The group's current show, Deja Blue, is