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  • Super Guppy visits McConnell

    NASA’s Super Guppy takes off Aug. 11, 2020, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. The Super Guppy’s cargo area is 25 feet wide, 25 feet tall and 111 feet long, enabling the aircraft to carry items that might otherwise need to be shipped via land or sea. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Michaela

  • Commentary: ‘Virtually’ a reality to attend NCOA during COVID-19

    When I sat down at the kitchen table in uniform with a laptop to start my first virtual session at the Air Force Non-Commissioned Officer Academy, the familiar setting of my home quickly morphed into the professional military education I had always hoped for despite doing it online.Traditionally,

  • McConnell Reserve unit welcomes evacuated aircraft

    A KC-46 Pegasus assigned to the Team McConnell lands after returning from Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., Aug. 1, 2020, at McConnell AFB, Kan. The aircraft was sent to Seymour Johnson to help train the Airmen of the 916th Air Refueling Wing, but returned to keep it safe during Hurricane

  • Stewart assumes command of 924 ARS

    Lt. Col. Terry McGee, outgoing 924th Air Refueling Squadron commander, right, relinquishes command during a change of command ceremony Aug. 2, 2020, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. McGee has been the commander of the 924 ARS since it was reactivated in 2017. The 924 ARS is one of the Reserve

  • Grilling Safety

    Infographic about grilling safety (U.S. Graphic by Tech. Sgt. Jennifer Stai)

  • Air Force announces 12 Outstanding Airmen of 2020

    An Air Force selection board at the Air Force’s Personnel Center considered 36 nominees who represented major commands, direct reporting units, field operating agencies and Headquarters Air Force.

  • KC-46 Completes Its First Aeromedical Evacuation Mission

    Airmen from the 931st Air Refueling Wing and 22nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron participated in a Total Force mission to test capabilities of the KC-46A Pegasus during its first aeromedical evacuation on July 10, 2020.Over the course of six flights and 17 hours, the mission, which originated at

  • One KC-135 and Seven KC-46s line up and take off from McConnell for exercise

    One KC-135 Stratotanker and seven KC-46A Pegasus perform an elephant walk July 1, 2020, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. McConnell’s tanker aircrews and maintenance personnel were tested on their ability to rapidly generating multiple sorties during a weather evacuation exercise. (U.S. Air Force