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  • KC-135 performs last time during UTA

    Members of the 931st Air Refueling Wing gathered on the flightline June 6 to honor the KC-135R Stratotanker flight to train during a Unit Training Assembly. Though this was not the last time a 931 ARW aircrew would fly a KC-135, the flight marked the end of a long history with the KANZA Warriors

  • Twenty-five years of mission accomplishment

    The 931st Air Refueling Group stood up at McConnell AFB Jan. 1, 1995. Five months later, the Group’s first mission, the refueling of the “Spirit of Kansas,” a B-2 bomber, was complete.Retired Chief Master Sgt. Don Askren was a boom operator with the 18th Air Refueling Squadron on the historic first

  • Command Post Airman wins AFRC-level award

    Airman 1st Class Lauren A. Chavez, 931st Air Refueling Wing Command Post Emergency Actions controller, poses for a photo while serving at Hurlburt Field, Fla. Chavez recently won the Air Force Reserve Command C2 Operations Airman of the Year. (Courtesy photo)

  • Air Force delays mandatory wear-date for 2PFDU, OCP items

    In an effort to reduce unnecessary stress on Airmen and Space professionals during COVID-19 restrictions, several uniform changes scheduled to become mandatory for the Operational Camouflage Pattern and Two-Piece Flight Duty Uniform on June 1, 2020, have been delayed to Sept. 1, 2020.

  • Memorial Day message

    Memorial Day not only marks the transition from Spring to Summer, but it is a day to remember those who fought and died in service to our country.It is a time-honored practice in our great Nation marked by celebrations, remembrance ceremonies, parades, picnics and family gatherings across the

  • 'Duck and cover' takes on new meaning during COVID-19

    Unless working actively in the medical squadron, most members of the 931st Air Refueling Wing at McConnell are not in the habit of daily wearing a protective face mask or covering unless it was time to don full Mission Oriented Protective Posture gear. This all changed last month with Department of

  • Team McConnell salutes COVID-19 heroes

    On Wednesday, May 6, a formation of McConnell tankers accompanied by the historic B-29 Bomber “Doc” flew over 11 area hospitals in the greater Wichita area under Operation America Strong. The flyovers were a salute to the thousands of local healthcare workers, first responders and other essential

  • Team McConnell flyover to salute community and frontline COVID-19 responders

    Team McConnell is scheduled to perform a series of community flyovers for Operation America Strong on May 6, 2020, beginning at 10 a.m.A flight of two KC-135 Stratotankers and a KC-46 Pegasus from McConnell, followed closely by Wichita’s own B-29 Superfortress “Doc,” will fly over local communities