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  • Winter storm blankets McConnell Air Force Base

    A pile of snow builds up at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, Jan. 8, 2025. Over the course of five days, approximately nine inches of snowfall covered the surrounding area of Sedgwick County. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Patrick O'Neill)

  • 2024: A Year in Review

    As 2024 comes to a close, the 419th Fighter Wing can look back on a year filled with excitement and achievement.The year began with a bang as the 419th Fighter Wing's Civil Engineer Squadron hosted an extended 3-day training exercise during its January unit training assembly. The squadron set up a

  • Innovation Lab Pioneers a Remote Start System for the KC-46

    Airmen from the 22nd Air Refueling Wing Innovation Lab invented a new remote start device for the KC-46A Pegasus called the Auxiliary Power Unit Start System (APURSS) this year.The APURSS uses remote activation, cutting down on mission response times and enhancing mission efficiency by ensuring the

  • Sister Wings Support 908th Combat Readiness Exercise

    The 908th Flying Training Wing held a four-day wing-wide combat readiness exercise from Oct. 31 to Nov. 3, 2024, at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama.The exercise was designed, by planners, to prepare Citizen Airmen for potential future deployments, giving them an opportunity to display their skills

  • Schoon assumes command of 931st MSG

    (From left to right) Col. Cynthia Welch, 931st Air Refueling Wing commander, hands the guideon to Lt. Col. Vanessa Schoon, incoming 931st Air Refueling Wing commander. Prior to her current position, Schoon was the Fourth Air Force division chief of the security forces branch at March Air Reserve