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  • 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

  • Team McConnell enjoys Family Mobility Line

    A Family Mobility Line attendant tours a chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear materials display on Sept. 21, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. CBRN is responsible for protection, decontamination, response planning and detection. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Paula Arce)

  • Team McConnell participates in POW/MIA Remembrance Week

    The 22nd Air Refueling Wing Honor Guard salutes the U.S. flag during the POW/MIA week opening ceremony at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, Sept. 16, 2024. The wreath laying ceremony reflects commitment to finding prisoners of war actively missing and recognizes the sacrifices made by those service