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July 22, 2019
#8 K-46A Pegasus Arrival

A KC-46A Pegasus lands at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., July 19, 2019. The aircraft is the eighth addition to McConnell's Pegasus fleet. The installation will be receiving 36 total, next generation aircraft. The KC-46A is the first phase in recapitalizing the U.S. Air Force's aging tanker fleet.
July 22, 2019
Reserve Citizen Airmen pave the way to accelerated readiness with collaboration

For the last two and a half months the Minneapolis-St. Paul Air Reserve Station’s track and field has been overrun by horses, RED HORSEs. Also known as rapid engineer deployable heavy operational repair squadron engineers, RED HORSE Squadrons are fully-armed, self-sufficient civil engineering units
July 16, 2019
Developmental education opportunities for Reserve Citizen Airmen

Air Force Reserve Citizen Airmen are selected every year to attend Developmental Education courses boarded through the Reserve School Selection Board (RSSB A&B), Reserve Developmental Education Designation Board (RDEDB), and Enlisted Developmental Education Board (EDEB). The boards are held
July 12, 2019
Individual Reservist RDEDB applications due Aug. 28

Applications for the academic year 2018-2019 Reserve Developmental Education Designation Board (RDEDB) must be submitted via vPC to your servicing HQ RIO Detachment by August 28, 2019.Full eligibility requirements and application instructions are available in the RDEDB invitation to apply.The RDEDB
July 10, 2019
UPDATE: Changes coming to G.I. Bill Transfer of Education Benefits for Guard, Reserve

*Editor’s Note: This article was originally published May 17, 2019. Updates were made July 10, 2019*Applicable to: Air National Guard and Air Force ReserveNOTE: PLEASE DISREGARD MESSAGE IF YOU HAVE EXECUTED A TRANSFER OF POST-9/11 GI BILL EDUCATION BENEFITS AND FULFILLED THE REQUIRED SERVICE
July 3, 2019
KC-46 RVS research to continue at McConnell

A team from the Air Force Research Laboratory’s 711th Human Performance Wing, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, is scheduled to conduct tests for the KC-46A Pegasus Remote Visual System later this month.
June 28, 2019
Reserve Citizen Airmen build medical and dental clinic

Setting aside their normal summer annual training schedule, Airmen from the 931st Civil Engineer Squadron utilized their training and skills to help a small community in Georgia the past two months. Beginning May 20, more than 39 members of the McConnell Reserve CES unit took over as the
June 27, 2019
KC-46 fuel tank removal: an Air Force first

For the first time in history, eight McConnell Airmen removed a fuel tank from a KC-46 Pegasus to perform repairs.
June 24, 2019
Tornado siren testing scheduled

The base is scheduled to test tornado sirens today at noon
June 21, 2019
Past meets future

Past greets future. A KC-46A Pegasus and KC-135 Stratotanker face each on Team McConnell's flightline, June 17, 2019, McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. Team McConnell continues to lead the way with the introduction and implementation of the Air Force’s newest major weapons system, the KC-46. (Tech.

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