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  • 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.

  • Turnage Turns Bike into Bucks for servicemembers

    A 931st Air Refueling Wing Citizen Airman raised $578 in charity for injured servicemembers by biking from Carefree, Az., to San Diego from May 1 – 4, 2019.Senior Airman Jeff Turnage, 931st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, participated in three fundraisers during the past 3 years for

  • Aircraft evacuations showcase Team McConnell’s teamwork

    Team McConnell aircrews stayed one step ahead of the inclement weather this season and evacuated a total of 8 KC-135 Stratotankers and 3 KC-46 Pegasuses in less than six hours early last month.The order to evacuate the aircraft was given at 9 a.m. By 2 p.m. that same day, all the aircraft had been

  • 100th ARW takes to the skies for Astral Knight 2019

    Astral Knight 2019, a joint-multinational exercise led by U.S. Air Forces in Europe, aims to demonstrate the defense capabilities of the U.S. integrated air and missile defense system, and will involve a combination of flight operations and computer-assisted scenarios.The exercise’s goal is to

  • Taylor assumes command of 931 AMDS

    Col. Phil Heseltine, 931st Air Refueling Wing commander, hands the guidon to Lt. Col. Mei-Ling Taylor, incoming 931st Aerospace Medicine Squadron commander, during an assumption of command ceremony June 1, 2019, McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. Previously, Taylor was the senior administrator for the

  • 931st ARW leadership serves Team McConnell

    Col. Phil Heseltine, 931st Air Refueling Wing commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Takesha Williams, 931st ARW command chief and 507th Air Refueling Wing budget analyst, serve lunch to Team McConnell Airmen June 1, 2019, in the Chisholm Trail Dining Facility, McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. Heseltine and

  • Sundown Parade 2019

    Airmen from Team McConnell participated in the Sundown Parade to help kick off Wichita's 2019 Riverfest celebration, May 31, 2019, Wichita, Kan. Team McConnell members took the opportunity throughout the parade to thank community members for their support. (U.S. Air Force photos by Tech. Sgt.