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  • Scobee meets Pegasus

    Today, Team McConnell added a sixth KC-46A Pegasus to its inventory during an official arrival ceremony.During the event, Col. Phil Heseltine, 931st Air Refueling Wing commander, took time to address the significance of the delivery and its role in Team McConnell’s Total Force Initiative.

  • Molloy takes command of 931 AMXS

    (From right) Maj. Michael Molloy, incoming 931st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron commander, receives the 931 AMXS guidon from Col. Robert Thompson, 931st Maintenance Group commander, during a change of command ceremony May 4, 2019, McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. Before assuming command, Molloy served

  • McConnell Reserve Unit Reactivates 905 ARS

    In an historic ceremony, Team McConnell reactivated a squadron that lay dormant for almost ten years.The 931st Air Refueling Wing reactivated the 905th Air Refueling Squadron in an official ceremony at Hangar 1107 here, May 4, 2019. This is one of the first squadrons in the Air Force dedicated to

  • Team McConnell Tours new Air Traffic Control Tower

    Team McConnell joined leaders from the local community for a ribbon cutting ceremony celebrating the new air traffic control tower today. Construction for the new tower lasted about 540 days. It features 10 floors and stands at approximately 120 feet tall, 34 feet taller than the old tower. (U.S.

  • MEDUSA 5 Arrival

    Members of Team McConnell exit a KC-46A Pegasus April 20, 2019, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. This is the fifth KC-46 to be delivered to McConnell. It is the first Pegasus delivery to have an aircrew composed of both active duty and reserve pilots from the 22nd and 931st Air Refueling Wings.

  • McConnell Reservists participate in ‘unmanned’ flight

    On the morning of April 9, an aircrew of five from the 18th Air Refueling Squadron gathered to fly a ‘tanker’ into the sky. Though their operation was standard operations at McConnell, the manning of the flight was anything but.That’s because the aircrew consisted of only women: Four KC-135

  • Total Force Formation Flight

    Master Sgt. Heath Hampton, Air Mobility Command KC-46 Test and Eval instructor, shows Col. Phil Heseltine, 931st Air Refueling Wing commander, some unique physical characteristics of the boom on the KC-46A Pegasus April 6, 2019, McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. The 931 ARW and the 22nd Air Refueling

  • Military Appreciation Day

    The 931st Air Refueling Wing took part in the Kansas National Guard's annual Military Appreciation Day at the Kansas Statehouse in Topeka, March 21. Governor Laura Kelly met with military leaders from Fort Riley, Fort Leavenworth, McConnell Air Force Base, and the Kansas National Guard, and signed