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  • Little Rock AFB civic leaders visit McConnell

    Twenty civic leaders from Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, visited McConnell July 26-27 to learn more about the base’s intelligence and air refueling missions.The tour included mission briefings from three wing commanders, information on the upcoming KC-46 Pegasus, as well as a tour of a KC-135

  • Comin' along

    The Airmen of Team McConnell's Maintenance Group have been hard at work on the broken wing of the B-47 Stratojet, July 27, 2018, McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. A heavy wind storm blew the wing of the static display earlier this month.

  • McConnell to host DFAC grand opening

    McConnell’s dining facility is scheduled to celebrate its grand opening at 11 a.m. July 19, 2018 at the Chisholm Trail Dining Facility.

  • KC-46 Training Summit helps set timeline for AF

    McConnell AFB hosted its fifth KC-46 Pegasus Maintenance Training Summit to define training timelines and expected progression based on aircraft delivery.The summit outlined when to train maintainers, crews and the entire KC-46 community. It also addressed how the Air Force is going to cross-train

  • Fireworks Safety 2018

    According to the Fireworks Information Center, more than 240 people go to the emergency room every day with fireworks-related injuries in the month around the Fourth of July.Fireworks can be dangerous, causing serious burns and eye injuries.

  • Reserve Citizen Airman becomes Mrs. Kansas U.S.

    Reserve Citizen Airman Maj. Monica Riggs briefly traded in her flight suit and combats boots, donning an evening gown and six-inch heels to be crowned as Mrs. Kansas United States 2018.The 18th Air Refueling Squadron lead pilot beat four other Kansas contestants. This was Riggs first time competing

  • Some ARTs eligible for aviation bonus

    The Air Force Reserve Command is expanding the Aviation Bonus Program to qualifying Air Reserve Technician (ART) as part of an effort to increase the rated-aircrew retention.

  • Team McConnell Airmen finish NCOLDC

    Twenty Team McConnnell Airmen graduated from a NCOLDC course, June 8, 2018, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. During this course, the students received training from Air Force Reserve military facilitators who provided the Junior NCOs with tools needed to be the tactical leaders to accomplish Air