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  • 22nd MDG offers vaccination against Measles to Team McConnell

    Currently there have been no cases of Measles identified in Sedgwick County; however, the 22nd Medical Group clinic offers vaccinations if a dependent, retiree, guard, reserve or active-duty member requires the vaccine after contracting the virus.Recently, 13 cases of Measles have been identified in

  • Retired Airman continues to fight with Team McConnell

    When Andrew McGhee retired as a master sergeant with the 931st Force Support Squadron last year, he decided to continue to serve Airmen while also broadening his passion and dedication to martial arts. McGhee, who has practiced martial arts for more than 30 years, and his spouse, Bonnie, opened

  • First-ever blood test for detecting brain injury cleared by FDA

    Brain injuries can happen from a fall, while in combat or during training exercises. Thanks in part to research funded by the Defense Department and the Army, Banyan Biomarkers has created the first-ever brain trauma blood test. On Feb. 14, 2018, the Food and Drug Administration cleared marketing of

  • The Brothers Pechanec

    Sacrifice is inherent to service. Being part of something greater usually means giving up something else. For service members, relocation far from home is almost expected, meaning missed holidays, birthdays and other milestones back home. From time to time, fortune favors a family that agrees to

  • Rainey assumes 931 OG command

    Col. Kevin Rainey, right, 931st Operations Group commander, receives the 931 OG guidon from Col. Eric A. Vitosh, 931st Air Refueling Wing Commander, during an assumption of command ceremony, Mar. 2, 2018, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. Rainey previously commanded the 931 Operations Support

  • “… Saw it as a way out…”

    Promoting to chief master sergeant was an indescribable moment for Martez D. Banks, 940th Operations Group superintendent. He felt fortunate to accept such a trusted position, however, he never planned to climb so high up the ranks.“It wasn’t a relief,” he said, explaining how pinning on chief was

  • McConnell tankers expand Thunderbirds reach

    On Feb.18, the familiar F-16 Fighting Falcons from the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds Demonstration Squadron flew across the skyline of Daytona Beach, Fla., to a crowd of thousands.Air Force Reservists from McConnell's 931st Air Refueling Wing. This was the team’s first public flyover of 2018, and the

  • McConnell maintainers get a taste of deployed life during Red Flag 18-1

    NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. – A team of McConnell maintainers touched down at Nellis AFB nearly two weeks ago in support of Red Flag 18-1, the year’s first iteration of the Air Force’s premiere international combat exercise.The Red Flag Tanker Task Force Maintenance Team consists of 45 members from

  • Reserve Leaders Visit Refueling Wing

    Lt. Gen. Maryanne Miller, Commander of Air Force Reserve Command, and Chief Master Sgt. Ericka E. Kelly, AFRC command chief, paid a visit to the 931st Air Refueling Wing, McConnell Air Force Base, Kans., Feb. 3, 2018.Since being appointed as commander in July 2016, Miller has made it a point to