OTS eliminates component distinctions

The Air Force Officer Training School here has removed all service component distinctions from its line officer commissioning courses.Regular Air Force and Reserve cadets no longer receive their commissions through Basic Officer Training or Air National Guard cadets through the Academy of Military

Team McConnell loads cargo for Red Flag

A Total Force team of logistics personnel and air refueling boom operators from the active duty 22nd Air Refueling Wing and the Air Force Reserve 931st Air Refueling Group braved gusting winds and sub-freezing temperatures to load approximately 18,000 pounds of cargo onto a KC-135 Stratotanker here,

OPSEC tip of the month: Tax season

The February "OPSEC Hot Tip" from the McConnell Air Force Base Operational Security Program deals with protecting your personal information during tax season.  Here are the tips:Tax season officially started last month when the IRS began accepting returns. Even if you're not ready to start preparing

Cold Cargo

Chilling on the flightline

Night Flight

'Receiving' the next generation: McConnell Reservists begin R/T training

The KC-46A Pegasus isn't slated to arrive until the Summer of 2016, but the reserve pilots of the 18th Air Refueling squadron are already preparing for the new airframe by beginning their receiver/tanker training.That's because unlike most KC-135 Stratotankers, the KC-46 has the ability to take on

Fit to Fight: McConnell reservist leads new program for unit fitness

Master Sgt. Aaron Meadows was feeling the burn.Rivulets of perspiration trickled down his face as he lay on his back, panting for air while recovering from an intense round of bear-crawls, done while pushing a 45-pound plate across the floor."Oh man...that hurts," he gasped, before slowly pulling

Refueling the refueler

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