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  • McConnell AFB to hold KC-46A Pegasus groundbreaking ceremony

    A Ground Breaking Ceremony for construction to prepare for the incoming KC-46A Pegasus is scheduled to take place at McConnell Air Force Base, June 30, 2014 at 11 a.m.Gen. Darren McDew, Air Mobility Command commander, Brig. Gen. John Flournoy, Jr., 4th Air Force commander, and other distinguished

  • An 'Honored' Flight

    Nineteen Korean and two World War II Veterans returned home to Wichita, Kansas, to a hero's welcome, including a display of gratitude from family and community members as well as more than 40 McConnell Airmen, June 13, 2014. The veterans had traveled together to Washington, D.C., as part of the

  • McConnell Reserve pilots and KC-46: Ready for take off

    With the arrival of the new KC-46 Pegasus tanker on the horizon, many McConnell Air Force Base Reserve pilots are already well acquainted with the new airframe.Several traditional reservists within the 18th Air Refueling Squadron work regularly as commercial pilots and are already qualified by the

  • SAPR: More than an Air Force Acronym

    As an Airman and a senior leader in the Air Force Reserve, I've seen firsthand the devastating impacts of sexual assault on an Air Force organization. Regardless of your unit or military status, Active or Reserve, no one is immune to these impacts nor absolved of their responsibility to combat the

  • Team McConnell supports Wichita Military Salute Ceremony

    Members of the 22nd Air Refueling Wing and the Air Force Reserve 931st Air Refueling Group participated in the annual Wichita Riverfest Military Salute Ceremony in Wichita, Kansas, June 3, 2014.The Military Salute Ceremony is held each year in conjunction with Wichita's week-long "Riverfest"

  • Team McConnell participates in Wichita Riverfest "Sundown Parade"

    More than 100 members of Team McConnell and their families represented McConnell Air Force Base during the Wichita Riverfest "Sundown Parade" in downtown Wichita, Kan., May 30, 2014.  The annual parade marks the kickoff of the week-long community festival.  Each year, members of the 22nd Air