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    KC-46 RVS research to continue at McConnell

    A team from the Air Force Research Laboratory’s 711th Human Performance Wing, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, is scheduled to conduct tests for the KC-46A Pegasus Remote Visual System later this month.
  • Members of the 931st Civil Engineer Squadron work on the Valley Healthcare Medical and Dental Clinic, June 14, 2019, Talbotton, Ga. The decision to assist the community was made in April by Senior Master Sgt. Howie Burns, who found out about the project after contacting the Department of Defense’s Innovative Readiness Training Program Manager. The IRT is a DoD program designed to help communities in need. Its main goal is to allow servicemembers future deployment training through assisting communities in need with infrastructure, healthcare, transportation, veterinary care and cybersecurity

    Reserve Citizen Airmen build medical and dental clinic

    Setting aside their normal summer annual training schedule, Airmen from the 931st Civil Engineer Squadron utilized their training and skills to help a small community in Georgia the past two months. Beginning May 20, more than 39 members of the McConnell Reserve CES unit took over as the construction team for the new Valley Healthcare Medical and Dental Clinic for a community of 800 in Georgia.

  • KC-46 fuel tank removal: an Air Force first

    For the first time in history, eight McConnell Airmen removed a fuel tank from a KC-46 Pegasus to perform repairs.

  • Tornado siren testing scheduled

    The base is scheduled to test tornado sirens today at noon
  • Past greets future. A KC-46A Pegasus and KC-135 Stratotanker face each on Team McConnell's flightline, June 17, 2019, McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. Team McConnell continues to lead the way with the introduction and implementation of the Air Force’s newest major weapons system, the KC-46.

    Past meets future

    Past greets future. A KC-46A Pegasus and KC-135 Stratotanker face each on Team McConnell's flightline, June 17, 2019, McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. Team McConnell continues to lead the way with the introduction and implementation of the Air Force’s newest major weapons system, the KC-46. (Tech. Sgt. Abigail Klein)
  • Team McConnell welcomed Kansas Governor Laura Kelly to the KC-46 static at the Paris Airshow on June 17, 2019. (Photo courtesy of 344th Air Refueling Squadron)

    KC-46A Pegasus debuts at International Paris Air Show

    The U.S. Air Force’s newest weapons system made its international trade show debut June 17, when the KC-46 Pegasus arrived at the International Paris Air Show in Le Bourget, France.
  • Mission2Alpha teammates encourage one another during a 400-mile bicycle ride from Carefree, Ariz. to San Diego, May 2, 2019.

    Turnage Turns Bike into Bucks for servicemembers

    A 931st Air Refueling Wing Citizen Airman raised $578 in charity for injured servicemembers by biking from Carefree, Az., to San Diego from May 1 – 4, 2019. Senior Airman Jeff Turnage, 931st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, participated in three fundraisers during the past 3 years for Mission2Alpha — formerly Operation Hero Project — that include this year’s 4-day 400-mile bike ride, a 129-mile ride through Death Valley, and an eight-person 250 mile relay triathlon raising approximately $3,700 in total.
  • A KC-46A Pegasus lands May 17, 2019, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. This KC-46 is Team McConnell’s sixth delivery, and it will join a fleet that will advance air refueling capabilities around the world. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Alexi Myrick)

    First KC-46 IOT&E flight successful

    On June 4, McConnell flew its first flight as part of the KC-46 Pegasus initial test and evaluation period.
  • A KC-46A Pegasus assigned to McConnell flys above a 931st Air Refueling Wing KC-135 Stratotanker aircrew after being evacuated May 9, 2019, McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. Team McConnell aircrews stayed one step ahead of the inclement weather this season and evacuated a total of 8 KC-135 Stratotankers and 3 KC-46 Pegasuses in less than six hours early last month.

    Aircraft evacuations showcase Team McConnell’s teamwork

    Team McConnell aircrews stayed one step ahead of the inclement weather this season and evacuated a total of 8 KC-135 Stratotankers and 3 KC-46 Pegasuses in less than six hours early last month. The order to evacuate the aircraft was given at 9 a.m. By 2 p.m. that same day, all the aircraft had been successfully transferred. The KC-135s went to Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D., and March Air Reserve Base, Calif. Though this isn’t the first time Team McConnell has evacuated their aircraft to prevent damage, according to Senior Master Sgt. James Guldjord, 18th Air Refueling Squadron superintendent, it was the first time the process was nearly seamless.
  • U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons from the 457th Fighter Squadron, Fort Worth, TX fly in formation alongside a 100th Air Refueling Wing KC-135 Stratotanker from RAF Mildenhall, England, during exercise Astral Knight over the skies of Italy, June 3, 2019. AK19 is a joint, multinational exercise which aims to demonstrate the integration, coordination, and interoperability of joint existing command and control at the operation and tactical levels. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Brandon Esau)

    100th ARW takes to the skies for Astral Knight 2019

    Astral Knight 2019, a joint-multinational exercise led by U.S. Air Forces in Europe, aims to demonstrate the defense capabilities of the U.S. integrated air and missile defense system, and will involve a combination of flight operations and computer-assisted scenarios. The exercise’s goal is to enhance the command and control integration, coordination and interoperability of air and land capabilities and overlapping operations into the IAMD enterprise.
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