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  • Airmen on parade

    Members of Team McConnell showed an appreciation for community support by participating in the annual Sundown Parade in downtown Wichita, May 20, 2012.A Total Force delegation of Airmen, including members of the active duty 22nd Air Refueling Wing, the Reserve 931st Air Refueling Group, and the

  • 931st CES provides tents for Special Olympics

    Reservists from the 931st Civil Engineering Squadron donated their time and talent to provide top cover for the Special Olympics of Kansas, May 31.Fourteen 931st CES Airmen set up general purpose tents for the organization's 43rd Annual Summer Games at the Wichita State University Campus. The games

  • Cleared for takeoff

    Team McConnell leadership conducted a ceremonial ribbon cutting here today to re-open the West runway.The West runway recently underwent a year long, $46 million renovation that included new lights, an instrument landing system and improved taxiways.

  • In memory of our fallen warriors

    Master Sgt. Chris Norris, a boom operator assigned to the 18th Air Refueling Squadron stands with Lt. Col. Michael Moeding and Lt. Col. Travis Clark, both pilots assigned to the 18 ARS, during a moment of silence at a memorial service for the crew of SHELL 77 at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., May

  • Total Force ops in Libya change air refueling tactics

    The world's top experts in air to air refueling recognized the Total Force contributions to NATO's Operation Unified Protector during an April meeting in Orlando, Fla.Flown from March 19, 2011 to Oct. 31, 2011, the no-fly zone over Libya was patrolled by aircraft from 16 countries and fueled by

  • June issue of Citizen Airman is available online

    The June issue of Citizen Airman is now available on the web at http://www.citamn.afrc.af.mil/. Contents include feature articles on a new program that uses technology to provide aircraft maintainers easier access to technical orders. Also featured in this issue is the first of a four-part series

  • 931st Commander's Memorial Day message

    Each Memorial Day weekend, citizens across our great nation gather together for a celebration of the unofficial beginning of summer. There are picnics, parties, cookouts, and trips to the lake...all wonderful opportunities to gather with family and friends and enjoy the welcome respite from the

  • Kirksey selected as AFRC command chief

    A reservist with 25 years of military service has been selected as the next command chief master sergeant for Air Force Reserve Command. Chief Master Sgt. Cameron B. Kirksey, currently the command chief for the 482nd Fighter Wing, Homestead Air Reserve Base, Fla., replaces Chief Master Sgt. Kathleen

  • McConnell Reserve unit looks forward to new KC-46A mission

    Yesterday's announcement of McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., as the preferred alternative for the first active-duty led KC-46A main operating base means the Citizen Airmen of the Air Force Reserve 931st Air Refueling Group here will be among the first to fly and maintain the new air refueler once it