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  • Meet My Associate

    Staff Sgt. Jeremiah Babcock chases down an opposing quarterback during an Air Force versus Army flag-football game at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., Saturday. Sergeant Babcock is assigned to the aircraft maintenance squadron of the 931st Air Refueling Group, a Reserve associate unit to the Regular

  • Congratulations Promotees

    The following Airmen assigned to the 931st Air Refueling Group were recently promoted to the rank listed: Senior Master Sgt. Cynthia Schlitz931st Civil Engineer SquadronMaster Sgt. Robert Ewing931st Aircraft Maintenance SquadronMaster Sgt. Chastity Forrest931st Operations Support FlightMaster Sgt.

  • 931st MARE share a total-force first

    The 22nd Air Refueling Wing needed some crash victims. The 931st Air Refueling Group needed some exercise training. So they joined forces and another Total Team McConnell milestone was the result.Airmen from the 22nd ARW, the 931st's host unit here, responded to a simulated KC-135 Stratotanker crash

  • Air Force officials authorize BDU cold weather item to wear with ABUs

    Air Force officials here now authorized Airmen to wear the battle dress uniform cold weather Gore-Tex and field jacket with the current airman battle uniform. The decision to authorize the coat stems from the demand of cold weather gear outweighing current supply of the new ABU coat. According to a

  • Chief boom to retire

    Chief Master Sgt. Don Askren, a charter member of the 931st Air Refueling Group, is approaching his last day as a United States Airmen.A retirement ceremony for the chief is scheduled for Oct. 17, the Saturday of the 931st ARG's monthly training assembly.He and his wife, Senior Master Sgt. Tamara

  • Final KC-135E retires at Davis-Monthan

    It was a historical day on the flightline here Sept. 23, as the last KC-135E model touched down after its final flight. The aircraft, which served the Air Force for more than 50 years, will now spend its days basking in the sun in the 'Boneyard' and providing much needed parts to the rest of the

  • 'Master' NCO

    Tech. Sgt. Chastity Forrest will soon be Master Sgt. Chastity Forrest. She was selected for the new rank through the Air Force Promotion Enhancement Program, or "PEP," as it is commonly known.Sergeant Forrest is the noncommissioned officer in charge of aircrew flight equipment for the 931st

  • DOD officials announce requirement for new aerial tanker competition

    The needs of warfighters and value for taxpayers are at the heart of the new draft request for proposal for aerial refueling capability, Deputy Defense Secretary William J. Lynn said here Sept. 24. Mr. Lynn, Air Force Secretary Michael Donley and Ashton B. Carter, defense undersecretary for

  • Sport bike accidents on rise; McConnell offers AMC course

    The combination of sport bikes and servicemembers is killing Airmen. So far in 2009, 17 Airmen died in accidents involving two-wheeled vehicles. Eighty-two percent of those Airmen were riding sport bikes, a type of motorcycle know for its speed and eye-catching design. The reason the combination is

  • Talking 'TFI:' McConnell Airmen taking integration to 'next level'

    Reservists and Regular Air Force personnel met here during the 931st Air Refueling Group's September training assembly to talk Total Force Integration, or, what is increasingly referred to as "TFI."Officially, it was called a "meet and greet." But really, most of the representatives--from the