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  • McConnell Reserve Group becomes Wing

    The 931st Air Refueling Group has been designated as the 931st Air Refueling Wing, effective today, March 5, 2016. An official ceremony to celebrate the designation is scheduled for 10 a.m. on April 30, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan.The wing designation also establishes the 931st Operations

  • 931 MXS Struts its Stuff

    Citizen Airmen with the 931st Maintenance Squadron were afforded a unique opportunity here during a Unit Training Assembly Feb. 7, 2016.It's not often Citizen Airmen can train on the same part needing the same maintenance multiple times in a row, so when the unit discovered a KC-135 Stratotanker's

  • 2016 Annual Awards Banquet honors group's top performers

    The 931st Air Refueling group honored it's annual award winners during a banquet here at Hangar 41, Feb. 6, 2016.  This was the fifth time the group hosted the event.During the ceremony, more than 40 members of the unit were acknowledged for their efforts. The guest speaker for the event was retired

  • McConnell Reserve Group becomes Wing

    The Air Force Reserve 931st Air Refueling Group will be designated the 931st Air Refueling Wing, effective March 5, 2016.  An official ceremony to celebrate the designation is scheduled for 10 a.m. on April 30, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan.The wing designation will establish the 931st Operations

  • AMC hosts wing commanders at fall Phoenix Rally

    More than 100 Mobility Air Force active duty, Guard and Reserve wing commanders and command chiefs will gather here Dec. 1-3 for Air Mobility Command's fall Phoenix Rally -- a three-day, focused look at command priorities, roles and missions."This event gives Total Force leaders who enable the

  • West gate construction scheduled to begin

    Team McConnell, the west gate, located off George Washington Blvd. South, will be under construction Dec. 14-18.  This will cause inbound traffic to divert from typical traffic patterns. Normally, personal and commercial vehicles go through the gate using either of the open two lanes. During

  • Media Release: McConnell Earns Its Wing

    The Air Force will redesignate the 931st Air Refueling Group as a wing, in an official ceremony in early 2016.The newly designated 931st Air Refueling Wing will grow by nearly 400 personnel to meet the needs of the wing.The wing designation will also establish the 931st Operations Group, the 931st

  • McConnell reservists showcase mission to AMC commander, civic leaders.

    Viewing the legacy of the KC-135 Stratotanker and the future home of the KC-46 Pegasus, the Air Mobility Command commander, AMC command chief and 19 civic leaders from AMC wings across the country toured McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., Nov. 16-18 to see the premier total force team in

  • 28 walk at CCAF graduation ceremony

    Twenty-eight Airmen from the 931st Air Refueling Group received their diplomas during a Community College of the Air Force graduation ceremony, Nov. 8, 2015. First Lt. Derek Lopez, 18th Air Refueling Squadron pilot, attended as the guest speaker for the event.  In addition to Lopez, Col. Richard R.