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  • Refueling the BUFF

    A B-52 Stratofortress from the 5th Bomb Wing, Minot Air Force Base, N.D., receives fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., during an air refueling training mission, June 14, 2013. The KC-135 aircrew was made up of Air Force Reservists from the 18th Air Refueling

  • Comptroller offers glimpse of post-sequester options

    The budget storms assailing the Pentagon are unprecedented, the Defense Department's chief financial officer said in Washington June 13."I've never seen anything like this," Pentagon Comptroller Robert F. Hale told an audience attending the 2013 Defense Communities National Summit, "and I hope we

  • Motorcycle safety 'Critical'

    In addition to an increase in temperatures, Airmen will also notice an increase in the number of motorcyclists sharing the road at McConnell.This seasonal trend is one topic that is analyzed as part of the Critical Days of Summer Program by the safety offices here. "With more than 46 riders at

  • McConnell Airmen prepare for RAGBRAI

    For most people, the thought of biking hundreds of miles through unfamiliar rugged territory is not only daunting, it's exhausting. For four McConnell Airmen, this is how they will spend their Saturday mornings for the next four weeks.The Airmen are participating in the Register's Annual Great

  • 23,000 Kansas deployers since 2001

    More than 23,000 service members who claim Kansas as their state of legal residence, deployed from Sept. 2001 to April 2013. Data released by Air Force Reserve Command Public Affairs, June 10 shows 23,723 Kansas Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, Marines and Coast Guardsmen who called have deployed since

  • Air Force Reserve announces senior leader changes

    Lt. Gen. James F. Jackson, chief of Air Force Reserve, announced the following senior leader changes June 6. Brig. Gen. Stephen "Fritz" Linsenmeyer, from commander, Force Generation Center, Headquarters Air Force Reserve Command, Robins Air Force Base, Ga., to deputy director for Joint Matters, Hq

  • Sequestration likely to continue into 2014

    Sequestration spending cuts could continue into 2014, and the impact of the deep cuts will fall disproportionately on small business, the Pentagon's top acquisition official told a Navy industry forum Monday."It's a reasonable possibility that we will go into 2014 with sequestration still underway,"

  • Reserve pilot to be auctioned for kids

    A pilot from the 18th Air Refueling Squadron will be sold to the highest bidder during an auction at the Old Town Hotel in Wichita, June 28.Lieutenant Col. Tsuyoshi Tung and 18 other Wichita bachelors will be auctioned off at the 12th annual Make-A-Wish Kansas Bachelor's Auction. The Kansas chapter,