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

Air Force names McConnell as first active duty-led KC-46A Main Operating Base

Air Force officials announced today McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., as the preferred alternative for the first active duty led KC-46A main operating base (MOB 1). "We are proud that our Total Force McConnell Airmen have been entrusted with this new mission and are confident in their ability to bring

Team McConnell helps Oklahoma tornado relief efforts

KC-46A training, operational bases, alternatives selected

Air Force officials announced today Altus Air Force Base, Okla., as the preferred alternative for the KC-46A formal training unit (FTU).McConnell AFB, Kan., was selected as the preferred alternative for the first active duty led KC-46A main operating base (MOB 1) and Fairchild AFB, Wash., and Grand

American muscle plane

A KC-135 Stratotanker taxis into a parking space at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., May 20, 2013.  The aircraft was operated by an aircrew from the Air Force Reserve 931st Air Refueling Group.  Members of the Group returned home following a deployment to Southwest Asia, where they had spent two

931st team completes business effort in San Antonio

The 931st Air Refueling Group completed a business effort supporting the 433rd Airlift Wing, May 11-17.The 931st ARG team comprised of aircrew from the 18th Air Refueling Squadron and crew chiefs from the 931st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, supported two days of aeromedical evacuation training for

Awards, recognition for 931st members home from deployment

Lt. Col. Eric Vitosh, commander of the 18th Air Refueling Squadron, and Col. Mark S. Larson, commander of the 931st Air Refueling Group, present a certifcate and patch commemorating 200 combat sorties flown to Capt. Adam Wear, a pilot assigned to the 18 ARS, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., April

McConnell Reservists return from Southwest Asia deployment

Several members of the Air Force Reserve 931st Air Refueling Group returned home today from a deployment to Southwest Asia.The returning Airmen arrived on three separate flights throughout the day, and were greeted on the flightline by a crowd of friends, family members, and fellow Airmen."It is