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  • Reserve racer takes first, runner up in motorcycle racing

    An Air Force Reserve-sponsored racer assigned to the 931st Air Refueling Group took first place in one racing competition and runner-up in another category at the Professional Motorcycle Riders Association Series Race at Thunder Valley Raceway in Noble, Okla., May 18.Master Sgt. John Fitzpatrick,

  • McConnell trainee on track to graduate BMT

    The 931st Air Refueling Group's newest Airmen is on course to graduate Basic Military Training, here. Trainee Trejon Hill, of the 357th Training Flight, 322nd Training Squadron, will become McConnell Air Force Base's newest Airman when he marches across the parade grounds during the Airman's

  • An MTI for all seasons: Training changes, Chief Begley a constant

    Every time Chief Master Sgt. Julie Begley led a squadron of freshly-minted Airmen across the parade ground here, the Air Force was forever changed. The service changed because it received men and women who had never been part of it and the Airmen were forever changed because they were becoming a

  • McConnell Reserve unit braces for furlough

    After weeks of review, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel concluded budget cuts will require most of the department's civilian employees to be furloughed beginning in July, but that because of other efforts to deal with the shortfall, the 22 days originally envisioned has been reduced to 11 days. In a

  • A final salute to a fallen warrior

    As the vehicle carrying Capt. Mark Voss passes, pilots and boom operators from the 18th Air Refueling Squadron, McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., join with service members and civilians of the Joint Base San Antonio and San Antonio community as they line the streets to honor the fallen KC-135

  • Air Force Reserve submits construction plans to Senate

    The top leaders from the Air Force's active and reserve components went to Capitol Hill May 15 to provide statements and answer questions about their plans for new construction projects in fiscal 2014.Sen. Tim Johnson (D-S.D.), chairman, and Sen. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.), the ranking member of the

  • Crew chiefs keep the mission on track

    The windshield was simply refusing to cooperate.As the KC-135 Stratotanker approached San Antonio the aircraft commander's windshield began to fog. The window heater was on as evidenced by the co-pilot's clear view of the city below.While the aircrew ran checklists and checked the circuit breakers,

  • May 31 is deadline to sign up for TRICARE automatic payments

    Beneficiaries enrolled in TRICARE Reserve Select or TRICARE Retired Reserve who pay monthly premiums by check must switch to an electronic form of payment by May 31 to avoid losing coverage. TRICARE will only accept monthly premium payments using recurring automatic payments by credit or debit card,

  • Commentary: The military aviation salute

    There is a long and proud history between aircraft air crew and ground crew. This strong relationship predates fixed wing flight and military aviation as we know it today. Even on the very first powered flight, Orville and Wilbur Wright had to decide who would be first to fly their craft and who

  • Kansas Reservists support Texas flight medicine

    The 18th Air Refueling Squadron and the 433rd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron teamed up to conduct aeromedical evacuation training, May 11-12. The training allowed 433rd AES members to set up litter systems in conjunction with the aircraft's AE configuration, practice caring for patients