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  • The Knucklebuster insignia stands in front of the stage at the Knucklebuster’s Award Ceremony Oct. 5, 2019, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. The banquet is held annually to recognize maintainers who have significantly impacted their squadron’s mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by 2nd Lt. Kaitlyn Danner)

    Knucklebuster Award Ceremony

  • Recognition

    931 ARW members recognized by the Wing Commander

    Maj Oriana Robertson, ARW/CCE received a Letter of Appreciation from the Wing Commander at the Wing Staff UTA meeting.
  • Capt Colby Kloepper, 924 ARS Pilot and Scheduler is this month's KANZA Warrior Spotlight.

    KANZA Warrior Spotlight for October

    Capt Colby Kloepper, 924 ARS Pilot and Scheduler is this month's KANZA Warrior Spotlight.
  • Nose art dedicated to the city of Derby's 150th anniversary is displayed on a KC-135 Stratotanker Oct. 2, 2019, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. American pilots painting the nose of an aircraft dates back to World War I and was used as a way to identify flying squadrons and boost morale. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Skyler Combs)

    Derby 150th anniversary nose art dedication

    Members of Team McConnell showed their support with a nose art unveiling Oct. 2, 2019, for the city of Derby’s 150th anniversary.
  • Members of the Berlin Airlift Tour stopped by and met with members of Team McConnell, Sept. 27, 2019, McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. The Berlin Airlift was a humanitarian airlift effort that broke the Soviet Union’s blockade of West Berlin, shattering previous airlift records. The operation was initiated by the U.S. Air Force, the Royal Air Force and other allied forces in 1948 after Soviet occupational forces cut off supply channels to West Berlin. Lasting from June 26, 1948 to Sept. 30, 1949, the airlift provided over two million residents of West Berlin with food and other supplies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Abigail Klein)

    Berlin Airlift Tour meets with Team McConnell

    Members of the Berlin Airlift Tour stopped by and met with members of Team McConnell, Sept. 27, 2019, McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. The Berlin Airlift was a humanitarian airlift effort that broke the Soviet Union’s blockade of West Berlin, shattering previous airlift records. The operation was initiated by the U.S. Air Force, the Royal Air Force
  • New Horizons Training Exercise Guyana 2019

    McConnell Reservists find ‘New Horizons’ in Guyana

    Two Airmen from the 931st Force Support Squadron and three Airmen from the 931st Aerospace Medicine Squadron recently journeyed from the plains of McConnell to Linden, Guyana, to assist with Exercise New Horizons 2019. Beginning last May, the Exercise New Horizons 2019 concluded at the end of last month. It provided U.S. military members an opportunity to train for an overseas deployment and the logistical requirements it would entail. As in the past, the exercise promoted bilateral cooperation by providing opportunities for U.S. and partner nation military engineers, medical personnel and support staff to work and train side by side.
  • Lt. Gen. Brad Webb, Air Education and Training Command commander; Lt. Gen. Scott L. Rice, Air National Guard director and Lt. Gen. Richard Scobee, Air Force Reserve Command commander, participate in the 'using the competitive edge to train how we fight' panel during the Air Force Association Air, Space and Cyber Conference in National Harbor, Maryland, Sept. 18, 2019. The ASC Conference is a professional development seminar that offers the opportunity for Department of Defense personnel to participate in forums, speeches and workshops. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. D. Myles Cullen)

    Reserve readiness for today and the future

    The reemergence of long-term strategic and great-power competition necessitates that the Air Force Reserve grow its capabilities to meet the demands of the future operating environment while integrating with AETC and the Air National Guard.
  • AFA Reserve Award Winners

    AFA honors Reserve Citizen Airmen

    The Air Force Association honored several Air Force Reserve units, Reserve Citizen Airmen and their employers for outstanding achievements during the 2019 AFA Air, Space and Cyber Conference here Sept. 16.
  • Col. Phil Heseltine, 931st Air Refueling Wing commander, speaks to Citizen Reserve Airmen of the 931 ARW during a Commander's Call Aug. 8, 2019, McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. The event was part of the Air Force's Resilience Tactical Pause. According to the Air Force Resiliency website, for the last five years, suicide has been the leading cause of death among Airmen. As a result of this, Chief of Staff of the Air Force Gen. Dave L. Goldfein ordered all wings to stand down for a day to focus on Airmen’s resiliency and suicide prevention.

    McConnell Reservists strengthen Resilience

    Airmen of the 931st Air Refueling Wing, the Reserve component at McConnell, paused normal duty operations to strengthen their resiliency Sept. 8, 2019, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. According to the Air Force Resiliency website, for the last five years, suicide has been the leading cause of death among Airmen. As a result of this, Chief of Staff of the Air Force Gen. Dave L. Goldfein ordered all wings to stand down for a day to focus on Airmen’s resiliency and suicide prevention.
  • A crew chief assigned to the 157th Air Refueling Wing marshalls in the new KC-46A Pegasus on Aug. 8, 2019, at Pease Air National Guard Base, N.H. The plane is the most modern aerial refueler in the U.S. Air Force inventory. Members of the 931st Operations Group, consisting of members from the 924th Air Refueling Squadron and 18th Air Refueling Squadron, two of the Reserve flying squadrons at McConnell dedicated to the KC-46A Pegasus, delivered the first two KC-46s to the Airmen of the 157 ARW. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airmen Victoria Nelson)

    KANZA warriors deliver first KC-46 to Pease

    Early last month, members of the 931st Operations Group, consisting of members from the 924th Air Refueling Squadron and 18th Air Refueling Squadron, two of the Reserve flying squadrons at McConnell dedicated to the KC-46A Pegasus, delivered the first two KC-46s to the Airmen of the 157th Air Refueling Wing at Pease Air National Guard Base, N.H. The 157 ARW is the first Air National Guard Unit to receive the new refueler.
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