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McConnell addresses encroachment, sustainment challenges

McConnell Air Force Base began the process of developing an Installation Complex Encroachment Management Action Plan (ICEMAP) on Jan. 27. with installation personnel interviews.In an effort to identify, prevent and reduce encroachment, the environmental consulting firm Marstel-Day interviewed

February issue of Citizen Airman is online

The February issue of Citizen Airman magazine is now available.The cover story features 1st Lt. Meaghan Cosand of the 349th Air Mobility Wing, who is following in her mother's, father's and brother's footsteps as a pilot. The issue also includes stories about opportunities for enlisted Reservists to

Viper in the visor

AF Reserve announced Media Contest winners

Air Force Reserve Command Public Affairs announced the 2014 AFRC Media Contest winning entries Jan. 26.Twenty-eight organizations from throughout the command submitted 260 team and individual entries in web, print, graphics, photograph, audio and video categories.The following entries will go

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McConnell Reservists flex manufacturing muscles

Upgrades on McConnell's KC-135 Stratotankers are continuous, and upgrades to the more than 50-year-old galley of the passenger area are no exception.Among the storage features a traditional galley offers, McConnell Reservists working in the 931st Aircraft Structural Maintenance shop are in the

Measure twice, cut once

Good morning, McConnell

Community marks 50 years since tragic crash

Representatives from McConnell AFB, the city of Wichita, Kansas and the state government held a memorial service on Jan. 16 to mark 50 years since a KC-135A Stratotanker crashed shortly after takeoff.The plane crashed into a residential neighborhood near Piatt Street and 21st Street in northern