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  • McConnell Reservist reaches air refueling milestone

    A McConnell Reservist has reached a career milestone that was more than 24 years in the making. Senior Master Sgt. Ray Lewis, a refueling boom operator assigned to the Air Force Reserve 18th Air Refueling Squadron, 931st Air Refueling Group, McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, recently passed

  • Commentary: If the KC-135 had a horn...

    While picking up my six-year-old daughter from school one evening, I was surrounded by the general chaos that ensues from the combination of elementary school children and a playground.  Suddenly, a dull roar began to fill the air and all movement ceased, eyes averted skyward, and happy screams

  • McConnell Reservists deploy to Southwest Asia

    Citizen Airmen from the 931st Air Refueling Group deployed to Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, May 12.While deployed, aircrew and support personnel the 931st ARG will fly aerial refueling missions, perform aircraft maintenance and fill other support roles while assigned to the 379th Air Expeditionary

  • ARPC holds forum, discusses safeguarding PII

    Military service members, Department of Defense civilians and contractors at the Air Reserve Personnel Center were briefed on ways to safeguard Personally Identifiable Information during a meeting here May 7. Brig. Gen. Samuel "Bo" Mahaney, ARPC commander, was at the helm during the session and said

  • Motorcycle safety is critical for Airmen

    As temperatures increase across Kansas, Airmen will begin seeing more motorcycles sharing the roads around McConnell. This seasonal trend is one of the focus areas for the Critical Days of Summer Campaign conducted by the Reserve and active duty safety offices here.  "We have a considerable

  • DOD announces recruiting and retention numbers through March 2014

    The Department of Defense announced today recruiting and retention statistics for the active and reserve components for fiscal 2014, through March 2014.Active Component.Recruiting. All four active services met or exceeded their numerical accession goals for fiscal 2014, through March.Army - 27,886