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  • A KC-135 Stratotanker operated by an aircrew from the 931st Air Refueling group sits on the flightline, Aug. 21 2015, at West Naval Air Station (Boca Chica Field) Key West, Fla. Aircrew and maintenance Airmen from the 931 ARG were assisting the 514th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron out of Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst during a training exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Anne Phillips)

    Storm's brewing

  • The driver's view of the image from a backup camera when there's an object or person behind the vehicle. (U.S. Air Force photo by Keith Wright)

    Spotting a Problem: Air Force Safety focuses on vehicle backing

    This week, Aug. 10 through 14, the Air Force Safety Center, in conjunction with the Quest for Zero campaign, is focusing on vehicle backing.  The intent of this effort is awareness -- to remind our Air Force family: active duty, Reserve, Guard, civilians, and family members of the hazards of vehicles backing up.  The focus covers both on-duty and
  • The daughter of Capt. Damian Baskerville, 18th Air Refueling Squadron pilot, holds a handmade sign as she waits for her father, Capt. Damian Baskerville, 18th Air Refueling Squadron pilot, to return Aug. 18, 2015, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. Baskerville was part of a small group of 931st Air Refueling Group members that deployed to Southwest Asia. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Abigail Klein)

    August Redeployers

  • (Left to right) Lt. Col. Glenn Clark, 931st Air Refueling Group Stan Eval Chief, discusses basketball with his "little," 9-year-old Rogdreck after bowling at the Robert J. Dole Community Center Aug. 6, 2015, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. McConnell Reservists took time from their busy schedules to bond with more than 50 boys and girls from the local Big Brothers Big Sisters program during the annual "Big For A Day" event. The event was hosted by the active duty 349th Air Refueling Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Abigail Klein)

    McConnell Reservists participate in 'Big for a Day'

    McConnell Reservists took time from their busy schedules to bond with more than 50 boys and girls from the local Big Brothers Big Sisters program during a visit to the base Aug. 6, 2015.The annual event, "Big for A Day," was sponsored by the active duty 349th Air Refueling Squadron and provided the children an opportunity to experience McConnell
  • Tech. Sgt. Anne Phillips, 931 MXS jet engine mechanic, briefs U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Bryan Battaglia, senior enlisted advisor to the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, and McConnell Leaders on the base's total force mission, July 30, 2015. Battaglia toured various units around base and he visited Airmen performing their job to learn about the mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Abigail Klein)

    SEAC visits McConnell

    The Department of Defense's top enlisted member and the senior enlisted Soldier in the Kansas National Guard visited here July 30 - 31 to speak with military members about important issues and learn about Team McConnell.U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Bryan Battaglia, the Senior Enlisted Advisor to the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, and U.S.
  • The 931st Air Refueling Group stood up at McConnell on Jan. 1, 1995. To celebrate these efforts and its heritage, more than 300 members of the 931 ARG, past and present gathered together at Old Cowtown Museum in Wichita, Kan., Aug. 1, 2015, to celebrate the unit's 20th Anniversary. Of the members attending, approximately 25 were with the unit when it originally stood up. (Photo Illustration)

    The 931st ARG celebrates 20 years at McConnell

    The 931st Air Refueling Group stood up at McConnell on Jan. 1, 1995.  From the unit's first mission, the refueling of the "Spirit of Kansas," a B-2 Bomber, to partnering last year with the  22nd Air Refueling Wing to offload 87 million pounds of fuel, the men and women of the 931st Air Refueling Group continue to contribute to the Department of
  • Chaplain (Capt.) Paul Mount, 931st Air Refueling Group chaplain, moves boxes at the entrance of the newly renovated base chapel at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., July 27, 2015. With $2.1 million in renovations recently completed, services in the Base Chapel will resume during the August Unit Training Assembly. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Abigail Klein)

    McConnell Chapel reopens

    After $2.1 million in renovations, services at the McConnell Chapel will be available on Sunday during the August Unit Training Assembly.The renovations, which began four months ago and concluded last week, include a variety of technological and standard-of-living improvements made in both the workshop and worship areas.According to Staff Sgt.
  • The August issue of Citizen Airman is now available on the web at www.citamn.afrc.af.mil. The cover story is a Profiles in Leadership piece on Howard Cannon. Cannon survived a plane crash in World War II as a member of the Army Air Corps, attained the rank of major general in the Air Force Reserve and served as a member of the U.S. Senate. The August issue also includes stories on an instructor pilot in Texas who is a single mother of three boys and decided to adopt two little girls, the 39th Flying Training Squadron and its mission of training those who will train future Air Force pilots, two brothers -- one a Reservist and the other an active-duty member -- serving together at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, a security forces Airman who also works for the San Antonio Police Department Gang Unit, a Reservist who made the decision to go small when it comes to her living arrangements, and a Reservist who founded a nonprofit organization to provide vacations for military members. The print version of the August issue is scheduled to be mailed out the second week of August.

    August issue of Citizen Airman is online

    The August issue of Citizen Airman is now available on the web at www.citamn.afrc.af.mil. The cover story is a Profiles in Leadership piece on Howard Cannon. Cannon survived a plane crash in World War II as a member of the Army Air Corps, attained the rank of major general in the Air Force Reserve and served as a member of the U.S. Senate. 
  • Chaplain (Capt.) Paul Mount, 931st Air Refueling Group chaplain, moves boxes at the entrance of the newly renovated base chapel at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., July 27, 2015. With $2.1 million in renovations recently completed, services in the Base Chapel will resume during the August Unit Training Assembly. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Abigail Klein)

    Movin' on Up

  • The heightened level of financial and consumer-rights protection against unscrupulous practices, called the final rule of the Military Lending Act, covers all forms of payday loans, vehicle title loans, refund anticipation loans, deposit advance loans, installment loans, unsecured open-end lines of credit and credit cards. (Courtesy photo)

    Final Rule Puts More Teeth Into Military Lending Act

    The Defense Department today closed loopholes to protect U.S. men and women in uniform from predatory lending practices, President Barack Obama said this morning at the 116th Veterans of Foreign Wars National Convention in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.The heightened level of financial and consumer-rights protection against unscrupulous practices,
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