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Air Force leaders will deliver budget guidance to force in days

Air Force leaders will deliver guidance to the force in a few days to begin prudent planning for the uncertain budget environment ahead, Air Force Secretary Michael B. Donley said here Jan. 11.Donley and Gen. Mark A. Welsh III, the Air Force chief of staff, briefed Pentagon reporters Jan. 11, on the

Final deployed Reservist return home

After an extra day of waiting, the final group of deployed members from the Air Force Reserve 931st Air Refueling Group returned home here today.The returning deployers were greeted on the flightline by group leadership and members, as well as friends and family.For the last several months, the

Awards, recognition for 931st returning deployers

Several members of the 931st Air Refueling Group were recognized today for their contributions while deployed.Tech. Sgt. Tom Wicks was selected for noncommissioned officer of the quarter while deployed.  Wicks was presented his award today by Col. Mark S. Larson, commander of the 931st Air Refueling

McConnell Reservists return from deployment

More than 100 members of the Air Force Reserve 931st Air Refueling Group returned home today from deployments to locations in Turkey and Southwest Asia.The returning Airmen arrived on six separate flights throughout the afternoon. Despite below freezing temperatures, each KC-135 Stratotanker was

Air Force announces KC-46A candidate bases

The Air Force announced Altus Air Force Base, Okla. and McConnell AFB, Kan., as candidate bases for the KC-46A formal training unit (FTU) today. Altus AFB, Fairchild AFB, Wash., Grand Forks AFB, N.D., and McConnell AFB, are candidate bases for the first active-duty led KC-46A main operating base

Reserve Recruiting selects new command chief

A former senior recruiter of the 349th Air Mobility Wing at Travis Air Force Base, Calif., was appointed command chief master sergeant of Air Force Reserve Recruiting Service in a ceremony held here today.Chief Master Sgt. Thomas Zwelling succeeds Chief Master Sgt. Robert Starkey, who is retiring

Deployed McConnell Reservists, 90th EARS leaves lasting stamp on community

Nothing says "holidays" like St. Nick and his time-honored red apparel. Children at a local school in Adana for hearing impaired students knew exactly what time it was when he arrived--party time.More than 30 Airmen deployed with the 90th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron here decided to spread

Total Force effort leads to 2013 AMC Verne Orr Award win for Team McConnell

A combined effort from the active duty 22nd Operations Support Squadron and the reserve 931st Operations Support Squadron has led to a major command level award for Team McConnell.McConnell Air Force base was selected as the Air Material Command winner for the 2013 Verne Orr Award. The Verne Orr

Reservists to get help with travel vouchers

Air Force Reserve Command is adding resources and changing business practices to make travel voucher processing easier for reservists.Throughout FY13 the command will increase the number of Defense Travel System travel technicians to assist reservists with their travel vouchers, according to Michael