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July 2010 Newcomers

July 2010 Newcomers to the 931st Air Refueling Group. Front row: Senior Airman Carrie Peasinger, 931st Air Refueling Group Public Affairs, Airman First Class Tashina Woods, 931st Mission Support Flight, and Airman First Class Amanda Stuart, 931st MSF. Second row: Tech. Sgt. Robert Emmons, 931st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron and Tech. Sgt. John Giamello, 931st AMXS. Third row: Staff Sgt. Anthony Maggio, 931st AMXS, Senior Airman Justin Abernathy, 931st AMXS and Staff Sgt. Joseph Schubert, 18th Air Refueling Squadron. Fourth row: Tech. Sgt. John Noel, 931st AMXS and Airman First Class Joshua Wellhousen, 931st AMXS. (Photo by Capt. Tim Wade/U.S. Air Force)

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August 2010 Newcomers

August 2010 Newcomers to the 931st Air Refueling Group. Front row: Staff Sgt. Michael Waren, 18th Air Refueling Squadron, Senior Airman Brian Cobbler, 931st Maintenance Squadron, Master Sgt. Seth Thomas, 931st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. Second Row: Airman First Class Carlton Creary, 931st AMXS, and Staff Sgt. Savvas Savvidis, 931st AMXS. Third row: Tech. Sgt. Shawn Barnard, 931st Mission Support Flight, and Senior Airman Herman Tuggle, 931st AMXS. Fourth row: Senior Airman Robert Blackburn, 931st Aerospace Medicice Flight and Staff Sgt. Carl Low, 18th ARS.

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CE Change of Command

Maj. Erin Manning, 931st Civil Engineer Squadron commander, assumes command by accepthing the unit's guide-on from Col. Edsel Frye, Jr., 931st Air Refueling Group commander, here on June 12. Major Manning replaces newly pinned Col. Kimberly Thompson who accepted an assingment to 904th Civil Engineer Flight at March Air Reserve Base, Calif. to assist in setting up a newly established speciality engineering team. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Capt. Tim Wade)

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June 2010 Newcomers

June 2010 Newcomers to the 931st Air Refueling Group. Front row; Staff Sgt. John Duke, 931st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, second row; Staff Sgt. Kevin Wentworth, 931st Civil Engineering Squadron and Staff Sgt. Diana Spitzers, 931st AMXS. The back row; Staff Sgt. Armando Allison, 931st AMXS. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Capt. Tim Wade)

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931st Maintenance Operations Flight member receives spotlight performer award

Airman Brittnie Mathi, 931st Maintenance Operations Flight Knowledge Operations manager (center), proudly displays the Spotlight Performer certificate presented to her by (from left to right) Col. James Crowhurst, 22nd Air Refueling Wing commander, Chief Master Sgt. Timothy Horn, 22nd ARW command chief and Col. Edsel Frye, Jr., 931st Air Refueling Group commander at her on June 10. The Kansas City, Mo. native is responsible for mainting military orders files, handling, directing, governing and controlling natural knowledge process with the unit. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman First Class Andrea Salazar)

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Memorial Day Observance

Staff Sgt. Tracy Castech, 18th Air Refueling Squadron, reads a headstone at Cavalary Cemetery after placing a small U.S. flag in honor of the veteran buried in the grave. Sergeant Castech and over 50 members of the 931st Air Refueling Group including their family members and other civic volunteers placed flags at two cemeteries in conjunction with Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 112 in Wichita, Kan. on May 29 in honor of Memorial Day. (Photo by Capt. Tim Wade/U.S. Air Force)

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Andover Elementary Students

Lt. Col. Peter Austin, 184th Operations Support Squadron director of operations,184th Intelligence Wing, Kansas Air National Guard and Lt. Col. Barry Jones, 931st Operations Support Flight commander, 931st Air Refueling Group take a moment to pose for a picture with students during the Careers on Wheels Days for thrid graders in the Andover elementary school system on May 4.

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WASP

Ms. Phyllis Paradis, a Women Airforce Service Pilot, proudly displays her Congressional Gold Medal along with her military escort for the event, Maj. Leah Schmidt, 18th Air Refueling Squadron which is attached to the 931st Air Refueling Group, McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. Major Schmidt and members of all the branches escorted the attending WASPs at the ceremony and around other events held in the Washington D.C. area to honor the women aviators. (Courtesy Air Force Photo)

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WASP

Senior Master Sgt. Pamela Summers, 931st Mission Support Flight, stands next to Congressional Gold Medal recepient Geri Nyman, a Woman AirForce Service Pilot and her hubsand Van during the presentation ceremony in Washington D.C. Sergeant Summers accepted the assignment of assisting Ms. Nynams during the ceremony and other events surroding the March 10 presentation.

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Spirit Spotlight: Staff Sgt. Munirih Gravelly

Staff Sgt. Munirih "Moni" Gravelly, who also works full time as a 931st Mission Support Flight client support technician, performs maintenance on a computer. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Tim Wade)

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April Newcomers

April 2010 Newcomers to the 931st Air Refueling Group. From left to right starting from the bottom;Staff Sgt. Jon Hutsler, 931st Mission Support Flight, Senior Airman Nicohlas Arnold, 931st Aircraft Maintenance Squardon, and Staff Sgt. Kristine Foster, 931st AMXS. Second row: left to right, Airman First Class Michael Murray, 931st AMXS, Senior Airman Craig Palm, 931st AMXS, and Staff Sgt. Christopher Dolman, 931st AMXS. Third row: Staff Sgt. Steve Lopez, 931st AMXS, Capt. Tim Wade, 931 Air Refueling Group Public Affairs, and Staff Sgt. Charles Lindsey, 931st AMXS.

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GOLDEN WASP

Senior Master Sgt. Pamela Summers, 931st Mission Support Flight, holds the Congressional Gold Medal presented to the members of the Women Air Force Service Pilots for their duty during World War II. Over 1,000 women flew noncombat military missions logging more than 60 million miles in support of the war effort. Their determination to being the best paved the way for women in aviation.

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Thunder Hockey

Col. Edsel "Archie" Frye, 931st Air Refueling Group commander, with encouragement from the Wichita Thunder mascot "Thunderdog", drops the ceremonial puck as Amarillo Gorilla center Gordon Bell-left, and Wichita Thunder alternate captain Kevin Cooper prepare to duel for the opening possession betwen the two teams on March 12 . The Air Force Reserve Central Recruiting Squadron recently sponsored multiple events with the Wichita Thunder. The Gorillas revenged a loss from the previous night by defeating the Thunder 6-0.

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Derby students visit 931st ARG

Airmen of the 931st Air Refueling Group welcomed members of the Derby Middle School Gifted Class to McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., on Feb. 5. The students toured areas of the 931st that related to their career interests. The 931st is an Air Force Reserve unit at McConnell. (Courtesy photo)

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Commissary Counciling

Tech. Sgt. Kevin Bouchard follows Maj. Leah Schmidt back to the commissary at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., after helping a customer get groceries to her vehicle. They and other members of the 931st Air Refueling Group's Human Resource Development Council volunteered for duty during the 931st's last training assembly to help raise funds for the Council. Major Schmidt and Sergeant Bouchard are both Air Force Reservists assigned to the 18th Air Refueling Squadron, the flying unit of the 931st ARG. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Jason Schaap)

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Combat Arms Training

Senior Airman Edward Allred warms himself next to a heat duct during combat arms training at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. Airman Allred and six other Reservists assigned to the 931st Civil Engineer Squadron braved single-digit temperatures during the training. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Jason Schaap)

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Senior Airman Andrea Foster-Pincoski

Senior Airman Andrea Foster-Pincoski awaits the command to fire during combat arms training at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. She is an Air Force Reservist assigned to the 931st Civil Engineer Squadron at the base. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Jason Schaap)

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Combat Arms Training

Senior Airman Andrea Foster-Pincoski looks out through a gas mask at her target during combat arms training at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. Also ready to fire an M-16A2 rifle while wearing masks are Senior Airman Edward Allred to her left and Staff Sgt. Gregory Godfrey to her right. All three are Air Force Reservists assigned to the 931st Civil Engineer Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Jason Schaap)

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Combat Arms Training

A small paper targets used to simulate a firing distance of 300 meters shows a tight group of shots fired by Staff Sgt. Gregory Godfrey, an Air Force Reservist assigned to the 931st Civil Engineer Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Master Sgt. Jason Schaap)

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Combat Arms Training

Staff Sgt. Ryan Jarboe circles hits on Staff Sgt. Gregory Godfrey's target during combat arms training at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. Sergeant Jarboe is assigned to the 931st Air Refueling Group's Security Forces and Sergeant Godfrey is assigned to the 931st Civil Engineer Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Jason Schaap)

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