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KANZA Warrior Spotlight February 2022

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931st MDG ramps efforts to vaccinate members

Col. Eric Vitosh, 931st ARW vice commander receives second round of COVID vaccine

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KANZA Warrior Spotlight Jan 2022

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KANZA Warrior Spotlight December 2021

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Ms. Lynn Williams, Kaw Nation Tribal Chair, receives a lithograph from members of the 931st Air Refueling Wing. The Kanza Tribe and the Kanza Warriors of the 931st have shared years of respect, friendship and partnership. (Courtesy photo)

Ms. Lynn Williams, Kaw Nation Tribal Chair, receives a lithograph from members of the 931st Air Refueling Wing. The Kanza Tribe and the Kanza Warriors of the 931st have shared years of respect, friendship and partnership. (Courtesy photo)

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A patch used by members of the 931st Air Refueling Wing honoring the Kanza tribe, displaying their tribal headdress “Roach”. The Kanza Tribe and the Kanza Warriors of the 931st have shared years of respect, friendship and partnership. (Courtesy photo)

A patch used by members of the 931st Air Refueling Wing honoring the Kanza tribe, displaying their tribal headdress “Roach”. The Kanza Tribe and the Kanza Warriors of the 931st have shared years of respect, friendship and partnership. (Courtesy photo)

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McConnell Air Force Base aircraft No. 58-0018 wore the official seal of the Kaw (Kanza) Nation during a ceremony honoring members of the Kaw Nation Aug. 18, 2017. The Kanza Tribe and the Kanza Warriors of the 931st have shared years of respect, friendship and partnership. The wing has shown appreciation to the Kanza tribe with Kaw Nation nose art on the unit’s KC-135 Stratotankers. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Abigail Klein)

McConnell Air Force Base aircraft No. 58-0018 wore the official seal of the Kaw (Kanza) Nation during a ceremony honoring members of the Kaw Nation Aug. 18, 2017. The Kanza Tribe and the Kanza Warriors of the 931st have shared years of respect, friendship and partnership. The wing has shown appreciation to the Kanza tribe with Kaw Nation nose art on the unit’s KC-135 Stratotankers. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Abigail Klein)

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Lynn Williams, Kaw Nation Tribal Chair, poses in front of wall art of female members of the Kaw (Kanza) Nation located outside the Kanza Museum in Kaw City, Oklahoma. The Kanza Tribe and the Kanza Warriors of the 931st have shared years of respect, friendship and partnership. (U.S. Air Force photo by Maj. Andrea Morris)

Lynn Williams, Kaw Nation Tribal Chair, poses in front of wall art of female members of the Kaw (Kanza) Nation located outside the Kanza Museum in Kaw City, Oklahoma. The Kanza Tribe and the Kanza Warriors of the 931st have shared years of respect, friendship and partnership. (U.S. Air Force photo by Maj. Andrea Morris)

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KC-46 Tiger Team: Keeping the Balance

Staff Sgt. Shae Biggs, 22nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, discusses how varying fuel densities affect the KC-46’s Automated Performance Tool (APT) Oct. 13, 2021, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. The APT is a software aircrews and maintainers use to calculate aircraft balance. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nathan Eckert)

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KC-46 Tiger Team: Keeping the Balance

The KC-46 Tiger Team, comprised of Boeing engineers, aircrew and maintainers, discuss the results of a cargo exercise in the Fuselage Training Center (FUT) Oct. 12, 2021, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. The FUT recreates the Pegasus’ interior so operators can gain realistic training while keeping actual aircraft free for real-world missions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nathan Eckert)

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KC-46 Tiger Team: Keeping the Balance

Technical Sgt. Nick Gladly, 344th Air Refueling Squadron boom operator, walks Mr. Brett Williams, Boeing cargo stress analysis engineer, through the pre-flight cargo inspection process Oct. 12, 2021, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. Cargo is systematically checked before flight to ensure it meets structural limits, preventing damage to the aircraft and its crew. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nathan Eckert)

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KC-46 Tiger Team: Keeping the Balance

Mr. Barry Teschlog, Boeing mass engineer, discusses mitigating shifts in aircraft balance during KC-46A refueling operations Oct. 14, 2021, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. As the Pegasus offloads fuel to receiving aircraft, the fuel must be shifted internally to keep the aircraft steady and maintain the center of gravity. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nathan Eckert)

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KC-46 Tiger Team: Keeping the Balance

Members of the KC-46A Pegasus Tiger Team pose for a group photo Oct. 13, 2021, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. The team consisted of KC-46 experts from Boeing and various operating bases. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nathan Eckert)

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KC-46 Tiger Team: Keeping the Balance

Senior Airman Royal Drinkard, 22nd Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels lab technician, collects and samples fuel to measure its density Oct. 13, 2021, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. Standard aviation fuel regularly varies in density, which can affect the amount of cargo an aircraft can carry. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nathan Eckert)

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Maj. Suzanne Crespo, 924th Air Refueling Squadron pilot, poses with her mother in a T-1 simulator. (Courtesy photo)

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Maj. Suzanne Crespo, 924th Air Refueling Squadron pilot celebrates “breaking of the wings”. This is an Air Force tradition which occurs at UPT graduation, during which the Air Force issues pilots their first pair of wings and the recipient should break the wing into two to bring good luck. (Courtesy photo)

Maj. Suzanne Crespo, 924th Air Refueling Squadron pilot celebrates “breaking of the wings”. This is an Air Force tradition which occurs at UPT graduation, during which the Air Force issues pilots their first pair of wings and the recipient should break the wing into two to bring good luck. (Courtesy photo)

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Maj. Anabel Allen, 931st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron officer, poses with her brother, Senior Chief Petty Officer Pedro Quintana, at Tuna Harbor Park, San Diego, California after re-enlisting her brother in 2013. (Courtesy photo)

Maj. Anabel Allen, 931st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron officer, poses with her brother, Senior Chief Petty Officer Pedro Quintana, at Tuna Harbor Park, San Diego, California after re-enlisting her brother in 2013. (Courtesy photo)

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Maj. Anabel Allen, 931st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron officer, posing on the flight line in front of an F-16 in 2013 at Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan. (Courtesy photo)

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KANZA Warrior Spotlight October 2021

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Fly-in event opens doors for McConnell Reservists

Members of the 931st Air Refueling Wing pose on the flightline at McConnell Air Force Base Kansas, after taking part in the organized fly-in event ept. 11, 2021. The event highlighted how pilots who have private licenses have the option to fly into McConnell in personal aircraftl to perform their monthly unit training assemply. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Abigail Klein)

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