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Thunderbirds perform at Team McConnell

Members of the U.S. Thunderbirds perform for Team McConnell at the Frontiers in Flight Open House and Airshow Sept. 9, 2018, McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. In 1953 the Air Force activated the 3600th Demonstration Unit, which adopted the name “Thunderbirds,” establishing a 55-year heritage of displaying the capabilities of the most powerful Air Force in the world. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Preston Webb)
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Thunderbirds perform at Team McConnell

A member of the “Tora! Tora! Tora!” team prepares to re-enact the attack on Pearl Harbor at the Frontiers in Flight Open House and Airshow Sept. 9, 2018, McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. The crew have been performing the act for 46 years in an effort to honor the men and women that lost their lives during the attack. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Preston Webb)
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Thunderbirds perform at Team McConnell

The “Tora! Tora! Tora!” team re-enacts the attack on Pearl Harbor at the Frontiers in Flight Open House and Airshow Sept. 9, 2018, McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. The crew have been performing the act for 46 years in an effort to honor the men and women that lost their lives during the attack. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Preston Webb)
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Thunderbirds perform at Team McConnell

The “Tora! Tora! Tora!” team re-enacts the attack on Pearl Harbor at the Frontiers in Flight Open House and Airshow Sept. 9, 2018, McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. The crew have been performing the act for 46 years in an effort to honor the men and women that lost their lives during the attack. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Preston Webb)
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Thunderbirds perform at Team McConnell

The “Tora! Tora! Tora!” team re-enacts the attack on Pearl Harbor at the Frontiers in Flight Open House and Airshow Sept. 9, 2018, McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. The crew have been performing the act for 46 years in an effort to honor the men and women that lost their lives during the attack. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Preston Webb)
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Thunderbirds perform at Team McConnell

A Team McConnell KC-135 Stratotanker demonstrates its aerial refueling capabilities to spectators at the Frontiers in Flight Open House and Airshow Sept. 9, 2018, McConnell AFB, Kan. The KC-135 was initially tasked with refueling strategic bombers, but was used extensively in the Vietnam War and later conflicts such as Operation Desert Storm to extend the range and endurance of U.S. tactical fighters and bombers. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Preston Webb)
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Thunderbirds perform at Team McConnell

The Patriot Parachute Team glides over spectators at the Frontiers in Flight Open House and Airshow Sept. 9, 2018, McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. Veteran owned and operated, the Patriot Parachute Team’s mission is to inspire the next generation of patriots and to raise awareness for various Veteran causes. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Preston Webb)
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September Commander's Call

Col. Eric Vitosh, 931st Air Refueling Wing commander, held a Commander's Call during the September Unit Training Assembly Sept. 9, 2018, McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. Vitosh spoke to 931 ARW Airmen about the importance of Comprehensive Fitness, and took time to recognize the Wing's 2nd Quarter Award Winners. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Abigail Klein)
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September Commander's Call

Col. Eric Vitosh, 931st Air Refueling Wing commander, held a Commander's Call during the September Unit Training Assembly Sept. 9, 2018, McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. Vitosh spoke to 931 ARW Airmen about the importance of Comprehensive Fitness, and took time to recognize the Wing's 2nd Quarter Award Winners. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Abigail Klein)
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Maj. Brian Correll, 18th Air Refueling Squadron instructor pilot, stands next to his modified Pitts S2S Sept. 7, 2018, McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. Correll is slated to perform in the 2018 Frontiers In Flight Air Show and Open House.
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August ALS graduates

Congratulations to Senior Airman Karl Tran, Airman Leadership School graduate. More than 40 Airmen graduated from ALS, Class 18F, August 23, 2018, McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. The graduates included four members of the 931st Air Refueling Wing.
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August ALS graduates

Congratulations to Senior Airman Victoria Wehba, Airman Leadership School graduate. More than 40 Airmen graduated from ALS, Class 18F, August 23, 2018, McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. The graduates included four members of the 931st Air Refueling Wing.
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August ALS graduates

Congratulations to Senior Airman Justin Gloss, Airman Leadership School graduate. More than 40 Airmen graduated from ALS, Class 18F, August 23, 2018, McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. The graduates included four members of the 931st Air Refueling Wing.
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August ALS graduates

Congratulations to Senior Airman Justin Jacobs, Airman Leadership School graduate. More than 40 Airmen graduated from ALS, Class 18F, August 23, 2018, McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. The graduates included four members of the 931st Air Refueling Wing.
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Lt. Col. Randy Brink, a member of the 931st Air Refueling Wing at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, followed his father, Ronald, as a KC-135 pilot. Now his son, David, is a KC-135 boom operator. If he likes it, David will apply for pilot training. (U.S. Air Force by Master Sgt. Chance Babin)
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Hail to the new Chief

Congratulations to the newly promoted Chief Master Sgt. John Wallman. Wallman was promoted to "Chief" during a ceremony here, Aug. 2, 2018. Chief Master Sergeant is the ninth, and highest, enlisted rank in the U.S. Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech Sgt. Abigail Klein)
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Col. Eric A. Vitosh, 931st Air Refueling Wing commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Darren L. Demel, 931st ARW command chief, escort Airman 1st Class Anthony Binas, 22nd Air Refueling Wing Command Post journeyman, while he throws the first pitch at a National Baseball Congress World Series baseball game Aug. 1, 2018, at Lawrence-Dumont Stadium, Wichita, Kans. The matchup between Kansas Cannons and GPS Texas Baseball ended in a Kansas Cannons 8-1 victory. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Preston Webb)
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Comin' along

The Airmen of Team McConnell's Maintenance Group have been hard at work on the broken wing of the B-47 Stratojet, July 27, 2018, McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. A heavy wind storm blew the wing of the static display earlier this month.
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Firework Safety 2018

According to the Fireworks Information Center, more than 240 people go to the emergency room every day with fireworks-related injuries in the month around the Fourth of July. Fireworks can be dangerous, causing serious burns and eye injuries.(U.S. Air Force photo/Robbin Cresswell)
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Reserve Citizen Airman becomes Mrs. Kansas U.S.

Reserve Citizen Airman Maj. Monica Riggs, 18th Air Refueling Squadron lead pilot, poses after being crowned Mrs. Kansas United States April 15, 2018, Overland Park, Kan. Riggs’ victory means she will go on to compete nationally for Mrs. United States. The competition is slated for the first week of July in Orlando, Fla. (Courtesy photo by Joe Devine)
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