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Deployers return

Members of the Air Force Reserve 931st Air Refueling Group are welcomed home to McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., July 21, 2014. The Citizen Airmen had served a 60-day deployment to Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, as part of the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Zach Anderson)

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Deployers return

Members of the Air Force Reserve 931st Air Refueling Group are welcomed home to McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., July 21, 2014. The Citizen Airmen had served a 60-day deployment to Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, as part of the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Zach Anderson)

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Deployers return

Members of the Air Force Reserve 931st Air Refueling Group are welcomed home to McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., July 21, 2014. The Citizen Airmen had served a 60-day deployment to Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, as part of the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Zach Anderson)

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Deployment

Members of the 931st Air Refueling Group make their way through the passenger terminal on their way to board an aircraft for a deployment from McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. Several members of the 931 ARG have deployed to Southwest Asia. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Zach Anderson)

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Deputy Commander

Col. Paul R. Wietbrock is the deputy commander of the 931st Air Refueling Group, McConnell Air Force Base, Kan.

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Derby 150th anniversary nose art dedication

Randy White, Mayor of Derby and 931st Operations Group honorary commander, and Col. Phil Heseltine, 931st Air Refueling Wing commander pose in front of the KC-135 Stratotanker nose art dedicated to the city of Derby’s 150th anniversary Oct. 2, 2019, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. The event promoted partnership between the local community and military members, while also honoring their long history together. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Skyler Combs)

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Derby 150th anniversary nose art dedication

Nose art dedicated to the city of Derby's 150th anniversary is displayed on a KC-135 Stratotanker Oct. 2, 2019, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. American pilots painting the nose of an aircraft dates back to World War I and was used as a way to identify flying squadrons and boost morale. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Skyler Combs)

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Derby AFJROTC Visit, Oct 2008

Derby High School's Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps has more cadets than any other high school in Kansas. More than 30 of the cadets were welcomed by 931st Air Refueling Group and 22nd Air Refueling Wing Airmen during a visit to McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., on Oct. 30. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jason Schaap)

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Derby AFJROTC Visit, Oct 2008

Cadets from Derby High School's Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps visited McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., on Oct. 30. Airmen from the 931st Air Refueling Group and the 22nd Air Refueling Wing welcomed the cadets to the base. The 931st is an associate Air Force Reserve Command unit and the 22nd is its active-duty host at McConnell. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jason Schaap)

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Derby AFJROTC Visit, Oct 2008

1st Lt. Brian Cole guides Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps cadets on an early morning tour around the outside of a KC-135 Stratotanker at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. The cadets' school, Derby High School in Derby, Kan., is less than 10 miles from McConnell. Lieutenant Cole is a KC-135 pilot assigned to the 18th Air Refueling Squadron, the flying squadron of the 931st Air Refueling Group. The 931st is an Air Force Reserve Command unit assigned to McConnell. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jason Schaap)

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Derby JROTC

Retired Air Force Col. Michael Dillard, senior aerospace science instructor at Derby High School, presents an Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps cap to Col. William H. Mason, commander of the 931st Air Refueling Group, McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., Feb. 08, 2012. Mason gave the Derby JROTC cadets a unit mission brief and discussed the important role the 931st and the Air Force Reserve play at McConnell and in operations around the world. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Zach Anderson)

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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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Desert Deployers

Airmen from the 931st Air Refueling Squadron wait inside a KC-135 Stratotanker Tuesday for the beginning flight of a deployment to Southwest Asia. Members of the 931st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron and the 18th Air Refueling Squadron (the flying unit of the 931st) are scheduled to support overseas contingency operations through the summer. More Airmen from the 931st ARG, an Air Force Reserve unit at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., are scheduled to deploy in July. (Courtesy photo/Master Sgt. Tonya Halenka)

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Desert Downtime

Deployed to Kirkuk Air Base, Iraq: From left to right: Senior Airman Luke Mahoney, Master Sgt. Gary White, Senior Airman Patrick Strange, Staff Sgt. Jared Arrington, Senior Airman Ryan Jarboe and Staff Sgt. Tyrel Askren.

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Destination Turkey

Senior Airman Neil Parks, 931st Air Maintenance Squadron, inspects the contents of his mobility bag in preparation for his deployment to Turkey. The first rotation of AMXS deployers are currently serving in Turkey in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom/Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Connor Burkhard)

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Development training flight

Senior Master Sgt. Sheila Croninger, facilitator, Development Training Flight, 931st Air Refueling Group corrects Alfred Sullivan while Tech. Sgt. Joe Johnson, flight leader, DTF, 931st ARG looks for discrepancies during close order drill. (Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Brannen Parrish)

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Directing traffic

A member of the Air Force Reserve 931st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron directs a KC-135 Stratotanker to a parking place as the sun sets on the flightline at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. Aircraft maintainers are responsible for ensuring aircraft are ready for flight, as well as inspecting and maintaining planes when they return from a mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Zach Anderson)

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disc golf

Senior Master Sgt. Ray Lewis, a boom operator from the 931st Air Refueling Group, Eli Stambaugh, Taylor Stephenson and Nate Fowler unload bricks to line a disc golf tee box, April 19. Stephenson is redesigning the disc golf course at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., as part of his Eagle Scout project through the Boy Scouts. Stephenson, who is the son of Master Sgt. Johnny Stephenson of the 931st ARG, enlisted the help of fellow scouts, JROTC cadets from Derby High School and 931 ARG Airmen. Stephenson has been working on the project since last fall but inclement weather slowed down much of the project.(Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Brannen Parrish)

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Discussing the Future

Twenty-second Maintenance Group members Airman 1st Class Jamie Wellbrock and Tech. Sgt. Kevin Scheer discuss ways to improve the aircraft wash process during a 'ISO Prep Rapid Improvement' event here. The week long process, which falls under the Air Force Smart Ops for the 21st Century (AFSO21) initiative, was held in the 22nd MXG conference room and spearheaded by Air Force Reservist Capt. Doug Crow and contractor Mr. Kim Dixon. (Air Force Photo/Capt. Doug Crow)

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Distinguished Gentlemen

Majors Michael Moeding and Marco Moor were awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for their actions in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. The Majors along with an active duty boom operator, Staff Sgt. Christopher Murphy recovered the KC-135R Stratotanker while flying a refueling mission over Southwest Asia. Sergeant Murphy received an Air Medal for his actions.

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