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Family Fun Fest

A clown offers Sophia Buchanan, center, and Mackenzie Scheidel, right, sweet treats at the 2007 Family Festival of Fun at the McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. The 2009 Festival is scheduled for April 4 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Featured activities include crafts, a petting zoo, pony rides, inflatables, food and more. The festival will coincide with the grand opening of the new Krueger Recreation Area at McConnell from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. with a dedication ceremony at 2 p.m. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Jessica Lockoski)
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Family Fun Festival

Morgan Cambell enjoys a pony ride at the 2007 Family Festival of Fun at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Jessica Lockoski)
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Family Fun Festival

Thoren Jennings, a Team McConnell family member, climbs a king of the mountain inflatable during the 2008 Family Festival of Fun at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. Inflatable are among the activities scheduled for the the 2009 festival on April 4. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Ronald Lafosse)
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Farewell to a chief

The 931st Air Refueling Group Chief's Group presents a farewell gift to Chief Master Sgt. Robert R. Stephenson during Stephenson's retirement ceremony at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan, Dec. 9, 2012. Stephenson had served at McConnell Air Force Base since 1995, and was the Group's first Maintenance Superintendent for the Deputy Commander for Maintenance staff. The chief had served in the Air Force for more than 35 years. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Zach Anderson)
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Farewell to Chief McDermott

Col. Sherry Teague, Individual Mobilization Augmentee to the commander, 76th Aircraft Maintenance Group, Tinker Air Force Base, Okla., presents a certificate of retirement to Chief Master Sgt. John McDermott, 931st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Superintendent, during McDermott's official retirement ceremony at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., March 8, 2015. The Chief enlisted in the Air Force in 1977 and started his career as a crew chief with the 474th Tactical Fighter Wing at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. He retired as the 931st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Superintendent here at McConnell, where he led over 1,000 regular Air Force, Air Force Reserve, Civil Service and contract personnel from 6 Air Force Specialty Codes in support of 63 KC-135 aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Zach Anderson)
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Faster

Master Sgt. John Fitzpatrick races toward the finish line at the SuperComp and Pro ET races in Noble, Oklah., June 15 2013.Fitzpatrick, an aircraft structural maintainer from the 931st Maintenance Squadron, took first place at the ProET competition and runner-up in the SuperComp. Fitzpatrick is sponsored by the Air Force Reserve Recruiting Service. (Photo courtesy of Bland Bridenstine)
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Father and Chief

Chief Master Sgt. John Boulett's family lends some helping hands during his promotion ceremony at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., on July 31. Chief Boulett is assigned to the 931st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, an Air Force Reserve unit at McConnell. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Anthony Mejia)
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Favorite plane

Senior Master Sgt. Ray Lewis, a refueling boom operator assigned to the 18th Air Refueling Squadron, 931st Air Refueling Group, McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., poses in front of his favorite aircraft, the KC-135 Stratotanker. Lewis has been a boom operator on the KC-135 for more than twenty years. (Photo courtesy of Ray Lewis)
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February Newcomers

The 931st Air Refueling Group welcomed the following newcomers during the February unit training assembly, Feb. 8, 2014. Left toright: Maj. Chris Grove, Senior Airman Anderson Skylar, Airman 1st Class Kristen Roberts, Senior Airman Brianna Peebles and Staff Sgt. Sharayah Farrell.
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February Redeployers

Members of the 931st Air Refueling Wing are greeted by their leadership after returning from a 60-day deployment, Feb. 19, 2017, McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. The Airmen deployed as part of ongoing U.S. operations overseas. (U.S. Air Force photo by Lt. Col. Clint Burpo)
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Feel the CBRNE

Airmen of the 931st Air Refueling Wing participated in Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and Explosives training Nov. 4, 2017, McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. The keys for Airmen surviving in a combat environment include possessing the necessary skills needed to help protect themselves and their fellow Airmen and having the proper equipment to do so. CBRNE training helps teach these skills. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Abigail Klein)
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Feel the CBRNE

Master Sgt. Jeremy Whitley, 22nd Civil Engineer Squadron Emergency Management superintendent makes adjustments on the Mission Oriented Protective Posture for a group of 931st Air Refueling Wing Airmen Nov. 5, 2017, McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. Airmen participated in Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and Explosives training during the November Unit Training Assembly. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Abigail Klein)
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Feel the CBRNE

Airmen of the 931st Air Refueling Wing participated in Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and Explosives training Nov. 4, 2017, McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. The keys for Airmen surviving in a combat environment include possessing the necessary skills needed to help protect themselves and their fellow Airmen and having the proper equipment to do so. CBRNE training helps teach these skills. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Abigail Klein)
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Fill 'er up

An Arkansas Air National Guard F-16C from the 188th Fighter Wing at Fort Smith, Ark., prepares to receive fuel from a KC-135R Stratotanker. The aircraft was crewed by members of the 931st Air Refueling Group’s 18th Air Refueling Squadron.
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Final Flight

Col. William T. Cahoon, 931st Air Refueling Group Commander, gets a wet welcome home from Lt. Col. Chris Amend and other Airmen following Colonel Cahoon's final flight as the 931st commander on May 14. Colonel Cahoon is scheduled to give command of the 931st to Col. Edsel "Archie" Frye during a ceremony on May 18. Colonel Amend is commander of the 931st Operations Support Flight. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jason Schaap)
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Final-Flight Freeze Down

Tech. Sgt. Greg Carron is ambushed by three of his fellow Airmen armed with water sprayers at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., Saturday. Sergeant Carron had just finished his final flight as a KC-135 boom operator before retiring from the Air Force Reserve. The wet-down, a final-flight tradition for flyers, was postponed until he was close to indoors because of bitter-cold temperatures at the base. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Jason Schaap)
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Financial Flier

Mrs. Mary Borst, 931st Air Refueling Group Budget Officer waves as she waits for the opportunity to see air-to-air refueling during the incentive flight she participated in May 17.
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Fini Flight

Lt. Col. Eric Vitosh, 18th Air Refueling Squadron Commander, is greeted by a blast of cold water upon exiting a KC-135 Stratotanker at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., June 6, 2015. Vitosh had just completed his "Fini Flight" with the 18 ARS, having flown his final mission as a member of the unit. Vitosh assumed command of the 18 ARS in May 2012. He began his enlisted career in 1987 and was accepted into the Air Force Academy in 1988 as part of the Enlisted Airman Development Program. Following his graduation from the Air Force Academy in 1993, he began Air Force Pilot Training and graduated in 1994. Vitosh served in a variety of capacities during an active duty career that spanned more than a decade. In 2002, he joined the Air Force Reserve as a member of the 18th Air Refueling Squadron at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. He has served on several deployments to locations in both Europe and Southwest Asia. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Abigail Klein)
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Fini Flight

Lt. Col. Eric Vitosh, 18th Air Refueling Squadron Commander, is greeted by a blast of cold water upon exiting a KC-135 Stratotanker at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., June 6, 2015. Vitosh had just completed his "Fini Flight" with the 18 ARS, having flown his final mission as a member of the unit. Vitosh assumed command of the 18 ARS in May 2012. He began his enlisted career in 1987 and was accepted into the Air Force Academy in 1988 as part of the Enlisted Airman Development Program. Following his graduation from the Air Force Academy in 1993, he began Air Force Pilot Training and graduated in 1994. Vitosh served in a variety of capacities during an active duty career that spanned more than a decade. In 2002, he joined the Air Force Reserve as a member of the 18th Air Refueling Squadron at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. He has served on several deployments to locations in both Europe and Southwest Asia. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Zach Anderson)
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Fini Flight

Lt. Col. Eric Vitosh, 18th Air Refueling Squadron Commander, is greeted by a blast of cold water upon exiting a KC-135 Stratotanker at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., June 6, 2015. Vitosh had just completed his "Fini Flight" with the 18 ARS, having flown his final mission as a member of the unit. Vitosh assumed command of the 18 ARS in May 2012. He began his enlisted career in 1987 and was accepted into the Air Force Academy in 1988 as part of the Enlisted Airman Development Program. Following his graduation from the Air Force Academy in 1993, he began Air Force Pilot Training and graduated in 1994. Vitosh served in a variety of capacities during an active duty career that spanned more than a decade. In 2002, he joined the Air Force Reserve as a member of the 18th Air Refueling Squadron at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. He has served on several deployments to locations in both Europe and Southwest Asia. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Zach Anderson)
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