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Helmick takes command of 931st OSS

Lt. Col. Matthew Ghormley, right, relinquishes command of the 931st Operations Support Squadron during a change of command ceremony March 6, 2021, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. Ghormley, who is a Colonel select, will continue at McConnell as the deputy commander of the 931st Operations Group. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Abigail Klein)

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Helmick takes command of 931st OSS

Lt. Col. Jason Helmick, right, assumes command of the 931st Operations Support Squadron during a change of command ceremony March 6, 2021, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. Prior to taking command of the 931st OSS, Helmick helped stand up the 905th Air Refueling Squadron as a KC-135 Stratotanker pilot and shop chief. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Abigail Klein)

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Help Stop Suicide

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Helping Airmen during the holidays

Col. Mark S. Larson, commander of the 931st Air Refueling Group, McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., stands next to the 931st Air Refueling Group Angel Tree with a box of donations from the Robert J. Dole Veterans Medical Center, Dec. 14, 2012. The staff of at the medical center hosted a holiday open house and collected donations for McConnell Airmen in need during the holiday season. The donations will go to help out the 931st Angel Tree program. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Zach Anderson)

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Helping Hands

Tech. Sgt. Clay Dotson helps Capt. Mike McClain adjust a defensive suit while training at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., on Jan. 10, 2010. Both Airmen are Reservists assigned to the 18th Air Refueling Squadron, the flying squadron of the 931st Air Refueling Group. Airmen assigned to the 18th ARS are preparing for an overseas deployment scheduled to begin in late February. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Jason Schaap)

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Helping Hands

With 8-month old Shelby in one hand, Kari Cropper uses her other hand to hammer a nail for her 3-year-old daughter, Kelsey, during the 931st Air Refueling Group's 2008 Family Day Picnic. Trusting Kari's aim is her husband, Tech. Sgt. Edward Cropper from the 931st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. Building materials for children's projects at the picnic were donated by Home Depot. The company's donation has become a tradition at 931st picnics. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Connor Burkhard)

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Helping in Honduras

Staff Sgt. Marina Coronado gives medicine to a local girl during a four-month deployment to Honduras. Assisting a preventive medicine team was one her favorite parts of the deployment. Sergeant Coronado is an information manager assigned to the 931st Operations Support Flight. (Courtesy photo)

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Helping in Honduras

Local children join Staff. Sgt. Marina Coronado for a photo during her four-month deployment to Honduras. She received a Joint Service Achievement Medal on March 14 for accomplishments while deployed. Sergeant Coronado is an information manager assigned to the 931st Operations Support Flight, an Air Force Reserve unit at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. (Courtesy photo)

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Here comes the boom

The air refueling boom of a McConnell Air Force Base KC-135 Stratotanker extends toward a receiving aircraft during an air refueling training exercise, July 11, 2015. The exercise was part of receiver/tanker training being performed by members of the Air Force Reserve 18th Air Refueling Squadron at McConnell. This training ensures pilots in the squadron are qualified to serve as both refueling and receiving aircraft during missions, and is essential for the eventual transition to the new KC-46A Pegasus tanker at McConnell. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Ray Lewis)

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Heroes Breakfast

Bev Morlan, Regional Executive Director of the American Red Cross Midway-Kansas Chapter, and Jack Hall, vice-president of Capitol Federal Bank, present the Capitol Federal Red Cross Military Hero Award to Tech. Sgt. Carrie Van Praag, 931st Air Refueling Group Logistics Supply Manager, at the annual Wichita Heroes Breakfast, Dec. 12, 2012. Van Praag accepted the award on behalf of her husband, 1st Lt. Craig Van Praag, who is currently deployed. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Zach Anderson)

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Heseltine takes command of the 931 ARW

Maj. Gen. Randall A. Ogden, 4th Air Force commander, hands the guidon to Col. Phil Heseltine, incoming 931st Air Refueling Wing commander, during a change of command ceremony Dec. 1, 2018, McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. Prior to joining the 931st, Heseltine was the vice commander of the 22nd Air Refueling Wing, the active duty component at Team McConnell. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Abigail Klein)

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Heseltine takes command of the 931 ARW

Maj. Gen. Randall A. Ogden, 4th Air Force commander, takes the guidon from Col. Eric Vitosh, outgoing 931st Air Refueling Wing commander, during a change of command ceremony Dec. 1, 2018, McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. Vitosh, a Traditional Reservist, has commanded the 931st for more than a year. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Abigail Klein)

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Heseltine’s ‘Recruited’

(Left to right) Master Sgt.Tabetha Coley, 931st Air Refueling Wing in-service recruiter, narrates the 931 ARW Change of Command ceremony Dec. 1, 2018, McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. Col. Phil Heseltine, 931 ARW commander, selected Coley to narrate the ceremony because of her year-long role in helping him join the Reserve. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Abigail Klein)

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Hewlett Assumes Command of the 184th Wing

Col. David Hewlett assumed command of the Kansas Air National Guard’s 184th Wing during a change of command ceremony at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, March 2, 2024. The official party included Brig. Gen. Jason Knobbe, commander of the Kansas Air National Guard; Col. Steve Smart, outgoing commander, 184th Wing; and Col. David Hewlett, incoming commander, 184th Wing. (Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Matt McCoy)

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Hewlett Assumes Command of the 184th Wing

Col. David Hewlett assumed command of the Kansas Air National Guard’s 184th Wing during a change of command ceremony at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, March 2, 2024. The official party included Brig. Gen. Jason Knobbe, commander of the Kansas Air National Guard; Col. Steve Smart, outgoing commander, 184th Wing; and Col. David Hewlett, incoming commander, 184th Wing. (Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Matt McCoy)

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Hewlett Assumes Command of the 184th Wing

Col. David Hewlett assumed command of the Kansas Air National Guard’s 184th Wing during a change of command ceremony at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, March 2, 2024. The official party included Brig. Gen. Jason Knobbe, commander of the Kansas Air National Guard; Col. Steve Smart, outgoing commander, 184th Wing; and Col. David Hewlett, incoming commander, 184th Wing. (Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Matt McCoy)

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High Speed

Master Sgt. John Fitzpatrick, 931st Maintenance Squadron, is one of a handful of Air Force Reservists sponsored by Air Force Reserve Command for racing, and the only AFRC-sponsored motorcycle racer. On June 21, Fitzpatrick competed in Wichita, Kan., at the Kansas International Dragway, resulting in a race win. (Courtesy photos)

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Higher Learning

Staff Sgt. Julie Stephenson works on one of her many computer-related duties during the May Unit Training Assembly. Sergeant Stephenson, an information manager for the 931st Military Support Flight, receives tuition assistance from the Air Force while working on a bachelor's degree at Wichita State University in Wichita, Kan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jason Schaap)

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Historic Comeback

Staff Sgt. Scott Gaitley is greeted by Lt. Col. Lawrence Lee and other members of the 931st Air Refueling Group at Wichita Mid-Continent Airport on Jan. 10. Sergeant Gaitley, 931st historian, returned from a deployment to Iraq where he was responsible for recording the histories of deployed Air Force units. The 931st ARG is an Air Force Reserve unit at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jason Schaap)

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Historic Comeback

Staff Sgt. Scott Gaitley is welcomed home from Iraq by Chaplain (Capt.) James Hicks as the sun sets at Wichita Mid-Continent Airport on Jan. 10. Sergeant Gaitley is a historian assigned to the 931st Air Refueling Group, an Air Force Reserve unit at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. Chaplain Hicks is also assigned to the 931st ARG. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jason Schaap)

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