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Honorary commanders take flight

Sheila Cole, honorary commander of the 931st Air Refueling Group Force Support Squadron, enjoys the view from the boom pod of a KC-135 Stratotanker during an orientation flight at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., Oct. 13, 2011. Twenty-one honorary commanders took part in the flight, which familiarized them with the mission of the 931st Air Refueling Group and the 22nd Air Refueling Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Zach Anderson)

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Honorary commanders take flight

Jorge Martinez, honorary commander of the 931st Air Refueling Group, enjoys the view from the cockpit of a KC-135 Stratotanker during an orientation flight at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., Oct. 13, 2011. Twenty-one honorary commanders took part in the flight, which familiarized them with the mission of the 931st Air Refueling Group and the 22nd Air Refueling Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Zach Anderson)

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Honorary Commanders, 931st Air Refueling Group

Col. Edsel A. "Archie" Frye. Jr. speaks during an honorary commander induction ceremony at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. Colonel Frye welcomed five civilian leaders from the McConnell community as the 931st Air Refueling Group's inaugural group of honorary commanders. Colonel Frye is the commander of the 931st, an Air Force Reserve unit at McConnnell. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Maria Ruiz)

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Honoring the fallen

Members of the 931st Air Refueling Group and the 22nd Air Refueling Wing line the Kansas Street and salute as the hearse carrying Army Sgt. Eric Nettleton passes, Jan. 14. Sergeant Nettleton was killed by an improvised explosive device while serving with the 2nd Stryker Cavalry in Afghanistan. Sergeant Nettleton's brother, Airman 1st Class Clayton Nettleton, serves with the 22nd Air Refueling Wing at McConnell Air Force Base.

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HPCON Bravo+

McConnell has changed to Health Protection Condition Bravo+, effective immediately.

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HRDC Refuelers

(Left to right) Lt. Col. Sue Lovas, Senior Master Sgt. Pam Summers, Senior Airman Brandi Brooks, and Tech. Sgt. Marvell Summerow represented the 931st Air Refueling Group at a Human Resource Development Council workshop in Atlanta. Dressed as gas station attendants, they earned an award for best representing the air refueling heritage of their unit. (Courtesy photo)

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Hug Goodbye

Donna Lorenz hugs her husband, Tech. Sgt. Robert Lorenz, before he deploys with his fellow Airmen to Turkey. The 931st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron sent Sergeant Lorenz and other maintainers to Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, on July 29 in support of Operations Iraqi and Enduring Freedom. Donna Lorenz is also a senior master sergeant assigned to the 931st Plans and Programs office. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech Sgt. Jason Schaap)

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Hydraulic Airmen maintain KC-46 boom

Airmen assigned to the 22nd Maintenance Squadron maintain a KC-46A Pegasus boom March 13, 2021, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. Hydraulics Airmen removed the interior telescoping tube to replace a boom surge boot, which acts as a shock absorber while attached to a receiver aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alan Ricker)

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Hydraulic Airmen maintain KC-46 boom

Staff Sgt. Kris McKee, 22nd Maintenance Squadron hydraulics craftsman, lines the interior of a KC-46A Pegasus telescoping tube with an O-ring March 13, 2021, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. The O-ring provides a seal around the telescoping tube, ensuring the fuel is properly distributed to the receiving aircraft when connected. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alan Ricker)

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Hydraulic Airmen maintain KC-46 boom

Staff Sgt. Jacob Buffum, 22nd Maintenance Squadron hydraulics craftsman, Staff Sgt. Hannah Petersen, 931st Maintenance Squadron hydraulic craftsman and Senior Airman Jesse Jones, 22nd MXS hydraulic journeyman, remove a KC-46A Pegasus surge boot from a telescoping tube March 13, 2021, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. Surge boots are rubber-like sleeves that run the fuel tube’s length, used as a way to prevent damage during fuel surges when the boom disconnects from the aircraft after refueling. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alan Ricker)

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Hydraulic Airmen maintain KC-46 boom

Staff Sgt. Hannah Petersen, 931st Maintenance Squadron hydraulics craftsman, removes a bolt from a KC-46A Pegasus telescoping tube March 13, 2021, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. The surge boot, housed inside the telescoping tube, was replaced to ensure damage does not occur while disconnecting from a receiving aircraft during aerial refueling. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alan Ricker)

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Hydraulics Help in New Hampshire

Tech. Sgt. Trevor Derenthal watches for leaking hydraulic fluid while Staff Sgt. Suann Becton removes screws to a panel on the bottom of a KC-135 Stratotanker that made an emergency diversion to Pease Air National Guard Base, N.H., on July 24. Both sergeants are Reservists assigned to the 931st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. (Courtesy photo/Lt. Col. Tsuyoshi Tung)

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I was abused: three reasons I ignored it

Domestic Violence Awareness Month, observed in October, was established to raise awareness and reduce the numbers of those abused.

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ID please...

TINKER AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. -- Staff Sgt. Norman Williams checks the ID card of Zach Harlow before he is allowed to access "Base X." Williams is assigned to the 752nd Computer Systems Squadron, and Zach is the son of Senior Master Sgt. Mike and Dorothy Harlow from the 963rd Airborne Air Control Squadron here. Zach and other children of airmen assigned here participated in Operation KUDOS, designed to help "Kids Understand Deployment Operations." They received briefings, processed through a deployment line, received ID cards and dog tags. At "Base X," they received samples of meals ready to eat and toured through tents that house sleeping quarters, kitchens and recreation areas. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman K.L. Kimbrell)

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IGX in Alpena, July 2004

Airmen from the 931st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron use teamwork while donning equipment during an inspector general exercise in Alpena, Mich., in July, 2004. The squadron is part of the 931st Air Refueling Group, an Air Force Reserve unit at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. David Brumley)

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Improvements coming to Distance Learning Enlisted PME

Senior Airman Jamila Williams, 911th Airlift Wing, Pittsburgh International Airport Air Reserve Station, Pennsylvania, looks at the Airman Leadership School website. Beginning this summer, Citizen Airmen taking Professional Military Education distance learning courses will see some major improvements. (U.S. Air Force photo by James Fritz)

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In a Jiffy's

Lt. Col. Tsuyoshi Tung makes a late night run to pick up food for his crew at a local eating establishment recommended to his air crew near Andrews Air Force Base, Md. Colonel Tung led an eight Reservists from the 931st Air Refueling Group stopped at Andrews AFB during a 12-day aeromedical evacuation mission into Afghanistan. Air Force crews sometimes have to find restaurants open late when they fly into bases after normal working hours. Colonel Tung is a KC-135 Stratotanker pilot assigned to the 18th Air Refueling Squadron, the flying unit of the 931st ARG at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. (Courtesy photo/Tech. Sgt. Warren Bearup)

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In memory of our fallen warriors

Master Sgt. Chris Norris, a boom operator assigned to the 18th Air Refueling Squadron stands with Lt. Col. Michael Moeding and Lt. Col. Travis Clark, both pilots assigned to the 18 ARS, during a moment of silence at a memorial service for the crew of SHELL 77 at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., May 28, 2013. The Fairchild-based aircrew, consisting of Capt. Mark Voss of Boerne, Texas, Capt. Victoria A. Pinckney of Colorado Springs, Colo., and Tech Sgt. Herman Mackey III of Bakersfield, Calif., perished when their McConnell-based KC-135 Stratotanker crashed in northern Kyrgyzstan, May 3, 2013. Members of Team McConnell gathered today for a short memorial service to honor the fallen Airmen. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Zach Anderson)

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In the cockpit

Pilots from the 18th Air Refueling Squadron go through preflight procedures inside the cockpit of a KC-135 Stratotanker used for an aeromedical evacuation out of Afghanistan. The 18th ARS is part of the 931st Air Refueling Group, an Air Force Reserve unit at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. Eight Airmen from the 931st volunteered for the recent 12-day mission. (U.S. Air Force photo/Lt. Col. Tsuyoshi Tung)

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In the Service

Chap. Fulton serves his granddaughter Morgan,8, her first communion during his first service at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church after his deployment. (Courtesy Photo)

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