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Welcome Newcomers

Seven Airmen joined the 931st Air Refueling Group in December: (in front, from left to right) Staff Sgt. Samual Clark, Senior Airman Michael Paolini, Staff Sgt. Suann Becton, Staff Sgt. John Fitzpatrick, Staff Sgt. Chad Marx, Senior Master Sgt. Michael Plante, and Master Sgt. Derick Spruel (U.S. Air Force photo)

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2009 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award

2009 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award

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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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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 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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Cessna Support Flight

Dale Lumpkins looks out the window of a KC-135 Stratotanker during an air refueling mission on Oct. 18. The 931st Air Refueling Group invited Lumpkins and other supervisors from Cessna Aircraft Company to watch a refueling mission because the company employs and supports numerous members of the 931st. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Connor Burkhard)

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Welcome Newcomers, October 2008

Five Airmen joined the 931st Air Refueling Group family during the October unit training assembly: (from left to right) Tech. Sgt. Kevin Schademann, Senior Airman Allen Cooper, Senior Airman Candice Dodds, Senior Airman Amy Mowrey, and Staff Sgt. Khoa Nguyen.

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Paper Pool

One-year old Jonathan Wilson (center) and 2-year old Ava Ringer (on right) enjoy a pool of shredded paper during the 931st Air Refueling Group Family Day Picnic in September. Jonathan is the son of Tech. Sgt. Schavonne Wilson, 931st Headquarters Staff, and Ava is the daughter of Staff Sgt. Moni Ringer, 931st Military Support Flight. Watching on the left is Brooklyn Stauf, 1-year-old daughter of Airman 1st Class Amanda Stauf, 931st Aerospace Medicine Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Connor Burkhard)

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Welcome Newcomers

Three new Airmen joined the 931st Air Refueling Group family during the October Unit Training Assembly: (from left to right) Senior Airman Danielle Crone, Tech. Sgt. Bryan Pryor and Chaplain (1st Lt.) Keith Saare.

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Total Force Support

Rescue Airmen assigned to the 22nd Air Refueling Wing evacuate a simulated aircraft crash victim during a major accident response exercise just outside McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., on Sept 3. Several Airmen from the 931st Air Refueling Group worked with the 22nd in support of the exercise.

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NCOLDP

Tech. Sgt. Milton Willhight(far left), Senior Airman Nathen Hornecker (middle) and Staff Sgt. Keith Yoho wait to be led through a team-building exercise built into a two-week Noncommissioned Officer Leadership Development Program course that concluded on Aug. 15. The three Airmen were blindfolded to simulate vision loss from exposure to a poisonous gas. Sergeant Willhight and Airman Hornecker are assigned to the 931st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. Sergeant Yoho is assigned to the 931st Aerospace Medicine Flight. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jason Schaap)

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NCOLDP

Noncommissioned Officer Leadership Development Program class, August 2008

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Volunteers Still Needed

A young family member steps up to an inflatable bouncer during one of the 931st Air Refueling Group's past Family Day picnics. Volunteers are needed to help with an inflatable "Bounce House" and many other activities scheduled for this year's picnic during the September Unit Training Assembly.

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Welcome 931st Newcomers, August 2008

Airmen who joined the 931st Air Refueling Group during the August Unit Training Assembly attended an orientation on Aug. 9. The Group welcomed, from left to right: (front row) Master Sgt. Cynthia Schlitz, Staff Sgt. Brandon Blodgett, Staff Sgt. Joel Janssen, Staff Sgt. Regina Rector, Staff Sgt. Cecelia Matthews, Maj. Celso Salinas, (back row) Senior Airman Kevin Becton, Capt. Kelvin Tuckett, Staff Sgt. Douglas Winterhalter, and Staff Sgt. Alan Pederson Jr.

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Family Fun

Col. Thomas "Randy" Foster (left), 931st Air Refueling Group Deputy Commander, was among those chosen to get a pie in the face as part of a fundraiser during the Group's Family Day Picnic in 2007. Volunteers are needed to support this year's picnic, scheduled for the September Unit Training Assembly. Contact Tech. Sgt. Shannan Hughes at 316-759-6082 for more information. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jason Schaap)

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Flying Coach Class

Four of the Airmen who recently helped fly five college football coaches to Southeast Asia were from the 931st Air Refueling Group. The coaches (back row from left to right) included's Yale's Jack Siedlecki (with white shirt), Georgia's Mark Richt, Miami's Randy Shannon, Notre Dame's Charlie Weis, and Auburn's Tommy Tuberville (with orange hat). With Richt's hand on his shoulder is pilot and Atlanta, Ga., native Capt. Eric Junkins. On the far left is Staff Sgt. Jon Barber (w black t-shirt), 931st Maintenance Squadron crew chief. Kneeling directly in front of Tuberville is Tech. Sgt. Chris Norris, boom operator, and in front of Norris is pilot Capt. Keith "Kip" Anderson (with sunglasses). Captain Junkins, Captain Anderson and Sergeant Norris are members of the 18th Air Refueling Squadron, the flying squadron of the 931st ARG.

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Archie In Charge

Col. Edsel A. "Archie" Frye Jr., new commander of the 931st Air Refueling Group, speaks to ceremony guests after he took command of the 931st from Col. William T. Cahoon. The change of command ceremony was on May 18, but Colonel Frye did not officially become the 931st's commander until May 25.

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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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Coins and Kudos

Senior Master Sgt. Colleen Celeski receives a coin from Lt. Gen. John Bradley, Commander, Air Force Reserve Command and Chief, Air Force Reserve, just prior to a town hall meeting at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., on May 8. General Bradley traveled to McConnell to visit members of the 931st Air Refueling Group. Sergeant Celeski is a member of the 931st Aerospace Medicine Flight. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech Sgt. Jason Schaap)

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