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A sense of direction

Tech. Sgt. Justin Watters, 22nd Operations Support Squadron survival, evasion, resistance and escape specialist, instructs Capt. Zachary Anderson, 931st Air Refueling Group Public Affairs Officer, during a basic land navigation training course Nov. 17, 2014, McConnell Air Force Base. In addition to land navigation training, Watters teaches ground and water survival training, a week-long Army combatives course, personnel recovery operation support training and environmental threat analysis for different units on base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Abigail Klein)
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McConnell members 'spin' for fitness

Jacqueline Myles, McConnell Air Force Base Aerobics Program leader, instructs the Indoor Cycling class at the 22nd Force Support Squadron Fitness Center Jan. 8, 2014, McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. The class is one of many open to Reservists at the Robert J. Dole Community Center, and occurs Monday and Wednesday at 5 p.m., Wednesday at 11:30 a.m. and Saturday at 9:30 a.m. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Abigail Klein)
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Maintenance Squadron

MCCONNEL AIR FORCE BASE, Kan, -- Airman First Class Zach Buccieri a backshop hydraulics specialits, 22nd Maintenance Squadron, uses a crank to manually extend the boom on a KC-135 Stratotanker. The integrated total force initiative Hyrdraulics Section of the 931st Maintenance Squadron and the 22nd MXS, repair and maintain hydraulic equipment for all KC-135 Stratotankers here. Hydraulic components are a vital part of achieving flight and safe landing. The landing gears, flaps, spoilers, and the boom are all operated with hydraulic equipment. (Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Carrie Peasinger)
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NDI

Staff Sgt. Bryan Tyler, 22nd Maintenance Squadron, uses an an ultrasonic transducer to search for defects in the bulkhead of a KC-135 Stratotanker. (Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Brannen Parrish)
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Total Force facility

Col. Ricky Rupp, 22 ARW commander, and Col. William Mason, 931st ARG commander, cut the ribbon signifying the official opening of Hangar 1107 as the new Total Force Maintenance Facility that the 22 AMXS and the 931st AMXS will share. They were also joined by Col. Steven Hardy, 22 AMXG commander, Lt. Col. Mary Teeter, 22 AMXS commander, Justin Ladner, 931st AMXG honorary commander and Maj. Robert Thompson, 931st AMXS commander. (USAF photo by Tech Sgt. Mitch Fuqua)
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Total-Force Tabletop

Reservists and Regular Force Airmen assigned to McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., work together during a tabletop exercise at the base on Nov. 17. The exercise was the first at McConnell to feature 931st Air Refueling Group Reservists fully integrated with their counterparts from the 22nd Air Refueling Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Jason Schaap)
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Total-Force Training at McConnell AFB

Reservists from the 931st Air Refueling Group receive instruction from a member of 22nd Air Refueling Wing during training at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., on Nov. 15. The 22nd ARW is the 931st's Regular Force host unit at McConnell. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Jason Schaap)
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Sport bike course offered at McConnell AFB

Motorcycle riders gather during a sport bike-specific safety course at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. Sport bike accidents have been on the rise throughout the Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Jessica Lockoski)
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Total Force Prep

Airman 1st Class Kyle Williams gives a vacuum-sealed piece of protective equipment to Staff Sgt. Brian Reed (on right) inside a supply building at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. Sergeant Reed and other Reservists assigned to the 931st Air Refueling Group gathered equipment during their September drill weekend to prepare for upcoming training events with active-duty Airmen at McConnell. Airman Williams was one of several active-duty Airmen from the 22nd Logistics Readiness Squadron who worked on a Saturday to issue equipment to 931st Reservists. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jason Schaap)
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Shotgun Start to Integration

Maj. Travis Clark loads ammunition into a shotgun he fired during a weapons qualification course for flight safety officers at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., on Sept. 16. Major Clark, the Reserve safety chief for the 931st Air Refueling Group, attended the course with safety officers assigned to the 22nd Air Refueling Wing, the 931st's active-duty host unit at McConnell. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jason Schaap)
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Reservists, regular forces to continue integration at McConnell

Two chaplains assigned to McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., Maj. Boyd Short and Capt. James Hicks (on right), talk during a total-force integration meet and greet at the base on Sept. 12. Reservists from the 931st Air Refueling Group and personnel from the 22nd Air Refueling Wing, the 931st's active-duty host unit at McConnell, who share the same jobs are looking for ways to better integrate their offices. Chaplain Short is assigned to the 22nd ARW and Chaplain Hicks is assigned to the 931st ARG. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jason Schaap)
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An Honor to Fly

Wayne Roberts, vice president of Pioneer Balloon in Wichita, Kan., looks out from the boom pod of an in-flight KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. Mr. Roberts is also an honorary commander of the 22nd Maintenance Squadron at McConnell. He and other honorary commanders flew with a Reserve aircrew from the 931st Air Refueling Group during an aerial refueling mission in mid-August. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jason Schaap)
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Honorary Commander's Flight, August 2009

Participants in an Honorary Commander's Flight gather near the KC-135 Stratotanker they flew an aerial refueling mission in on Aug. 15. The tanker was flown by an aircrew from the 931st Air Refueling Group, an Air Force Reserve unit at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. Second from the left in the front row is Jody Baker, principal of Meadowlard at Prairie Creek Elementary School in Derby, Kan., and honorary commander of the 931st ARG's Operations Support Flight. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jason Schaap)
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Kansas Sunset

Aircraft Maintenance Airmen fasten an intake cover to the jet engine of a KC-135 Stratotanker at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. An Air Force Reserve aircrew from the 931st Air Refueling Squadron had just returned the aircraft to the base on a July 2009 evening. Airmen from the 22nd Air Refueling Wing, the 931st's active-duty host unit, received and maintained the returning tanker. (Courtesy photo/Lt. Col. Tsuyoshi Tung)
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Air Mobility RODEO 2009

Team McConnell RODEO members salute while the national anthem is played during the opening ceremony of Air Mobility RODEO 2009. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Chyrece Campbell)
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Team McConnell, RODEO 2009

Members from Team McConnell?s RODEO security forces evacuate a simulated casualty during a combat weapons competition at McChord Air Force Base, Wash., on July 22. Senior Airman Nathan Shelley, a Reservist assigned to the 931st Air Refueling Group, was part of the security team. Reservists and active-duty Airmen represented McConnell as a total-force RODEO team for the first time. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Chyrece Campbell)
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RODEO's Top Refuelers

Team McConnell's RODEO team receives a wet-welcome home at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., on July 25. Reserve Airmen from the 931st Air Refueling Group and active-duty Airmen represented McConnell as a blended team at the week-long, biennial competition for the first time. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Chyrece Campbell)
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Best Refuelers at RODEO

Lt. Col. John Wood holds the trophy for "Best Aerial Refueling Team" at Air Mobility RODEO 2009 following an awards ceremony at McChord Air Force Base, Wash., on July 24. Colonel Wood is a Reserve KC-135 Stratotanker pilot assigned to the 931st Air Refuleing Wing. A blended team of Reservists from the 931st ARG and the active-duty Airmen from the 22nd Air Refueling Wing represented McConnell AFB, Kan., at the biennial competition for the first time. To Colonel Wood's right is Senior Master Sgt. John Wallman, a Reserve KC-135 boom operator assigned to the 931st ARG. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Chyrece Campbell)
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Best Refuelers at RODEO

A KC-10 Extender receives fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker flown by an aircrew that represented McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., at Air Mobility RODEO 2009. The crew earned the trophy for "Best Air Refueling Team" at the international, biennial competition. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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931st Reservists in the news

Chris Frank, KAKE 10 news reporter, records a report at McChord Air Force Base, Wash., about Team McConnell's participation in RODEO 2009. Mr. Frank's daily reports of the week-long competition include interviews with Reservists from the 931st Air Refueling Wing and can be seen at KAKE's Web site. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Chyrece Campbell)
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