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Team McConnell welcomes Pegasus No. 23

A KC-46A Pegasus taxis down the McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, flightline after its delivery Oct. 21, 2022, at McConnell Air Force Base. The aircraft, assigned to McConnell AFB, is the 23 KC-46 to be added to the base's inventory.

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Eklund takes command of 931st CES

Lt. Col. Scott Eklund took command of the 931st Civil Engineer Squadron from Lt. Col. Kelvin Haywood during an official ceremony Oct. 1, 2022, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. Eklund was previously the 446th Civil Engineer Squadron deputy commander at Joint Base Lewis-McChord.

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Eklund takes command of 931st CES

Col. Matt Basler takes the guidon from Lt. Col. Lt. Col. Kelvin Haywood during an official ceremony Oct. 1, 2022 at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. Haywood took command of the 931st CES in 2021. .

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McConnell hosts second KC-46 Weapons Systems Council

A mixed crew from McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, and Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., exit a KC-46A Pegasus after flying a training mission Oct. 19, 2022, at McConnell AFB. Aircrews from McConnell AFB, Altus AFB, Oklahoma, and Pease Air National Guard Base, N.H., combined their efforts to plan a Weapons System Council to execute training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Zachary Willis)

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McConnell hosts second KC-46 Weapons Systems Council

Major Luke Williams, 2nd Air Refueling Squadron pilot, Airman 1st Class Austin Cowin, 2nd ARS boom operator and Maj. Jonathan Avera, 344th ARS pilot, fly as part of a mixed crew on a KC-46A Pegasus to improve cohesion and training Oct. 19, 2022, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. The Weapons Systems Council event was the result of months of coordination and planning by the 344th Air Refueling Squadron, to further advance the Air Force’s newest multi-role aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Class Zachary Willis)

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McConnell hosts second KC-46 Weapons Systems Council

Major Mark Hankes, 344th Air Refueling Squadron director of operations, briefs the KC-46 Weapons Council on Air Mobility Command’s Employment Concept Exercise 22-06 Oct. 18, 2022, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. ECE 22-06 was held at Yokota Air Base, Japan, from June 6-12, 2022 and more than 100 Airmen and four Total Force KC-46A Pegasus aircraft worked together to learn how to effectively leverage the KC-46. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Brenden Beezley)

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McConnell hosts second KC-46 Weapons Systems Council

Colonel Nate Vogel, 22nd Air Refueling Wing commander, greets the KC-46 Weapons Systems Council Oct. 18, 2022, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. McConnell hosted members from Air Mobility Command headquarters along with five other wings from across the Total Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Brenden Beezley)

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Two little girls learn about the KC-46 Pegasus, an air refueling aircraft, during the Frontiers in Flight Air show at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, Sept. 25, 2022. The air show featured 12 performers including Tora Tora Tora, an A-10 demonstration, and the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds to name a few. An air show, also known as an open house, is a way for military members and installations to show appreciation to local communities as well as showcase Department of Defense and Air Force capabilities. Wichita, home to McConnell AFB, is known as the Air Capital of the World, the birthplace of some very famous airframes. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. John Gordinier)

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KANZA Warrior Spotlight October 2022

Here is the KANZA Warrior Spotlight October 2022

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The children of local civic leaders wave to an A-10 Thunderbolt II as it passes them Sep. 25, 2022, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. Team McConnell invited the public onto the base to show their gratitude and give back for all the support the local communities provide the base and its Airmen. (U.S Air Force photo by Senior Airman Zachary Willis)

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Capt. Kaitlin Toner, U.S Air Force Thunderbird Public Affairs Officer, hands out brochures to spectators at Frontiers in Flight Open House & Air Show, Sept. 25, 2022, McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. Our Airmen have lived up to the phrase "Innovate, Accelerate and Thrive." (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Felicia Przydzial)

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Spectators watch the USAF Thunderbirds perform aerial maneuvers during the Frontiers in Flight airshow practice on Sep. 23, 2022, at McConnell Air Force Base, KS. The airshow includes several static displays from the Dreamlifter and 777 to the KC-135s and KC-46s, along with nearly 30 other aircraft types. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Adam Goodly)

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Healy promotes readiness, transformation at AFA 2022

Air Force Lt. Gen. John Healy, chief of the Air Force Reserve and commander, Air Force Reserve Command; left, and Air Force Lt. Gen. Michael A. Loh, director, Air National Guard, discuss the air reserve component during a panel at the 2022 Air and Space Forces Association's Air, Space and Cyber Conference in National Harbor, Maryland, Sept. 19, 2022. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Lt. Col. Jon Quinlan)

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KC-46A performs first operationally-tasked combat refueling sortie

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Tanner Todd, 349th Air Refueling Squadron boom operator, demonstrates the KC-46A Pegasus’ boom station procedures to U.S. Air Force Col. Dennis Cummings, 379th Air Expeditionary Wing deputy commander, Sept. 3, 2022, in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. Cummings flew with a McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, KC-46A during Air Mobility Command’s multi-week Employment Concept Exercise 22-08 at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Brenden Beezley)

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KC-46A performs first operationally-tasked combat refueling sortie

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Alexus Grynkewich, Ninth Air Force commander and Combined Forces Air Component commander for U.S. Central Command, exits a KC-46A Pegasus Sept. 3, 2022, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. Grynkewich flew on a KC-46A Pegasus based out of McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, during Air Mobility Command’s multi-week Employment Concept Exercise at AUAB. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Brenden Beezley)

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KC-46A performs first operationally-tasked combat refueling sortie

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Tommy James, 22nd Maintenance Squadron repair and restoration craftsman, uses a laptop during a preflight inspection Aug. 30, 2022, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. Prior to the launch of an aircraft, maintenance personnel perform inspections on various parts of the aircraft to ensure the aircraft is ready for use. Airmen and KC-46 Pegasuses from McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, are conducting Air Mobility Command’s Employment Concept Exercise 22-08 to evaluate the aircraft under stressed conditions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Brenden Beezley)

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KC-46A performs first operationally-tasked combat refueling sortie

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Abigail Sherbondy, 931st Maintenance Squadron crew chief, guides a fuel truck Aug. 30, 2022, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. Airmen from McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, were participating in Air Mobility Command’s multi-week Employment Concept Exercise and worked in conjunction with Airmen from the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing at AUAB. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Brenden Beezley)

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KC-46A performs first operationally-tasked combat refueling sortie

The aircrew from the KC-46A Pegasus’ first combat sortie pose for a group photo Aug. 29, 2022, during Air Mobility Command’s Employment Concept Exercise 22-08 at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. The Pegasus and aircrew are participating in the exercise to provide air refueling operations to the U.S. Central Command theater. The team refueled two F-15E Strike Eagles assigned to the 335th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Brenden Beezley)

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KC-46A performs first operationally-tasked combat refueling sortie

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Tanner Todd, 349th Air Refueling Squadron boom operator, prepares to refuel a F-15E Strike Eagle assigned to the 335th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron during Air Mobility Command’s Employment Concept Exercise 22-08 Aug. 29, 2022, in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. Todd, along with Senior Airman Juan Boykin, 344th Air Refueling Squadron boom operator, refueled two F-15Es from the 335th EFS during the KC-46A Pegasus’ first combat sortie. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Brenden Beezley)

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KC-46A performs first operationally-tasked combat refueling sortie

A U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle assigned to the 335th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron flies alongside a McConnell 22nd Air Refueling Wing KC-46A Pegasus Aug. 29, 2022, in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. McConnell air refuelers and Airmen are deployed to area for an Air Mobility Command Employment Concept Exercise 22-08. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Brenden Beezley)

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