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Andover Elementary Students

Lt. Col. Peter Austin, 184th Operations Support Squadron director of operations,184th Intelligence Wing, Kansas Air National Guard and Lt. Col. Barry Jones, 931st Operations Support Flight commander, 931st Air Refueling Group take a moment to pose for a picture with students during the Careers on Wheels Days for thrid graders in the Andover elementary school system on May 4.

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April Newcomers

The 931st Air Refueling Group welcomed the following newcomers during the April unit training assembly, April 5, 2014. First row, left to right: Senior Airman Brian McInness, Staff Sgt. Jacqueline Houlton and Lt. Col. Terry McGee. Back row, left to right: Airman 1st Class Christopher Dodson, Capt. Monica Riggs, Staff Sgt. Justin Gassner and Master Sgt. David Van Nostrand.

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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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Assuming Command

Col. Tim Cahoon is set to assume command of the 931st Air Refueling Group during the March UTA.

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August 2010 Newcomers

August 2010 Newcomers to the 931st Air Refueling Group. Front row: Staff Sgt. Michael Waren, 18th Air Refueling Squadron, Senior Airman Brian Cobbler, 931st Maintenance Squadron, Master Sgt. Seth Thomas, 931st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. Second Row: Airman First Class Carlton Creary, 931st AMXS, and Staff Sgt. Savvas Savvidis, 931st AMXS. Third row: Tech. Sgt. Shawn Barnard, 931st Mission Support Flight, and Senior Airman Herman Tuggle, 931st AMXS. Fourth row: Senior Airman Robert Blackburn, 931st Aerospace Medicice Flight and Staff Sgt. Carl Low, 18th ARS.

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August Newcomers

The 931st Air Refueling Group welcomed the following newcomers during the August unit training assembly, Aug. 3, 2013. First row, left to right: Airman Basic Monique Ordoyne, Senior Airman Cortney Zabielski, Staff Sgt. Andrew Hill, Staff Sgt. Alec Maloy, Tech. Sgt. Sara Bateman-Lightfoot, Airman 1st Class Andrew Lewis, Staff Sgt. Erik Lake, Staff Sgt. Nathan Rankin, Tech. Sgt. Oliver Fisher, Senior Airman David Laroue and Airman Basic Frank Jones. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Abigail Klein)

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Back to Work

Shelby vacuums a classroom at an elementary school a few blocks from his home. His new job as a janitor involves harder work than the job he was not allowed to return to because of his injury, he said. (Air Force Photo/Tech. Sgt. Jason Schaap)

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Block Party

Friends University free safety and 931st ARG civilian employee Dan Kontz blocks a punt during a home game in October.

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Breakfast Banter

Master Sgt. Bob Livingston (far right) shares a laugh with Joe (far left), one of the many who benefit from a free breakfast Sergeant Livingston volunteers to support every month. Homeless men make up the majority of those who travel, usually by foot, for the free meal in the basement of a Wichita church. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jason Schaap)

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Briefing the general

Col. Mark S. Larson, commander of the Air Force Reserve 931st Air Refueling Group, McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., presents a unit mission brief to Brig. Gen. Kenneth D. Lewis, director of Air Force Reserve Plans, Programs and Requirements, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington D.C., Feb. 8, 2013. Lewis is visiting the 931st during the upcoming unit training assembly weekend, and will be serving as the keynote speaker at the group's annual award banquet to be held the evening of Feb. 9. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Zach Anderson)

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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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Changing bulbs

Dan Kontz replaces lightbulbs in the 931st Air Refueling Group Headquarters building. Kontz performs building and grounds maintenance for the 931st ARG. Kontz has been with the 931st ARG since Sept. 2004 and has been a civilian employee on McConnell, Air Force Base , Kan. since the summer of 2003. Dan’s father, Lt. Col. Keith Kontz, is the 931st ARG Chief of Standardization and Evaluation.

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Children's Story Time offers holiday cheer to families

Master Sgt. Miranda Beyer, Squadron Aviation Resource Manager 18th Air Refueling Squadron, reads “’Twas the Night Before Christmas” to children of 931st Air Refueling Group Airmen, Dec. 15, 2013. The reading was part of Children’s Story Time, and included four other holiday classics. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Abigail Klein)

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Citizen Airmen bikes 31K miles

Lt. Col. Clint Burpo, 931st Air Refueling Wing Chief of Logistics Plans and Integration, pedals through Kansas Street Feb. 22, 2017, McConnell Air Force Base. Burpo has continued rides his bicycle to work almost every day, and has logged 31,000 miles. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Abigail Klein)

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'Clear the line'

Senior Master Sgt. Jeff Kilian, 931st Air Refueling Group Logistics Management Specialist, clears the ice and snow from the entry way to the 931st ARG Headquarters Building at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., March 2, 2015. Heavy snows over the past weekend resulted in more than 2 inches of snow at McConnell and the local area. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Abigail Klein)

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Close combat at OTS

Air Force officer trainees practice close-combat tactics during Air Force Combative Program field exercise at the Officer Training School at Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala. Leaders of the 931st Air Refueling Group are encouraging their eligible enlisted Airmen to apply for expected officer vacancies within the Group. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Bennie J. Davis III)

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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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Commander in Chief

Col. William Cahoon, 931st Air Refueling Group Commander, greets President George Bush at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., on May 4. The president was in Kansas to visit Greensburg, Kan., a town west of McConnell AFB that was destroyed by a tornado a year prior. Airmen from throughout the 931st also greeted the president, who took time to shake many of their hands.

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Crewmembers recieve 4th AF award

Maj. Larry Brown, 1st Lt. Austin Aggson and Master Sgt. Tonya Halenka received the 2005 AFA award; Maj. Byron Rager was unable to attend due to being deployed.

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December Newcomers

The 931st Air Refueling Group welcomed the following newcomers during the September unit training assembly, Dec. 14, 2013. First row, left to right: Airman 1st Class Ronald Quiroz, Tech. Sgt. Sariethia Lemos, Airmen 1st Class Altovoice Williams, Randi Foster, Ashlyn Nay, Staff Sgt. Marcus Maxwell, Airman 1st Class Raymundo Aldaba and Staff Sgt. Justin Greene. Back row, left to right: Senior Airman Leon Pennyfeather, Capt. Linsay Auerback, Staff Sgt. Colin Fischer, Airman 1st Class Zach Balthazor, Senior Airman Corey Lienemann and Staff Sgt. Julio Cruz. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Abigail Klein)

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