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Cessna Flight, October 2008

Cessna Aircraft Company's Jeremy Schmidt (far left), Dale Lumpkins, and Letitia Anderson listen to Master Sgt. Darren Demel during a KC-135 Stratotanker refueling mission on Oct. 18. The 931st Air Refueling Group invited Cessna supervisors from Cessna to watch a refueling mission because the company employs and supports numerous members of the 931st. Sergeant Demel is a KC-135 boom operator for the 18th Air Refueling Squadron, the flying squadron of the 931st. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Connor Burkhard)

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Chef Austin

Master Sgt. John "Tex" Austin was busy serving up his "special" hamburgers and hot dogs during the May Unit Training Assembly. After assuming chef duty for a fundraiser to benefit the Air Force Assistance Fund, Sergeant Austin again volunteered for the grill the next day during a going-away barbecue for the 931st's outgoing commander, Col. William T. Cahoon. Besides being a boom operator and boom section noncommissioned officer in charge for the 18th Air Refueling Squadron, he is a building custodian, weapons custodian, enlisted performance review monitor and unit public affairs representative. Sergeant Austin is scheduled to begin the seven-week Staff NCO Academy at Maxwell-Gunter Air Force Base, Ala., on June 2. (U.S. Air Force photo/2nd Lt. Gary Barbee)

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Chief Askren to retire

Chief Master Sgt. Don Askren stops for a photo with his wife, Senior Master Sgt. Tamera Askren, and son, Jess, just after finishing his last flight as a boom operator aboard a KC-135 Stratotanker. Chief Askren's military retirement ceremony is scheduled for 2:30 p.m. at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., on Oct. 17. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jason Schaap)

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Col. Ted Mathews

Col. Ted Mathews enjoys the moment during his promotion ceremony Saturday. Helping pin on the eagles that represent his new colonel rank are his sister, Catherine Mathews, his nephew, Joseph, and his niece, Gabrielle. Colonel Mathews relinquished command of the 18th Air Refueling Squadron to Lt. Col. Tony Brusca during a ceremony a few hours later. The 18th ARS is the flying squadron of the 931st Air Refueling Squadron. Colonel Mathews, a KC-135 Stratotanker pilot, has been named as the next vice commander of the 927th Air Refueling Wing at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jason Schaap)

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Colonel Brusca takes command

Col. Edsel A. "Archie" Frye Jr. clasps a commander's pin to Lt. Col. Tony Brusca's jacket during a 18th Air Refueling Squadron change of command ceremony on June 13. Colonel Brusca, a KC-135 Stratotanker pilot, took command of the 18th ARS after serving under every one of the squadron's previous commanders. The 18th ARS is the flying unit of the 931st Air Refueling Group, an Air Force Reserve unit at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. Colonel Frye is the commander of the 931st ARG. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jason Schaap)

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Colonel Evernham fini-flight

Col. Caroline Evernham, 931st Operations Group commander, completed her fini-flight during the October Unit Training Assembly, Oct. 14, 2017, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. Fini-flights are the last flight a pilot has before retirement or before a commander is assigned elsewhere. Evernham will continue her career at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Abigail Klein)

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Colonel Evernham fini-flight

Col. Caroline Evernham, 931st Operations Group commander, completed her fini-flight during the October Unit Training Assembly, Oct. 14, 2017, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. Fini-flights are the last flight a pilot has before retirement or before a commander is assigned elsewhere. Evernham will continue her career at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Abigail Klein)

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Colonel Evernham fini-flight

Col. Caroline Evernham, 931st Operations Group commander, poses with her crew after her fini-flight during the October Unit Training Assembly. Evernham will continue her career at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Abigail Klein)

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Colonel Kontz in a KC-135 cockpit

Lt. Col. Keith Kontz looks outside the cockpit of a KC-135 Stratotanker while studying a map of the land below during an aeromedical evacuation training mission Friday. Colonel Kontz is a KC-135 pilot assigned to the 931st Air Refuelin Group, an Air Force Reserve unit at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jason Schaap)

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Commissary Counciling

Tech. Sgt. Kevin Bouchard follows Maj. Leah Schmidt back to the commissary at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., after helping a customer get groceries to her vehicle. They and other members of the 931st Air Refueling Group's Human Resource Development Council volunteered for duty during the 931st's last training assembly to help raise funds for the Council. Major Schmidt and Sergeant Bouchard are both Air Force Reservists assigned to the 18th Air Refueling Squadron, the flying unit of the 931st ARG. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Jason Schaap)

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Contrail tale

A type of contrail usually seen at higher altitudes forms soon after a KC-135 Stratotanker flown by an 18th Air Refueling Squadron crew takes off from McConnell Air Force Base on Sept. 13. A contrail (short for condensation trail) can form at low altitudes when air hits a moving wing surface in very humid conditions. Consecutive days of rain that ended on Sept. 13 made 2008 the second-wettest year on record for the area around McConnell. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jason Schaap)

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Cross' Cotton Candy

Staff Sgt. Jacob Cross reaches into a cotton candy machine during the 931st Air Refueling Group Family Day Picnic on Sept. 14. Sergeant Cross, a KC-135 boom operator assigned the 18th Air Refueling Squadron, was one of the many 931st Airmen who volunteered to help during the picnic. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Connor Burkhard)

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De-icing at Andrews Air Force Base, Md.

A member of the Air Force team at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., sprays a KC-135 Stratotanker with a de-icing solution. Reservists from the 931st Air Refueling Group landed the tanker at Andrews during a 12-day aeromedical evacuation mission. The 931st is an Air Force Reserve unit at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. (Courtesy photo/Tech. Sgt. Warren Bearup)

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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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dopfel

Senior Airman Sierra Dopfel, a boom operator with the 18th Air Refueling Squadron, was selected as AFRC's enlisted Aircrew Airman of the Year 2013.

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Drogue

Senior Airman Sierra M. Dopfel, a boom operator from the 18th Air Refueling Squadron, 931st Air Refueling Group located at McConnell AFB, Kan., holds the boom steady as a Navy FA-18 Super Hornet from Naval Air Station Lemoore, Calif., receives fuel via drogue, Feb. 27. The 18th ARS, were providing aerial refueling training to Naval aviators and gaining experience refueling with the drogue attachment, which is typically used when refueling Navy, Marine Corps and coalition forces aircraft. (Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Brannen Parrish)

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E-4B

An E-4B from the 55th Wing, Offutt AFB, Neb. receives fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker operated by the 931st Air Refueling Group, McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., during a night refueling Dec. 5. The E-4B serves as the National Airborne Operations Center for the president and secretary of defense. In case of national emergency or destruction of ground command control centers, the E-4B provides a survivable, command, control and communications center to direct U.S. forces, execute emergency war orders and coordinate actions by civil authorities. (Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Ray Lewis)

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Employer Orientation

Lt. Col. Tsuyoshi Tung, pilot, 18th ARS, speaks with his civilian supervisor from Hawker Beechcraft, Eric Kivett following the employer orientation flight, May 5. Tung flew the aircraft that transported the employers. (Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Brannen Parrish)

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Enlisted Air Crew of the Year

Staff Sgt. Steven Stewart poses in front of a KC-135 Stratotanker. Sergeant Stewart was named Enlisted Air Crew of the Year in the NCO category for 2009. (Official Air Force photo by MSgt. Jason Schaap)

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Enlisted Air Crew of the Year

Staff Sgt. Gregery Brashier poses in front of a KC-135 Stratotanker. Sergeant Brashier was named Enlisted Air Crew of the Year in the Airman category for 2009. (Official Air Force photo by MSgt. Jason Schaap)

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