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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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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 Larson's fini flight

A B-52 Stratofortress from Barksdale Air Force Base, La., breaks away after being refueled by a McConnell KC-135 Stratotanker, Aug. 17, 2017. The KC-135 was flown by a 931st Air Refueling Wing aircrew, who made a total of six contacts with the B-52. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Abigail Klein)
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Colonel Larson's fini-flight

Col. Mark S. Larson, 931st Air Refueling Wing commander, operates the control panel of a KC-135 Stratotanker, Aug. 17, 2017. Fini-Flights are the last flight a pilot has before retirement or before a commander is assigned elsewhere. Larson assumed command of the wing in 2012. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Abigail Klein)
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Comin' along

The Airmen of Team McConnell's Maintenance Group have been hard at work on the broken wing of the B-47 Stratojet, July 27, 2018, McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. A heavy wind storm blew the wing of the static display earlier this month.
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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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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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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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Defense leader praises Air Force as backbone of global reach

Mr. Frank Kendall makes a presentation at the Air Force Association's Air & Space Conference and Technology Exposition Sept. 17, 2014, in Washington D.C. Kendall has over 40 years of experience in engineering, management, defense acquisition, and national security affairs in private industry, government, and the military. Kendall is the under secretary of defense for acquisition, technology and logistics. (U.S. Air Force photo/Michael J. Pausic)
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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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Discussing the Future

Twenty-second Maintenance Group members Airman 1st Class Jamie Wellbrock and Tech. Sgt. Kevin Scheer discuss ways to improve the aircraft wash process during a 'ISO Prep Rapid Improvement' event here. The week long process, which falls under the Air Force Smart Ops for the 21st Century (AFSO21) initiative, was held in the 22nd MXG conference room and spearheaded by Air Force Reservist Capt. Doug Crow and contractor Mr. Kim Dixon. (Air Force Photo/Capt. Doug Crow)
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Distinguished Gentlemen

Majors Michael Moeding and Marco Moor were awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for their actions in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. The Majors along with an active duty boom operator, Staff Sgt. Christopher Murphy recovered the KC-135R Stratotanker while flying a refueling mission over Southwest Asia. Sergeant Murphy received an Air Medal for his actions.
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Down a Different Road

Shelby Gobel stands on a country road a few miles north of his home in Sedgwick, Kan. His life was forever changed when he had a motorcycle accident at the same location one year prior. (Air Force Photo/Tech. Sgt. Jason Schaap)
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Exercising

Shelby searches for hidden words in order to exercise his damaged brain. (Air Force Photo/Tech. Sgt. Jason Schaap)
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