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Floating For Frenzy

Airmen assigned to the 931st Air Refueling Group listen to instruction during a water survival class at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., on Oct. 19. The class was part of a two-day "Training Frenzy" designed to eliminate time 931st Reservists spend on ancillary readiness requirements during monthly duty weekends. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Jason Schaap)

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Fly-in event opens doors for McConnell Reservists

Members of the 931st Air Refueling Wing pose on the flightline at McConnell Air Force Base Kansas, after taking part in the organized fly-in event ept. 11, 2021. The event highlighted how pilots who have private licenses have the option to fly into McConnell in personal aircraftl to perform their monthly unit training assemply. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Abigail Klein)

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Fly-in event opens doors for McConnell Reservists

Capt. Sierra Dopfel, 905th ARS KC-46 mobility pilot and chief of scheduling, flys her Piper Cherokee 140 for the event. Dopfel, a former boom operator for the 18th Air Refueling Squadron, took part in an organized 931 Air Refueling Wing fly-in, which took place on the second day of the Wing's unit training assembly. Because the 931st Air Refueling Wing is a tenant unit at McConnell, Ragan coordinated with the 22nd Air Refueling Wing, the active-duty host unit at McConnell. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Abigail Klein)

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Fly-in event opens doors for McConnell Reservists

First Lt. Aaron Maurer, 905th ARS KC-46 mobility pilot and temporary air reserve technician, looks out the window of a Van’s Aircraft RV-4 Sept. 11, 2021. Maurer was one of 11 other members of the 931st ARW who participated in an organized fly-in which took place the second day of the Wing’ unit training assembly. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Abigail Klein)

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Fly-in event opens doors for McConnell Reservists

First Lt. Aaron Maurer, 905th ARS KC-46 mobility pilot and temporary air reserve technician, poses with a Van’s Aircraft RV-4 at Stearman Field Benton, Kansas, Sept. 11, 2021. Maurer was one of 11 other members of the 931st ARW who participated an organized fly-in event which took place the second day of the Wing’ unit training assembly. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Abigail Klein)

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Flying Coach Class

Four of the Airmen who recently helped fly five college football coaches to Southeast Asia were from the 931st Air Refueling Group. The coaches (back row from left to right) included's Yale's Jack Siedlecki (with white shirt), Georgia's Mark Richt, Miami's Randy Shannon, Notre Dame's Charlie Weis, and Auburn's Tommy Tuberville (with orange hat). With Richt's hand on his shoulder is pilot and Atlanta, Ga., native Capt. Eric Junkins. On the far left is Staff Sgt. Jon Barber (w black t-shirt), 931st Maintenance Squadron crew chief. Kneeling directly in front of Tuberville is Tech. Sgt. Chris Norris, boom operator, and in front of Norris is pilot Capt. Keith "Kip" Anderson (with sunglasses). Captain Junkins, Captain Anderson and Sergeant Norris are members of the 18th Air Refueling Squadron, the flying squadron of the 931st ARG.

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Flying Night Lights

Crew members from the 18th Air Refueling Squadron fly a KC-135 Stratotanker at night during a 12-day mission that involved tranporting wounded troops from Afghanistan to Germany. The 18th ARS is part of the 931st Air Refueling Group, an Air Force Reserve unit at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. More photos and details about the aeromedical evacuation mission are scheduled to be posted next week. (U.S. Air Force photo/Lt. Col. Tyoshi Tung)

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Flying photographer captures 'The Final Frame'

A photo used for the back cover of the May/June edition of Airman magazine was taken by Lt. Col. Tsuyoshi Tung, a Reserve KC-135 Stratotanker pilot assigned to the 931st Air Refueling Group. Colonel Tung, an amateur photographer who has enjoyed photography since high school, captured the photo during a 12-day aeromedical evacuation mission to Afghanistan.

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Foggy take-off

A KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 931st Air Refueling Group taxis down the flightline before take-off, McConnell Air Force Base. Kan., Dec. 4, 2014. The KC-135 serves as the core of the Air Force’s air refueling fleet and has performed this role for more than 50 years. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Ray Lewis)

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Forklift in the Road

Tech. Sgt. Christopher Devoid offers some instruction to Master Sgt. Leo Ritter while training with a forklift during the 931st Air Refueling Group's drill weekend in June. Both sergeants are assigned to the 931st Civil Engineer Squadron, an Air Force Reserve unit at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jason Schaap)

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Forklift in the Road

Tech. Sgt. Christopher Devoid offers some instruction to Master. Sgt. Leo Ritter while training with a forklift during the 931st Air Refueling Group's drill weekend in June. Both sergeants are assigned to the 931st Civil Engineer Squadron, an Air Force Reserve unit at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jason Schaap)

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Forklift in the Road

Tech. Sgt. Christopher Devoid walks alongside a forklift driven by Master. Sgt. Leo Ritter during the 931st Air Refueling Group's drill weekend in June. Sergeant Devoid helped Sergeant Ritter make sharp turns through a course of orange cones while training near the headquarters of the 931st Civil Engineer Squadron at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. Both sergeants are Reservists assigned to the squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jason Schaap)

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Former KANZA Warrior becomes general

(Left to right) Lt. Gen. John P. Healy, Chief of the Air Force Reserves, shakes hands with Brig. Gen. Mike Moeding, mobilization assistant to the commander, U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center, during an official promotion ceremony May 4, 2024, McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. Moeding was promoted to brigadier general during the ceremony. Though not currently stationed at Team McConnell, Moeding was previously stationed at the base beginning in 1993 and left in 2014. Moeding chose to have his promotion ceremony at the unit due to his deep ties with McConnell. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Abigail Klein)

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Former POWs relive freedom flights

Retired Maj. Gen. Edward J. Mechenbier talks about the maintenance of the "Hanoi Taxi," a C-141 Starlifter, with Staff Sgt. Jeremy First (left) and Tech. Sgt. Mike Heaton, reservists with the 445th Airlift Wing at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, on Wednesday, May 3, 2006. General Mechenbier, a former prisoner of war, was repatriated on the Hanoi Taxi during Operation Homecoming. General Mechenbier and about 120 other former POWs will take part in a weekend of aircraft retirement events May 5 and 6. The aircraft is set for retirement and dedication at the National Museum of the United States Air Force in Dayton, Ohio, on May 6. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Senior Airman Kenny Kimbrell)

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Former POWs relive freedom flights

Senior Airman Christopher Braun, a reservist with the 445th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, controls the stick of this C-141 Starlifter, also known as the "Hanoi Taxi," as it is pushed by a maintenance tug. The aircraft is set for retirement and dedication at the National Museum of the United States Air Force in Dayton, Ohio, on May 6. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Kenny Kimbrell)

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Forrest Spotlight

Master Sgt. Rachael Forrest is the Superintendent of the 931st Maintenance Operations Flight, 931st Air Refueling Group. (Air Force Photo by Tech. Sgt. Brannen Parrish)

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Four-ship Formation

Three KC-135 Stratotankers can be seen out the back window of another KC-135 after all four jets took off from McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., on Feb. 7. The rare four-ship formation was designed to enhance training with KC-135s capable of receiving fuel, a capability only found with tankers assigned to McConnell AFB. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jay Guldjord)

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Fowler assumes command of 931st OSS

(Left to right) Col. Cynthia Welch, 931st Air Refueling Wing commander, passes the guidon to Lt. Col. Kevin Fowler, incoming commander of the 931st Operations Support Squadron, April 6, 2024, McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. Fowler was previously assigned to the 924th Air Refueling Squadron as a KC-46A Pegasus mobility pilot. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Abigail Klein)

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Franklin assumes command of 931 MXS

(Left to right) Col. Heath Fowler, 931st Maintenance Group commander, hands the 931st Maintenance Squadron guidon to Maj. Justin Franklin during an Assumption of Command Ceremony April 1, 2017, McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. The transfer of the unit guidon symbolizes the transfer of authority from the previous commander to the new commander. Franklin was previously the commander of the 513th Maintenance Squadron, 513th Air Control Wing, Tinker Air Force Base, Okla. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Abigail Klein)

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Freezing Fog

A freezing fog gives an icy coat to lines of trees at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., Thursday morning. Freezing rain and dense fog was forecasted through midday. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jason Schaap)

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