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Home on the range

Staff Sgt. Joseph Aaron, a combat arms training and maintenance instructor assigned to the 931st Security Forces Squadron, McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., attaches a target at the McConnell Air Force Base arms qualification range, June 14, 2013. Instructors like Aaron teach Airmen skills that allow them to qualify on the M-4 rifle and M-9 pistol. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Zach Anderson)

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Home Sweet C-17

Houston Nutt, head football coach at Ole Miss, talks with Col. Bart Weiss just after they arrived at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, on May 29. The stop was part of Coaches Tour 2009, a morale-boosting mission that brings NCAA football coaches to U.S. servicemembers. Behind Coach Nutt is a C-17 assigned to an Air National Guard unit in his home state of Mississippi. Colonel Weiss will soon takeover as vice commander of McConnell Air Force Basel, Kan., and is former star quarterback for the Air Force football team. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jason Schaap)

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Honor Flight

Master Sgt. Felicia Sanders, 931st Air Refueling Group, shakes the hand of a local Korean War Veteran and thanks him for his service during an Honor Flight welcome home ceremony in Wichita, Kan., June 13, 2014. Sanders was one of more than 40 members of Team McConnell on hand to greet 21 World War II and Korean War Veterans as they returned from an Honor Flight to Washington, D.C. Honor Flights are conducted by a non-profit organization, and take Veterans to see their war memorials and other sites in the U.S. Capitol. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Zach Anderson)

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Honor Flight

Local World War II and Korean War Veterans take in the applause from the crowd during an Honor Flight welcome home ceremony in Wichita, Kan., June 13, 2014. Family members, community supporters, and more than 40 members of Team McConnell were on hand at the ceremony to greet the Veterans as they returned home from their Honor Flight to Washington, D.C. Honor Flights are conducted by a non-profit organization, and take Veterans to see their war memorials and other sites in the U.S. Capitol. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Zach Anderson)

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Honor Flight

Members of the Air force Reserve 931st Air Refueling Group salute a group of World Ware II and Korean War Veterans as the Veterans return from an Honor Flight during a welcome home ceremony in Wichita, Kan., June 13, 2014. Family members, community supporters, and more than 40 members of Team McConnell were on hand at the ceremony to greet the Veterans as they returned home from their Honor Flight to Washington, D.C. Honor Flights are conducted by a non-profit organization, and take Veterans to see their war memorials and other sites in the U.S. Capitol. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Zach Anderson)

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Honor Flight

Maj. John Neubecker, 931st Air Refueling Group, shakes the hand of a local Korean War Veteran and thanks him for his service during an Honor Flight welcome home ceremony in Wichita, Kan., June 13, 2014. Neubecker was one of more than 40 members of Team McConnell on hand to greet 21 World War II and Korean War Veterans as they returned from an Honor Flight to Washington, D.C. Honor Flights are conducted by a non-profit organization, and take Veterans to see their war memorials and other sites in the U.S. Capitol. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Zach Anderson)

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Honorary Boom Operator

Mr. Dave Wenz learns what it is like to be a boom operator of a KC-135 Stratotanker during an aerial refueling mission in late July 2009. Mr. Wenz is a Special Olympics Board member and the honorary commander of the 931st Civil Engineer Squadron, an Air Force Reserve unit at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. He and other honorary commanders of units at McConnell were invited to see a KC-135 mission given to the 22nd Air Refueling Wing, the active-duty host unit at the base. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Laura Suttles)

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Honorary Commander Flight

A collection of McConnell Air Force Base Honorary Commanders pose with an aircrew from the 18th Air Refueling Squadron, 931st Air Refeuling Group, McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., following an orientation flight. During the flight, the Honorary Commanders were able to observe air refueling training from the refueling boom pod of a KC-135 Stratotanker. The McConnell Air Force Base Honorary Commander program pairs local civic leaders with commanders from both the active duty 22nd Air Refueling Wing and the Reserve 931st Air Refueling Group at McConnell. The purpose of the program is to foster strong relationships between leadership at the base and civilian leaders in the local area. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Zach Anderson)

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Honorary Commander Luncheon

Honorary commanders and commanders of the 931st Air Refueling Group, McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., pose for a photo following an honorary commander luncheon in downtown Wichita, Nov. 5, 2011. Following the luncheon, the honorary commanders were invited to visit the 931st headquarters for a unit mission briefing and to visit with the Airmen of the 931st. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Brannen Parrish)

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Honorary Commander Luncheon

Col. William H. Mason, commander of the 931st Air Refueling Group, McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., presents a unit mission briefing to a group of 931st honorary commanders, Nov. 5, 2011. The purpose of the honorary commander program is to develop strong ties between the leaders of the 931st and the leaders of local communities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Brannen Parrish)

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Honorary Commander Luncheon

Lt. Col. Erin Manning, commander of the 931st Civil Engineer Squadron, presents a commander's insignia pin to Kurt Yowell, honorary commander of the 931st CES, during an honorary commander's luncheon in downtown Wichita, Nov. 5, 2011. Following the luncheon, honorary commanders were invited to visit the 931st headquarters at McConnell Air Force Base for a mission brief and to visit with 931st Airmen. The purpose of the honorary commander program is to develop strong ties between the leaders of the 931st and the leaders of local communities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Brannen Parrish)

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Honorary Commander Luncheon

Chief Master Sgt. Kathy Lowman presents a commander's insignia pen to Ty Lasher, city manager of Bel Aire, Kan., and honorary commander to the 931st senior enlisted leader, during an honorary commander's luncheon in downtown Wichita, Kan., Nov. 5, 2011. Chief Lowman presented the pin on behalf of Chief Master Sgt. Sean Martin. Following the luncheon, honorary commanders were invited to visit the 931st headquarters at McConnell Air Force Base for a mission brief and to visit with 931st Airmen. The purpose of the honorary commander program is to develop strong ties between the leaders of the 931st and the leaders of local communities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Brannen Parrish)

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Honorary Commander Luncheon

Lt. Col. Donald Robison, 931st Air Refueling Group Deputy Commander of Maintenance, presents a commander's insignia pen his honorary commander, Jon Holmes, during an honorary commander's luncheon in downtown Wichita, Kan., Nov. 5, 2011. Following the luncheon, honorary commanders were invited to visit the 931st headquarters at McConnell Air Force Base for a mission brief and to visit with 931st Airmen. The purpose of the honorary commander program is to develop strong ties between the leaders of the 931st and the leaders of local communities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Brannen Parrish)

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Honorary Commander Luncheon

Col. Evan Kapp, commander of the 931st Aeromedical Squadron, presents a commander's insignia pen his honorary commander, Dr. David Hufford, during an honorary commander's luncheon in downtown Wichita, Kan., Nov. 5, 2011. Following the luncheon, honorary commanders were invited to visit the 931st headquarters at McConnell Air Force Base for a mission brief and to visit with 931st Airmen. The purpose of the honorary commander program is to develop strong ties between the leaders of the 931st and the leaders of local communities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Brannen Parrish)

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Honorary Commanders

McConnell Air Force Base Honorary Commanders pose for a picture following an Honorary Commander Change of Command ceremony held on base August 7, 2012. The 931st Air Refueling Group welcomed four new Honorary Commanders during the ceremony. The McConnell Honorary Commander Program is a joint venture between the active duty 22nd Air Refueling Wing and the Reserve 931st Air Refueling Group. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Zach Anderson)

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Honorary Commander's Flight, August 2009

Participants in an Honorary Commander's Flight gather near the KC-135 Stratotanker they flew an aerial refueling mission in on Aug. 15. The tanker was flown by an aircrew from the 931st Air Refueling Group, an Air Force Reserve unit at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. Second from the left in the front row is Jody Baker, principal of Meadowlard at Prairie Creek Elementary School in Derby, Kan., and honorary commander of the 931st ARG's Operations Support Flight. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jason Schaap)

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Honorary Commanders Flight, July 2009

A group of honorary commmanders and Air Force personnel pause for a photo at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., in late July 2009. Mr. Dave Wenz (top, middle) is a Special Olympics Board member and honorary commander of the 931st Civil Engineer Squadron, an Air Force Reserve unit at McConnell AFB. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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Honorary commanders see total force initiative

Tech. Sgt. Mark McIntosh, a boom operator with the 931st ARS briefs honorary commanders during their orientation flight.

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Honorary commanders take flight

A group of McConnell Air Force Base honorary commanders receive a briefing on the capabilities of the KC-135 Stratotanker prior to an orientation flight at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., Oct. 13, 2011. Twenty-one honorary commanders took part in the flight, which familiarized them with the mission of the 931st Air Refueling Group and the 22nd Air Refueling Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Zach Anderson)

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Honorary commanders take flight

Dr. David Hufford, honorary commander of the 931st Air Refueling Group Aerospace Medicine Squadron, climbs down the crew ladder of a KC-135 Stratotanker prior to an orientation flight at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., Oct. 13, 2011. Twenty-one honorary commanders took part in the flight, which familiarized them with the mission of the 931st Air Refueling Group and the 22nd Air Refueling Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Zach Anderson)

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