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August Redeployers

The daughter of Capt. Damian Baskerville, 18th Air Refueling Squadron pilot, holds a handmade sign as she waits for her father, Capt. Damian Baskerville, 18th Air Refueling Squadron pilot, to return Aug. 18, 2015, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. Baskerville was part of a small group of 931st Air Refueling Group members that deployed to Southwest Asia. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Abigail Klein)

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August Redeployers

The daughter of Senior Airman Derek McLaren, 931st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron maintainer, holds a handmade sign as she awaits the return of her father, Aug. 10, 2015, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. Approximately ten members of the 931st Air Refueling Group returned after a deployment to Southwest Asia. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Abigail Klein)

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August Redeployers

Senior Airman Derek McLaren, 931st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron maintainer, greets his spouse, Natalie, and his two children Aug. 10, 2015, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. Approximately ten members of the 931st Air Refueling Group returned after a deployment to Southwest Asia. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Abigail Klein

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August Redeployers

Tech. Sgt. John Noell, 931st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron maintainer, greets his spouse, Brandy, and his three children after returning from a recent deployment to Southwest Asia Aug. 10, 2015, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. During his deployment, Noell and nine other members of the 931st Air Refueling Group performed aircraft maintenance and filled other support roles. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Abigail Klein)

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McConnell Reservists participate in ‘Big for a Day’

(Left to right) Lt. Col. Glenn Clark, 931st Air Refueling Group Stan Eval Chief, discusses basketball with his "little," 9-year-old Rogdreck after bowling at the Robert J. Dole Community Center Aug. 6, 2015, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. McConnell Reservists took time from their busy schedules to bond with more than 50 boys and girls from the local Big Brothers Big Sisters program during the annual "Big For A Day" event. The event was hosted by the active duty 349th Air Refueling Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Abigail Klein)

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SEAC visits McConnell

Tech. Sgt. Anne Phillips, 931 MXS jet engine mechanic, briefs U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Bryan Battaglia, senior enlisted advisor to the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, and McConnell Leaders on the base's total force mission, July 30, 2015. Battaglia toured various units around base and he visited Airmen performing their job to learn about the mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Abigail Klein)

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The 931st ARG celebrates 20 years at McConnell

The 931st Air Refueling Group stood up at McConnell on Jan. 1, 1995. To celebrate these efforts and its heritage, more than 300 members of the 931 ARG, past and present gathered together at Old Cowtown Museum in Wichita, Kan., Aug. 1, 2015, to celebrate the unit's 20th Anniversary. Of the members attending, approximately 25 were with the unit when it originally stood up. (Photo Illustration)

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August issue of Citizen Airman is online

The August issue of Citizen Airman is now available on the web at www.citamn.afrc.af.mil. The cover story is a Profiles in Leadership piece on Howard Cannon. Cannon survived a plane crash in World War II as a member of the Army Air Corps, attained the rank of major general in the Air Force Reserve and served as a member of the U.S. Senate. The August issue also includes stories on an instructor pilot in Texas who is a single mother of three boys and decided to adopt two little girls, the 39th Flying Training Squadron and its mission of training those who will train future Air Force pilots, two brothers -- one a Reservist and the other an active-duty member -- serving together at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, a security forces Airman who also works for the San Antonio Police Department Gang Unit, a Reservist who made the decision to go small when it comes to her living arrangements, and a Reservist who founded a nonprofit organization to provide vacations for military members. The print version of the August issue is scheduled to be mailed out the second week of August.

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McConnell Chapel Reopens

Chaplain (Capt.) Paul Mount, 931st Air Refueling Group chaplain, moves boxes at the entrance of the newly renovated base chapel at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., July 27, 2015. With $2.1 million in renovations recently completed, services in the Base Chapel will resume during the August Unit Training Assembly. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Abigail Klein)

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Grenade launcher

Senior Airman Jared Claxton prepares to fire a practice round from an M203 grenade launcher during weapons familiarization training at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., July 12, 2014. The M203 is a single-shot 40mm under-barrel grenade launcher that is attached the underside of a M4 carbine rifle. The training is an annual requirement to keep the Airmen current on the weapons skills that will be required of them on post during a deployment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Zach Anderson)

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CES at work

Tech. Sgt. David Brodbeck, 931st Civil Engineer Squadron, spreads mortar for installing floor tiles in Building 1218 at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., July 11, 2014. James and several other members of the 931 CES spent the July Unit Training Assembly installing new floor tiles in the building as part of a renovation project conducted by Civil Engineer Airmen from both the active-duty 22nd Air Refueling Wing and the Air Force Reserve 931st Air Refueling Group. ). 931 CES Airmen consistently work together with their active duty counterparts from the 22nd Air Refueling Wing to repair and improve the facilities of McConnell Air Force Base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Zach Anderson)

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CES at work

Tech. Sgt. Kevin Toomey, 931st Civil Engineer Squadron, installs a sound dampening ceiling panel in Building 1218 at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., July 11, 2015. The installation is part of a renovation project on the building, during which 931 CES Airmen have installed both the new ceiling panels as well as new floor tiles. Additionally, over the last two months 931 CES Airmen have made significant contributions to the remodel of Building 1219, to include work in plumbing and heating, ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC). 931 CES Airmen consistently work together with their active duty counterparts from the 22nd Air Refueling Wing to repair and improve the facilities of McConnell Air Force Base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Zach Anderson)

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Here comes the boom

The air refueling boom of a McConnell Air Force Base KC-135 Stratotanker extends toward a receiving aircraft during an air refueling training exercise, July 11, 2015. The exercise was part of receiver/tanker training being performed by members of the Air Force Reserve 18th Air Refueling Squadron at McConnell. This training ensures pilots in the squadron are qualified to serve as both refueling and receiving aircraft during missions, and is essential for the eventual transition to the new KC-46A Pegasus tanker at McConnell. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Ray Lewis)

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Measure twice, cut once

Tech. Sgt. Kevin Toomey, 931st Civil Engineer Squadron, measures a sound dampening ceiling panel before cutting it for installation in Building 1218 at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., July 11, 2015. The installation is part of a renovation project on the building, during which 931 CES Airmen have installed both the new ceiling panels as well as new floor tiles. Additionally, over the last two months 931 CES Airmen have made significant contributions to the remodel of Building 1219, to include work in plumbing and heating, ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC). 931 CES Airmen consistently work together with their active duty counterparts from the 22nd Air Refueling Wing to repair and improve the facilities of McConnell Air Force Base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Zach Anderson)

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Keeping it level

Senior Airman Robert James, 931st Civil Engineer Squadron, uses a bubble level to ensure a newly installed floor tile is level in Building 1218 at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., July 11, 2014. James and several other members of the 931 CES spent the July Unit Training Assembly installing new floor tiles in the building as part of a renovation project conducted by Civil Engineer Airmen from both the active-duty 22nd Air Refueling Wing and the Air Force Reserve 931st Air Refueling Group. ). 931 CES Airmen consistently work together with their active duty counterparts from the 22nd Air Refueling Wing to repair and improve the facilities of McConnell Air Force Base. (U.S. Air Force photos by Capt. Zach Anderson)

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Airman roll up their sleeves for blood drive

Team McConnell members wait their turn to donate during an American Red Cross Blood Drive at the Robert J. Dole Community Center here, July 9. McConnell hosts five blood drives a year and accounts for approximately 20 percent of the daily blood donation quota in the local area. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Abigail Klein)

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931st Air Refueling Wing Logo

931st Air Refueling Wing Logo

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Annual Awards Banquet Rescheduled

931st Air Refueling Group Unit Shield

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McConnell Reserve aircrew refuels E6-B

A KC-135 Stratotanker flown by a 931st Air Refueling Group aircrew refuels an E-6B Mercury aircraft from the U.S. Navy Fleet Air Reconnaissance Three at Tinker Air Force Base, Okla., is refueled by June 26, 2015. The KC-135 offloaded approximately 10,000 pounds of fuel with 24 contacts. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Ray Lewis)

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931st ARG Commander visits Capitol Hill

(Left to right) Sen. Pat Roberts meets with Col. Mark S. Larson, 931st Air Refueling Group commander, June 16, 2015, at Washington D.C. Larson met with the senator as part of the Commander's Capitol Hill Visit Program, a program through which commanders of Air Force units visit with congressional members to discuss issues that affect Airmen. (Courtesy photo)

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