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Business Unusual

A total force initiative team of crew chiefs from the Repair and Reclamation sections of the 22nd Maintenance Squadron and 931st Maintenance Squadron repair the rear vertical stabilizer of a KC-135 Stratotanker at McConnell AFB, Kan., July 12. (Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Jose Leon)

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Business Unusual

A total force initiative team of crew chiefs from the Repair and Reclamation sections of the 22nd Maintenance Squadron and 931st Maintenance Squadron repair the rear vertical stabilizer of a KC-135 Stratotanker at McConnell AFB, Kan., July 12. (Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Jose Leon)

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Independence Day Parade

Members of Team McConnell, along with family members, ride on the Team McConnell parade float during the Derby, Kan., Independence Day Parade, July 4, 2013. Dozens of members of Team McConnell participated in the parade as a way to show appreciation for the support of the local communities around the base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Zach Anderson)

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Independence Day Parade

Col. Mark S. Larson, commander of the Air Force Reserve 931st Air Refueling Group, McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., drives his restored WWII-era Jeep in the Derby, Kan., Independence Day Parade, July 4, 2013. Larson was accompanied in the jeep by his children as well as Sgt. (ret) Adrian Marlin, a WWII Veteran who served as a B-17 tail gunner and completed 35 combat missions during the war. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Zach Anderson)

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DeConnick

Kelly Sue DeConnick in her element at a comic book convention. (Photo courtesy of Kelly Sue DeConnick)

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DeConnick

Airman Robert DeConnick with Kelly Sue circa 1971. DeConnick served as a Russian linguist before retiring at the rank of master sergeant. Kelly Sue writes "Avengers Assemble" and "Captain Marvel" for Marvel Comics. (Photo courtesy of Kelly Sue DeConnick)

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DeConnick

Airman Robert DeConnick with Kelly Sue circa 1971. DeConnick served as a Russian linguist before retiring at the rank of master sergeant. Kelly Sue writes "Avengers Assemble" and "Captain Marvel" for Marvel Comics. (Photo courtesy of Kelly Sue DeConnick)

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DeConnick

Kelly Sue DeConnick current author of "Avengers Assemble" and "Captain Marvel". (Photo courtesy of Kelly Sue DeConnick)

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Practice makes perfect

Senior Master Sgt. Ray Lewis, a refueling boom operator assigned to the Air Force Reserve 18th Air Refueling Squadron, 931st Air Refueling Group, McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., peers out of the boom pod of a KC-135 Stratotanker during an air refueling training mission June 27, 2013. The KC-135 was refueling a B-52 Stratofortress assigned to the 5th Bomb Wing, Minot Air Force Base, N.D. Air refueling training missions ensure that both the refueling and receiving aicrews maintain proficiency in air refueling operations, which allows the U.S. Air Force to extend its reach around the globe. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Sierra Dopfel)

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Practice makes perfect

A B-52 Stratofortress assigned to the 5th Bomb Wing, Minot Air Force Base, N.D., trails behind a KC-135 Stratotanker from McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., during an air refueling training mission June 27, 2013. The KC-135 was being operated by an aircrew made up of Reservists from the 931st Air Refueling Group at McConnell. Air refueling training missions ensure that both the refueling and receiving aicrews maintain proficiency in air refueling operations, which allows the U.S. Air Force to extend its reach around the globe. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Ray Lewis)

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Practice makes perfect

A B-52 Stratofortress assigned to the 5th Bomb Wing, Minot Air Force Base, N.D., is refueled by a KC-135 Stratotanker from McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., during an air refueling training mission June 27, 2013. The KC-135 was being operated by an aircrew made up of Reservists from the 931st Air Refueling Group at McConnell. Air refueling training missions ensure that both the refueling and receiving aicrews maintain proficiency in air refueling operations, which allows the U.S. Air Force to extend its reach around the globe. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Ray Lewis)

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Fire in the sky

A flash of lightning explodes over the flightline at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., illuminating the night sky during a nighttime air refueling training mission, June 24, 2013. Pilots and refueling boom operators from the Air Force Reserve 931st Air Refueling Group at McConnell routinely conduct training missions at night in order to maintain proficiency in refueling operations under all conditions. The lightning was a product of a line of thunderstorms that blew through the area during the evening. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Ray Lewis)

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Faster

Master Sgt. John Fitzpatrick races toward the finish line at the SuperComp and Pro ET races in Noble, Oklah., June 15 2013.Fitzpatrick, an aircraft structural maintainer from the 931st Maintenance Squadron, took first place at the ProET competition and runner-up in the SuperComp. Fitzpatrick is sponsored by the Air Force Reserve Recruiting Service. (Photo courtesy of Bland Bridenstine)

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Refueling the Bone

A B-1B Lancer assigned to the 7th Bomb Wing, Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, approaches the refueling boom of a KC-135 Stratotanker from McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., during an air refueling training mission June 20, 2013. The KC-135 was being operated by an aircrew made up of members of the Air Force Reserve 18th Air Refueling Squadron, 931st Air Refueling Group at McConnell. Air refueling training missions are essential to keeping aicrew members proficient in all aspects of air refueling operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Ray Lewis)

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Capitol Hill Visit

Col. Mark S. Larson, commander of the Air Force Reserve 931st Air Refueling Group, McConnell Air Force base, Kan., and his legislative escort for the day, Chief Master Sgt. Desriann Stevens, chief of policy integration, make their way through Capitol Hill as Larson conducts visits with congressional members, June 19, 2013. Larson participated in 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 as well as their units. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Zach Anderson)

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Visiting the memorial

Col. Mark S. Larson, commander of the Air Force Reserve 931st Air Refueling Group, McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., visits the Air Force Memorial in Arlington, Va., June 17, 2013. Larson was in the nation's capitol conducting visits with congressional members as part of the Commander's Capitol Hill Visit Program, during which commanders of Air Force Reserve units provide firsthand information and updates to congressional members. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Zach Anderson)

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McConnell Cycling Team

Senior Master Sgt. Joseph Salomon, 931st MXS Fabrication Flight chief, leads Tech. Sgt. Noel Heyer, 931st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron support section technician, and Tech. Sgt. Paul Shattuck, 931st Maintenance Squadron Hydraulics chief, as they bike through eastern Wichita, Kan., June 15, 2013. The men will bike more than 50 miles to help prepare for the Register's Annual Bicycle Ride Across Iowa July 21-27. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Abigail Klein)

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McConnell Cycling Team

(From left to right) Tech. Sgt. Paul Shattuck, 931st Maintenance Squadron Hydraulics Section chief, Senior Master Sgt. Joseph Salomon, 931st MXS Fabrication Flight chief, and Tech. Sgt. Noel Heyer, 931st Aircraft Maintenance Squaderon support section technician, and Heyer's spouse pose for a photo before a long bike ride in eastern Wichita, Kan., June 15, 2013. Shattuck, Salomon and Heyer will represent McConnell as part of the Air Force team during the Register's Annual Bicycle Ride Across Iowa July 21-27. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Abigail Klein)

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Refueling the BUFF

A B-52 Stratofortress from the 5th Bomb Wing, Minot Air Force Base, N.D., receives fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., during an air refueling training mission, June 14, 2013. The KC-135 aircrew was made up of Air Force Reservists from the 18th Air Refueling Squadron, 931st Air Refueling Group at McConnell. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Ray Lewis)

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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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