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Tornado Safety

Rubble is all that remained of Staff Sgt. Stacey Spain's home in Haysville, Kan., following a tornado outbreak on May 3, 1999. (Photo courtesy of Staff Sgt. Stacey Spain)

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Tornado Safety

Staff Sgt. Stacey Spain, an Emergency Management Air Reserve Technician assigned to the 931st Air Refueling Group, McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., shares her firsthand knowledge of tornado safety, April 5, 2012. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Zach Anderson)

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Enlisted Aircrew of the year

Master Sgt. James Guldjorb, boom operator, 18th Air Refueling Squadron, was selected as enlisted aircrew NCO of the year for 2011, March 30. (Air Force photo)

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Aircraft structures section operate on metal

Staff Sgt. Andrew Tiehes, an aircraft structural maintainer with the 22nd MXS, uses a box-and-pan brake to bend a piece of sheet metal for a KC-135 Stratotanker. (Air Force photo by Brannen Parrish).

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Aircraft structures section operate on metal

Staff Sgt. Andrew Tiehes, an aircraft structural maintainer with the 22nd MXS, uses a box-and-pan brake to bend a piece of sheet metal for a KC-135 Stratotanker part. (Air Force photo by Brannen Parrish).

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Aircraft structures section operate on metal

Tech. Sgt. Chad Marx, an aircraft structural maintainer with the 931st MXS, clamps a portion of sheet metal to a foot shear to build a galley for a KC-135 Stratotanker. (Air Force photo by Brannen Parrish)

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Briefing at Breakfast

Col. William H. Mason, commander of the 931st Air Refueling Group, McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., visits with Jorge Martinez, the honorary commander of the 931st Air Refueling Group, following a breakfast engagement hosted by the Rotary Club of West Sedgwick County, Wichita, Kan., March 22, 2012. Mason served as the guest speaker at the event, and presented those in attendance with a unit mission brief outlining the important role played by the 931st and the Air Force Reserve at McConnell Air Force Base. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Zach Anderson)

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931st SFS members return from Patriot Defender

Security Forces Airmen from the 931st Security Forces Squadron returned from Patriot Defender training at Fort Wolters Military Reservation in Mineral Wells, Texas, March 21. The two-week course provides security forces Airmen with additional combat skills training, and marked the first time the 931st SFS sent a team to pre-deployment training since becoming a squadron in September 2011. (Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Zach Anderson)

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Make it spark and sizzle

Staff Sgt. Chase Splichal, a metals technologist from the 22nd Maintenance Squadron, welds a part. The integrated Metals Technology section of the 931st MXS and 22nd MXS includes 19 active and Reserve Airmen who provide round-the-clock support to the maintainers at McConnell Air Force Base. (Air Force photo by Brannen Parrish)

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So shiny I can see myself

Tech. Sgt. Chad Marx, aircraft structural maintainer, 931st Maintenance Squadron, measures a sheet of metal prior to cutting. Marx is fabricating a galley for a KC-135 Stratotanker. The 931st MXS works with the 22nd MXS to repair a wide array of aircraft parts and equipment. The Total Force Initiative unit is comprised of 43 active duty Airmen from the 22nd Air Refueling Wing, and two Air Reserve Technicians and four traditional Reservists from the 931st Air Refueling Group. (Air Force Photo by Tech. Sgt. Brannen Parrish)

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Machining with a machine

Staff Sgt. Charles King, metals technologist, 931st Maintenance Squadron, uses a remote to move the table of a computer numerical control, after machining a corner brace for an aircraft galley. The Metals Technology section is comprised of a Total Force Iniative staff of 16 active duty airmen from the 22nd Maintenance Squadron, one Air Reserve Technician and two Reservists from the 931st Maintenance Squadron. The CNC can be programmed to machine parts or equipment. (Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Brannen Parrish)

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NDI

Staff Sgt. Bryan Tyler, 22nd Maintenance Squadron, uses an an ultrasonic transducer to search for defects in the bulkhead of a KC-135 Stratotanker. (Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Brannen Parrish)

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NDI

Staff Sgt. Amanda Mitchell, 931st Maintenance Squadron, uses an eddy current probe to search for surface and near-surface cracks on the bulkhead of a KC-135 Stratotanker. (Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Brannen Parrish)

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NDI

Staff Sgt. Amanda Mitchell, 931st Maintenance Squadron, calibrates an eddy current probe prior to inspecting a KC-135 Stratotanker's bulkhead for cracks while Staff Sgt. Bryan Tyler, 22nd Maintenance Squadron, calibrates an ultrasonic transducer prior to testing for subsurface defects. (Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Brannen Parrish)

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NDI

Tech. Sgt. Mark Teusch, NCOIC, Nondestructive Inspections, 22nd Maintenance Squadron, uses a blacklight to find cracks in an aircraft part. (Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Armondo Schwier-Morales)

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Passing of the torch

Lt. Col. Frank Ellis, 18th Air Refueling Squadron, swears in three new 18th ARS members (left to right) Capt. Charles Hein, Capt. Will Watson and Capt. Adam Wear, March 4. The captains are former active duty Air Force officers who recently transferred to the Air Force Reserve. Ellis, who commissioned in 1996 is the longest serving aircrew member in the 18th ARS. (Air Force photo by Lt. Col. Tsuyoshi Tung)

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Telling the Air Force Reserve story

Col. William H. Mason, commander of the 931st Air Refueling Group, McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., speaks at a luncheon hosted by the Wichita Rotary Club in downtown Wichita, March 5, 2012. Mason presented those in attendence with a unit mission brief that explained the Air Force Reserve and discussed the important role the 931st plays in the mission at McConnell. Mason also answered several questions from the audience about the 931st and the Air Force Reserve. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Zach Anderson)

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MCCONNELL AIR FORCE BASE, Kan. -- Maj. Jon Pece, 18th Air Refueling Group, loads M-9 ammunition into a magazine in preparation for firing during M-9 pistol qualification course held during the March Unit Training Assembly. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staf

MCCONNELL AIR FORCE BASE, Kan. -- Maj. Jon Pece, 18th Air Refueling Group, loads M-9 ammunition into a magazine in preparation for firing during M-9 pistol qualification course, March 4. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Carrie Peasinger)

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MCCONNELL AIR FORCE BASE, Kan. -- Senior Master Sgt. John Wallman, 931st Air Refueling Group, participates in M-9 pistol qualifications course along with other members of the 931st held during the March Unit Training Assembly. (U.S. Air Force photo by S

MCCONNELL AIR FORCE BASE, Kan. -- Senior Master Sgt. John Wallman, 931st Air Refueling Group, and members of the 931st ARG practice trigger control during the M-9 pistol qualifications course, March 4th. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Carrie Peasinger)

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