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The eagle has landed

Col. Donald Robison, 931st Air Refueling Group Deputy Commander for Maintenance, receives eagle insignia from his wife, Sarah Robison and Col. William H. Mason, Commander, 931st ARG, during a promotion ceremony March 3. Robison is responsible for more than 400 maintainers and support staff assigned to the 931st ARG. (Photo by Tech. Sgt. Brannen Parrish)
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Deputy Commander

Col. Paul R. Wietbrock is the deputy commander of the 931st Air Refueling Group, McConnell Air Force Base, Kan.
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Metal manipulation

Senior Airman Emilie Owen, aircraft structures specialist, 931st Maintenance Squadron, uses a cornice brake to bend a steel gusset for an aircraft galley. The gusset is a type of bracket that secures two aluminum sides of the galley. After the steel is bent to create the gusset, it will be cut and sanded into the proper shape. (Official photo by Tech. Sgt. Brannen Parrish)
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Bending to my will

Senior Airman Emilie Owen, aircraft structures specialist, 931st Maintenance Squadron, uses a cornice brake to bend a steel gusset for an aircraft galley. The gusset is a type of bracket that secures two aluminum sides of the galley. After the steel is bent to create the gusset, it will be cut and sanded into the proper shape. (Official photo by Tech. Sgt. Brannen Parrish)
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NCOA Graduation

Tech. Sgt. John McIlvoy accepts a plaque honoring him as a Distinguished Graduate of the Paul H. Lankford Noncommissioned Officer Academy at McGhee-Tyson Air National Guard Base, Tenn., Feb. 17, 2012.
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NCOA Graduation

Tech. Sgt. John McIlvoy and Tech. Sgt. Brannen Parrish, both of the 931st Air Refueling Group, McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., graduated from the Paul H. Lankford Noncommissioned Officer Academy at McGhee-Tyson Air National Guard Base, Tenn., Feb. 17, 2012.
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Derby JROTC

Retired Air Force Col. Michael Dillard, senior aerospace science instructor at Derby High School, presents an Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps cap to Col. William H. Mason, commander of the 931st Air Refueling Group, McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., Feb. 08, 2012. Mason gave the Derby JROTC cadets a unit mission brief and discussed the important role the 931st and the Air Force Reserve play at McConnell and in operations around the world. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Zach Anderson)
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The tale of the tape

Juli Phelps, an excercise physiologist from Grissom Air Reserve Base, Ind., demonstrates how to use a tape measure on Airman 1st Class Shirell Cummings, 931st Security Forces Squadron, to measure waist circumference during a physical training leader certification class at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., Feb. 4, 2012. Phelps visited McConnell during the February Unit Training Assembly to assist in training 931st Air Refueling Group physical training leaders on proper methods for administering the Air Force fitness test. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Zach Anderson)
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Newcomers

The 931st Air Refueling Group, McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., welcomed six new members during the February Unit Training Assembly. New members are, back row, left to right, Maj. Jonathan Sullivan, Airman 1st Class Shelby Stewart, and Staff Sgt. Gabe Miller. Front row, left to right, are Airman Mitchell Chandler, Airman 1st Class Cameron Nevels, and Tech. Sgt. Joshua Mercer. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Zach Anderson)
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McConnell Media Day

Daniel McCoy, a reporter with the Wichita Business Journal, looks on as Staff Sgt. Tom Wicks, a refueling boom operator assigned to the 18th Air Refueling Squadron, 931st Air Refueling Group, McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., flies the boom during a McConnell Air Force Base media day orientation flight, Jan. 24, 2012. The media day flights featured aircrews made up of members of both the active duty 22nd Air Refueling Wing and the Reserve 931st Air Refueling Group. Media members on the flights were able to observe the air refueling of both a KC-135 Stratotanker and a B-52 Stratofortress. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Zach Anderson)
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Medical skills assessment

Robert Hinshaw, Sedgwick County Sheriff and Honorary Commander of the 931st Security Forces Squadron, receives some hands-on training on performing sutures during a McConnell Air Force Base Honorary Commander orientation event, Jan. 20, 2012. McConnell Honorary Commanders attended a luncheon, were briefed on the medical mission at McConnell, and were able to participate in medical training activities. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Zach Anderson)
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Posing in the tanker

Senior Master Sgt. Ray Lewis, a refueling boom operator assigned to the 18th Air Refueling Squadron, 931st Air Refueling Group, McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., poses with fellow boom operator, Tech. Sgt. Kenny Stewart, during a civic leader flight, April 1, 2011. Lewis has been a boom operator on the KC-135 Stratotanker for more than twenty years. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Jeff Walston)
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The view from below

Senior Master Sgt. Ray Lewis, a refueling boom operator assigned to the 18th Air Refueling Squadron, 931st Air Refueling Group, McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., reviews his checklist during a refueling flight. Lewis has been a boom operator on the KC-135 Stratotanker for more than twenty years. (Photo courtesy of Ray Lewis)
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The view from below

Senior Master Sgt. Ray Lewis, a refueling boom operator assigned to the 18th Air Refueling Squadron, 931st Air Refueling Group, McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., peers down at the receiving aircraft from the boom pod of a KC-135 Stratotanker during a refueling flight. Lewis has been a boom operator on the KC-135 Stratotanker for more than twenty years. (Photo courtesy of Ray Lewis)
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Refueling a fighter

Senior Master Sgt. Ray Lewis, a refueling boom operator assigned to the 18th Air Refueling Squadron, 931st Air Refueling Group, McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., refuels an F-15 fighter during a flight over Hawaii. Lewis has been a boom operator on the KC-135 Stratotanker for more than twenty years. (Photo courtesy of Ray Lewis)
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Favorite plane

Senior Master Sgt. Ray Lewis, a refueling boom operator assigned to the 18th Air Refueling Squadron, 931st Air Refueling Group, McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., poses in front of his favorite aircraft, the KC-135 Stratotanker. Lewis has been a boom operator on the KC-135 for more than twenty years. (Photo courtesy of Ray Lewis)
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Outstanding Peformer

Col. Craig Bogan, team lead for the McConnell LCAP inspection team, presents a certificate to Staff Sgt. Amanda Mitchell, 931st Maintenance Squadron, McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., Jan 13, 2012. Mitchell was named an outstanding performer during the base LCAP inspection. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Dallas Edwards)
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Drag

Senior Airman Ashley Rodriguez, 931st Security Forces Squadron, drags a fellow Airman playing the role of "casualty," while running through a combat fitness course Jan. 7, 2012. The course was part of a two-day combat training regimen conducted by the squadron over the January unit training assembly. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Zach Anderson)
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Sprint

Staff Sgt. Nick Horine, 931st Security Forces Squadron, sprints while carrying ammo cans as part of a combat fitness course conducted by the squadron, Jan. 7, 2012. The course was part of a two-day combat training regimen the squadron performed over the January unit training assembly, which included martial arts and ground fighting skills training as well. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Zach Anderson)
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Fireman's carry

Staff Sgt. Dustin Wileman, 931st Security Forces Squadron, displays the proper technique for conducting a fireman's carry, Jan. 7, 2012. The 931st SFS spent the morning running through a combat fitness test, which incorporated movements that would be required in battlefield scenarios, such as the fireman's carry to evacuate casualties. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Zach Anderson)
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