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Larson assumed command of the wing in 2012.


Colonel Larson's fini-flight

Col. Mark S. Larson, 931st Air Refueling Wing commander, operates the control panel of a KC-135 Stratotanker, Aug. 17, 2017. Fini-Flights are the last flight a pilot has before retirement or before a commander is assigned elsewhere. Larson assumed command of the wing in 2012. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Abigail Klein)

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Capt. Derrick Lopez, Lt. Col. Jonathan Flores, Maj. Chris Foote, 2nd Lt. Ben Stone, 18th Air Refueling Squadron pilots, and Master Sgt. Clay Dotson, 905th Air Refeuling Squadron boom operator, flew that last KC-135 Stratotanker flight to take place during a 931st Air Refueling Wing Unit Training Assembly June 6, 2020, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan.
A KC-135 Stratotanker, tail number #58-0124 , lands after flying for the last time as part of routine training during the 931st Air Refueling Wing Unit Training Assembly June 6, 2020, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan.
A KC-135 Stratotanker, tail number #58-0124 , lands after flying for the last time as part of routine training during the 931st Air Refueling Wing Unit Training Assembly June 6, 2020, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan.
Randy White, Mayor of Derby and 931st Operations Group honorary commander, and Col. Phil Heseltine, 931st Air Refueling Wing commander pose in front of the KC-135 Stratotanker nose art dedicated to the city of Derby’s 150th anniversary Oct. 2, 2019, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. The event promoted partnership between the local community and military members, while also honoring their long history together.
A crew chief assigned to the 157th Air Refueling Wing marshalls in the new KC-46A Pegasus on Aug. 8, 2019, at Pease Air National Guard Base, N.H. The plane is the most modern aerial refueler in the U.S. Air Force inventory. Members of the 931st Operations Group, consisting of members from the 924th Air Refueling Squadron and 18th Air Refueling Squadron, two of the Reserve flying squadrons at McConnell dedicated to the KC-46A Pegasus, delivered the first two KC-46s to the Airmen of the 157 ARW. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airmen Victoria Nelson)
Members of the 931st Operations Group, consisting of members from the 924th Air Refueling Squadron and 18th Air Refueling Squadron, two of the Reserve flying squadrons at McConnell dedicated to the KC-46A Pegasus, pose for a photo after delivering the first two KC-46s to the Airmen of the 157th Air Refueling Wing at Pease Air National Guard Base, N.H. The 157 ARW is the first Air National Guard Unit to receive the new refueler
Staff Sgt. Dillan Addington, 72nd Air Refueling Squadron boom operator, prepares to refuel a KC-46 Pegasus assigned to McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., above Oklahoma, Aug. 27, 2019. The mission was the first time a KC-135R Stratotanker from Grissom had refueled a KC-46, which entered service earlier this year. (U.S. Air Force photo / A1C Harrison Withrow)
Past greets future. A KC-46A Pegasus and KC-135 Stratotanker face each on Team McConnell's flightline, June 17, 2019, McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. Team McConnell continues to lead the way with the introduction and implementation of the Air Force’s newest major weapons system, the KC-46.
A KC-46A Pegasus assigned to McConnell flys above a 931st Air Refueling Wing KC-135 Stratotanker aircrew after being evacuated May 9, 2019, McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. Team McConnell aircrews stayed one step ahead of the inclement weather this season and evacuated a total of 8 KC-135 Stratotankers and 3 KC-46 Pegasuses in less than six hours early last month.
Members of Team McConnell pose with Lt. Gen. Richard Scobee, Chief of the Air Force Reserve and Air Force Reserve Command commander, in front of a newly delivered KC-46A Pegasus May 17, 2019, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. This is the sixth KC-46 to be delivered to McConnell.
Master Sgt. Heath Hampton, Air Mobility Command KC-46 Test and Eval instructor, shows Col. Phil Heseltine, 931st Air Refueling Wing commander, some unique physical characteristics of the boom on the KC-46A Pegasus April 6, 2019, McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. The 931 ARW and the 22nd Air Refueling Wing conducted their first Total Force formation flight with the KC-46A. Col. Mark Baran, 22 ARW vice commander, piloted another aircraft in the formation
A KC-46A Pegasus taxis down the flightline, Jan. 31, 2019, McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. Team McConnell received two more KC-46s, and is scheduled to receive 18 more over the next year. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Abigail Klein)
Tech. Sgt. Abigail Klein
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