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A McConnell Airman spreads ketchup on a hot dog Jan.

A McConnell Airman spreads ketchup on a hot dog Jan.

A McConnell Airman spreads ketchup on a hot dog Jan. 29, 2020, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. Three members from McConnell’s Chapel visited Airmen assigned to the 22nd Maintenance Group and provided hot d... More

Airman Brandon Duncan, 22nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron

Airman Brandon Duncan, 22nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron

Airman Brandon Duncan, 22nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, checks a KC-135 Stratotanker cove lip door bearing during an hourly post-flight inspection Feb. 12, 2020, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansa... More

Senior Airman Ian Boutwell, 22nd Logistics Readiness

Senior Airman Ian Boutwell, 22nd Logistics Readiness

Senior Airman Ian Boutwell, 22nd Logistics Readiness Squadron vehicle maintainer, services a 25K Cargo Loader transmission Sept. 2, 2020, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. The installation’s Heavy Equipment ... More

Veteran advises Airmen during Top 3 Lunch and Learn

Veteran advises Airmen during Top 3 Lunch and Learn

Ronald L. Wolf, U.S. Army Vietnam Veteran of the 1st Aviation Battalion and 1st Infantry Division, shares life and military experience during a Top 3 Lunch and Learn with Veterans Sept. 11, 2020, at McConnell A... More

Veteran advises Airmen during Top 3 Lunch and Learn

Veteran advises Airmen during Top 3 Lunch and Learn

Ronald L. Wolf, U.S. Army Vietnam Veteran of the 1st Aviation Battalion and 1st Infantry Division, shares an emotional story during a Top 3 Lunch and Learn with Veterans Sept. 11, 2020, at McConnell Air Force B... More

Veteran advises Airmen during Top 3 Lunch and Learn

Veteran advises Airmen during Top 3 Lunch and Learn

Ronald L. Wolf, U.S. Army Vietnam Veteran of the 1st Aviation Battalion and 1st Infantry Division, speaks during a Top 3 Lunch and Learn with Veterans Sept. 11, 2020, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. Wolf e... More

Firefighters assigned to the 22nd Civil Engineer Squadron

Firefighters assigned to the 22nd Civil Engineer Squadron

Firefighters assigned to the 22nd Civil Engineer Squadron operate fire attack hoses during an annual night aircraft burn Sept. 18, 2020, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. Aircraft burns are conducted both da... More

A dream to commission come to fruition

A dream to commission come to fruition

Tech. Sgt. Nathan Zachary, 22nd Logistics Readiness Squadron cargo movement noncommissioned officer in charge, poses for a photo Nov. 20, 2020, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. Zachary selected to commissio... More

Senior Master Sgt. Shanton Russell, 22nd Civil Engineer

Senior Master Sgt. Shanton Russell, 22nd Civil Engineer

Senior Master Sgt. Shanton Russell, 22nd Civil Engineer Squadron deputy fire chief, laughs after he hears he was selected to promote Dec. 1, 2020, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. Out of the 518 chief maste... More

Staff Sgt. Logan Schiermeyer, 22nd Maintenance Squadron

Staff Sgt. Logan Schiermeyer, 22nd Maintenance Squadron

Staff Sgt. Logan Schiermeyer, 22nd Maintenance Squadron hydraulics systems craftsman, removes a boom hoist gear box from a KC-135 Stratotanker during an isochronal inspection Dec. 2, 2020, at McConnell Air Forc... More

Staff Sgt. Brandon Thompson, 22nd Maintenance Squadron

Staff Sgt. Brandon Thompson, 22nd Maintenance Squadron

Staff Sgt. Brandon Thompson, 22nd Maintenance Squadron KC-135 Stratotanker crew chief, removes screws from a KC-135 upper outward aileron lockout panel during an isochronal inspection Dec. 2, 2020, at McConnell... More

Tech. Sgt. Matthew Stewart, 22nd Maintenance Squadron

Tech. Sgt. Matthew Stewart, 22nd Maintenance Squadron

Tech. Sgt. Matthew Stewart, 22nd Maintenance Squadron aerospace ground equipment technician, watches an air bleed tube sight on a hydraulic portable test stand Jan. 7, 2021, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas.... More

Senior Airman Cuong Nguyen, 931st Maintenance Squadron

Senior Airman Cuong Nguyen, 931st Maintenance Squadron

Senior Airman Cuong Nguyen, 931st Maintenance Squadron aero repair crew chief journeyman, observes a main jack while it lowers after a KC-46A Pegasus gear swing Jan. 7, 2021, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas... More

Senior Airman Ryan Fugit and Senior Airman Steven Scott,

Senior Airman Ryan Fugit and Senior Airman Steven Scott,

Senior Airman Ryan Fugit and Senior Airman Steven Scott, 22nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron hydraulic journeymen, drain skydrol, specialized hydraulic fluid, from a KC-46A Pegasus’ center hydraulic system reser... More

A KC-135 Stratotanker taxis on the flightline during

A KC-135 Stratotanker taxis on the flightline during

A KC-135 Stratotanker taxis on the flightline during a readiness exercise Jan. 14, 2021, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. Exercises are designed to test Team McConnell’s rapid mobility capabilities and thei... More

COMSEC: What is your need to know?

COMSEC: What is your need to know?

Staff Sgt. Shawn Kesinger, 22nd Communications Squadron Wing communications security noncommissioned officer in-charge, Airman Joshua Bamba, 22nd CS Wing COMSEC clerk, and Christine Gaines, 22nd CS Wing COMSEC ... More

Airmen assigned to the 22nd Logistics Readiness Squadron

Airmen assigned to the 22nd Logistics Readiness Squadron

Airmen assigned to the 22nd Logistics Readiness Squadron drive an R-11 Mobile Fuel Vehicle into a garage for daily preventative maintenance Feb. 9, 2021, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. The petroleum, oil ... More

Vehicle Maintenance, US Air Force Photo

Vehicle Maintenance, US Air Force Photo

Staff Sgt. Alexander Lipatan, 22nd Logistics Readiness Squadron special purpose vehicle technician, disconnects a hose from a 10K all-terrain forklift radiator Aug. 6, 2019, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. Li... More

KC-46A Pegasus nose landing gear is suspended while

KC-46A Pegasus nose landing gear is suspended while

KC-46A Pegasus nose landing gear is suspended while Airman 1st Class Joshua Theus, 22nd Maintenance Squadron aero repair journeyman, closes the main landing gear door Aug. 9, 2019, at McConnell Air Force Base, ... More

Class 19-F graduates Airman Leadership School August

Class 19-F graduates Airman Leadership School August

Class 19-F graduates Airman Leadership School August 22, 2019, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alan Ricker)

Chief Master Sgt. Susanne M. Herbert, former 22nd

Chief Master Sgt. Susanne M. Herbert, former 22nd

Chief Master Sgt. Susanne M. Herbert, former 22nd Maintenance Group superintendent, retires in Hangar 1107 Aug. 23, 2019, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alan Ricker)

Col. Robert Thompson, 931st Maintenance Squadron commander,

Col. Robert Thompson, 931st Maintenance Squadron commander,

Col. Robert Thompson, 931st Maintenance Squadron commander, shares the importance of remembering those who have sacrificed in service to their country at the 2019 prisoner(s) of war/missing in action Retreat Ce... More

Members from Team McConnell pose with children from

Members from Team McConnell pose with children from

Members from Team McConnell pose with children from Kansas Big Brothers Big Sisters, Dec. 20, 2019, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. Operation Santa brought Airmen and BBBS kids together to learn more about Mc... More

A KC-135 rests on a flightline as a snow plow from

A KC-135 rests on a flightline as a snow plow from

A KC-135 rests on a flightline as a snow plow from the 22nd Civil Engineer Squadron removes ice and snow Jan. 29, 2020, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. The snow removal team helps ensure the efficient take... More

McConnell’s air traffic control tower stands tall March

McConnell’s air traffic control tower stands tall March

McConnell’s air traffic control tower stands tall March 24, 2020, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. The new tower was completed May 1, 2019. The $10.5 million project provided a more rigid structure that can... More

Lt. Col. Kevin White, 350th Air Refueling Squadron

Lt. Col. Kevin White, 350th Air Refueling Squadron

Lt. Col. Kevin White, 350th Air Refueling Squadron commander, reviews flight plans March 25, 2020, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. As the KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft commander, White, led a brief with his... More

Airman 1st Class Dana Cook, 22nd Logistics Readiness

Airman 1st Class Dana Cook, 22nd Logistics Readiness

Airman 1st Class Dana Cook, 22nd Logistics Readiness Squadron ground transportation operator, sprays bus seats with a bleach and water mixture April 6, 2020, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. To combat the c... More

Airman Basic Victor Vue, 22nd Force Support Squadron

Airman Basic Victor Vue, 22nd Force Support Squadron

Airman Basic Victor Vue, 22nd Force Support Squadron food service apprentices, places dishes on a cart at the Chisholm Trail Inn Dining Facility April 14, 2020, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. McConnell’s ... More

The Letter to My Mom – Beyond the Blue

The Letter to My Mom – Beyond the Blue

Senior Airman Alexi Bosarge, 22nd Wing Staff Agency public affairs photojournalist, writes a letter about her sexual assault story to her mother July 22, 2020, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. Bosarge share... More

Airman 1st Class Quinton May, 22nd Aircraft Maintenance

Airman 1st Class Quinton May, 22nd Aircraft Maintenance

Airman 1st Class Quinton May, 22nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, oversees the left wing of a KC-135 Stratotanker during a tow Aug. 21, 2020, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. During a KC-135 tow ... More

Fear of failure: Beyond the Blue

Fear of failure: Beyond the Blue

Senior Master Sgt. Alan Gage, 22nd Maintenance Squadron flight superintendent, poses for a photo Dec. 17, 2020, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. Gage shared his story as part of McConnell’s Beyond the Blue ... More

A snow plow removes snow from a flightline during the

A snow plow removes snow from a flightline during the

A snow plow removes snow from a flightline during the night Jan. 28, 2020, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. Snow plows are operated by heavy equipment vehicle operators that are assigned to the 22nd Civil E... More

Airmen assigned to the consolidated tool kit enjoy

Airmen assigned to the consolidated tool kit enjoy

Airmen assigned to the consolidated tool kit enjoy a late-night meal from the Base Chapel Jan. 29, 2020, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. The CTK inventories maintenance tools every day for 24-hours. It is ... More

Airman 1st Class Luis Garcia, 22nd Aircraft Maintenance

Airman 1st Class Luis Garcia, 22nd Aircraft Maintenance

Airman 1st Class Luis Garcia, 22nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, cleans a jack screw on a KC-135 Stratotanker cove lip door Feb. 12, 2020, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. The cleaning was part ... More

Two KC-135 Stratotankers take flight in formation to

Two KC-135 Stratotankers take flight in formation to

Two KC-135 Stratotankers take flight in formation to perform a training sortie March 25, 2020, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. The four and a half hour flight provided all six aircrew members with appropri... More

Senior Airman Ian Boutwell, 22nd Logistics Readiness

Senior Airman Ian Boutwell, 22nd Logistics Readiness

Senior Airman Ian Boutwell, 22nd Logistics Readiness Squadron vehicle maintainer, inspects transmission fluid levels on a 25K Cargo Loader Sept. 2, 2020, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. The loader’s transm... More

Brent Hardsaw, 22nd Civil Engineer Squadron fire inspector,

Brent Hardsaw, 22nd Civil Engineer Squadron fire inspector,

Brent Hardsaw, 22nd Civil Engineer Squadron fire inspector, and Airman 1st Class Trace James, 22nd CES fire protection apprentice, extinguish flames during an annual night aircraft burn Sept. 18, 2020, at McCon... More

Col. Robert Kelly, 22nd Mission Support Group commander,

Col. Robert Kelly, 22nd Mission Support Group commander,

Col. Robert Kelly, 22nd Mission Support Group commander, congratulates Senior Master Sgt. Shanton Russell, 22nd Civil Engineer Squadron deputy fire chief, on his selection to promote Dec. 1, 2020, at McConnell ... More

Staff Sgt. Logan Schiermeyer, 22nd Maintenance Squadron

Staff Sgt. Logan Schiermeyer, 22nd Maintenance Squadron

Staff Sgt. Logan Schiermeyer, 22nd Maintenance Squadron hydraulics systems craftsman, ascends stairs towards the tail access compartment on a KC-135 Stratotanker during an isochronal inspection Dec. 2, 2020, at... More

Staff Sgt. Brandon Thompson, 22nd Maintenance Squadron

Staff Sgt. Brandon Thompson, 22nd Maintenance Squadron

Staff Sgt. Brandon Thompson, 22nd Maintenance Squadron KC-135 Stratotanker crew chief, removes screws from a KC-135 upper outward aileron lockout panel during an isochronal inspection Dec. 2, 2020, at McConnell... More

Senior Airman Steven Stott, 22nd Aircraft Maintenance

Senior Airman Steven Stott, 22nd Aircraft Maintenance

Senior Airman Steven Stott, 22nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron hydraulic journeyman, connects a hose from a newly modified hydraulic portable test stand to a KC-46A Pegasus’ external hydraulic pressure connecti... More

Staff Sgt. J. Brannon Dubose, 22nd Aircraft Maintenance

Staff Sgt. J. Brannon Dubose, 22nd Aircraft Maintenance

Staff Sgt. J. Brannon Dubose, 22nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron KC-46A Pegasus hydraulic systems craftsman, connects a hose to a drum containing skydrol, hydraulic fluid used for the KC-46, Jan. 7, 2021, at Mc... More

Airmen, assigned to the 22nd Maintenance Squadron,

Airmen, assigned to the 22nd Maintenance Squadron,

Airmen, assigned to the 22nd Maintenance Squadron, lower a KC-46A Pegasus Jan. 7, 2021, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. The two-man procedure required one Airmen to watch and regulate the pressure, while t... More

A transport vehicle, carrying KC-135 Stratotanker alert

A transport vehicle, carrying KC-135 Stratotanker alert

A transport vehicle, carrying KC-135 Stratotanker alert crew members, drives towards an entry control point during a readiness exercise Jan. 14, 2021, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. Alert crews are respon... More

Airman 1st Class Dillion Latona, 22nd Logistics Readiness

Airman 1st Class Dillion Latona, 22nd Logistics Readiness

Airman 1st Class Dillion Latona, 22nd Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels distribution operator, checks the engine of an R-11 Mobile Fuel Vehicle during daily preventative maintenance Feb. 9, 2021, at McConnell ... More

Staff Sgt. Jeffery Stiff, 22nd Maintenance Squadron

Staff Sgt. Jeffery Stiff, 22nd Maintenance Squadron

Staff Sgt. Jeffery Stiff, 22nd Maintenance Squadron aero repair craftsman, and Senior Airman Keyonna Davis, 22nd MXS aero repair journeyman, lower a KC-46A Pegasus’ landing gear Aug. 9, 2019, at McConnell Air F... More

Class 19-F graduates Airman Leadership School August

Class 19-F graduates Airman Leadership School August

Class 19-F graduates Airman Leadership School August 22, 2019, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alan Ricker)

Chief Master Sgt. Susanne M. Herbert, former 22nd

Chief Master Sgt. Susanne M. Herbert, former 22nd

Chief Master Sgt. Susanne M. Herbert, former 22nd Maintenance Group superintendent, retires in Hangar 1107 Aug. 23, 2019, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alan Ricker)

Staff Sgt. Ariel Coleman, 22nd Operations Support Squadron

Staff Sgt. Ariel Coleman, 22nd Operations Support Squadron

Staff Sgt. Ariel Coleman, 22nd Operations Support Squadron host aviation resource management NCO-in charge, poses with 22nd Air Refueling Wing leadership and family after being immediately promoted to Technical... More

Staff Sgt. Daniel Patten, 22nd Force Support Squadron

Staff Sgt. Daniel Patten, 22nd Force Support Squadron

Staff Sgt. Daniel Patten, 22nd Force Support Squadron honor guardsmen, leads a formation during a 21-gun salute at the 2019 prisoner(s) of war/missing in action Retreat Ceremony Sept. 20, 2019, at McConnell Air... More

Eternal, age 8, laughs with Santa Clause during Operation

Eternal, age 8, laughs with Santa Clause during Operation

Eternal, age 8, laughs with Santa Clause during Operation Santa, Dec. 20, 2019, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. The operation is an event that is hosted annually by McConnell and Kansas Big Brothers and Big S... More

Senior Airman Skye Fugere, Airman 1st Class Justin

Senior Airman Skye Fugere, Airman 1st Class Justin

Senior Airman Skye Fugere, Airman 1st Class Justin Kissel, 22nd Operations Support Squadron air traffic controllers, and Master Sgt. Guy Mill II, 22nd OSS senior non-commissioned officer in charge of training a... More

KC-135 Stratotanker aircrew sit toward the back of

KC-135 Stratotanker aircrew sit toward the back of

KC-135 Stratotanker aircrew sit toward the back of a bus April 6, 2020, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. Due to the coronavirus, aircrews are distanced from the driver to decrease the spread of infection. A... More

Airman 1st Class Dyves Martin and Airman Basic Victor

Airman 1st Class Dyves Martin and Airman Basic Victor

Airman 1st Class Dyves Martin and Airman Basic Victor Vue, 22nd Force Support Squadron food service apprentices, prepare to serve breakfast at the Chisholm Trail Inn Dining Facility April 14, 2020, at McConnell... More

Airman 1st Class Korey Bradley and Airman 1st Class

Airman 1st Class Korey Bradley and Airman 1st Class

Airman 1st Class Korey Bradley and Airman 1st Class Quinton May, 22nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chiefs, ready a tow bar connected to a KC-135 Stratotanker, to be attached to a MB-2 Aircraft Tow Tractor... More

Chief Master Sgt. Melissa Royster, 22nd Air Refueling

Chief Master Sgt. Melissa Royster, 22nd Air Refueling

Chief Master Sgt. Melissa Royster, 22nd Air Refueling Wing command chief, receives her first round of the COVID-19 vaccine Jan. 22, 2021, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. The vaccine is currently voluntary ... More

A team from the Base Chapel strolls though Hangar 1107

A team from the Base Chapel strolls though Hangar 1107

A team from the Base Chapel strolls though Hangar 1107 Jan. 29, 2020, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. During the night, a team from McConnell's Chapel lifted the spirits of maintenance Airmen with a midnig... More

Airman Brandon Duncan, 22nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron

Airman Brandon Duncan, 22nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron

Airman Brandon Duncan, 22nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, observes an hourly post-flight inspection of a KC-135 Stratotanker Feb. 12, 2020, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. The aircraft’s wires,... More

Master Sgt. Guy Mill II, 22nd OSS senior non-commissioned

Master Sgt. Guy Mill II, 22nd OSS senior non-commissioned

Master Sgt. Guy Mill II, 22nd OSS senior non-commissioned officer in charge of training and standardization, communicates with an incoming KC-135 Stratotanker March 24, 2020, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas... More

Senior Airman Ian Boutwell, 22nd Logistics Readiness

Senior Airman Ian Boutwell, 22nd Logistics Readiness

Senior Airman Ian Boutwell, 22nd Logistics Readiness Squadron vehicle maintainer, prepares transmission fluid for a 25K Cargo Loader Sept. 2, 2020, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. The loader, with a deck h... More

Tech. Sgt. Rocky Vazquez, 22nd Civil Engineer Squadron

Tech. Sgt. Rocky Vazquez, 22nd Civil Engineer Squadron

Tech. Sgt. Rocky Vazquez, 22nd Civil Engineer Squadron fire protection station captain, observes operations as a safety representative during an annual night aircraft burn, Sept. 18, 2020, at McConnell Air Forc... More

Senior Master Sgt. Lindsay Moon, 344th Air Refueling

Senior Master Sgt. Lindsay Moon, 344th Air Refueling

Senior Master Sgt. Lindsay Moon, 344th Air Refueling Squadron superintendent, celebrates after being told of his selection to promote Dec. 1, 2020, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. McConnell leadership surp... More

Staff Sgt. Brandon Thompson, 22nd Maintenance Squadron

Staff Sgt. Brandon Thompson, 22nd Maintenance Squadron

Staff Sgt. Brandon Thompson, 22nd Maintenance Squadron KC-135 Stratotanker crew chief, removes screws from a KC-135 push rod panel during an isochronal inspection Dec. 2, 2020, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kans... More

Staff Sgt. Logan Schiermeyer, 22nd Maintenance Squadron

Staff Sgt. Logan Schiermeyer, 22nd Maintenance Squadron

Staff Sgt. Logan Schiermeyer, 22nd Maintenance Squadron hydraulics systems craftsman, services a boom hoist gear box from a KC-135 Stratotanker during an isochronal inspection Dec. 2, 2020, at McConnell Air For... More

Master Sgt. Joel Trevino, 22nd Maintenance Squadron

Master Sgt. Joel Trevino, 22nd Maintenance Squadron

Master Sgt. Joel Trevino, 22nd Maintenance Squadron aerospace ground equipment production superintendent, oversees the operation of a newly modified hydraulic portable test stand during a KC-46A Pegasus flight ... More

Tech. Sgt. Dylan Pratt, 22nd Maintenance Squadron aero

Tech. Sgt. Dylan Pratt, 22nd Maintenance Squadron aero

Tech. Sgt. Dylan Pratt, 22nd Maintenance Squadron aero repair crew chief craftsman, and Senior Airman Jeremiah Cooper, 22nd MXS repair crew chief journeyman, operate a tail jack after a gear swing Jan. 7, 2021,... More

Staff Sgt. J. Brannon Dubose, 22nd Aircraft Maintenance

Staff Sgt. J. Brannon Dubose, 22nd Aircraft Maintenance

Staff Sgt. J. Brannon Dubose, 22nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron KC-46A Pegasus hydraulic systems craftsman, hand-pumps hydraulic fluid into a KC-46 Jan. 7, 2021, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. Due to the... More

Alert vehicles transport KC-135 Stratotanker aircrew

Alert vehicles transport KC-135 Stratotanker aircrew

Alert vehicles transport KC-135 Stratotanker aircrew past a KC-46A Pegasus and into an entry control point during a readiness exercise Jan. 14, 2021, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. Airmen assigned to the ... More

Airman 1st Class Daniel Garcia, 22nd Logistics Readiness

Airman 1st Class Daniel Garcia, 22nd Logistics Readiness

Airman 1st Class Daniel Garcia, 22nd Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels distribution operator, re-circulates fuel inside an R-11 Mobile Fuel Vehicle during daily preventative maintenance Feb. 9, 2021, at McConn... More

A KC-46A Pegasus sits suspended in a hangar Aug. 8,

A KC-46A Pegasus sits suspended in a hangar Aug. 8,

A KC-46A Pegasus sits suspended in a hangar Aug. 8, 2019, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. Eight maintainers performed a full aircraft jack to prepare the aircraft for a landing gear swing during maintenance. ... More

Class 19-F graduates Airman Leadership School August

Class 19-F graduates Airman Leadership School August

Class 19-F graduates Airman Leadership School August 22, 2019, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alan Ricker)

Chief Master Sgt. Susanne M. Herbert, former 22nd

Chief Master Sgt. Susanne M. Herbert, former 22nd

Chief Master Sgt. Susanne M. Herbert, former 22nd Maintenance Group superintendent, retires in Hangar 1107 Aug. 23, 2019, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alan Ricker)

Airman 1st Class Cuong Nguyen and A1C Ramirez Rodriguez,

Airman 1st Class Cuong Nguyen and A1C Ramirez Rodriguez,

Airman 1st Class Cuong Nguyen and A1C Ramirez Rodriguez, Training Squadron Detachment 8 Mission Ready Airman students, train on a KC-46A Pegasus virtual maintenance trainer Sept. 12, 2019, at McConnell Air Forc... More

Members of Team McConnell stand in formation during

Members of Team McConnell stand in formation during

Members of Team McConnell stand in formation during the 2019 prisoner(s) of war/missing in action Retreat Ceremony Sept. 20, 2019, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. The ceremony signified the end of the POW/MIA... More

Senior Airman Kristine Hayag, 22nd Medical Group front

Senior Airman Kristine Hayag, 22nd Medical Group front

Senior Airman Kristine Hayag, 22nd Medical Group front desk technician, and Ximena, age 8, construct a gingerbread house during Operation Santa, Dec. 20, 2019, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. Nineteen childre... More

A heavy equipment vehicle operator Airman assigned

A heavy equipment vehicle operator Airman assigned

A heavy equipment vehicle operator Airman assigned to the 22nd Civil Engineer Squadron operates a snow plow on a flightline during the night Jan. 28, 2020, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. The flightline wa... More

Airman 1st Class Braydon Scarborough, 350th ARS KC-135

Airman 1st Class Braydon Scarborough, 350th ARS KC-135

Airman 1st Class Braydon Scarborough, 350th ARS KC-135 Stratotanker boom operator, performs a pre-flight check March 25, 2020, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. Boom operators must ensure that adequate safet... More

Senior Airman Spencer Vick, 349th Air Refueling Squadron

Senior Airman Spencer Vick, 349th Air Refueling Squadron

Senior Airman Spencer Vick, 349th Air Refueling Squadron boom operator, enters a bus on the flightline April 6, 2020, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. Ground transportation Airmen supported the aircrew appr... More

A timer is set to alarm every 30 minutes at the Chisholm

A timer is set to alarm every 30 minutes at the Chisholm

A timer is set to alarm every 30 minutes at the Chisholm Trail Inn Dining Facility April 14, 2020, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. To combat the coronavirus, all personnel working in the dining facility mu... More

A KC-135 Stratotanker, weighing over 98,000 pounds,

A KC-135 Stratotanker, weighing over 98,000 pounds,

A KC-135 Stratotanker, weighing over 98,000 pounds, is towed by an MB-2 Aircraft Tow Tractor Aug. 21, 2020, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. The vehicle is used to transport powered-down aircraft across the... More

Airman 1st Class Eric Agatep, 22nd Maintenance Squadron

Airman 1st Class Eric Agatep, 22nd Maintenance Squadron

Airman 1st Class Eric Agatep, 22nd Maintenance Squadron aerospace ground equipment journeyman, enjoys a hot dog Jan. 29, 2020, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. A team from McConnell’s Chapel visited multipl... More

Senior Airman Jordon Moll, 22nd Aircraft Maintenance

Senior Airman Jordon Moll, 22nd Aircraft Maintenance

Senior Airman Jordon Moll, 22nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, instructs maintainers during an hourly post-flight inspection on a KC-135 Stratotanker Feb. 12, 2020, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansa... More

Staff Sgt. Isamu Tsubaki, 22nd Operations Support Squadron

Staff Sgt. Isamu Tsubaki, 22nd Operations Support Squadron

Staff Sgt. Isamu Tsubaki, 22nd Operations Support Squadron air traffic control tower watch supervisor, updates a crew change checklist March 24, 2020, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. Crews work around the ... More

A 25K Cargo Loader is maintained at the Heavy Equipment

A 25K Cargo Loader is maintained at the Heavy Equipment

A 25K Cargo Loader is maintained at the Heavy Equipment Shop Sept. 2, 2020, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. The loader, a high-reach mechanized vehicle, is used to transport up to 25,000 pounds of cargo to... More

Col. Thad Middleton, 22nd Operations Group commander,

Col. Thad Middleton, 22nd Operations Group commander,

Col. Thad Middleton, 22nd Operations Group commander, congratulates Senior Master Sgt. Lindsay Moon, 344th Air Refueling Squadron superintendent, after being told he was chosen to promote Dec. 1, 2020, at McCon... More

Staff Sgt. Logan Schiermeyer, 22nd Maintenance Squadron

Staff Sgt. Logan Schiermeyer, 22nd Maintenance Squadron

Staff Sgt. Logan Schiermeyer, 22nd Maintenance Squadron hydraulics systems craftsman, loosens nuts on a KC-135 Stratotanker boom hoist gear box during an isochronal inspection Dec. 2, 2020, at McConnell Air For... More

Tech. Sgt. Christopher Kocinski, 22nd Aircraft Maintenance

Tech. Sgt. Christopher Kocinski, 22nd Aircraft Maintenance

Tech. Sgt. Christopher Kocinski, 22nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron hydraulic systems noncommissioned officer in-charge, and Tech. Sgt. Tommy James, 22nd MXS KC-46A Pegasus repair and reclamation craftsman, low... More

Staff Sgt. Lenzy Lewis, 22nd Maintenance Squadron aerospace

Staff Sgt. Lenzy Lewis, 22nd Maintenance Squadron aerospace

Staff Sgt. Lenzy Lewis, 22nd Maintenance Squadron aerospace ground equipment craftsman, observes the interior of a newly modified hydraulic portable test stand Jan. 7, 2021, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas.... More

Airman Angela Hall, 22nd Logistics Readiness Squadron

Airman Angela Hall, 22nd Logistics Readiness Squadron

Airman Angela Hall, 22nd Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels distribution operator, drains water from a filter separator on an R-11 Mobile Fuel Vehicle during daily preventative maintenance Feb. 9, 2021, at McCo... More

A KC-46A Pegasus is suspended in air with landing gear

A KC-46A Pegasus is suspended in air with landing gear

A KC-46A Pegasus is suspended in air with landing gear retracted Aug. 9, 2019, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. Lifting the aircraft enables maintainers to observe the main and nose landing gears retract and e... More

Class 19-F graduates Airman Leadership School August

Class 19-F graduates Airman Leadership School August

Class 19-F graduates Airman Leadership School August 22, 2019, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alan Ricker)

Chief Master Sgt. Susanne M. Herbert, former 22nd

Chief Master Sgt. Susanne M. Herbert, former 22nd

Chief Master Sgt. Susanne M. Herbert, former 22nd Maintenance Group superintendent, retires in Hangar 1107 Aug. 23, 2019, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alan Ricker)

Tech. Sgt. John Kopas, 373rd Training Squadron Detachment

Tech. Sgt. John Kopas, 373rd Training Squadron Detachment

Tech. Sgt. John Kopas, 373rd Training Squadron Detachment 8 Mission Ready Airman instructor, teaches crew chief students about the large display system on a KC-46A Pegasus Sept. 12, 2019, at McConnell Air Force... More

McConnell's Honor Guard flag detail folds the American

McConnell's Honor Guard flag detail folds the American

McConnell's Honor Guard flag detail folds the American flag during the 2019 prisoner(s) of war/missing in action Retreat Ceremony Sept. 20, 2019, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. The installation honored those... More

A snow removal vehicle clears snow and ice during the

A snow removal vehicle clears snow and ice during the

A snow removal vehicle clears snow and ice during the night Jan. 28, 2020, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. Snow plows are used in groups of three or more on the flightline to quickly provide a safe working... More

Airman 1st Class Braydon Scarborough, 350th ARS KC-135

Airman 1st Class Braydon Scarborough, 350th ARS KC-135

Airman 1st Class Braydon Scarborough, 350th ARS KC-135 Stratotanker boom operator, performs a pre-flight function check in the boom pod before a training sortie March 25, 2020, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kans... More

A bus driven by Airman 1 st Class Dana Cook, 22 nd

A bus driven by Airman 1 st Class Dana Cook, 22 nd

A bus driven by Airman 1 st Class Dana Cook, 22 nd Logistics Readiness Squadron ground transportation operator, sits in front of a KC-135 Stratotanker April 9, 2020, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. Ground ... More

Airman 1st Class Alexis Gonzales, 22nd Force Support

Airman 1st Class Alexis Gonzales, 22nd Force Support

Airman 1st Class Alexis Gonzales, 22nd Force Support Squadron food service apprentice, directs an Airman towards the sanitization station at the Chisholm Trail Inn Dining Facility April 14, 2020, at McConnell A... More

Staff Sgt. Darius Gamble, 22nd Aircraft Maintenance

Staff Sgt. Darius Gamble, 22nd Aircraft Maintenance

Staff Sgt. Darius Gamble, 22nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron tow supervisor, attaches a tow bar to a MB-2 Aircraft Tow Tractor Aug. 21, 2020, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. The vehicle is equipped with a ... More

Capt. Jason Rupp, 22nd Air Refueling Wing chaplain,

Capt. Jason Rupp, 22nd Air Refueling Wing chaplain,

Capt. Jason Rupp, 22nd Air Refueling Wing chaplain, delivers hot dogs to multiple maintenance Airmen Jan. 29, 2020, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. Rupp, the chaplain assigned to the 22nd Maintenance Group... More

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