Answering the call, McConnell attends A/TA

Active duty, Guard and Reserve Airmen gathered with Department of Defense civilians, industry partners and military families from across Air Mobility Command at the 44th Annual Airlift/Tanker Association Symposium Nov. 1 to 4 in Anaheim, Calif.The A/TA symposium is an annual event which allows

JB Charleston service members march in the Charleston Veterans Day Parade

JB Charleston's Honor Guard presents the Colors at Panthers game

The Joint Base Charleston Honor Guards teamed up to form a Joint Service Color Guard and presented the Colors for a crowd of nearly 74,000 during the Carolina Panthers - Denver Broncos football game Nov. 11, 2012, in Charlotte, N.C.The Joint Service Color Guard participated in the event as a

710th BSB, 87th LRS work together in HEMTT refueling

Airmen finding safer ways to airdrop supplies, purify water for disaster victims

No one wants to injure a civilian when parachuting-in life-saving supplies. But the reality is that so-called humanitarian airdrops carry inherent dangers, as massive bundles must be dropped into disaster areas, sometimes putting people on the ground at risk."With a typical humanitarian airdrop

Gates pays tribute to Kansas service members

Former Secretary of Defense Robert Gates returned to his hometown of Wichita, Kan., over Veterans Day weekend to speak to active duty, Guard and Reserve Airmen from McConnell and members of the Wichita Chamber of Commerce Nov. 12, 2012, at the Century II Performing Arts and Convention Center.During

Team Fairchild honors veterans past, present

Team Fairchild members visited various locations around the Spokane, Wash., community Nov. 9-12 interacting and honoring veterans everywhere they went.Airmen visited schools around the region, and met with veterans at the Elks Lodge, the Ft. Wright Cemetery, Spokane Arena and Felts Field.Veterans

Delaware school honors local veterans

Veterans from across the state of Delaware attended a Veteran's Day Celebration Nov. 9, 2012, at Lake Forest North Elementary in Felton, Del.The celebration included reading selections and musical performances by the school's children. Todd Weller, a coordinator for the event and an art teacher at

McConnell marches in Wichita's Veterans Day Parade

Taking off in HD

Over the last few years McConnell training simulators have improved from the black and white paper airplane style graphics, to crystal-clear high definition graphics. For a flight to succeed, many elements - including fuel, maintenance, mission planning and hours of training - must be completed