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  • Maintenance Airmen sweep flightline for FOD

    Airmen from the 722nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron and the 22nd Maintenance Squadron participate in a weekly foreign object debris (FOD) walk at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, Aug. 12, 2025. The maintenance teams collected over 1 pound of FOD. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Paula

  • Always ready: McConnell maintainers swap KC-135's engine

    The 722nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron and 22nd Maintenance Squadron perform a F108 engine swap on a KC-135 Stratotanker at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, Aug. 11, 2025. The F108’s 22,000 pounds of thrust is essential for the ability to perform aerial refueling and gives its frame the power to

  • McConnell maintainers power KC-46, KC-135 operations in the Pacific

    The 22nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron assigned to McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, supported Rapid Global Mobility by sending more than 60 Airmen to launch and maintain KC-46 Pegasus and KC-135 Stratotankers during the U.S. Air Force’s 2025 Department-Level Exercise series July 7-26, 2025.

  • Aircraft 8606: A Recovery Mission That Redefined Teamwork

    A C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 19th Airlift Wing was recently recovered and flown to a depot facility for permanent repairs after sustaining significant damage during a landing at Red Devil Landing Zone, Fort Carson, Colorado.

  • Intelligence experts ensure multinational mission readiness during DLE 2025

    All-source intelligence analysts assigned to the 19th Operations Support Squadron at Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, and the 317th OSS at Dyess AFB, Texas, provided combined intelligence to U.S. and Allied forces during the U.S. Air Force’s 2025 Department-Level Exercise, at Andersen AFB, July

  • 39th AS C130s deliver cargo to Panama

    A U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 39th Airlift Squadron, Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, delivered cargo at Aeropuerto International de Panama Pacifico, Panama, Aug. 10, 2025. The cargo was delivered to support U.S. Southern Command’s goal to expand its ongoing coordination,