World War II Veteran Honored

Brig. Gen. Kenneth D Lewis, director of Air Force Reserve Plans, Programs, and Requirements, and Col. Mark S. Larson, commander of the 931st Air Refueling Group, McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., present Adrian Marlin with a trophy as a token of appreciation for Marlin's service in the Army Air Corps during World War II, Feb. 9, 2013. Marlin served as a tail gunner on a B-17 Flying Fortress during the war. He and his aircrew survived a crash landing in 1944. Marlin was Larson's guest of honor at the banquet. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Brannen Parrish)

World War II Veteran Honored

Col. Mark S. Larson, commander of the 931st Air Refueling Group, McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., presents Adrian Marlin with a trophy as a token of appreciation for Marlin's service in the Army Air Corps during World War II, Feb. 9, 2013. Marlin served as a tail gunner on a B-17 Flying Fortress during the war. He and his aircrew survived a crash landing in 1944. Marlin was Larson's guest of honor at the banquet. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Brannen Parrish)

Annual Award

Senior Airman Raymond Carr, 931st Civil Engineering Squadron, (center) was named the Airman of the Year during the 931st Air Refueling Group 2nd Annual Award Banquet, Feb. 9. Carr is pictured with (from left to right) Brig. Gen. Kenneth D. Lewis, Director, Air Force Reserve Plans, Programs and Requirements; Col. Mark Larson, Commander, 931st ARG and Chief Master Sgt. Kathleen Lowman, Group Superintendent, 931 ARG. (Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Brannen Parrish)

Newcomers

The 931st Air Refueling Group welcomed newcomers to the unit during the unit training assembly, Feb. 9. Pictured left to right (front row): Maj. Quinto Sasnett, Senior Airman Tadriaun Logan, Airman 1st Class Shaun Small, Airman Jalen Jones, Airman 1st Class Daniel Bailey. Second row (left to right): Staff Sgt. Kellie Smith, Senior Airman Mitchell Gardner, Airman 1st Class Richard Mixon, Tech. Sgt. Valerie Clark, and Airman 1st Class Dereka Atkinson. (Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Brannen Parrish)

OSHA Class

Jonathan Pennington, an instructor from Eastern Kentucky University's Occupational Training Institute and Education Center, explains the importance of properly fitted fall protection harnesses to students in the Occupational Safety and Health Administration 3110 Fall Protection course at McConnell Air Force Base, January 30. Pennington instructed 40 Airmen from the 931st and 22nd Maintenance Squadrons and the 184th and 22nd Civil Engineering Squadrons in a Total Force Initiative course sponsored by the 22nd Air Refueling Wing. Senior Airman Joshua Wheeler, a maintainer from the 22nd MXS, models a harness too large for someone with his body type to demonstrate the need for proper fitting. During the three-day course, Pennington taught the Airmen about federal requirements associated fall protection for civili engineers and maintainers. (Air Force photo by Brannen Parrish)

Suiting up

Lt. Col. Barry Jones, a KC-135 Stratotanker pilot assigned to the 931st Air Refueling Group, McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., shows students how a pilot wears an anti-gravity suit, or G-suit, to help withstand acceleration forces while maneuvering aircraft, Jan. 24, 2013. Jones, who has also flown both the A-10 and B-1 aircraft, spoke to more than 80 junior high students about career opportunities in the Air Force Reserve during a career fair in Wichita. Recruiters as well as members of the 931st from various career fields visited with the students as well. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Zach Anderson)