    thumb| boeing-wichita b-29 assembly line â 1944 thumb|newly manufactured b-29s on the ramp at boeing-wichita awaiting delivery to operational units, 1945 mcconnell air force base  is a united states air force base located four miles (6&nbsp;km) southeast of the central business district of wichita, a city in sedgwick county, kansas, united states. the base was named in honor of wichita brothers fred and thomas mcconnell, both air force pilots and world war ii veterans. it is the home of air mobility command's 22d air refueling wing (22 arw), air force reserve command's 931st air refueling group (931 arg), and the kansas air national guard's 184th intelligence wing (184 iw). mcconnell's primary mission is to provide global reach by conducting air refueling and airlift where and when needed. the commander of the 22d air refueling wing is colonel joel d. jackson, the vice-commander is colonel james b. dermer and the command chief is chief master sergeant michael a. morris. ==units== major units at mcconnell are:
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