McConnell EXPLODEO practices deployment, mission generation
Tech Sgt. Patrick David, left, 722nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron aircraft hydraulics craftsman, and Tech. Sgt. Rod Harris, 22nd AMXS crew chief, stand on the flightline during EXPLODEO Feb. 28, 2024, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington. EXPLODEO was a McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, exercise that tested the 22nd and 931st Air Refueling Wings’ ability to rapidly deploy and employ into a theater. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Gavin Hameed)