A McConnell Explosive Ordnance Detachment specialist shot in the leg June 9 in a gun fight in southwest Afghanistan will arrive at Wichita Mid-Continent Airport at 9:27 p.m. Monday, June 27.
Col. Ricky N. Rupp, who assumed command of the 22nd Air Refueling Wing Tuesday, will lead a team of McConnell wingmen in welcoming home Staff Sgt. Beau Chastain.
Sergeant Chastain, 31, was injured by small arms fire in the Helmand Province while his EOD unit was investigating a weapons cache. He was flown to Camp Bastion, the main British military camp in Afghanistan, where he underwent surgery.
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Col. Ricky N. Rupp, who assumed command of the 22nd Air Refueling Wing Tuesday, will lead a team of McConnell wingmen in welcoming home Staff Sgt. Beau Chastain.
Sergeant Chastain, 31, was injured by small arms fire in the Helmand Province while his EOD unit was investigating a weapons cache. He was flown to Camp Bastion, the main British military camp in Afghanistan, where he underwent surgery.
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