190th Air Refueling Wing
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The United States Air Force
's 190th Air Refueling Wing (aka Kansas Coyotes) is an aerial refueling
unit located at Forbes Field, Kansas
.
In 1990, the 190th Air Refueling Wing was the first unit to arrive at Jeddah, Saudi Arabia for service during Operation Desert Storm/Shield.
United States Air Force
The United States Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the American uniformed services. Initially part of the United States Army, the USAF was formed as a separate branch of the military on September 18, 1947 under the National Security Act of...
's 190th Air Refueling Wing (aka Kansas Coyotes) is an aerial refueling
Aerial refueling
Aerial refueling, also called air refueling, in-flight refueling , air-to-air refueling or tanking, is the process of transferring fuel from one aircraft to another during flight....
unit located at Forbes Field, Kansas
Kansas
Kansas is a US state located in the Midwestern United States. It is named after the Kansas River which flows through it, which in turn was named after the Kansa Native American tribe, which inhabited the area. The tribe's name is often said to mean "people of the wind" or "people of the south...
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History
The Wing, part of the Kansas Air National Guard, was assigned to SAC on 8 July 1978, at Forbes Air National Guard Base, KS.- Equipment: KC-135A, KC-135E, KC-135R.
- Reassigned to: Air Mobility Command, Fifteenth Air Force on 31 May 1992.
In 1990, the 190th Air Refueling Wing was the first unit to arrive at Jeddah, Saudi Arabia for service during Operation Desert Storm/Shield.
Major Command
- Air National GuardAir National GuardThe Air National Guard , often referred to as the Air Guard, is the air force militia organized by each of the fifty U.S. states, the commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the territories of Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the District of Columbia of the United States. Established under Title 10 and...
/Air Mobility CommandAir Mobility CommandAir Mobility Command is a Major Command of the U.S. Air Force. AMC is headquartered at Scott AFB, Illinois, east of St. Louis....
(1992–Present) - Air National GuardAir National GuardThe Air National Guard , often referred to as the Air Guard, is the air force militia organized by each of the fifty U.S. states, the commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the territories of Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the District of Columbia of the United States. Established under Title 10 and...
/Strategic Air CommandStrategic Air CommandThe Strategic Air Command was both a Major Command of the United States Air Force and a "specified command" of the United States Department of Defense. SAC was the operational establishment in charge of America's land-based strategic bomber aircraft and land-based intercontinental ballistic...
(1978–1992) - Air National GuardAir National GuardThe Air National Guard , often referred to as the Air Guard, is the air force militia organized by each of the fifty U.S. states, the commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the territories of Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the District of Columbia of the United States. Established under Title 10 and...
/Tactical Air CommandTactical Air CommandTactical Air Command is an inactive United States Air Force organization. It was a Major Command of the United States Air Force, established on 21 March 1946 being headquartered at Langley Air Force Base, Virginia...
(1962–1978)
Previous designations
- 190th Air Refueling Wing (1992–Present)
- 190th Air Refueling Group (1978–1992)
- 190th Defense Systems Evaluation Group (1974–1978)
- 190th Tactical Reconnaissance Group (1962–1974)
Squadrons assigned
- 117th Air Refueling Squadron117th Air Refueling SquadronThe 117th Air Refueling Squadron flies the KC-135R Stratotanker. It is a unit of the Kansas Air National Guard. Its parent unit is the 190th Air Refueling Wing.-History:...
(1978–present) - 117th Defense Systems Evaluation Squadron (1974–1978)
- 117th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron (1962–1974)
Bases stationed
- Forbes Field, (1973–Present)
- Forbes Air Force BaseForbes Air Force BaseForbes Field, previously Forbes Air Force Base, is a joint-use civil-military airport operated by the Topeka Airport Authority located approximately south of Topeka, Kansas....
, (1967–1973) - Naval Air Station Hutchinson / Hutchinson Air National Guard BaseHutchinson Naval Air StationSunflower Aerodrome Gliderport is a private glider airport in Reno County, Kansas, United States. It is located eight nautical miles south of Hutchinson, and 2 miles west-southwest of Yoder. It was opened in 1971. The facility is used for glider flying...
(1957–1967)
Aircraft Operated
- KC-135R Stratotanker (2008–Present)
- KC-135E Stratotanker (1978–2008)
- EB-57B Canberra (1974–1978)
- B-57G Canberra (1972–1974)
- RB-57 Canberra (1958–1972)
- F-80 Shooting Star (1957–1958)