190th Air Refueling Wing

The United States Air Force's 190th Air Refueling Wing (aka Kansas Coyotes) is an aerial refueling unit located at Forbes Field, Kansas.

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.

Assignments

Major Command

• Air National Guard/Air Mobility Command (1992–Present)
• Air National Guard/Strategic Air Command (1978–1992)
• Air National Guard/Tactical Air Command (1962–1978)

Previous designations

• 190th Air Refueling Wing (1992–Present)^[1]
• 190th Air Refueling Group (1978–1992)
• 190th Defense Systems Evaluation Group (1974–1978)
• 190th Tactical Reconnaissance Group (1962–1974)

Squadrons assigned

• 117th Air Refueling Squadron (1978–present)
• 117th Defense Systems Evaluation Squadron (1974–1978)
• 117th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron (1962–1974)

Bases stationed

• Forbes Field, (1973–Present)
• Forbes Air Force Base, (1967–1973)
• Naval Air Station Hutchinson / Hutchinson Air National Guard Base (1957–1967)

Aircraft Operated^[2]

• 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)

Decorations

• Air Force Outstanding Unit Award^[3]

References

1. ^ Rogers, B. (2006). United States Air Force Unit Designations Since 1978. ISBN 1-85780-197-0
2. ^ World Airpower Journal. (1992). US Air Force Air Power Directory. Aerospace Publishing: London, UK. ISBN 1-880588-01-3
3. ^ Air Force Personnel Center Awards Search (Post-1991)

External links

• Official site of the 190th Air Refueling Wing
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