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  • The History of Forbes Field

    Forbes Field (also known as the Topeka Army Airfield and later as Forbes Air Force Base during DOD use) consisted of 4,233 acres. Forbes Field is located approximately 3 miles south of Topeka, Kansas in Shawnee County. The site is east of and adjacent to Highway 75. Forbes Field is an active

  • The History of the 190th

    The 440th Bombardment Squadron (Light), a Harrisburg, Pennsylvania unit, flew the B-26 aircraft in Africa, Sicily, Italy, and France during World War II. Based in Okinawa at the end of the war, it was reorganized as the 117th Bombardment Squadron (Light) and stationed at the Philadelphia Municipal

  • The Kansas National Guard

    The forerunner of the Kansas National Guard, the Kansas Militia, was formed on August 30, 1855 by the Territorial Governor and Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Kansas. The first Territorial Adjutant General was Hiram J. Strickler. Six years later, when Kansas became the 34th state, the

  • The New Mission

    On 22 August 1977 , Major General Edward Fry announced that the 190th Defense Systems Evaluation Group was to become the 190th Air Refueling Group, converting from EB-57s to KC-135s. The official date of conversion was to be 1 Apr 1978 . The announcement could scarcely be called a surprise: There

  • The New Mission – Sparring Partners

    Long before the building program got underway, though, the 190th had more changes to face. In April 1974, less than two years after the conversion from reconnaissance to bombing, the 190th changes mission and name again. From the interdiction of hostile supply lines, the 190th converted to the

  • The Planes that Almost Were

    In the spring of 1971, big things were in the air for the 190th. The Pentagon announced that the Squadron was to be reequipped, this time to be with RF-4 "Phantom" jets. The new equipment was scheduled to begin arriving in the following spring, and both the unit and the newspapers reflected on this