Coyote receives national recognition

The manager of the 190th ARW Ground Safety Program is the latest in a string of Coyotes that have been recognized at the national level for outstanding achievement. Chief Master Sgt. Dena Swisher was recently awarded the Air National Guard Director of Safety Outstanding Safety Achievement Award,

Jr. Coyotes enjoy a visit from Wile E. during the 190th ARW's 2008 Friends and Family Day

Medical Group deploys to South Korea

The 190th Medical Group's Expeditionary Medical Support (EMEDS) disaster response mission has received a lot of attention with the deployments in support of Hurricane Katrina and the Greensburg tornado. However, wartime contingency operations are the main missions of most EMEDS in the Air Force. The

Coyotes flying high over Kansas

Coyotes participate in unusual, but important mission

Coyotes performed a 43 hour mission as a cog in a chain of events designed to bring the remains of an American servicemember killed in action in the Vietnam War back home for burial in the United States. In late March, 190th ARW members flew from Forbes Field to Southeast Asia in order to pick up

KC-135 marks 30 years at Forbes

March 22, 1978 was a bittersweet day as it marked the beginning of a new era at the 190th Defense Systems Evaluation Group. It was that day the first KC-135A Stratotanker landed at mid morning, with a thunderstorm in the distance, marking the first step in the transition to becoming the 190th Air

Guardsmen essential during storms

Some Kansans lost power, heat and water when the ice storm hit. The swath of snow that followed didn't help boost morale, but Kansas Guardsmen did. Several thousand Kansans lost power during the severe weather in mid-December, said Lt. Col. Rus Curtis. "That created other problems for obvious

The Coyotes’ role in the Cold War

Late in 1961, after only four years as a military unit, the 117th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron (TRS) would play a vital role in the Cold War, America's standoff with the Soviet Union. The U.S. and the Soviets had an earlier agreement to limit testing of nuclear devices, but the Soviets', at

Aircrew brings WW II comrades back from watery grave

A Kansas Air National Guard KC-135 Stratotanker crew from the 190th Air Refueling Wing returned the human remains March 3 to American soil after a recovery team recovered from a downed B-24 Liberator shot down near the Pacific island nation of Palau Sept. 1, 1944. According to military reports, the

Training builds foundation for deploying medics

The acrid, hazy smoke hangs over a scene that is straight out of a nightmare. A red substance that looks like blood is smeared all over the two vehicles, and one of the vehicles is tipped over on its side. Fake body parts and debris are scattered everywhere like a petulant child's unappreciated