190th takes lead in going green

Executive Order 13423: Reduce energy intensity 30 percent by 2015.Who carries out that order for Forbes Field? The 190th Civil Engineering Squadron.Of course, the executive order talks about a lot more than just energy usage. It outlines targets for greenhouse gas reductions, water consumption and

Greensburg EMEDS returns after three years of service

Pack' em in, ship' em out. That was the recent mission for eight members of the 190th Air Refueling Wing, who traveled to Greensburg, Kansas, to pack up and return home its Expeditionary Medical Support (EMEDS) package after nearly three years of service.Since the May 4, 2007, tornado disaster in

190th Maintenance Group earns national award

We've always known our 190th Maintenance Group was the best in the Air National Guard ... and now everyone else knows that, too.The National Guard Bureau (NGB) recently honored the MXG with the 2009 Maintenance Effectiveness Award for their tremendous service last year."Receiving the ANG Maintenance

190th supports MIA recovery mission in Vietnam

There has been little chance for closure for the families of more than 1300 Vietnam veterans who are listed as Missing in Action (MIA). We are often reminded of their plights during somber ceremonies at formal military events or by our local VFW or American Legion chapters that keep their memories

Information Security at Home

When it comes to information security, your biggest vulnerability is not necessarily your computers, it's your users. Every day, employees make glaring errors such as posting their passwords where others can see them, weak passwords, downloading and opening e-mail attachments that contain viruses

Kansas Guardsmen hand out toys to children in Haiti

Engineers draw on Greensburg experience in Haiti

After a hot, dusty day of clearing debris, building tents and doing jobs they've trained for years to perform, civil engineers from the 190th ARW stopped for dinner with other members of the 24th Expeditionary Civil Engineering Squadron. Lt. Col. Mark Green, commander of the civil engineers in

190th Airman honor guard at Gates event

Representing the Air Force in a ceremony honoring Defense Secretary Robert Gates is pretty cool, huh? That's what 190th Force Support Squadron member Airman 1st Class Joshua Epperly thought, too, when he found out he was doing just that as part of the event's honor guard.At the 92nd annual banquet

Kansas Air National Guard Civil Engineers erect all-new camp for Airmen in Haiti

The perfect rows of a tent city are no accident. Ideally, before a single stake is driven into the ground, civil engineers have meticulously determined the placement of each building. In Port-au-Prince, however, the Kansas Air National Guard civil engineers had almost no notice before they were

Kansas Air National Guardsmen building critical infrastructure; Supporting Haiti relief operations

The bright clothing, smiles and conversation could be taking place in any hospital lobby in the world. Patients are being admitted, treated and released. But a flurry of French and the grinding of a helicopter nearby betray the reality - this is Haiti. A brutal sun burns over the tent, while the