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May 27, 2022

Students get up-close look at life in the Kansas Air National Guard

Twelve Kansas high school juniors and seniors joined recruiters from the 190th Air Refueling Wing - Kansas Air National Guard, Topeka, May 7 for Coyote Day. The students and their family members toured the base as Airmen shared their experiences and knowledge to generate interest in the Kansas Air National Guard and the many career fields offered by the 190th ARW.

May 20, 2022

Visit reinforces Kansas-Armenia partnership

Maj. Gen. David Weishaar, Kansas adjutant general, and other Kansas National Guard leadership traveled to the Republic of Armenia in May for a key leadership engagement as part of the National Guard Bureau’s State Partnership Program. Since 2003, the partnership has resulted in multiple military to military and civilian to civilian exchanges.

May 13, 2022

Kansas Air National Guard and Armenia medical leadership conduct medical needs assessment

Lt. Col. Amy Hill, Kansas National Guard State Partnership Program director, along with Col. Linda Goodson and Capt. Charles Ross, 184th Medical Group, met in Yerevan, Armenia, March 21-25 with the U.S. European Command surgeon general, U.S. Air Force surgeon general evaluators, U.S. Embassy personnel and Armenian Armed Forces to carry out a Role 2 Medical Treatment Facility Pre-deployment Assessment.

May 6, 2022

Kansas Guardsman receives car from Cars4Heroes

Sgt. Heriberto Cruz Meija works in the Joint Operations Center in Topeka, but lives in Eskridge. He is also a member of the 2nd Battalion, 235th Regiment, where he is a culinary specialist instructor. That means a drive to Salina every month. When his car broke down during a winter storm, forcing him into a ditch, he found himself in a dilemma.

April 29, 2022

Family Readiness volunteers honored in weekend ceremony

Volunteers and spouses of the Kansas Army National Guard were recognized by G1 Personnel Support Services during a ceremony April 23 in Wichita as part of a Wellness Workshop hosted by Soldier and Family Readiness.

April 22, 2022

Flight paramedics complete recertification course

Company G, 1st Battalion, 111th General Service Aviation Battalion, hosted a National Guard Bureau-funded recertification course March 5-18 for seven Critical Care flight paramedics. The intensive 14-day course, open to Army National Guard flight medics, incorporated medical manikins and Company G’s specialized aviation medicine equipment kits into learning scenarios.

April 15, 2022

Spc. Khup Lun, 169th Combat Sustainment

“I joined the Guard because I wanted to serve the country who gave me a better life.” Spc. Khup Lun, 169th Combat Sustainment (KSARNG) , was born and raised in Burma. “Our country is so famous because of the military government,” said Lun.

April 8, 2022

Ribbon cutting ceremony opens new facilities at Fort Leavenworth

A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held to officially open a Readiness Center for the 35th Infantry Division headquarters and transient training barracks at the Mission Training Complex at Fort Leavenworth on March 25.

April 1, 2022

Governor Kelly presents awards to four Kansas National Guardsmen

Governor Laura Kelly presented awards to four Kansas National Guardsmen in a special ceremony March 18 in the Capitol rotunda. The awards were earned in prior years, but the presentations were delayed due to the coronavirus pandemic.

March 25, 2022

35th Infantry Division assumes authority of Task Force Spartan

Maj. Gen. William Blaylock II, commanding general, 35th Infantry Division, Kansas Army National Guard.