The 161st Intelligence Squadron (161 IS) is a unit of the

184th Wing The 184th Wing (184 WG) is a unit of the Kansas Air National Guard, stationed at McConnell Air Force Base, Wichita, Kansas. If activated to federal service, the Wing is gained by the United States Sixteenth Air Force. The 127th Command and Con ...

of the

Kansas Air National Guard The Kansas Air National Guard (KS ANG) is the aerial militia of the State of Kansas, United States of America. It is, along with the Kansas Army National Guard, an element of the Kansas National Guard. As state militia units, the units in the K ...

stationed at

McConnell Air Force Base McConnell Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located four miles (6 km) southeast of the central business district of Wichita, a city in Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States., effective 2007-12-20 The airbase was named in ...

, Wichita, Kansas. The 161st is a non-flying squadron operating the

Distributed Common Ground System The Distributed Common Ground System (DCGS) is a system which produces military intelligence for multiple military branches. DCGS Programs * DCGS-N - DCGS for the United States Navy * DCGS-A - DCGS for the United States Army * AF DCGS - DCGS fo ...

History

This squadron was Initially constituted and allotted to the Kansas Air National Guard on 29 March 2006. and assigned to the 184th Air Refueling Wing (now 184th Wing) Wing, McConnell Air Force Base.King, C. G. (2006) "OAL 06-01-Activation of the 161st Intelligence Squadron," National Guard Bureau Manpower Memorandum. The unit was constituted and allotted to the Kansas Air National Guard on 01 April 2008 as the 161st Intelligence Squadron, falling under Air Combat Command.Smith, A.C.(2006) "Allotment of the 161st Intelligence Squadron," DAF/DPM 678s memorandum. Original documents reside with National Guard Bureau. Copy of documents reside with 184 Intelligence Wing. On 1 July 2008, the unit was assigned to the 184th Intelligence Group, under the 184th Intelligence Wing, Kansas Air National Guard, McConnell Air Force Base. The 161st Intelligence Squadron received federal recognition effective 2 June 2010.

Lineage

* The 161st Intelligence Squadron does NOT share the lineage of the 161st Tactical Fighter Training Squadron.

Assignments

* 184th Air Refueling Wing 29 March 2006-1 April 2008 * 184th Intelligence Wing, 1 April 2008 – 30 June 2008 * 184th Intelligence Group, 1 July 2008 – 31 August 2015 * 184 Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Group (184 ISRG), 1 Sep 2015–presentJohnson, H. (10 August 2015). "OAL 15–17 – Air National Guard Intelligence Group Redesignations (MA, IN, KS)," DAF/A1M Manpower Memorandum.

Stations

* McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, 29 March 2006 – Present

Aircraft

* None

References

Notes

Bibliography

* 1.Burrus, M. (24 July 2008). "OAL 08-32-ORganization Actions for the 184th Air Refueling Wing," Air National Guard Manpower Memorandum. * 2.DAF/A1M 170t, (26 March 2006). National Guard Bureau Form 5. * 3.Johnson, H. (10 August 2015). "OAL 15–17 – Air national Guard Intelligence Group Redesignations (MA, IN, KS)," DAF/A1M Manpower Memorandum. * 4.King, C. G. (2006) "OAL 06-01-Activation of the 161st Intelligence Squadron," National Guard Bureau Manpower Memorandum. * 5.Smith, A.C.(2006) "Allotment of the 161st Intelligence Squadron," DAF/DPM 678s memorandum. *Original documents reside with National Guard Bureau. Copy of documents reside with 184 Intelligence Wing.

External links

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