161st Intelligence Squadron
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| 161st Intelligence Squadron | |
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| Active | 1987-1994; 2008-resent |
| Country |  United States |
| Allegiance |  Kansas |
| Branch |  Air National Guard |
| Type | Squadron |
| Role | Intelligence |
| Part of | 184th Intelligence Wing |
| Garrison/HQ | McConnell Air Force Base, Wichita, Kansas |
| Nickname(s) | "Jayhawks" |
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| 161st Intelligence Squadron emblem |  |
The 161st Intelligence Squadron (161 IS) is a unit of the 184th Intelligence Wing of the Kansas Air National Guard stationed at McConnell Air Force Base, Wichita, Kansas. The 161st is a non-flying squadron operating the Distributed Common Ground System.
History
On 1 July 1987, the 161st Tactical Fighter Training Squadron (TFTS) was established. Formal activation ceremonies for the 161st occurred on 12 September 1987. The unit was equipped with 10 F-16A/Bs and conducted its first student training class shortly after activation. The 161st TFTS began converting to the F-16 C/D when the first C/D model arrived in July 1990.
The squadron was inactivated on 1 August 1994 when the F-16s were withdrawn from McConnell and replaced by B-1Bs. The squadron was reactivated in 2008 as the 161st Intelligence Squadron.
Lineage
- Constituted as the 161st Tactical Fighter Training Squadron and allotted to Kansas ANG, on 1 July 1987
- Extended federal recognition on 12 September 1987
- Redesignated: 161st Fighter Squadron on 16 March 1992
- Inactivated on 1 August 1994
- Redesignated: 161st Intelligence Squadron and activated on 1 April 2008
Assignments
- 184th Tactical Fighter Group (later 184th Fighter Group, 184th Bomb Group). 1 July 1987 - 1 August 1994
- 184th Regional Support Group, 1 April 2008 -P resent
Stations
- McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, 1 July 1987 - 1 August 1994
- McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, 1 April 2008 – Present
Aircraft
- Block 1/5 F-16A/B Fighting Falcon, 1987-1990
- Block 25 F-16C/D Fighting Falcon, 1990-1994
References
Notes
Bibliography
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
- Rogers, B. (2006). United States Air Force Unit Designations Since 1978. ISBN 1-85780-197-0
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