161st Intelligence Squadron

161st Intelligence Squadron
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"
Insignia
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

161st Fighter Squadron emblem

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The squadron was inactivated on 1 August 1994 when the F-16s were withdrawn from McConnell and replaced by B-1Bs.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

Extended federal recognition on 12 September 1987
Redesignated: 161st Fighter Squadron on 16 March 1992
Inactivated on 1 August 1994

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     This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency website http://www.afhra.af.mil/.

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