184th Intelligence Wing The 184th Intelligence Wing ( 184 IW ) 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 Air Force Intelligence , Surveillance and Reconnaissance Agency . The 127th Command and Control Squadron assigned to the Wings 184th Regional Support Group , is a descendant organization of the 127th Observation Squadron , established on 30 July 1940 . It is one of the 29 original National Guard Observation Squadrons of the United States Army National Guard formed before World War II . Overview . In April 2008 the 184th Intelligence Wing became the first Intelligence Wing in the Air National Guard . The Wing encompasses a variety of missions at the federal , state , and community levels . Units . The 184 IW consists of the following units : History . On 1 October 1962 , the Kansas Air National Guard 127th Tactical Fighter Squadron was authorized to expand to a group level , and the 184th Tactical Fighter Group was established by the National Guard Bureau . The 127th TFS becoming the group ' s flying squadron . Other squadrons assigned into the group were the 184th Headquarters , 184th Material Squadron ( Maintenance ) , 184th Combat Support Squadron , and the 184th USAF Dispensary . In January 1968 , following the North Korea seizure of the USS Pueblo , the 127th TFS was ordered to extended active duty , and deployed to Kunsan Air Base , South Korea and assigned to the PACAF 354th Tactical Fighter Wing at Kunsan Air Base , South Korea . As a result of this federalization , the 184th TFG was placed in a non - operational status . The 127th was released from active duty in June 1969 , being returned to Kansas state control . When returned to the 184th TFG , the group was returned to operational status . On 25 March 1971 , the 184th was designated the 184th Tactical Fighter Training Group and acquired the F - 105 Thunderchief aircraft , receiving Vietnam War returning aircraft . As the USAF Combat Crew Training School , the unit conducted pilot training in the F - 105 for nine years . On 1 October 1973 , the 184th assumed the responsibility of operating and maintaining the Smoky Hill Weapons Range at Salina , Kansas . With over 36 , 000 acres , Smoky Hill is the Air National Guard ' s largest weapons range . On 7 August 1979 , the unit received its first F - 4D Phantom II , and on 8 October 1979 , was designated as the 184th Tactical Fighter Group , equipped with 50 F - 4D ' s . In April 1982 , the 184th was tasked to develop a F - 4D Fighter Weapons Instructor Course to meet the needs of the Air Reserve Forces and the USAF Tactical Air Command . In January 1987 , the 184th was tasked to activate a squadron of F - 16A / B Fighting Falcon aircraft , and conduct conversion and upgrade training in the F - 16 . On 8 July 1987 , the 161st Tactical Fighter Training Squadron was established as the third flying squadron at the 184th TFG . Formal activation ceremonies for the 161st occurred on 12 September 1987 , with the unit flying 10 F - 16s and conducting its first student training class . A third training squadron , the 177th Tactical Fighter Training Squadron was activated on 1 February 1984 . In August 1988 , the 127th Tactical Fighter Squadron graduated its final Fighter Weapons Instructor Course Class . The 127th TFS converted as the second F - 16 training squadron . The last F - 4D departed from the 184th TFG on 31 March 1990 . The first F - 16C Fighting Falcon arrived at the 184th TFG in July 1990 . Post Cold War era . In July 1993 , the 184th Fighter Group changed gaining commands and became part of the new Air Education and Training Command . In July 1994 , the 184th Fighter Group was designated at the 184th Bomb Wing and again became part of the Air Combat Command , flying the B - 1B Lancer . The 184th was the first Air National Guard unit to fly bombers . The 127th Bomb Squadron received its B - 1Bs from the former 28th Bomb Squadron / 384th Bomb Wing at McConnell . With the receipt of the B - 1 , the 161st and 177th Fighter Squadrons were inactivated . In order to save money , the USAF agreed to reduce its active fleet of B - 1Bs from 92 to 60 aircraft . The first B - 1B was flown to storage at AMARC on August 20 , 2002 . In total , 24 B - 1Bs were consigned to storage at AMARC , with ten of these being retained in " active storage " which means that they could be quickly returned to service should circumstances dictate . The remaining 14 in storage at AMARC will be scavenged for spare parts to keep the remainder flying . The remaining 8 aircraft to be withdrawn from service were placed on static display at various museums . In exchange for retiring its B - 1s , the 184th was redesigned the 184th Air Refueling Wing on 16 September 2002 , flying the KC - 135R tanker . In addition to the tanker mission , the 184th also took on several new missions within the information operations mission set . BRAC 2005 . In its 2005 BRAC Recommendations , DoD recommended to realign McConnell Air National Guard ( ANG ) Base by relocating the 184th Air Refueling Wing ( ANG ) nine KC - 135R aircraft to the 190th Air Refueling Wing at Forbes Field AGS , which would retire its eight assigned KC - 135E aircraft . The 184th Air Refueling Wing ' s operations and maintenance manpower would transfer with the aircraft to Forbes . Realigning ANG KC - 135R aircraft from McConnell to Forbes would replace the 190th ' s aging , higher maintenance KC - 135E aircraft with newer models while retaining the experienced personnel from one of the highest - ranking reserve component tanker bases . In June 2007 , the 190 ARW gained custody of all KC - 135R aircraft from the 184th ARW . This action consolidated all of the Kansas ANG ' s KC - 135R assets into a single wing located at Forbes Field . In April 2008 , the 184th Air Refueling Wing was designated the 184th Intelligence Wing making it the first Intelligence Wing in the Air National Guard . With the loss of the flying mission the " Flying Jayhawks " are now the " Fighting Jayhawks " .