| 1 | 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION No. 6008 |
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| 2 | 2 | | A RESOLUTION supporting the Kansas Air National Guard's 190 |
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| 4 | 4 | | Air Refueling Wing |
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| 5 | 5 | | based at Forbes Field Air National Guard Base on being a recipient finalist for a KC- |
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| 6 | 6 | | 46A Pegasus mission and accompanying aircraft. |
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| 7 | 7 | | WHEREAS, The Kansas Air National Guard's 190 |
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| 9 | 9 | | Air Refueling |
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| 10 | 10 | | Wing, based at Forbes Field Air National Guard Base in Topeka, |
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| 11 | 11 | | Kansas, currently flies the KC-135R Stratotanker and provides |
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| 12 | 12 | | significant contributions to our national defense; and |
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| 13 | 13 | | WHEREAS, The 190 |
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| 15 | 15 | | Air Refueling Wing has critical homeland |
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| 16 | 16 | | defense missions in conjunction with the United States Strategic |
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| 17 | 17 | | Command and the United States Northern Command, for which the |
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| 18 | 18 | | 190 |
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| 20 | 20 | | Air Refueling Wing is uniquely qualified based on geographic |
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| 21 | 21 | | location and decades of experience; and |
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| 22 | 22 | | WHEREAS, The KC-135R Stratotanker aircraft that the 190 |
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| 25 | 25 | | Refueling Wing uses for these critical national security missions is |
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| 26 | 26 | | more than 60 years old; and |
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| 27 | 27 | | WHEREAS, The 190 |
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| 29 | 29 | | Air Refueling Wing is a recipient finalist for |
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| 30 | 30 | | a KC-46A Pegasus mission and new aircraft from the United States Air |
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| 31 | 31 | | Force, which would replace its aging KC-135R Stratotanker fleet; and |
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| 32 | 32 | | WHEREAS, The 190 |
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| 34 | 34 | | Air Refueling Wing is uniquely suited to |
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| 35 | 35 | | perform the Pegasus mission using the new KC-46A Pegasus aircraft |
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| 36 | 36 | | due to its strategic geographic location, exceptional facilities, ample |
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| 37 | 37 | | uncongested airspace and training areas, available land and air space |
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| 38 | 38 | | for expansion, flexibility to adapt to evolving mission requirements and |
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| 39 | 39 | | exceptionally experienced personnel: Now, therefore, |
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| 40 | 40 | | Be it resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of |
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| 41 | 41 | | Kansas: That the Legislature strongly supports the Kansas Air National |
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| 42 | 42 | | Guard's 190 |
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| 44 | 44 | | Air Refueling Wing, with the Forbes Field Air National |
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| 45 | 45 | | Guard Base as the location of choice on being a recipient finalist for a |
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| 46 | 46 | | KC-46A Pegasus mission and accompanying aircraft. |
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| 47 | 47 | | I hereby certify that the above RESOLUTION originated in the HOUSE, and |
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| 48 | 48 | | was adopted by that body |
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| 51 | 51 | | Speaker of the House. |
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| 53 | 53 | | Chief Clerk of the House. |
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