TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Budget cuts announced by the Department of Defense will cost the Kansas Air National Guard about more than 25 employees.
The state’s adjutant general, Maj. Gen. Lee Tafanelli, said the 184th Intelligence Wing in Wichita will lose 23 full-time positions and two part-time positions. Two part-time positions with the 190th Air Refueling Wing in Topeka will also be cut.
Tafanelli said in a news release Tuesday that the state had expected to lose some jobs after the budget cuts were announced.
The Department of Defense announced earlier this year it would cut $487 billion over the next 10 years.
The Kansas National Guard has 5,300 Army Guard members, 2,200 Air Guard members, 36 armories and two air wings.
