Committee advances Kent Crane nomination for brigadier general in Kansas Air National Guard

Nov 6, 2025

The committee advanced the nomination of Colonel Kent Crane to brigadier general in the Kansas Air National Guard after Crane described his Kansas roots, command experience and unit readiness; members pressed him on legal limits around domestic use of the Guard.

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Colonel Kent Crane, a Topeka native and current commander of the 190th Air Refueling Wing at Forbes Field, was advanced by a legislative committee as the governor's nominee to be a brigadier general in the Kansas Air National Guard.

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