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

Senate committee (confirmation hearing) · November 6, 2025
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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.

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.

Brigadier General Jason Kenobi, assistant adjutant general for the Air, introduced Crane and summarized his career: a Washburn Rural High School and Kansas State University graduate who served on active duty and in the Guard, commanded at squadron, group and wing levels, and deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation Odyssey Dawn, Operation Unified…

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