Salina, Kan. (September 8, 2006) Come to Salina, Kansas and learn more about some of America's newest weapons for the War on Terror.

The Kansas Adjutant General is inviting individuals with an aviation interest to a free state-of-the-art symposium at Kansas' premier training facility located within the Salina Airport Industrial Center. Invited individuals include the public, private industry, academia, government and military.

The Kansas National Guard, Salina Area Chamber of Commerce and the Salina Airport Authority are hosting an Unmanned Aerial Systems/Future Systems Symposium (UAS/FSS) on Thursday, October 5 and Friday, October 6, 2006 to promote the joint Army/Air training center in Salina, Kansas. Individual registration is free and booths are also free to aviation vendors, government agencies and academia. Please go to www.uavkansas.com to register your attendance or reserve a booth.

Symposium attendees will be able to visit booths and network while enjoying Kansas barbecue and refreshments on Thursday evening.

A Complimentary breakfast will be served on Friday morning, allowing participants to again network with vendors. After breakfast, the morning will be highlighted by several esteemed speakers. Scheduled speakers include the Adjutant General of Kansas, Executive Director of the Salina Airport Authority, Commander of the Smoky Hill Range, Director of FEMA Region VII, Department of Energy, FAA, University of Kansas, Kansas State University, Wichita State University and the Kansas Civil Support Team (WMD). In addition to these speakers, a private contractor recently back from Afghanistan that supported UAS operations in the War on Terror will speak.

After the morning speakers, lunch will be provided before traveling to the Smoky Hill Range to observe demonstrations of Unmanned Aerial Systems that are currently being used by private industry, universities, government, and the military. After the demonstrations, participants will return to the KSRTI for additional speakers and discussion.

Salina Municipal Airport has a 12,300-foot primary runway with a 4,300-foot parallel runway, state-of-the-art air traffic control with modern navigational aids and ample apron space.

At the UAS/FSS, participants will be able to see the advantages of the Smoky Hill Joint Training Center. The goal of the Smoky Hill Joint Training Center is to provide integrated training involving air and ground assets. The center is ideal for organizations requiring a co-located air/ground testing and evaluation center. The benefit to both governmental agencies and private industries is the ability to evaluate the results of an exercise/flight test with all the players present.

The Smoky Hill Joint Training Center consists of the Smoky Hill Range, Kansas Regional Training Institute (KSRTI), Fort Riley and the Salina Municipal Airport. The Smoky Hill Range consists of 54 square miles of land available for ground training and boasts the largest volume of restricted airspace of any Air National Guard Range. Additional airspace is available in nearby Military Operating Areas and restricted airspace in the Salina area. The KSRTI has been established to provide professional instruction for military personnel and top-class facilities for both military and non-military organizations. A key element of the Center is Fort Riley, which has a great working relationship with the Kansas National Guard. The last piece of the Joint Training Center is the Salina Municipal Airport, which is less than six miles from the Smoky Hill Range and features a 12,300-foot primary runway and a 4,300-foot parallel runway.

Salina Municipal Airport is home base for numerous aviation businesses and operations. These include America Jet, Aerospace Systems & Technologies, Inc., EagleMed air ambulance, Kansas Wing Headquarters - Civil Air Patrol, Flower Aviation, Kansas Army National Guard Aviation Support Facility, Kansas State University at Salina, Kansas Highway Patrol Aviation,Professional Flight Training, LC, Raytheon Aircraft Company - Salina Division, Salina Aircraft Services, and the corporate flight departments for ADM Milling Company, Blue Beacon International, Geoprobe Systems, Pepsi Cola - Salina, Plains Environmental, Premier Pneumatics, Inc., and Bradley Trucking Co.

The SLN Aviation Service Center has available hangar space and room for growth to accommodate a wide array of aviation related industries. The SLN Air Traffic Control Tower logs more than 86,000 annual aircraft operations. Two FBOs annually deliver over 4 million gallons of aviation fuel to the aircraft using the Salina Municipal Airport. For more information regarding expansion opportunities at "The SLN Aviation Service Center," contact us at 785.827.3914 or visit the available properties link at www.salinaair port.com

Laura Robertson

Marketing and Public Relations Specialist

email: laurar@salair.org

phone: 785.827.3914

Senior Master Sgt. Ron Gray

email: ronald.gray@kstope.ang.af.mil

telephone: 316.832.9733