Boeing announced Wednesday morning it plans to shut down its Wichita facility.  Boeing told employees during a mandatory staff meeting.

Boeing Wichita employs 2,100 people and does work on only military contracts.

Last year, Boeing won the Air Force tanker contract worth $35 billion to build 179 refueling tankers.  The plan was to build the planes in Washington state and use Wichita workers for modification work.  That plan has now changed.

Boeing announced late last year that it was studying the future of its Wichita facility.