Topeka ? State and military officials were optimistic Tuesday that Kansas would emerge unscathed from the upcoming round of base closures and realignments.

That assessment came as the Legislature and Gov. Kathleen Sebelius honored men and women serving in the military on the state’s annual Armed Forces Day. Kansas is home to Fort Riley, Fort Leavenworth, McConnell Air Force Base and Forbes Field, which is used by the Kansas National Guard.

Pentagon officials have been reviewing the nation’s military installations with the goal of reducing excess inventory. A report is due in May, with final recommendations to be made by the Base Realignment and Closure Commission.

Sebelius has formed a special task force to lobby on behalf of the state’s installations. Recently she signed the Military Bill of Rights, which provides benefits to soldiers and their families while they are deployed on active duty.

Nearly 2,000 Kansas National Guard soldiers are deployed worldwide, and more than 4,000 soldiers from Fort Riley are deployed to Iraq.

Maj. Gen. Tod Bunting, state adjutant general, said Kansas wouldn’t know until May what Forbes Field’s status would be. However, he is confident that the state has done everything possible to protect the field, which is home to the Air National Guard’s 190th Air Refueling Wing and the Army National Guard’s 108th Aviation Squadron.

Federal legislation requires the Department of Defense to consider a future mission for Forbes, such as an airlift center for homeland security.

The state’s other installations appear to be safe, officials said, noting the addition of soldiers.