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Durham promoted to colonel
August 11, 2025
Lt. Col. Terry Durham is promoted to colonel Aug. 6, 2025, at the Bowman Field Readiness Center in Louisville, Kentucky.
Kentucky Aviation officer promoted to colonel
August 6, 2025
U.S. Army Col. Gabriel Spicer is pinned with new rank by his daughter during his promotion ceremony at the Army Aviation Support Facility on Boone National Guard Center in Frankfort, Kentucky, July 24, 2025.
1-623d Field Artillery Awarded Governor’s Outstanding Unit Citation
August 4, 2025
U.S. Army Sgt. Trevor Denner of Alpha Battery, 1st Battalion, 623rd Field Artillery, coordinates a sling load delivery of rockets to a training area at Camp Buehring, Kuwait.
Kentucky Guard medical personnel enhance readiness and partnerships overseas
August 1, 2025
Medical personnel from the Kentucky National Guard Medical Detachment (MEDDET) and 1163rd Medical Company Area Support (MCAS) conduct overseas deployment training at the Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Landstuhl, Germany in April 2025.
JAG officer gets her wings
July 31, 2025
Col. Murphy’s rank is pinned by her son, Brennan, and Brig Gen. Natalie Lewellen during a promotion ceremony at the Wellman Auditorium at Boone National Guard Center in Frankfort, Jul 22, 2025. Murphy has served since 1997, most recently with the Office of Special Victims’ Counsel. (U.S. Army photo by Milt Spalding)
Soldiers awarded Army Sea Duty Ribbon
July 30, 2025
A U.S. Army Soldier assigned to 1st Battalion, 623d Field Artillery Regiment, 138th Field Artillery Brigade bears the guidon in front of formation as their M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) display the Kentucky flag.
Kentucky and Djibouti celebrate decade-long partnership
July 29, 2025
Colonel Amina Mohamed Moussa of the Djiboutian Armed Forces presents a gift to Maj. Gen. Haldane Lamberton, adjutant general of Kentucky, during a key leader engagement in Frankfort, Kentucky, July 23, 2025.
Cyber, radio exchange deepens US, Djibouti military cooperation
July 18, 2025
Soldiers assigned to the Kentucky Army National Guard participate in a radio communications knowledge exchange with Djiboutian soldiers at the Djiboutian signal corp compound in Djibouti City, Djibouti, July 14, 2025.
Kentucky Guard celebrates 233rd birthday
July 17, 2025
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Haldane Lamberton and Pfc. Alexander Stark cut the cake together at the celebration of the 233rd birthday of the Kentucky National Guard in Frankfort, June 24, 2025.
Kentucky National Guard Helps Fight Wildfire of Historic Kosovo Monastery
July 14, 2025
Task Force Aviation of Kentucky National Guard, assigned to the 256th IBCT and KFOR RC-E drops water over a wildfire threatening the Devic Monastery in Kosovo, July 8, 2025. Crews worked 19 hours to suppress the fire using helcopter water buckets.
Sign unveiled for Kentucky National Guard Memorial Highway
July 11, 2025
A portion of US Route 127 in Franklin County—known as the West Frankfort Connector, from the intersection with US 60 (Louisville Rd) to KY Route 1005 (Devil’s Hollow Rd)—has officially been designated the Kentucky National Guard Memorial Highway, in recognition of the brave men and women who have served and sacrificed for our Commonwealth and nation. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. 1st. Class Benjamin Crane)
Kentucky National Guard Field Artillery gets back to the basics
July 11, 2025
After setting the howitzers, the unit conducted a dry fire mission to ensure the weapons were functioning properly.
1-149th Infantry “Mountain Warriors” participate in Exportable Combat Training Center exercise
July 10, 2025
Soldiers of 3rd Platoon, Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 149th Infantry, practice assault tactics using blank fire ammunition on a training range as a part of the Exportable Combat Training Center (XCTC) exercise at Fort Pickett, Virginia, June 19, 2025.
Bearny appointed command chief for 123rd Airlift Wing
June 30, 2025
Chief Master Sgt. Blair Baerny, the newly appointed command chief for the 123rd Airlift Wing, speaks during a change-of-responsibility ceremony at the Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville Ky, April 13, 2025. Baerny replaces Chief Master Sgt. Steven Best , who was named state command chief for the Kentucky Air National Guard. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Joshua Horton)
Best named top enlisted leader of Kentucky Air National Guard
June 29, 2025
U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Steven Best, right, accepts the guidon for Joint Force Headquarters—Kentucky/Air from U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Haldane Lamberton, adjutant general of the Kentucky National Guard, signifying Best’s assumption of the role of state command chief during a ceremony at the Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville, Ky., April 13, 2025. Best replaces U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. James Tongate, who is retiring. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Joshua Horton)
State command chief Tongate retires after 28 years of service to Kentucky Guard
June 29, 2025
Chief Master Sgt. James Tongate, right, Kentucky Air National Guard state command chief, is presented with the Kentucky Distinguished Service Medal by U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Haldane Lamberton, Kentucky’s adjutant general, during Tongate’s retirement ceremony at the Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville, Ky., April 13, 2025. Tongate served the U.S. military for 33 years. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Joshua Horton)
Kentucky National Guard Honors Five Spiritual Leaders for Lifelong Service
June 26, 2025
The ceremony also included Lamberton awarding four former state chaplains with the Order of Martin of Tours medallion for their many years of faithful service.
Kentucky Guardsman Interprets Native Language, Cyber Skills
June 13, 2025
Staff Sgt. Daniel Jarillo-Gutierrez, an information technology specialist assigned to Joint Force Headquarters with the Kentucky Army National Guard participates in exercise Cyber Shield 2025 with Ecuadorian state partners in Virginia Beach, Virginia, June 4, 2025.
Kentucky Soldiers take part in Region III Best Warrior Competition
June 10, 2025
U.S. Army Spc. Syrus Butts, a cannon crewmember with Bravo Battery, 2nd Battalion, 138th Field Artillery, participates in the shoot, move, communicate and survive events of the Best Warrior Competition (BWC), Region III phase, held at the Clinton House Range, Clinton, South Carolina, April 24, 2025.
Calm in the Chaos: Flight Medic Training Turns Real
June 5, 2025
Staff Sgt. Ashley Renye performs during a culminating training event to medically evacuate Soldiers at Fort Cavazos, Texas, May 14, 2025.

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