75th Troop Command

This is the official webpage of the 75th Troop Command.

The 75th Troop Command was organized Oct. 1, 1978 in the Kentucky National Guard (Army Component) at Frankfort as Command and Control Headquarters. The unit was re-designated Oct. 1, 1982 as Detachment 1, Headquarters, State Area Command, Kentucky National Guard. In July of 1994 the unit was once again re-designated to what we know it as today: the 75th Troop Command. The unit has no campaign participation credit or decorations at this time. The unit is located in Louisville.

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75th Troop Command News

Guard Celebrates National Nurses Week
May 6, 2020 — Nurses have been a major part of responding to COVID-19 across the country over the past few months as well as being a key piece of the Kentucky National Guard’s efforts in the commonwealth. These frontline workers deserve much praise and recognition... MORE

Kentucky Guardsman help with call center
March 31, 2020 — Kentucky National Guard Soldiers with the 1163rd Medical Company and Airmen with the 123rd Medical Group augment the COVID-19 Call Center to manage data collection and case management Mar. 31... MORE

A glimpse into a Soldiers life – Operation Immersion 2018
May 11, 2018 — “How am I supposed to carry all of this. How do you open an MRE? We weren’t told to bring knives or scissors. I’ve been yanked out of my comfort zone. I can’t wait to eat a salad.”... MORE

1-149th conducts Patching Ceremony with Virginia Army National Guard unit
September 15, 2017 — The 1-149 will become the third Infantry maneuver Battalion for the Brigade. The 116th IBCT Soldiers are part of the 29th Infantry Division, and wear the “blue and gray” patch. Lt. Col. DiNonno was able to participate in the ceremony, representing Col. Smith, Brigade Commander of the 116th, who just recently returned from the U.S. Virgin Islands where elements of the 116th took part in hurricane relief operations... MORE

Joint exercise bolsters effectiveness of infantry, engineer units
July 27, 2017 — Side by side the 1123rd and 1/149th conducted an air assault mission to breach an obstacle and assault a target. Aviation assets from the 63rd Theater Aviation Brigade complimented the training event... MORE

Kentucky Guardsmen train in historic sanatorium
February 7, 2017 — LOUISVILLE, Ky. — To become experts in their fields, Soldiers train in all types of conditions and places. Even if those places are haunted. For members of the 41st Civil Support Team, a recent training exercise was business as usual, another opportunity to hone their skills. But it was no ordinary duty location... MORE

The team utilized the historic site as an suitable location for a mission with low visibility and limited communications in an unfamiliar environment.

1st Battalion 149th Infantry Annual Training at JRTC
July 25, 2016 — More than 400 Kentucky Guardsmen from 1st Battalion, 149th Infantry honed their warrior skills while acting as the opposition force during rotation 16-08 at JRTC... MORE

Expanded 6 November 1860 to form the Lexington Battalion (to include the Lexington Rifles) and the Kentucky River Battalion

Kentucky Guard, Emergency Management partner for earthquake readiness
June 16, 2016 — "CAPSTONE-14 offers Kentucky and our neighboring states the opportunity to build upon the existing partnerships and opportunities to identify unified real-world solutions for emergency response to a catastrophic event of this magnitude," said Michael Dossett, KYEM Director... MORE

Kentucky Guardsman carries on father's legacy
June 8, 2014 — was December 2006 when the family learned of the death of Staff Sgt. Thomas Clemons. While serving with Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 123rd Armor on patrol near Ad Diwaniyah, Iraq, Clemons succumbed to a severe heart attack. Just a month earlier he was home on leave telling the stories of the war... MORE

Staff Sgt. Thomas Clemons at the unit's armory in Leitchfield, Ky., June, 8, 2014. Clemons enlisted into the same unit his father served in before his death in Iraq in 2006.

Kentucky Guard's First Female Chaplain in 25 years
February 21, 2014 — It has been more than 25 years since a female has served as a chaplain in the Kentucky Guard. A fact White says contributes to the idea that things happen for a reason... MORE