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Kentucky Guard honors Col. Eddie Simpson after 35 years of service
August 31, 2026 — U.S. Army Col. Eddie Dewayne Simpson retired from the Kentucky Army National Guard during a ceremony at the Boone National Guard Center in Frankfort, Ky., Aug. 21, 2026. Over his 35-year military career, Simpson commanded multiple infantry units, built strategic state partnerships, and pioneered early holistic health and fitness initiatives that drastically improved Soldier readiness...

Kentucky Guard hosts state legislators
August 31, 2026 — The Kentucky National Guard hosted six state legislators at the Army Aviation Support Facility on Boone National Guard Center in Frankfort, March 9...

Senior leaders encourage military youth at Kentucky National Guard Youth Camp
August 31, 2026 — Senior leaders from the Kentucky National Guard visited the children attending youth camp at Camp Loucon in Leitchfield, Kentucky, July 16, 2026. The camp is an annual event hosted by the Kentucky National Guard Child and Youth Program that brings children from Guard Families ages 10 to 17 together for a week of fun and challenges...

Meredith assumes role as G-1 sergeant major
August 31, 2026 — The Kentucky Army National Guard promoted Master Sgt. Michael Meredith to the rank of sergeant major during a ceremony at the Boone National Guard Center in Frankfort, Ky., Aug. 10, 2026. Meredith assumed the role of G-1 sergeant major, serving as the senior enlisted advisor for personnel and overseeing enlisted readiness and career development...

Kentucky Guard modernizes maintenance in Burlington
August 31, 2026 — The Kentucky Guard cut the ribbon on Burlington’s Field Maintenance Shop on Aug. 24, 2026, culminating a 15-year endeavor. The state-of-the-art facility will support units in the northern Kentucky area...

Leadership Profile: Brigadier General Brian Wertzler
August 31, 2026 — Across nearly 36 years of service from enlisted Soldier to Kentucky's deputy adjutant general, U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Brian Wertzler has served in a myriad of different roles. Through every change and every challenge, one thing has remained constant: putting people first...

Full Circle: Kentucky engineer pinned with the eagle
August 26, 2026 — U.S. Army Col. John Barger was promoted during a ceremony at the Kentucky Historical Society on Aug. 10, 2026. Prior to his pinning, Barger stood before Kentucky’s original constitution to take the state Oath of Office, marking a full-circle milestone in his three-decade engineering career...

Kentucky Guard prepares incoming command teams during four-day course
August 26, 2026 — The Kentucky National Guard hosted a four-day pre-command course at Wendell H. Ford Regional Training Center in Greenville, Ky., Aug. 13-16, 2026. The course prepared the incoming leaders for the responsibilities of command through guidance from senior leadership and interactive relationship-building exercises...

Kentucky Guard hosts inaugural Iron Major Leader Weekend
August 26, 2026 — More than 70 Kentucky National Guard majors attended the inaugural Iron Major Leader Development Day at the Wendell H. Ford Regional Training Center in Greenville, Ky., Aug. 14-15. The two-day event focused on strengthening strategic and operational leadership, career development and key development opportunities...

Col. Michael Armstrong Promoted to Brigadier General at Western Kentucky University
August 26, 2026 — Surrounded by family, friends, and fellow Service members atop the Hill at Western Kentucky University, Col. Michael Armstrong was promoted to the rank of brigadier general Sunday, Aug. 23, 2026...

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