Oldham County students gain hands-on medical experience during visit to Boone Center
Kentucky Air Guard provides transportation for medical care after Winter Storm Fern
Ketterer takes command of 123rd Operations Group

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Lt. Col. Josh Ketterer, right, accepts the 123rd Operations Group guidon from Col. Matthew Quenichet, 123rd Airlift Wing commander, during a change-of-command ceremony at the Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville, Ky., Dec. 14, 2025. Ketterer replaces Col. Randall Hood, who was named deputy commander of the 123rd Airlift Wing. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Chloe Ochs)
Ketterer takes command of 123rd Operations Group
Jan. 30, 2026
Lt. Col. Josh Ketterer took command of the 123rd Operations Group during a ceremony at the Kentucky Air National Guard Base Dec. 14, replacing Col. Randall Hood, who was named deputy commander of the 123rd Airlift Wing.
Tech. Sgt. Brendan Overstreet from the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Airlift Wing drops off Alicia Crawford at Norton Hospital Brownsboro in Louisville, Ky., Jan. 26, 2026, for her shift as a medical-surgical nurse. Crawford was unable to drive to work after Winter Storm Fern dumped around 10 inches of snow and ice in across the city Jan. 24 and 25, leaving many secondary roads and parking lots impassable with two-wheel-drive vehicles. More than 50 Kentucky Guard Airmen will remain on duty as long as needed, officials said. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Dale Greer)
Kentucky Air Guard provides transportation for medical care after Winter Storm Fern
Jan. 26, 2026
Airmen from the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Airlift Wing are transporting medical patients and healthcare workers to and from clinics and hospitals after Winter Storm Fern dumped around 10 inches of snow and ice in Louisville, Kentucky, Jan. 24 and 25, leaving many secondary roads and parking lots impassable with two-wheel-drive vehicles.
Students from the Arvin Education Center check out the static display of a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter during a visit to Boone National Guard Center in Frankfort, Kentucky, Jan. 6, 2026. The students visited from Oldham County to explore military careers the medical field. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. 1st Class Benjamin Crane)
Oldham County students gain hands-on medical experience during visit to Boone Center
Jan. 13, 2026
The Kentucky National Guard hosted a medical-focused recruiting open house at Boone National Guard Center, welcoming nearly 200 students in the Nursing, Biomedical and Sports Medicine program from the Arvin Education Center and offering them an inside look at medical career opportunities and pathways available through service in the Guard.

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Gywn Reinersman, daughter of U.S. Army Maj. Michael Reinersman, flies a mini drone through rings during Military Kids Day at the Capitol annex in Frankfort Feb. 19. Kentucky National Guard families, along with children from Fort Knox and Fort Campbell gathered for a fun and engaging day of activities, learning, and connection. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. 1st Class Benjamin Crane)
‘You’re rock stars’: Military kids honored at state Capitol
Feb. 26, 2026
More than 100 children of military families gathered at the Capitol Annex in Frankfort Thursday, Feb. 19, for the annual Military Kids Day.
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, right, speaks at a press conference in Louisville, Ky., Feb. 23, 2025, announcing the return of the Thunder Over Louisville air show and fireworks display to the banks of the Ohio River April 18, as Matt Gibson, president and CEO of show organizer Kentucky Derby Festival, looks on. Historic flooding caused the cancelation of last year’s event, which typically draws more than 100,000 spectators. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Dale Greer)
Kentucky Air Guard to play key role in return of Thunder Over Louisville
Feb. 24, 2026
Historic flooding canceled Thunder Over Louisville in 2025, but officials promise an exciting air show and fireworks display for its return this spring, thanks to help from the Kentucky Air National Guard.
Brig. Gen. Bruce Bancroft, left, the Kentucky National Guard’s assistant adjutant general for Air, presents Col. Aaron Zamora, commander of the 123rd Contingency Response Group, with the Kentucky Governor’s Outstanding Unit Citation during a ceremony at the Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville, Ky., Dec. 14. The award recognizes the group’s exceptional service to citizens across the state and nation from August 2024 to March 2025. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Joshua Horton)
Contingency Response Group earns Governor’s Outstanding Unit Citation
Feb. 22, 2026
The Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Contingency Response Group has been recognized for exceptional achievement, earning the Kentucky Governor’s Outstanding Unit Citation.
More than 30 members of the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Airlift Wing and the Ecuadorian Air Force’s 11th Transportation Wing conducted an aircrew subject matter expert exchange at Cotopaxi Air Force Base, Ecuador, May 19-24, 2025. The effort, part of the National Guard Bureau’s State Partnership Program, helped promote mutual cooperation across a full range of military and civil affairs. (Courtesy photo)
Kentucky Air Guard, Ecuador share C-130 expertise
Feb. 6, 2026
Airmen from the Kentucky Air National Guard and Ecuadorian Air Force conducted an aircrew subject matter expert exchange recently at Cotopaxi Air Base, Ecuador, as part of the National Guard Bureau’s State Partnership Program.
Lt. Col. Josh Ketterer, right, accepts the 123rd Operations Group guidon from Col. Matthew Quenichet, 123rd Airlift Wing commander, during a change-of-command ceremony at the Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville, Ky., Dec. 14, 2025. Ketterer replaces Col. Randall Hood, who was named deputy commander of the 123rd Airlift Wing. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Chloe Ochs)
Ketterer takes command of 123rd Operations Group
Jan. 30, 2026
Lt. Col. Josh Ketterer took command of the 123rd Operations Group during a ceremony at the Kentucky Air National Guard Base Dec. 14, replacing Col. Randall Hood, who was named deputy commander of the 123rd Airlift Wing.
Tech. Sgt. Brendan Overstreet from the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Airlift Wing drops off Alicia Crawford at Norton Hospital Brownsboro in Louisville, Ky., Jan. 26, 2026, for her shift as a medical-surgical nurse. Crawford was unable to drive to work after Winter Storm Fern dumped around 10 inches of snow and ice in across the city Jan. 24 and 25, leaving many secondary roads and parking lots impassable with two-wheel-drive vehicles. More than 50 Kentucky Guard Airmen will remain on duty as long as needed, officials said. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Dale Greer)
Kentucky Air Guard provides transportation for medical care after Winter Storm Fern
Jan. 26, 2026
Airmen from the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Airlift Wing are transporting medical patients and healthcare workers to and from clinics and hospitals after Winter Storm Fern dumped around 10 inches of snow and ice in Louisville, Kentucky, Jan. 24 and 25, leaving many secondary roads and parking lots impassable with two-wheel-drive vehicles.
Students from the Arvin Education Center check out the static display of a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter during a visit to Boone National Guard Center in Frankfort, Kentucky, Jan. 6, 2026. The students visited from Oldham County to explore military careers the medical field. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. 1st Class Benjamin Crane)
Oldham County students gain hands-on medical experience during visit to Boone Center
Jan. 13, 2026
The Kentucky National Guard hosted a medical-focused recruiting open house at Boone National Guard Center, welcoming nearly 200 students in the Nursing, Biomedical and Sports Medicine program from the Arvin Education Center and offering them an inside look at medical career opportunities and pathways available through service in the Guard.
A historic C-130H Hercules taxies onto the flight line at the Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville, Ky., Sept. 22, 2025, ending the 33-year-old transport’s final flight. The plane, which has flown millions of miles around the world over the past three decades, initially was assigned to the Kentucky Air Guard’s 123rd Airlift Wing straight from the Lockheed-Martin factory in 1992 before being reassigned to the Delaware Air Guard in 2021, when the Louisville unit began transitioning to the new C-130J Super Hercules. Named after the famous thoroughbred racehorse “Man o’ War” during its time in Kentucky, tail number 1231 was the 2000th C-130 to roll off the assembly line. It will now be placed on static display for retirement at its original Kentucky home, complete with restored livery and its unique Man o’ War markings. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Dale Greer)
Man o’ War C-130 returns to ‘Old Kentucky Home’ for retirement
Dec. 22, 2025
A military cargo aircraft named for a famous thoroughbred racehorse has returned to its old Kentucky home for retirement.