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Kentucky Guardsmen Reach World CrossFit Finals
State Partnership Program conducts air assault planning exchange
Tellis retires after more than 38 years of service
Kentucky Air Guard special tactics flexes maritime skill in Caribbean for Emerald Warrior
Kentucky Cyber visits Fayette County Schools

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U.S. Army 1st Lt. Erik Thomas competes during the 2025 CrossFit Games in Columbus, Ohio, August 21–24, 2025. Thomas, the Kentucky Army National Guard's Holistic Health and Fitness (H2F) coordinator, placed 13th overall in the men’s 35–39 age group. (photo courtesy of Herculus Media)
Two Kentucky Guardsmen Reach World CrossFit Finals, Embody Army’s H2F Principles
Sept. 30, 2025
Two Kentucky Army National Guard Soldiers, Col. Eddie Simpson and 1st Lt. Erik Thomas, competed in the 2025 World CrossFit Games Finals in Columbus, Ohio, Aug. 21–24, showcasing peak fitness and championing the Army’s Holistic Health and Fitness program to improve Soldier readiness and lethality.
U.S. Army Maj. Ryan Hubbs congratulates an Ecuadorian marine on the completion of air assault training during a ceremony at the end of an air assault training exchange in Latacunga, Ecuador, Aug. 21, 2025. The skull is the insignia of the 9th Special Forces Brigade of Ecuador, and adorns uniforms, equipment, and static displays across the unit. At the conclusion of an exchange, it is also customary for partners to trade patches as a gesture of camaraderie. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Caleb Sooter)
State Partnership Program conducts air assault planning exchange
Sept. 10, 2025
Members of the Kentucky National Guard took part in a four-day air assault planning exchange with the Ecuadorian 9th Special Forces Brigade as part of the National Guard’s State Partnership Program, Aug. 18-21.
U.S. Air Force special tactics Airmen from the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Airlift Wing conduct exfil operations from the Caribbean Sea into a Mississippi Army National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk off the coast of St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, Aug. 28, 2025 as part of Emerald Warrior 25.2, a large-scale special operations exercise staged in multiple locations by Air Force Special Operations Command. St. Croix provides an ideal environment for testing littoral and maritime capabilities, simulating many of the geographic features that special operators may encounter when deployed around the world to project air power in unfamiliar or contested environments. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Dale Greer)
Kentucky Air Guard special tactics flexes maritime skill in Caribbean for Emerald Warrior
Sept. 4, 2025
A squadron of special tactics Airmen from the Kentucky Air National Guard completed a grueling five-day exercise in the Caribbean Aug. 30, testing their ability to perform a broad spectrum of operations in a maritime environment while responding to an enemy threat.

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U.S. Army 1st Lt. Erik Thomas competes during the 2025 CrossFit Games in Columbus, Ohio, August 21–24, 2025. Thomas, the Kentucky Army National Guard's Holistic Health and Fitness (H2F) coordinator, placed 13th overall in the men’s 35–39 age group. (photo courtesy of Herculus Media)
Two Kentucky Guardsmen Reach World CrossFit Finals, Embody Army’s H2F Principles
Sept. 30, 2025
Two Kentucky Army National Guard Soldiers, Col. Eddie Simpson and 1st Lt. Erik Thomas, competed in the 2025 World CrossFit Games Finals in Columbus, Ohio, Aug. 21–24, showcasing peak fitness and championing the Army’s Holistic Health and Fitness program to improve Soldier readiness and lethality.
Airmen from the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Mission Support Group support Exercise Kentucky Windage 2025 aboard a CH-47 Chinook helicopter over Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa., May 22, 2025. Nearly 70 Airmen deployed for the field exercise to strengthen their Agile Combat Employment skills. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Kenneth Soto)
Kentucky Windage tests Mission Support Group for Agile Combat Employment
Sept. 28, 2025
Airmen from the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123d Mission Support Group recently completed a field exercise designed to prepare them for operating the new Deployable Combat Wing model in a contested environment.
Chief Master Sgt. Chris Tellis, right, outgoing senior enlisted leader for the 123rd Contingency Response Group, receives his certificate of retirement from Brig. Gen. Bruce Bancroft, Kentucky’s adjutant general for Air, during Tellis’ retirement ceremony at the Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville Ky., June 7, 2025. Tells is retiring after 38 years of military service. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Joshua Horton)
Tellis retires after more than 38 years of service in Air Force, Air Guard
Sept. 27, 2025
Chief Master Sergeant Chris Tellis, senior enlisted leader for the 123rd Contingency Response Group, retired from military service during a ceremony at the Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville on June 7, concluding a career spanning more than 38 years.
Three Kentucky employers were honored for their outstanding support of Guardsmen in Louisville on Sept. 10, 2025. Kentucky Committee for Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) is a Department of War program that works to foster supportive work environments for service members and their civilian employers. Through education, outreach, and recognition, ESGR promotes understanding of the unique service commitments of Guard and Reserve members and honors employers who go above and beyond in their support. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Milt Spalding)
Kentucky employers honored for supporting Guardsmen
Sept. 26, 2025
The Kentucky Committee for Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve honored three employers with the Pro Patria Award in recognition of their support for Kentucky Guardsmen during a presentation on Sept. 10, 2025.
The cybersecurity classroom at Fayette County's Hub for Innovative Learning & Leadership in Lexington, Kentucky. Soldiers from the Kentucky National Guard Cyber Resilience Initiative visited students to demonstrate real-world cybersecurity concepts and explore cyber career path opportunities in the Guard, Sept. 17-18, 2025. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. 1st Class Benjamin Crane)
Kentucky Cyber visits Fayette County Schools
Sept. 26, 2025
Soldiers from the Kentucky National Guard Cyber Resilience Initiative visited students in Lexington to demonstrate real-world cybersecurity concepts and explore cyber career path opportunities in the Guard, Sept. 17-18, 2025.
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Haldane Lamberton, Kentucky’s adjutant general, listens as a participant of the Strategic Broadening Seminar (SBS) asks a question at the Kentucky Historical Society, Aug. 28. The seminar, one of several professional development opportunities offered under the Army’s Broadening Opportunities Program, is comprised of Soldiers from a variety of backgrounds, is designed to introduce participants to strategic planning, policy formulation and non-traditional problem-solving. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Milt Spalding)
Strategic Broadening Seminar highlights leadership in challenging times
Sept. 23, 2025
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Haldane Lamberton, Kentucky’s adjutant general, addressed participants of the Strategic Broadening Seminar (SBS) at the Kentucky Historical Society, which was hosted by the McConnell Center Civic Education Program Aug. 28, 2025.
U.S. Army Maj. Ryan Hubbs congratulates an Ecuadorian marine on the completion of air assault training during a ceremony at the end of an air assault training exchange in Latacunga, Ecuador, Aug. 21, 2025. The skull is the insignia of the 9th Special Forces Brigade of Ecuador, and adorns uniforms, equipment, and static displays across the unit. At the conclusion of an exchange, it is also customary for partners to trade patches as a gesture of camaraderie. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Caleb Sooter)
State Partnership Program conducts air assault planning exchange
Sept. 10, 2025
Members of the Kentucky National Guard took part in a four-day air assault planning exchange with the Ecuadorian 9th Special Forces Brigade as part of the National Guard’s State Partnership Program, Aug. 18-21.
U.S. Air Force special tactics Airmen from the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Airlift Wing conduct exfil operations from the Caribbean Sea into a Mississippi Army National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk off the coast of St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, Aug. 28, 2025 as part of Emerald Warrior 25.2, a large-scale special operations exercise staged in multiple locations by Air Force Special Operations Command. St. Croix provides an ideal environment for testing littoral and maritime capabilities, simulating many of the geographic features that special operators may encounter when deployed around the world to project air power in unfamiliar or contested environments. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Dale Greer)
Kentucky Air Guard special tactics flexes maritime skill in Caribbean for Emerald Warrior
Sept. 4, 2025
A squadron of special tactics Airmen from the Kentucky Air National Guard completed a grueling five-day exercise in the Caribbean Aug. 30, testing their ability to perform a broad spectrum of operations in a maritime environment while responding to an enemy threat.