Kentucky Guard

123rd Airlift Wing dedicates new $8.9 million facility for response forces
July 30, 2021 — The 123rd Airlift Wing dedicated an $8.9 million building in Louisville, Kentucky, July 30, 2021, to house multiple units that respond to contingencies and disasters around the world... MORE

Current and retired members of the 123rd Airlift Wing, joined friends and family for the dedication of a new Response Forces Facility at the Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville, Ky., July 30, 2021. The 28,000-square-foot building will house the 123rd Security Forces Squadron, the 123rd Contingency Response Group, a Fatality Search and Recovery Team, and a medical detachment for the state’s Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and high-yield Explosive Enhanced Response Force Package. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Phil Speck)

TAG hands out Award for Excellence
July 21, 2021 — Brig. Gen. Haldane B. Lamberton, Kentucky's Adjutant General, presented Lt. Col. Noy Boriboune, commander of the 41st Civil Support Team (CST) an award for their outstanding performance on their intense security inspections in a ceremony on Boone National Guard Center July 19... MORE

Maintenance University sharpens skills with joint training in Puerto Rico
July 18, 2021 — More than 130 Airmen from the Kentucky Air National Guard completed a week of intensive aircraft maintenance training in Puerto Rico June 12-18, 2021, honing proficiencies in a joint field environment while avoiding the distractions of home station... MORE

Master Sgt. Chuck Rodgers (right), a propulsion elements supervisor from the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Maintenance Squadron, and Staff Sgt. Mike Hasson, an aerospace maintenance craftsman from the same unit, install engine panels on a C-130 Hercules at Muñiz Air National Guard Base in Carolina, Puerto Rico, on June 13, 2021, as part of Maintenance University. More than 130 Airmen from the Kentucky Air Guard’s 123rd Airlift Wing trained on career-specific proficiencies during the intensive week-long course. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Phil Speck)

Ky. Guard reaches new COVID milestone with UofL ending drive-thru testing and vaccination site
July 1, 2021 — The Kentucky National Guard has been working alongside the University of Louisville since March of 2020 in the fight against COVID. On June 20, 2021, a ceremony marked a new milestone when UofL Health closed its drive-thru testing and vaccination site in downtown Louisville, Kentucky... MORE

Maj. Tiffany Campbell, officer-in-charge of a Kentucky National Guard team that has supported a drive-thru COVID testing and vaccination site for 15 months, speaks during a ceremony to mark its closure in downtown Louisville, Kentucky, on June 30, 2021. The Guard has assisted medical staff from the University of Louisville with 17,160 COVID tests and the vaccination of more than 145,230 citizens. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Phil Speck)

Kentucky Guard Engineers awarded top Platoon, Company
July 1, 2021 — Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 206th Engineers won the Itschner Award for best Engineer Company and 2nd Lt. John Cecconi of 207th Engineer Construction Company won the Munson Award for best Engineer Platoon in the Army National Guard... MORE

Ticks!
June 30, 2021 — For more than twenty years, Col. Jesse Huff, the outgoing preventive medicine officer for the Kentucky Army National Guard Medical Detachment, has been collecting ticks to prevent tick-related Soldier illness and support national-level scientific studies on the species... MORE

Tongate assumes role as state command chief for Kentucky Air Guard
June 29, 2021 — Chief Master Sgt. James Tongate assumed responsibility as state command chief for Joint Force Headquarters—Air, Kentucky National Guard, during a ceremony in Louisville, Kentucky, May 15, 2021... MORE

Chief Master Sgt. James Tongate stands at attention to accept his new role as state command chief of the Kentucky Air National Guard during a ceremony at the Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville, Ky., May 15, 2021. Tongate previously served as human resource advisor for the 123rd Airlift Wing. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Chloe Ochs)

75th Troop Command supports SOUTHCOM during Tradewinds exercise
June 26, 2021 — After more than a year of planning, 75th Troop Command, Kentucky National Guard, executed the largest U.S.-led multinational training exercise in the Caribbean this year, serving as the headquarters for base camp operations during Tradewinds 2021, June 11-26... MORE

Kentucky Guard Celebrates 229th Birthday
June 24, 2021 — This is the first time the Kentucky Guard has publicly celebrated the date, according to Lt. Col. Stephen Martin, the State Director of Public Affairs, and Master of Ceremonies for the event... MORE

During the ceremony, there was a ceremonial cake cutting where the two senior members of the Air Guard and Army Guard helped cut the cake with the two lowest ranking members in attendance of each branch.

123rd CRG completes successful U.S. TRANSCOM training mission with U.S. Army
June 24, 2021 — More than 100 Airmen from the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Contingency Response Group joined approximately 50 Soldiers the U.S. Army’s 690th Rapid Port Opening Element to participate in Operation Lone Oak, a U.S. Transportation Command Turbo Distribution exercise held June 7-12, 2021... MORE

Airmen from the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Contingency Response Group set up their base of operations for a Joint Task Force-Port Opening exercise known as Operation Lone Oak on June 7, 2021, at Volk Field, Wis. The objective of a JTF-PO is to establish a complete air logistics hub and surface distribution network from scratch. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. Vicky Spesard)

SOS Riverboat Cruise returns
June 13, 2021 — About 300 friends and family members from five states enjoyed the cruise along with a meal, music, and fun hosted by Northern Kentucky’s B&B Riverboats. The day is designed to recognize the surviving family members of military service members who have given their lives to defend our nation... MORE

The day is designed to recognize the surviving family members of military service members who have given their lives in defense of our nation

Special Tactics troop from Kentucky Air Guard earns Airman’s Medal for heroism
June 12, 2021 — A special operations Airman in the Kentucky Air National Guard was awarded the Airman’s Medal in a ceremony in Louisville, Kentucky, June 12, 2021, for voluntarily risking his own life to save others while responding to a car crash near Louisville on the night of Nov. 16, 2018... MORE

Brig. Gen. Hal Lamberton (left), the adjutant general for the Commonwealth of Kentucky, pins the Airman’s Medal to the uniform of Master Sgt. Daniel Keller, a combat controller in the 123rd Special Tactics Squadron, during a ceremony at the Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville, Ky., June 12, 2021. Keller earned the award for heroism in recognition of his actions to save human life following a traffic accident near Louisville in 2018. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Joshua Horton)

Kentucky National Guard field artillerymen treat former unit members to Fort Knox live-fire exercise
June 11, 2021 — Bryan Brown, who had served with the 2nd Battalion, 138th Field Artillery Regiment from 1999 to 2016, joined about 50 other former 138th field artillerymen, at the invite of leaders, to witness a Paladin live-fire exercise June 11... MORE

Several M109A6 Self-Propelled 155mm Howitzers pound the skies over Fort Knox June 11, 2021

63rd Theater Aviation Brigade Change of Command
June 11, 2021 — Col. Gary D. Lewis relinquished the 63rd Theater Aviation Brigade command to Col. Michael D. Armstrong during a change of command ceremony at the Army Aviation Support Facility on Boone National Guard Center, Frankfort, Ky., June 5, 2021... MORE

Kentucky’s Workhorse Battalion makes a difference at Camp Kamassa
June 7, 2021 — The Workhorse Battalion’s mission in Crystal Springs was the ongoing construction of Camp Kamassa, Mississippi’s first, fully-accessible, year-round camp facility for children and adults with serious illness, physical and mental challenges and other special needs... MORE

Governor Beshear, Kentucky National Guard remember the fallen
May 31, 2021 — Soldiers and civilians gathered outside Boone National Guard Center at the Fallen Soldier Memorial for their annual Memorial Day ceremony May 31, 2021... MORE

Brig. Gen. Hal Lamberton is inducted into UK ROTC Wall of Fame
May 27, 2021 — Distinguished guests, Cadre, Soldiers, family, and friends welcomed the Kentucky National Guard Adjutant General, Brig. Gen. Hal Lamberton to Barker Hall on May 14, 2021, for his induction onto the University of Kentucky Reserve Officer Training Corps Wall of Fame... MORE

Bee Rife Osborne: Kentucky National Guard’s First Military Aviator
May 27, 2021 — On May 18, 1918, the first American-built airplane took to the skis over the Romorantin Aerodrome outside of Paris, France, at its controls was a native of Woodford County, Kentucky, Captain Bee Rife Osborne. The significance of this historic first flight of an American aircraft piloted by an American officer was an indication to her allies and enemies that American was truly and completely commented to the war effort, with men, material and industry... MORE

Marksbury overcomes obstacles to compete with Army’s best
May 27, 2021 — Kentucky Army National Guard Spc. Jerry S. Marksbury III, from Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 149th Infantry Regiment, represented the National Guard at Fort Benning, Georgia, during the 2021 Best Ranger Competition, April 16-18, 2021... MORE

Kentucky Guardsmen Return Home from Nation’s Capital
May 27, 2021 — Serving in the United States National Guard requires a level of flexibility that’s unique to military service. From balancing civilian careers, everyday life, and military duties, the life of a Guardsman can go from routine to active at a moment’s notice. This was the reality for Soldiers from the Kentucky National Guard who were mobilized to support Operation Capitol Response at our nation’s capital... MORE

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