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Quenichet takes command of 123rd Airlift Wing
October 13, 2024
Col. Matthew Quenichet (right), incoming commander for the 123rd Airlift Wing, accepts the wing guidon from Brig. Gen. David Mounkes, the Kentucky National Guard’s assistant adjutant general for Air, as Quenichet assumes command of the wing during a change-of-command ceremony at the Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville, Ky., Oct. 11, 2024. Quenichet replaces Col. Bruce Bancroft, who has led the unit since 2021 and will be moving into a new leadership role at Joint Force Headquarters—Kentucky. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Joshua Horton)
Jones Promoted to Colonel
October 7, 2024
Col. Kevin Jones is promoted by his daughters, Samantha and Sandra.
Kentucky Air National Guard deploys Airmen to North Carolina for Helene response
October 1, 2024
Members of the 123rd Airlift Wing’s Fatality Search and Recovery Team prepare equipment for deployment form the Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville, Ky., Sept. 30, 2024, in response to massive flooding across North Carolina following Hurricane Helene. The 11-Airman team left Louisville Oct. 1 and will operate from Hickory, N.C, where they will assist coroners and other local officials in the recovery of flood casualties. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Phil Speck)
Zamora takes command of 123rd Contingency Response Group
September 30, 2024
Lt. Col. Aaron Zamora, right, incoming commander of the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Contingency Response Group, accepts the group guidon from Col. Bruce Bancroft, 123rd Airlift Wing commander, during a change-of-command ceremony at Amedee Army Airfield, Calif., Aug. 26, 2024. The ceremony took place at the end of a week-long exercise that tested the 123rd CRG’s capability to conduct a Joint Task Force-Port Opening, an operation designed to safely and effectively distribute cargo and supplies to austere areas affected by catastrophic events or conflict. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Joshua Horton)
Chief Information Officer retires after 30 years
September 27, 2024
Maj. Gen. Haldane Lamberton, Adjutant General-Kentucky, awards Col. John B. Blackburn, the Silver Order of Mercury during his retirement ceremony
751st Troop Command All Hazards Exercise
September 27, 2024
Soldiers with the 63rd Theater Aviation Brigade pose for a photo with members of Wolfe County search and rescue team and Red Star Wilderness emergency medical services at the Disney Training Center in Artemus, Kentucky on Sept. 14, 2024.
Wing completes Readiness Exercise Validation
September 23, 2024
Members of the 123rd Airlift Wing’s security forces and civil engineer squadrons respond to a simulated drone crash during a Readiness Exercise Validation inspection conducted at the Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville, Ky., Aug. 23, 2024. The multi-day exercise tested the wing’s ability to operate in a degraded environment. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Chloe Ochs)
Simms retires after 27 years of service in Air Force, Air National Guard
September 21, 2024
Lt. Col. Josh Ketterer, right, commander of the 165th Airlift Squadron, presents a Certificate of Retirement to Chief Master Sgt. Bradley Simms, a loadmaster and the squadron’s senior enlisted leader, during Simms’ retirement ceremony at the Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville, Ky., July 20, 2024. Simms retired from the 123rd Airlift Wing after more than 27 years in the military. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Airman 1st Class Annaliese Billings)
Combat Medics train for recerts
September 19, 2024
Combat medics recertify at BNGC.
Kentucky Guardsmen Host State Partner Djibouti
September 6, 2024
The visit was part of the National Guard's State Partnership Program, which started in 2015 between Kentucky and Djibouti. During the visit, they toured the CSSB's armory, field maintenance shop 10 and the famous Corvette Museum
Kentucky National Guard connects regions in natural disaster prep
August 28, 2024
Emergency management officials from across the state attended a road show event at Boone National Guard Center in Frankfort on August 12. Soldiers from the Kentucky Army National Guard’s Communication/Information Technology Mission Command mobilized through parts of western Kentucky August 12-16 for a natural disaster response exercise alongside local emergency management officials. (U.S. Army National Guard Photo by Milt Spalding)
Kentucky National Guard hosts Ecuadorians for interagency operations exchange
August 23, 2024
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Carolyn Peabody, a member of the 123rd Airlift Wing’s Fatality Search and Recovery Team, discusses the unit’s personal protective equipment with a group of Ecuadorian military and civilian emergency management officials during a tour of the Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville, Ky., Aug. 6, 2024. The Ecuadorians were visiting as part of the State Partnership Program to learn more about the Kentucky Guard’s emergency response capabilities and interagency cooperation across the state. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Dale Greer)
Schmidt draws 37-year career of service to a close
August 23, 2024
Chief Master Sgt. Anthony Schmidt, right, fire chief for the 123rd Civil Engineer Squadron’s Fire and Emergency Flight, receives a certificate of retirement from Lt. Col. Jarret Goddard, commander of the 123rd Civil Engineer Squadron, during Schmidt’s retirement ceremony at the Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville, Ky., July 19, 2024. Schmidt is retiring after more than 37 years of service to the Kentucky Air National Guard. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Joshua Horton)
Kentucky's 2113th Welcome Home
August 20, 2024
The unit spent 9 months deployed to the Central European region
Kentucky Guard advocates for unified cybersecurity strategy at state local issues conference
August 17, 2024
Maj. Gen. Haldane B. Lamberton speaks to municipality representatives during the Governor's Local Issues Conference
Kentucky Colonel promoted to General
August 16, 2024
Bates has served 33 years in the Active Army and the National Guard and on the civilian side, his's worked for Louisville Metro Government for 26 years.
New headquarters building promises enhanced capability for Kentucky Guard
August 16, 2024
Officials cut the ceremonial ribbon to dedicate a new Kentucky National Guard Joint Force Headquarters building at Boone National Guard Center in Frankfort, Ky., Aug. 13, 2024. The 63,000 square-foot, $15.9 million facility marks a new era of increased operational efficiency, with the top command elements of both the Kentucky Army and Air National Guard being located at the same site for the first time. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Dale Greer)
National Guard facilities detachment deploys for base mission in Kuwait
August 12, 2024
Sgt. 1st Class Cory Valdivieso, an engieer with the 613th Engineer Facilities Detachment, 149th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, hugs his family at the Springfield Army National Guard Armory in Springfield, Kentucky on August 5, 2024. Approximately 15 Soldiers of the 613 FACDET are departing for Kuwait for base directorate of public works mission at Camp Buehring. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Andy Dickson)
Kentucky National Guard Hosts Ecuadorian Military for Interagency Operations Exchange
August 10, 2024
The KYNG hosted leaders from Ecuador during a subject matter expert exchange on the topic of collaboration between military and civilian agencies during disaster or civil response
Kentucky aviation conducts aerial gunnery at Grayling
August 8, 2024
U.S. Army Spc. Austin Banks fires the M240 machine gun during mounted gunnery in a UH-60 Blackhawk at Camp Grayling Army Airfield in Grayling, Michigan on July 16, 2024. Banks is a crew chief in Bravo Company 2/147th Assault Helicopter Battalion, 63rd Theater Aviation Brigade, who was conducting aerial gunnery during their annual training. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. 1st Class Andrew Dickson)

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