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Kentucky Guardsman takes charge of active-duty division
March 9, 2023 — Brig. Gen. Bryan M. Howay, Kentucky's Land Component Commander and Director of the Joint Staff, has been serving as acting commander for an active-duty unit, First Army Division East, since December 2022... MORE

Brig. Gen. Bryan M. Howay speaks during the Spring 2023 Commander's Forum at Fort Knox, Kentucky, Feb. 23, 2023.

Kentucky Infantry officer promoted to colonel
January 30, 2023 — Kentucky Army National Guard Lt. Col. Jason P. Penn was promoted to the rank of colonel during a ceremony at Wellman Armory in Frankfort, Ky. on Jan. 18, 2023. Maj. Gen. Haldane B. Lamberton, Kentucky’s adjutant general, hosted the event and provided remarks... MORE

Jason P. Penn is promoted to colonel during a ceremony at Boone National Guard Center in Frankfort, Kentucky, Jan. 18, 2023.

Kentucky National Guard Welcomes New Military Judge
July 25, 2022 — Military attorneys from all branches of the Department of Defense attended the Military Judge Course at The Judge Advocate General’s Legal Center and School where they received advanced schooling required to qualify as military judges at courts-martial. Army Lt. Col. Richard Couch, a JAG Officer for the Kentucky National Guard and Assistant Clay County Attorney in Manchester, Kentucky was officially robed during an investiture ceremony July 1, 2022... MORE

Army Col. Jason Shepherd (left), Army Lt. Col. Richard Couch, and Army Col. Natalie Lewellen participated in an robing ceremony after Couch completed the Military Judge Course at The Judge Advocate General's Legal Center and School in Charlottesville, Va. on July 1, 2022. (Photo courtesy of the Judge Advocate Generals Legal Center and School).

Malawi Defense Force JAG visits Boone Center, Guard Staff Judge Advocates
May 17, 2022 — Soldiers with the Kentucky National Guard's legal team hosted Brig. Gen. Dan Kuwali of the Malawi Defense Force, for a 2-day visit that included a tour of Kentucky's Capital building and presentations to Guardsmen Apr. 21-22... MORE

Soldiers with the Kentucky National Guard's legal team hosted Brig. Gen. Dan Kuwali of the Malawi Defense Force, for a 2-day visit that included a tour of Kentucky's Capital building and presentations to Guardsmen Apr. 21-22.

Guarding Thunder over Louisville: a Behind the Scenes Look at the Kentucky National Guard's Involvement in one of the State's Most Significant Annual Events
April 30, 2022 — On April 23rd the Louisville waterfront hosted the 33rd annual Thunder Over Louisville in coordination with the Kentucky Derby Festival. The Kentucky National Guard supported the event in several capacities from the air and on the ground. This is a behind-the-scenes story of the KYNG Thunder Over Louisville mission... MORE

Several units from three Kentucky National Guard Brigades and the 123rd Air Lift Wing supported local agencies in a variety of ways during the 50th Anniversary of Thunder over Louisville Air Show, on April 24, 2022, on Louisville’s Great Lawn.

Kentucky Guardsman makes move to the Capital in support of the Commonwealth
February 16, 2022 — Over the past several years, leadership from the Kentucky Guard have picked up their lives to make D.C. their temporary home in support of the Commonwealth's mission. As Hart completes ILE in preparation for the next chapter of his career, it is evident that his work ethic, his pursuit of opportunity, and his voice will be essential for the organization's future for years to come... MORE

Kentucky JAG officers promote to colonel on same day
November 17, 2021 — “To my awareness, there’s never been an occasion in the Kentucky Army National Guard that we have promoted two JAG officers on the same day to full Colonel,” remarked Maj. Gen. Haldane Lamberton, The Adjutant General... MORE

The event took place with family, friends and colleagues in attendance.

Kentucky Guard leaders break ground for new headquarters
October 26, 2021 — Kentucky Guardsmen and state leadership were on hand as ground was broken for the new Joint Force Headquarters building on Boone National Guard Center Oct. 26. The building has been twenty years in the making will be the first structure in the history of the Kentucky National Guard built solely for command and control of the KYNG... MORE

Brig. Gen. Steve King, construction and facility officer, speaks to the crowd during the groundbreaking ceremony at Boone National Guard Center in Frankfort, Ky., Oct. 26, 2021.

The building has been twenty years in the making will be the first structure in the history of the Kentucky National Guard built solely for command and control of the KYNG. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. 1st Class Benjamin Crane)

Cyber Shield is a Kentucky kind of thing
September 29, 2021 — This year, cyber professionals from the Kentucky National Guard, the Commonwealth Office of Technology, Louisville Metro Government, and law enforcement partners all joined the cyber fight... MORE

Cyber Shield 2021, Kentucky Army National Guard group photo

Kentucky National Guard Mobile Vaccination Team supports Health Department at EKU Move In Day
August 13, 2021 — A small team of Kentucky National Guardsmen mustered on the campus of Eastern Kentucky University during “Move-in Day," Aug. 13 and 14, to assist the Madison County Health Department with administering COVID-19 vaccinations... MORE

EKU, Madison County Health Department, and Kentucky National Guard team up for COVID-19 vaccination site

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

Kentucky Guard Strike Teams support Kentucky Department of Corrections
May 27, 2021 — COVID-19 vaccinations are in full swing in the Commonwealth, and the Kentucky National Guard continues to play a major role in their distribution... MORE

Adoption Program helps Guard members help children
May 24, 2021 — The Kentucky National Guard Adoption Assistance program is dedicated to assisting National Guard service members lessen the financial burden of adoption by reimbursing some of the costs... MORE

Adoption reimbursement program for national guardsmen

Kentucky First Lady and Adjutant General Visit ChalleNGe Academy
April 23, 2021 — Kentucky First Lady Britainy Beshear and the Kentucky Adjutant General, Brig. Gen. Haldane Lamberton, met with students and faculty from the Bluegrass ChalleNGe Academy (BCA) at Fort Knox, on April 23, 2021... MORE

Britainy Beshear, first lady of Kentucky, speaks to teachers and students

National Guard Endurance Team competes in Dallas, gears up for try-outs this August
March 26, 2021 — Twenty one Soldiers from 11 different states and territories met in Dallas, Texas, on March 27, 2020, for the first DEKAFIT by Spartan racing event. Of the six elite titles up for grabs, which are the top three male and the top three female performers, the ALL GUARD team took home three, including first place overall... MORE

2021 National Guard Endurance Team in the DEKA FIT competition

Q and A with Ky. Guardsman appointed top job with First Army
December 8, 2020 — Recently the director of the Joint Staff, Brig. Gen. Bryan Howay, was selected to be the deputy commanding general for First Army West. The Public Affairs Office sat down with him to get his thoughts on what the opportunity means to him and what his role will entail... MORE

Kentucky Guardsman appointed top job with First Army

Withers Becomes Tenth State Sergeant Major
August 15, 2020 — Command Sgt. Maj. Jesse Withers became Kentucky’s tenth state command sergeant major during an assumption of responsibility ceremony in the Capitol Rotunda in Frankfort, Ky., Aug. 16. He takes over for Command Sgt. Maj. David Munden who retires this month... MORE

He took over for Command Sgt. Maj. David Munden who retired in August, 2020.

Army to have new weapons qualification standards
August 10, 2020 — The new Individual Weapons Qualification (IWQ) for Soldiers is expected to begin October 1, 2020, or fiscal year 2021... MORE

First Chaplain of the Kentucky Militia – James Moore
July 28, 2020 — Reverend Moore is credited as one of the individuals who contributed to the development of music in Lexington, and perhaps Lexington’s first music enthusiast. When the Reverend Moore constructed Vaucluse on the Georgetown Pike, he personally supervised the creation of a parlor designed for recitals and musicales. It was a square room with a high ceiling and special material to provide the best acoustics possible. The room was flanked by two chambers, opening onto a recessed portico. Information on musical events at Vaucluse is lacking, but it seems likely that this room was filled with the strains of the best music Lexington could provide during receptions given by the Moore’s... MORE

James Moore, early 1800s. Oil on canvas by Samuel Dearborn

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