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Kentucky National Guard claims first team title at all-Guard marathon time trials
May 9, 2025
Members of the Kentucky National Guard Marathon Team won their first championship at the All-Guard Marathon Time Trials in Lincoln, Nebraska on May 4, 2025.
National Guard answers the call as near-historic flooding isolates Nelson County community
May 9, 2025
Spc. Nathan Ashworth unload supplies to help the residents of Boston, Ky., Apr. 7, 2025. Soldiers with Charlie Battery, 2nd Battalion, 138th Field Artillery Brigade based in Bardstown, work with local officials to aid Nelson Countians stranded because of flood waters. The catastrophic flooding is the result of several days of heavy rainfall across the commonwealth. (U.S. Army National Guard Photo by Milt Spalding)
Kentucky National Guard members gather for National Day of Prayer
May 8, 2025
U.S. Army Chap. (Col.) Angela White, Kentucky National Guard state chaplain, gives a prayer for fallen Service members and their families at the Kentucky National Day of Prayer event at the Wellman Armory in Frankfort, Ky. on May 1, 2025. The Kentucky National Guard held its 15th annual National Day of Prayer for service members, civilians, fallen warriors and their families at a breakfast ceremony. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Andy Dickson)
Kentucky National Guard supports the 151st Kentucky Derby
May 7, 2025
Sgt. 1st. Class Joshua Urbanowski of the 438th Military Police Company, 198th Military Police Battalion, guards the Kentucky Derby Trophy during the 151st running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky, May 3, 2025. Urbanowski volunteered for the duty, which has been carried out by Kentucky National Guard service members for 119 years. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Caleb Sooter)
Kentucky Army National Guard command chief warrant officer changes hands
May 3, 2025
U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 5 Jennifer Ritchie smiles as Maj. Gen. Haldane Lamberton, Kentucky’s adjutant general, places the command chief warrant officer insignia on Ritchie's uniform at the command chief warrant officer change of responsibility at the State Capitol Rotunda in Frankfort, Ky. on April 29, 2025. Ritchie was appointed as the Kentucky Army National Guard command chief warrant officer during the ceremony, held previously by Chief Warrant Officer 5 Rickey Skelton. (U.S. Army photo by Andy Dickson)
Kentucky National Guard Soldier commended for heroic rescue following storm-related crash
April 28, 2025
Col. Steven Engels, 75th Troop Command, pins Spc. Brandon Pollard with an Army Commendation Medal following his heroic actions following an accident in Shelby County, March 15, 2025. Pollard helped a driver from her overturned vehicle following a weather-related crash. (U.S. Army National Guard courtesy asset)
Kentucky MEDEVAC prepares for deployment to Europe
April 28, 2025
Capt. Corey Oney, 2-238th MEDEVAC commander, speaks to those in attendance of the deployment ceremony on April 25, 2025 in Frankfort, Kentucky. Approximately 30 Soldiers from the 2-238th are deploying to Europe in support of intratheater aeromedical evacuations. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. First Class Ryan Wilhoit)
Kentucky Silver Star recipient retires after 22 years of service
April 27, 2025
U.S. Army Lt. Col. Shannon Ison receives the Kentucky Distinguished Service Medal from Lt. Col. John Barger at his retirement ceremony at the Joint Forces Headquarters building on Boone National Guard Center in Frankfort, Ky. On April 18, 2025. Ison, a Silver Star recipient, retired after 22 years in a ceremony with friends and family present. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Andy Dickson)
Kentucky governor signs proclamation for April as month of the military child
April 22, 2025
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear shows the pen he uses to sign proclamations to the daughter of a Service member at the Kentucky State Capitol Rotunda in Frankfort, Ky., on April 17, 2025. Beshear signed the official proclamation that April is the month of the military child to show appreciation for Service members’ families. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Andy Dickson)
Ronnie Barnes promotes to brigadier general
April 21, 2025
U.S. Army Col. Ronnie Barnes, flanked by his wife Sabrina (right), and daughter Makenzie, was promoted to brigadier general.
Kentucky Army National Guard OCS Class 67-25 Graduates
April 15, 2025
Graduates from OCS Class 67-25 of the Kentucky Army National Guard pose for a group photo at the Kentucky State Capitol in Frankfort, Kentucky, April 12, 2025.
Guard engineers continue working in eastern Kentucky
April 10, 2025
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Micheal Holtgraver uses his radio to talk with his skid steer operator to repair critically damaged county roads in Hindman, Ky. on April 1, 2025. Holtgraver and members of Detachment 1, 149th Vertical Construction Company, 149th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade have been working for over a month to help counties repair critical roads since flooding in February. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Andy Dickson)
Historic flooding cancels Thunder Over Louisville air show and fireworks
April 5, 2025
River Road and the boat dock at 4th Street in Louisville, Ky., are under about four feet of water April 5, 2025.
Bancroft takes command of Kentucky Air National Guard
April 4, 2025
U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Bruce Bancroft, right, Kentucky’s new assistant adjutant general for Air, salutes U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Haldane Lamberton, adjutant general of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, during a change-of-command ceremony at the Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville, Ky., March 14, 2025.
Kentucky Guard enters agreement with EKU
March 28, 2025
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Hal Lamberton, Kentucky's adjutant general, delivers remarks before signing a memorandum of understanding with Eastern Kentucky University, Mar. 26, 2025.
Shawnee Navy Cadets Tour Fort Knox, Explores National Guard Opportunities
March 28, 2025
Shawnee Academy JROTC cadets look at electronic equipment during a tour of the Kentucky Army National Guard’s Maneuver Area Training Equipment Site (MATES) at Fort Knox, Mar. 12. The students took part in a hands-on tour of the facilities. They explored maintenance shops, logistics areas, and got up close with military equipment. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Milt Spalding)
Kentucky NCOs augment active component drill sergeants
March 21, 2025
U.S. Army drill sergeants Clayton Robinson, Brandon Ferguson, Celia Murphy, and Caelin Taylor augmented active component drill sergeants at Fort Jackson, South Carolina, July 21-Aug. 4, 2024.
Kentucky’s first Retention Course graduates twenty leaders
March 21, 2025
Twenty Soldiers graduated the Unit Retention Non-Commissioned Officer Course conducted by the Mobile Training Team from Professional Educational Center’s (PEC) Strength Maintenance Training Battalion at Wendell H. Ford Regional Training Center (WHFRTC), July 29-Aug. 9, 2024.
Kentucky National Guard staff briefs lawmakers on operations and readiness
March 18, 2025
The Kentucky National Guard hosted lawmakers from the Kentucky congress to learn about the KYNG operations and readiness. (U.S. Army photo by Andy Dickson)
Billings, Ochs, Speck, Greer take honors in Air National Guard media contest
March 16, 2025
Lt. Col. Jim Roy, a U.S. Air Force pilot with the 47th Fighter Wing, climbs out of an A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft at the Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville, Ky., April 18, 2024, after landing in preparation for this weekend’s Thunder Over Louisville air show.

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