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Kentucky National Guard Lakotas bring aviation rescue capability to Patriot ’26 at Volk Field, Fort McCoy
September 10, 2026 — Patriot ’26 brought together approximately 1,000 Airmen and Soldiers from National Guard units representing 35 states, along with federal, state and local agencies, for realistic domestic-response scenarios designed to improve readiness and interagency coordination during large-scale emergencies. Soldiers from Kentucky's 1st Battalion, 376th Aviation Regiment of the 751st Troop Command, 63rd Theater Aviation Brigade, operated UH-72 Lakotas during the exercise...

Kentucky National Guard aviators strengthen domestic response capabilities during Patriot 2026
September 10, 2026 — Kentucky Army National Guard aviators enhanced their readiness for domestic emergencies during Patriot 2026 in Wisconsin, Aug. 24-31, 2026. The exercise provided realistic flight and joint-response training while strengthening partnerships with military, law enforcement and civilian emergency responders...

Eastridge assumes command of 103rd Brigade Support Battalion
September 8, 2026 — U.S. Army Lt. Col. Eric Eastridge assumed command of the 103rd Brigade Support Battalion from Lt. Col. Dayna Sanders during a ceremony in Harrodsburg, Ky., Aug. 9, 2026. Sanders relinquished command after leading the battalion since June 2024...

Kentucky Guard hosts state legislators
August 31, 2026 — The Kentucky National Guard hosted six state legislators at the Army Aviation Support Facility on Boone National Guard Center in Frankfort, March 9...

Senior leaders encourage military youth at Kentucky National Guard Youth Camp
August 31, 2026 — Senior leaders from the Kentucky National Guard visited the children attending youth camp at Camp Loucon in Leitchfield, Kentucky, July 16, 2026. The camp is an annual event hosted by the Kentucky National Guard Child and Youth Program that brings children from Guard Families ages 10 to 17 together for a week of fun and challenges...

Employers gain firsthand look at Guard service during Boss Lift
August 31, 2026 — Kentucky Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve hosted more than 40 employers and civic leaders during a Boss Lift event at Fort Knox, Ky., June 12, 2026. The event provided participants a firsthand look at field artillery and aviation training to demonstrate the leadership, teamwork, and technical expertise their employees develop through military service...

Meredith assumes role as G-1 sergeant major
August 31, 2026 — The Kentucky Army National Guard promoted Master Sgt. Michael Meredith to the rank of sergeant major during a ceremony at the Boone National Guard Center in Frankfort, Ky., Aug. 10, 2026. Meredith assumed the role of G-1 sergeant major, serving as the senior enlisted advisor for personnel and overseeing enlisted readiness and career development...

Kentucky Guard modernizes maintenance in Burlington
August 31, 2026 — The Kentucky Guard cut the ribbon on Burlington’s Field Maintenance Shop on Aug. 24, 2026, culminating a 15-year endeavor. The state-of-the-art facility will support units in the northern Kentucky area...

Leadership Profile: Brigadier General Brian Wertzler
August 31, 2026 — Across nearly 36 years of service from enlisted Soldier to Kentucky's deputy adjutant general, U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Brian Wertzler has served in a myriad of different roles. Through every change and every challenge, one thing has remained constant: putting people first...

Full Circle: Kentucky engineer pinned with the eagle
August 26, 2026 — U.S. Army Col. John Barger was promoted during a ceremony at the Kentucky Historical Society on Aug. 10, 2026. Prior to his pinning, Barger stood before Kentucky’s original constitution to take the state Oath of Office, marking a full-circle milestone in his three-decade engineering career...

Kentucky Guard prepares incoming command teams during four-day course
August 26, 2026 — The Kentucky National Guard hosted a four-day pre-command course at Wendell H. Ford Regional Training Center in Greenville, Ky., Aug. 13-16, 2026. The course prepared the incoming leaders for the responsibilities of command through guidance from senior leadership and interactive relationship-building exercises...

Kentucky Guard hosts inaugural Iron Major Leader Weekend
August 26, 2026 — More than 70 Kentucky National Guard majors attended the inaugural Iron Major Leader Development Day at the Wendell H. Ford Regional Training Center in Greenville, Ky., Aug. 14-15. The two-day event focused on strengthening strategic and operational leadership, career development and key development opportunities...

Kentucky, North Carolina Civil Support Teams strengthen interstate response capabilities
August 26, 2026 — Members of the KYNG’s 41st Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Team trained alongside North Carolina National Guard’s 42nd CST at the Jim Beam Booker Noe Plant in Boston, Aug. 11, 2026. The joint exercise tested how the teams integrate during a complex chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear or explosive (CBRNE) incident...

Col. Michael Armstrong Promoted to Brigadier General at Western Kentucky University
August 26, 2026 — Surrounded by family, friends, and fellow Service members atop the Hill at Western Kentucky University, Col. Michael Armstrong was promoted to the rank of brigadier general Sunday, Aug. 23, 2026...

Kentucky Guard forges partnerships to support cyber resilience
August 20, 2026 — U.S. Army Lt. Col. Dayna Sanders spoke to local leaders at the 2026 Governor’s Local Issues Conference in Louisville, Aug. 20. Sanders urged stakeholders to proactively identify network vulnerabilities and highlighted the unique cyber capabilities the Kentucky National Guard brings to strategic community partnerships...

Kentucky Guard aviation unit supports national CBRN response exercise
August 19, 2026 — Soldiers of Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 63rd Theater Aviation Brigade, played a critical role in Vibrant Response 2026, a large-scale U.S. military exercise designed to prepare forces to respond to chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) incidents within the homeland, April 13-29...

Kentucky Guard marks 234th birthday with a challenge to the ranks
August 14, 2026 — Kentucky National Guard Soldiers and senior leaders gathered at Boone National Guard Center in Frankfort, Kentucky, to celebrate the organization’s 234th birthday, June 24, 2026. While the event highlighted the Kentucky Guard’s enduring commitment to the commonwealth, the state’s senior enlisted leader challenged Guardsmen to continue improving themselves and the organization...

Kentucky chaplain rises in rank, inspired by Korean War-era Veteran grandfather to continue service
August 14, 2026 — U.S. Army Maj. Eric Honeycutt, senior state support chaplain for the Kentucky Army National Guard, is promoted to the rank of lieutenant colonel during a ceremony at the Boone National Guard Center in Frankfort, Ky., June 25, 2026. Honeycutt, who celebrated the milestone with family, friends and fellow service members, credited his grandfather, a Korean War veteran, with encouraging him to continue his nearly 19-year military career...

Decorated Kentucky Guard medic retires following career of lifesaving service
August 14, 2026 — Sgt. 1st Class Jeremy Lowe retired from the Kentucky Army National Guard after 27 years of service during a ceremony at Joint Force Headquarters in Frankfort, Kentucky, July 29, 2026. A former combat medic and G3 operations noncommissioned officer, Lowe was recognized for his leadership, mentorship, and participation in numerous lifesaving domestic operations and combat deployments...

Bravo Battery, 1-623rd Field Artillery conducts CS gas training at Fort Knox
August 3, 2026 — Soldiers from Bravo Battery, 1st Battalion, 623rd Field Artillery Regiment, completed mask confidence training May 16, 2026, to build confidence in their equipment and prepare for operations in contaminated CBRN environments...

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