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Ewing, Wright, Zena named Kentucky Air Guard’s Airmen of the Year for 2021
March 12, 2022
Senior Airman Xavier Ewing has been named the 2021 Kentucky Air National Guard Airman of the Year in the Airman category. Ewing is a C-130 Hercules crew chief in the 123rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Phil Speck)
Thunder air show returns to banks of Ohio River with KYANG aircraft
March 5, 2022
Members of the Kentucky Derby Festival unveil a banner promoting the 2022 Thunder Over Louisville air show and fireworks display during a press conference held along the Ohio River in downtown Louisville, Ky., March 3, 2022. Thunder will return to the waterfront April 23 after a two-year absence and is expected to feature dozens of aircraft, including the U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor Demo Team and a brand-new C-130J Super Hercules from the Kentucky Air National Guard. This year’s event celebrates the 75th anniversary of the United States Air Force. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Dale Greer)
Kentucky Air Guardsman recalls Evansville crash 30 years later
February 28, 2022
The base newspaper of the 123rd Tactical Airlift Wing provided coverage of a fatal C-130B Hercules crash in Evansville, Ind., on Feb. 6 1992. The mishap claimed 16 lives. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Dale Greer)
Air Guard director meets Airmen at 123rd Airlift Wing
January 13, 2022
U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Michael A. Loh, director, Air National Guard, speaks to Airmen from the 123rd Airlift Wing at the Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville, Kentucky, Jan. 8, 2022. During the visit, Loh toured the base and learned about the various mission sets within the Kentucky Air Guard. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Joshua Horton)
Kentucky Air Guard logs many firsts in Sentry Storm
December 31, 2021
Airmen from the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Contingency Response Group prepare to hook a sling load to a U.S. Navy MH-60S Seahawk during a large-scale exercise in Logan, W.Va.., on July 20, 2021. The training took place during a week-long exercise named Sentry Storm 2021 that included multiple units including Air and Army National Guard, U.S. Air Force, Air Force Reserve, U.S. Navy, and Civil Air Patrol. U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Vincent Santos)
Kentucky Air Guard Security Forces strengthen skills in Colorado
December 31, 2021
Airman 1st Class Emmanuel Collins, a fireteam member in the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Security Forces Squadron, takes up a defensive posture during a field training exercise at Fort Carson, Colo., May 19, 2021. More than 30 Airmen from the unit travelled here to strengthen their specialized skills during nine days of field exercises at several different ranges. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Phil Speck)
Kentucky Air Guardsmen featured in national ad campaign
December 31, 2021
A member of the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Special Tactics Squadron is filmed by members of GSD&M, a marketing and advertising company, at FRP LaGrange Quarry, in La Grange, Ky., on April 14, 2021. The production shoot is part of a national ad campaign funded by the National Guard Bureau to advertise the Air National Guard. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Joshua Horton)
Kentucky Air Guard supports tornado recovery effort in Mayfield
December 23, 2021
Airman 1st Class Jayden Guthrie of the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Security Forces Squadron directs traffic in Mayfield, Ky., Dec. 18, 2021. Guthrie and 16 other security forces Airmen mobilized from Louisville, Ky., to augment the Mayfield Police Department following a Category 5 tornado that leveled much of the town. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Clayton Wear)
Kentucky’s 123rd Airlift Wing named top mobility flying unit in Air National Guard
December 5, 2021
Col. Bruce Bancroft, commander of the 123rd Airlift Wing, speaks to hundreds of Air Guardsmen during a ceremony celebrating the wing’s fifth Curtis N. “Rusty” Metcalf Trophy at the Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville, Ky., Dec. 5, 2021. Bestowed annually by the National Guard Association of the United States, the trophy recognizes the airlift or air refueling unit that demonstrates the highest standards of mission accomplishment. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Joshua Horton)
Kentucky Guardsmen talk with cub scouts
November 18, 2021
Soldiers from the 138th met with the Scouts at a military appreciation night in Lexington, Ky on November 18, 2021
Kentucky Air Guard enters new era with arrival of C-130J Super Hercules aircraft
November 6, 2021
One of two new C-130J Super Hercules aircraft arrives at the Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville, Ky., Nov. 6, 2021, ushering in a new era of aviation for the 123rd Airlift Wing. The state-of-the-art transports are among eight the wing will receive over the next 11 months to replace eight aging C-130 H-model aircraft, which entered service in 1992 and have seen duty all over the world. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Clayton Wear)
New technology reduces energy costs, improves air quality at Response Forces Facility
October 30, 2021
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)
Official signing of the 2021 Kentucky National Guard Joint Labor-Management Agreement
October 28, 2021
From left to right, Association of Civilian Technicians (ACT) members, Mr. Pete Rendon, president of the Air Bluegrass Chapter, Maj. Gen. Hal Lamberton, Kentucky Adjutant General, Mr. Chris Searcy, president of the Kentucky Army Chapter pose for a photo prior to the official signing of the 2021 Kentucky National Guard Joint Labor-Management Agreement, Oct. 25, 2021, on Boone National Guard Center, Frankfort, Ky.
Soldiers participate in leadership engagement course
October 27, 2021
Kentucky Army National Guard Command Sgt. Maj. Jesse Withers meets with attendees of the leadership engagement course Sept. 9-10 at the 123rd Air Lift Wing. The 2 day course is designed to help Soldiers progress their effective leadership skills.
Jenkins, Blevins, Wariner named top Airmen for 2021
October 17, 2021
Staff Sgt. Harrison Jenkins, an intelligence analyst with the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Operations Support Squadron, performs inflight aircrew training aboard a C-130 Hercules at Muñiz Air National Guard Base in Carolina, Puerto Rico, on June 16, 2021. Jenkins is the Kentucky Air National Guard's Outstanding Airman of the Year for 2021. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Phil Speck)
Last C-130H rolls down the stretch at Kentucky Air Guard
September 24, 2021
The last of eight C-130 H-model aircraft departs the Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville, Ky., Sept. 24, 2021, as the 123rd Airlift Wing prepares to convert to the C-130J Super Hercules. The unit is slated to begin receiving the most modern variant of the venerable transport plane on Nov. 6. In the meantime, the departing H-models — which the Kentucky Air Guard has flown since 1992 — are being transferred to the Delaware Air National Guard. Tail number 11233 has logged 9,967 hours of flight time all over the world, supporting every kind of mission from humanitarian airlift to combat resupply operations. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Joshua Horton)
Kentucky Air Guard supporting COVID fight at Louisville hospitals
September 14, 2021
Staff Sgt. Keontay Curry, a communications specialist in the Kentucky Air National Guard, reports to Baptist Hospital East in Louisville, Ky., Sept. 14, 2021, to provide logistical support to medical staff struggling to keep pace with the rising number of critically ill COVID patients. He is one of 45 Airmen, all of whom volunteered for the mission, who will serve at the hospital as long as needed. The group is part of 310 Kentucky Army and Air National Guard Soldiers and Airmen who were activated last week by Gov. Andy Beshear to provide non-clinical support to 21 hospitals across the Commonwealth. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Lt. Col. Dale Greer)
Adams takes command of 123rd Contingency Response Group
September 12, 2021
Col. Ryan Adams (right), incoming commander of the 123rd Contingency Response Group, accepts the unit’s guidon from Col. David Mounkes (left), outgoing commander of the 123rd Airlift Wing, during a change-of-command ceremony at the Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville, Ky., Aug 7, 2021. Adams is replacing Col. Bruce Bancroft, who assumed command of the 123rd Airlift Wing during a ceremony later the same day. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Phil Speck)
Kentucky Air Guard completes mission to receive 11,000 Afghan evacuees
September 10, 2021
Airmen from the 123rd Contingency Response Group return to the Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville, Ky., Sept. 8, 2021, after completing an 18-day mission at Volk Field, Wis., to receive Afghan evacuees arriving aboard military and civilian aircraft. The Airmen processed 87 aircraft carrying more than 11,000 evacuees as part of Operation Allies Refuge and the follow-on mission, Operation Allies Welcome. The evacuees were then sent to nearby Fort McCoy, Wis. The Department of Defense, through U.S. Northern Command and in support of the Department of Homeland Security, is providing transportation, temporary housing, medical screening and general support for at least 50,000 Afghan evacuees at suitable facilities, in permanent or temporary structures, as quickly as possible. This initiative provides Afghan personnel essential support at secure locations outside Afghanistan. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Joshua Horton)
Kentucky Guard Engineers conduct Djibouti State Partnership training
September 8, 2021

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