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Frankfort leaders visit National Guard center
November 27, 2024 — The Kentucky National Guard hosted a tour for community leaders at the Boone National Guard Center to showcase its dual federal and state missions, disaster preparedness, and civil support capabilities. Leaders learned about initiatives like the 120-county outreach and the Guard's collaborative efforts during emergencies, fostering greater understanding and potential legislative advocacy for service members... MORE

The Kentucky National Guard directorate of military support (DOMS) and members of Leadership Frankfort pose for a group photo on Boone National Guard Center in Frankfort, Kentucky on Nov. 21, 2024. The Kentucky National Guard invited the group Leadership Frankfort to engage with local commerce leaders on the dual mission of the National Guard. (U.S. Army National Guard photos by Andy Dickson)

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 Veteran restores howitzer
October 20, 2021 — A retired Kentucky National Guard member returned a decommissioned Howitzer to its former glory on Boone National Guard Center in Frankfort, Ky., during the summer of 2021... MORE

Retired Lt. Col. Dick Stoops describes an M114A2 Howitzer on Boone National Guard Center in Frankfort, Ky on May 10, 2021. Stoops restored the decommissioned gun during the summer of 2021 (U.S. Army photo by U.S. Army Sgt. Jesse Elbouab).

Honoring our Legacy
January 23, 2019 — In 1962, Maj. Gen. Arthur Lloyd, Kentucky’s Adjutant General, announced Frankfort’s National Guard Center be named after Col. Daniel Boone of the Kentucky Militia. Boone was a defender of Kentucky’s frontier, serving in Virginia’s Kentucky County Militia in 1777. Boone was not only one of the earliest explorers of Kentucky and guided settlers into the area, he founded Fort Boonesborough, protected it during the siege in 1777, and fought the Shawnee again at the Battle of Blue Licks; which was the last battle of the Revolutionary War. This early militia eventually evolved into today’s Kentucky National Guard... MORE

Kentucky Army Aviation helps keep the National Guard in the air
September 24, 2012 — It is often thought that a warrant officer in an Army Aviation unit is only a pilot. That is certainly not the case. The aviation field also demands that experts are on hand as maintenance technicians to ensure that those pilots have a working aircraft to fly. In the Kentucky National Guard, some aviation warrant officers are not only keeping Kentucky Guardsmen in the air, but also are working to keep pilots in quality aircraft nationwide... MORE

Soldiers at the Army Aviation Support Facility prepare for a test flight in a OH-58 helicopter in Frankfort, Ky., Sept. 24, 2012. The Kentucky Guard provides maintenance support to all OH-58s in the National Guard.

Kentucky National Guardsman teaches safety first
July 7, 2011 — There were 23 mechanics in attendance at the 10-hour OSHA course. Witt said more classes are in the works... MORE

2nd Lt. Joshua Witt, safety and occupational health manager, gives an OSHA class to Kentucky Guards mechanics at Boone National Guard Center in Frankfort, Ky.

FFA members present care packages to Kentucky National Guard Agribusiness Development Team 3
February 4, 2011 — For the second year in a row, the teams are the beneficiaries of an immense donation program conducted by the members of Kentucky’s Future Farmers of America. As packages continue to arrive in Afghanistan for KYADT2, soldiers and airmen assigned to KYADT3 got a little taste of the FFA’s generosity during a presentation of Kentucky-grown products Jan. 27 at the Boone National Guard Center, Frankfort... MORE

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