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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 MEDEVAC officer leads critical NATO partnership in Bosnia
June 3, 2026 — During a recent deployment to Southeastern Europe, U.S. Army 1st Lt. Dustin Haubner and his MEDEVAC unit integrated with NATO forces to enhance regional medical support and interoperability. Through joint training exercises with Bosnian and Romanian counterparts, the unit established a strategic healthcare framework that ensures long-term medical sustainment and improved emergency response capabilities for personnel stationed at Camp Butmir...

Calm in the Chaos: Flight Medic Training Turns Real
June 5, 2025 — Soldiers of the Louisiana Army National Guard’s 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team and its assigned units reacted to a real-world emergency that occurred during a medical evacuation training exercise on May 14, 2025...

Kentucky Lakota Pilots Land at UK Hospital
May 15, 2025 — Soldiers with the Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 376th Aviation Regiment, 751st Troop Command, 63rd Theater Aviation Brigade, Kentucky Army National Guard conducted a training flight to the rooftop of University of Kentucky Albert B. Chandler Hospital in Lexington, Ky. on May 5, 2025. This flight was part of emergency management contingency training intended to positively affect patient outcomes during austere casualty evacuation operations...

Kentucky National Guard adapts to shifting weather threats
February 17, 2025 — Kentucky National Guard Soldiers responded to significant flooding from torrential rains that began on Feb. 14. As Soldiers worked with partners from Emergency Management to transport emergency personnel and supplies, conduct search and rescue missions, and clear debris, they also had to adapt to rapid changes in weather that brought extreme cold and large amounts of snow only a few days later...

Kentucky Soldiers aid the Commonwealth
January 21, 2025 — Kentucky National Guard Soldiers worked with Kentucky Emergency Management and Kentucky State Police to provide transportation to essential medical personnel and first responders who would otherwise have not been able to safely travel to their critical and essential jobs after Winter Storm Blair hit the Commonwealth Jan. 5-6, 2025...

751st Troop Command All Hazards Exercise
September 27, 2024 — Soldiers in the 751st Troop Command conducted an all-hazards exercise in southeastern Kentucky on Sept. 14, 2024. 71 Soldiers from multiple aviation companies and detachments trained with interagency partners in order to provide realistic training, empower junior leaders, and improve overall readiness for domestic operations...

63rd Theater Aviation Brigade welcomes new commander
July 9, 2024 — The 63rd Theater Aviation Brigade conducted a change of command ceremony June 23, 2024, that saw Col. Michael D. Armstrong relinquish command to Lt. Col. Gabriel D. Spicer...

Kentucky National Guard supports 35th Thunder Over Louisville
April 20, 2024 — Kentucky National Guard Supports 35th Thunder Over Louisville event in Louisville, Kentucky, April 20, 2024...

Kentucky aviators take part in simulated post-nuclear response exercise
December 14, 2023 — The Kentucky Guard worked with federal, state, and local agencies while simulating post-nuclear forensics missions across Northern Kentucky and exploring emergency response tactics...

Aviation Brigade Demonstrates Combat Readiness and Integration During Warfighter 23-05 Exercise
July 3, 2023 — Acting as a combat aviation brigade at the corps level, the 63rd TAB successfully executed large-scale combat operations, showcasing their proficiency and tactical expertise in a realistic simulated battlefield environment. The exercise aimed to identify strengths and areas for improvement, enabling the units to fine-tune their tactics and ensure seamless integration with ground forces...

123rd Contingency Response Group trains on sling loads with 63rd Theater Aviation Brigade
May 16, 2023 — Airmen assigned to the Kentucky Air National Guard's 123rd Contingency Response Group trained on hot-refueling techniques and prepared cargo for a helicopter-borne sling load carry at Boone National Guard Center in Frankfort, Ky., March 23, 2023. The training, conducted jointly with the Kentucky Army National Guard’s 63rd Theater Aviation Brigade, enhances the Air Guard unit’s ability to employ UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters in domestic and wartime environments...

2-238th MEDEVAC Returns from Deployment
February 18, 2021 — We had Kentucky Guardsmen working tirelessly at almost every base across the country. Commanding a unit like this overseas in combat had its own set of challenges; Not only did our team have to maintain proficiency and readiness at our Forward Operating Base, but we also had to make sure our other soldiers were safe and well at their FOBs.”...

G1 Directorate helps Service Members identify opportunities in periods of economic uncertainty
July 22, 2020 — Through September, the G1 will host two new faces – Chaplain (LTC) Angela White of the 63rd Theater Aviation Brigade and Sgt. 1st Class Eric Merrell of the 149th Engineer Company, who are on full-time orders to support the Guard’s employment services. ...

Aviation unit departs for deployment to Afghanistan
May 8, 2020 — The Kentucky Army National Guard aviation company held a small departure ceremony at the Army Aviation Support Facility on Boone National Guard Center. The unit will provide Blackhawk medical evacuation support while in Afghanistan...

Kentucky MEDEVAC trains for water rescue
January 25, 2017 — Overall, all the Soldiers in the unit walked away from AT having learned something beyond their MOS,” said Tharp. “Something that may possibly save their lives, and the lives of others, one day.”...

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...

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