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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.
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)
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)
Leadership group visits Boone National Guard Center
March 14, 2025
Sgt. Maj. Jason Rhodes speaks to members of Leadership Jessamine County about Kentucky National Guard's functions and capabilities, Feb. 13. The current class of the organization visited the Boone National Guard Center in Frankfort to learn about the Kentucky National Guard and the organization’s role in state government. (U.S. Army photo by Milt Spalding)
Kentucky musicians perform at national-level workshop
March 14, 2025
Soldiers of the 202nd Army Band's Tuba-Euphonium Quartet perform at the 2025 Tuba-Euphonium Workshop, hosted by The U.S. Army Band "Pershing's Own," Jan. 30, 2025. Military musicians from across the country attend the workshop each year for world-class performances, lectures, and masterclasses. (Photo courtesy of Alexander Rogge)
207th Engineer Construction Company assists cleanup efforts in EKY flood relief response
March 6, 2025
Kentucky National Guard Soldiers from the 207th Engineer Construction Company aided in flood relief efforts in Leslie County, Kentucky on February 22, 2025.
Kentucky National Guard adapts to shifting weather threats
February 17, 2025
Sgt. Charles Hall, crew chief from Charlie Co 2-238th MEDEVAC, scans waterways in eastern Kentucky for stranded flood survivors on February 17, 2025.
Guardsmen recognized at Kentucky State of the Commonwealth
January 17, 2025
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear recognizes two veterans, Sgt. Grayson Johnson and Spc. William Price, at the State of the Commonwealth in the Kentucky House Chambers in Frankfort, Kentucky on Jan. 8, 2025.
Longest-serving director of Bluegrass Station retires
January 17, 2025
Retired U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Stephen Collins, left, is presented with a special operations forces challenge coin and hat by U.S. Army Col. Jess Marasalis, the program executive officer for Special Operations Forces, at his retirement ceremony at Bluegrass Station in Lexington, Kentucky on Dec. 10, 2025.
Kentucky military police deploy overseas
January 16, 2025
U.S. Army Capt. Angel Pagan, commander of the 617th Military Police Company, speaks to the Soldiers and family at the 617th Military Police Company deployment ceremony at the Armed Forces Reserve Center in Richmond, Kentucky on Jan. 4, 2025.
Kentucky National Guard honors top recruiters and mission makers at ceremony
December 30, 2024
Soldiers from the KYARNG RRB were awarded various honors at battalion’s 2024 Mission Makers ceremony
National Guard supports Kentucky wreath laying ceremony
December 10, 2024
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Haldane B. Lamberton, adjutant general of Kentucky, salutes the wreath he hung in honor of prisoners-of war and missing-in-action at the Kentucky Department of Veterans Affairs wreath laying ceremony at the Capitol Rotunda in Frankfort, Kentucky on Dec. 9, 2024. The Kentucky National Guard supported the ceremony by providing music from the 202nd Band and a color guard from the 63rd Theater Aviation Brigade. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Andy Dickson)

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