Kentucky Guard

Former high school teacher takes lessons to Afghanistan as part of Kentucky’s Agribusiness Development Team 4
March 31, 2012 — Parsons is a retired agriculture teacher of nearly 28 years at Garrad County High School in Lancaster. He is now deployed to southern Afghanistan’s Kandahar province with ADT 4 after officially retiring in January 2012... MORE

The three are members of Kentucky's Agribusiness Development Team 4, whose mission to empower and help local leaders teach improved agricultural and business techniques to farmers in the region. Rush also served previously in Kuwait during 2005 with Parsons' son Matt.

Kentucky ADT 4’s veterinarian training programs score big with Afghan locals
March 24, 2012 — Goode serves as the ag team leader for Kandahar province’s Arghandab district with Kentucky National Guard’s Agribusiness Development Team 4 in southern Afghanistan... MORE

So far the U.S.-funded program has helped combat animal diseases by vaccinating an estimated 30,000 livestock.

Kentucky Deployed Soldiers Closer than Brothers
March 16, 2012 — “Closer than blood ever could be,” described Spc. Preston Perry, a 21-year-old Benton, Ky. native now residing in Lexington, Ky. of his relationship with Spc. Howard Summers, a 21-year-old Chicago, Ill. native now residing in Paducah... MORE

The two soldiers, who have been best friends for the last five years since originally meeting in Paducah, joined the Army National Guard together, and are serving in Afghanistan as part of Kentucky's Agribusiness Development Team 4.

From rescue and recovery to boarding windows, NCO proud to help in own 'backyard'
March 7, 2012 — Homes flattened. Trees ripped from the ground. Vehicles tossed around like Matchbox cars. Even a combat tour couldn’t prepare Kentucky National Guard Sgt. Sean Durbin for the complete devastation he walked into, March 2, in West Liberty, Ky., after a tornado ripped through and destroyed most of the city... MORE

Guardsmen help man find courage after disaster
March 7, 2012 — In the hallowed shell of what was his West Liberty, Ky., apartment, Daniel Leach took a deep breath and grabbed a plastic garbage bag from Kentucky National Guardsman Pfc. Mary Lewis. One by one he took shirts, then pants then skirts off of their hangers – pausing to wipe the tears from his eyes every few moments. The clothing was just the way his mother left them... MORE

West Liberty, Ky., resident Daniel Leach points to where he viewed an EF3 tornado ravaging his hometown before it slammed into his apartment building. Leach went through what was left of his apartment and belongings, March 7, five days after the storm ripped through his Eastern Kentucky community, March 2, killing five residents.

Guard fuels efforts one gallon at a time
March 6, 2012 — The sound of falling debris, scratching metal and diesel-powered engines filled the demolished streets of West Liberty, Ky., March 6, as contractors erected power lines and telephone poles following the deadly EF3 tornado that tore across 95 miles of Appalachia, March 2. Keeping the efforts going were two Kentucky National Guardsmen assigned to the 299th Chemical Company, 103rd Chemical Battalion. Spc. Gary Lucas and Pfc. Lance Cox were instrumental in supplying diesel fuel to the city – the lifeline for the recovery... MORE

Kentucky National Guard Pfc. Lance S. Cox, a refueler assigned to the Maysville, Ky.-based 299th Chemical Company, fules a Humvee, March 6, in West Liberty, Ky., during tornado relief efforts. Elements from the 103rd Chemical Battalion responded hours after a tornado ravaged West Liberty, March 2, and continued to provide law enforcement and humanitarian support in the week after the storm. Cox's mission was to refuel anything that needed diesel fuel to include generators at the local hospital and incident command trailers as well as military and power company trucks.

Guardsman credits service for saving his life, glad to help storm victims
March 6, 2012 — In 2010, Kyle Gray was in a poor situation. With no place to turn, he packed up his belongings and moved from California to Kentucky and joined the National Guard. "The Guard kinda saved my life," he said... MORE

Kentucky National Guard Pfc. Kyle Gray, 301st Chemical Company, pulls nails out of a piece of plywood, March 6, during tornado relief efforts in West Liberty, Ky. Gray boarded up broken windows and holes for West Liberty resident Thomas Coder, a retired Air Force veteran, after a tornado damaged most of his home, March 2.

Emergency Operations Center crucial to relief efforts Partnership built during exercises, succeeds during disaster
March 3, 2012 — Kentucky’s Emergency Operations Center, the heart of recovery and relief efforts at the Boone National Guard Center buzzed with activity March 3 after Gov. Steve Beshear declared a statewide emergency March 2, allowing local officials immediate access to state resources to assist with public security. “Without the EOC, there would be a lack of command and control,” said Kentucky National Guard Lt. Col. Jeffery Hughes, director of military support, Joint Operations Center... MORE

Kentucky National Guard Col. Charles K. Harris, J2 Intelligence and Security officer, briefs the Kentucky Emergency Management at the Emergency Operations Center at Boone National Guard Center, March 3, following tornadoes and storms that ripped through Kentucky, March 2.

Kentucky Guard engages in search and rescue operations after tornadoes
March 3, 2012 — Kentucky National Guard soldiers and airmen converged on the remains of West Liberty, Ky., March 3, to assist local fire and law enforcement in recovery and relief efforts, in the wake of the series of tornadic storms that ripped through the state, March 3. Soldiers from the Morehead, Ky.,-based 301st Chemical Company arrived on the scene Friday, hours after the tornado flattened the town, and assisted local officials with the evacuation of the citizens. On Friday, the operation changed to search and rescue... MORE

Kentucky National Guard service members engage in a search and rescue mission in West Liberty, Ky., for survivors after torrential storms and violent winds destroyed much of the community there, March 2.

Guard responds immediately after tornadoes
March 3, 2012 — Before the first winds crossed the Commonwealth of Kentucky March 2, the Kentucky National Guard made preparations to keep its citizen-soldiers safe and ready to assist in the event local officials would request assistance. Once the sun rose March 3, the need for Kentucky’s Guardsmen was evident across more than 40 of the 120 counties. From the sky, in a Kentucky Guard UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter, Kentucky’s Lt. Gov. Jerry Abramson surveyed the damage and visited with residents in the small community of East Bernstadt, Ky., located in Laurel County... MORE

Staff Sgt. Joshua Matlock, with the Charlie Battery, 1st Battalion, 623rd Field Artillery (HIMARS), accompanies Kentucky's Lt. Gov. Jerry Abramson as they view the debris that covered the area of East Bernstadt, Ky., March 3.

Kentucky Guard supports local communities in eastern Kentucky
March 3, 2012 — Kentucky’s motto, “United we stand, divided we fall,” set the stage at ground zero after severe tornadoes ravaged several communities in eastern Kentucky, March 2. Local law enforcement officials, the Kentucky State Police, and soldiers from the Kentucky National Guard are working diligently in an effort to assist local community residents recover from the massive destruction caused by the natural disaster... MORE

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