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Archive: September, 2012

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 with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 376th Aviation work to repair a OH-58 helicopter at the Army Aviation Support Facility in Frankfort, Ky., Sept. 18, 2012.

Kentucky Guardsmen return from Afghanistan on 9/11
September 11, 2012 — On the eleventh anniversary of 9/11, the Kentucky National Guard welcomed home the soldiers of the 176th Engineer Firefighting Team during a ceremony in Greenville, Ky. The unit deployed to Afghanistan exactly one year ago, Sept. 11, 2011. Friends, family members and the Greenville Fire Department greeted the soldiers at the Muhlenberg County Airport, and then accompanied them to the unit’s home at the nearby Wendell H. Ford Regional Training Center. ... MORE

Sgt. Aaron Watts of Versailles, Ky., shares a moment with his son, Cameron, during the welcome home ceremony for the 176th Engineer Firefighting Team at the Wendell H. Ford Regional Training Center in Greenville, Ky., Sept. 11, 2012. Watts and his unit deployed to Afghanistan exactly one year before, Sept. 11, 2011 in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.

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