Kentucky Guard

Mechanics carry torch for women in military
March 16, 2017 — Her feelings are not unique. More than 1,000 women wear the uniform in the Kentucky Army and Air National Guard, with roughly 15% of the U.S. military and many will share the same such ideas of bygone stereotypes. ... MORE

Senior leaders visit Kentucky Soldiers overseas
March 8, 2017 — Brig. Gen. Benjamin Adams III, Kentucky’s Director of the Joint Staff, and State Command Sgt. Maj. David Munden took the opportunity to visit with Soldiers in each unit, and they received a first-hand glimpse into each unit’s mission overseas... MORE

Kentucky Air National Guard Family Readiness Program recognized as best in the Air National Guard
March 4, 2017 — The award, which is distributed annually to each of the seven reserve components, includes a commemorative plaque and a framed certificate that acknowledge the family programs who are performing their functions the best... MORE

Master Sgt. Brittany Ingram, an Airman from the 123rd Airlift Wing Louisville, Kentucky, shows the plaque given to her by the group of U.S. Army Reserve Officer Corps cadets that she accompanied to Djibouti, Africa over the summer as a cadre member for the U.S. Army Command’s Cultural Language and Proficiency program.

Kentucky Air National Guard Airman assists Army ROTC in Djibouti
March 4, 2017 — Travelling across the globe to more than 42 countries were 1,300 Army Reserve Officer Training Corps cadets taking part in the U.S. Army Cadet Command's Cultural Understanding & Language Proficiency program. In the role of chaperone, Air Force Master Sgt. Brittany Ingram from the 123rd Airlift Wing, Louisville, Kentucky, was able to accompany a group of these college-age cadets to the Republic of Djibouti in the horn of Africa over the summer... MORE

Airmen from the 123rd Airlift Wing support the 58th Presidential Inauguration
March 4, 2017 — As part of the specially created Joint Task Force – District of Columbia, approximately 7,500 National Guard members from around the nation and territories were in the nation's capital this past January to support the 58th Presidential Inauguration of Donald Trump, including three groups from the Kentucky Air National Guard... MORE

Along with about 7,000 troops across the nation, approximately 1,000 Commonwealth Soldiers and Airmen were tasked with critical inaugural missions, including crowd management, traffic control, emergency services and communication and ceremonial duties.

Kentucky Air National Guard Airman assists Army ROTC in Djibouti
March 4, 2017 — In the role of chaperone, Air Force Master Sgt. Brittany Ingram from the 123rd Airlift Wing, Louisville, Kentucky, was able to accompany a group of these college-age cadets to the Republic of Djibouti in the horn of Africa over the summer... MORE

Airmen from the 123rd Airlift Wing support the 58th Presidential Inauguration
March 4, 2017 — The task force’s mission was to assist with security, communication, medical evacuation and provide other logistical support including traffic control during the days leading up to the event as well as inauguration day. Airmen from the 123rd Airlift Wing Services Flight, Explosive Ordnance Disposal Flight, Civil Engineer Squadron and Special Tactics Squadron all performed various duties within their capacities to support the prestigious event. ... MORE

More than 7, 000 Soldiers and Airmen from throughout the country, including about 1,000 from the Commonwealth of Pa., assembled to provide crowd management, traffic control, emergency services, and communication and ceremonial duties for the event

Senior leaders visit Kentucky Soldiers overseas
March 4, 2017 — Brig. Gen. Benjamin Adams III, Kentucky’s Director of the Joint Staff, and State Command Sgt. Maj. David Munden took the opportunity to visit with Soldiers in each unit, and they received a first-hand glimpse into each unit’s mission overseas... MORE

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