Kentucky Guard

Kentucky's Medical Detachment commander retires
November 19, 2025 — U.S. Army Col. Christopher Howell concluded a career of 37 years of service during a retirement ceremony, Oct. 18, 2025... MORE

U.S. Army Col. Christopher Howell delivers remarks during his retirement ceremony at Boone National Guard Center in Frankfort, Ky., Oct. 18, 2025.

Cyber Bluegrass 2025 Strengthens Kentucky’s Cyber Defense
November 19, 2025 — The Kentucky National Guard hosted the inaugural Cyber Bluegrass, a cyber exercise held at the State Emergency Operations Center on Boone National Guard Center, Nov. 4–6. The three-day event brought together nearly one hundred participants, including cyber professionals from across Kentucky, the FBI, Kentucky Emergency Management, and the North Carolina National Guard’s Cyber Task Force... MORE

Soldiers and civilians take part in Cyber Bluegrass at the Emergency Operations Center on Boone National Guard Center in Frankfort, Ky., Nov. 4, 2025.

Kentucky National Guard responds to fatal civilian plane crash
November 5, 2025 — Firefighters from the Kentucky Air National Guard were among hundreds of emergency workers who responded to a fatal civilian plane crash just south of Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport here Nov. 4... MORE

Master Sgt. Kyle Miller was one of eight firefighters from the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Airlift Wing who responded to a fatal civilian plane crash just south of Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport in Louisville, Ky., Nov. 4, 2025.

Two Kentucky Guardsmen Reach World CrossFit Finals, Embody Army’s H2F Principles
September 30, 2025 — Two Kentucky Army National Guard Soldiers, Col. Eddie Simpson and 1st Lt. Erik Thomas, competed in the 2025 World CrossFit Games Finals in Columbus, Ohio, Aug. 21–24, showcasing peak fitness and championing the Army’s Holistic Health and Fitness program to improve Soldier readiness and lethality... MORE

1st Lt. Erik Thomas competes during the 2025 CrossFit Games

Kentucky Windage tests Mission Support Group for Agile Combat Employment
September 28, 2025 — Airmen from the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123d Mission Support Group recently completed a field exercise designed to prepare them for operating the new Deployable Combat Wing model in a contested environment... MORE

Airmen from the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Mission Support Group support Exercise Kentucky Windage 2025 aboard a CH-47 Chinook helicopter over Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa., May 22, 2025.

Tellis retires after more than 38 years of service in Air Force, Air Guard
September 27, 2025 — Chief Master Sergeant Chris Tellis, senior enlisted leader for the 123rd Contingency Response Group, retired from military service during a ceremony at the Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville on June 7, concluding a career spanning more than 38 years... MORE

Chief Master Sgt. Chris Tellis, right, outgoing senior enlisted leader for the 123rd Contingency Response Group, receives his certificate of retirement from Brig. Gen. Bruce Bancroft, Kentucky’s adjutant general for Air, during Tellis’ retirement ceremony at the Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville Ky., June 7, 2025.

Kentucky employers honored for supporting Guardsmen
September 26, 2025 — The Kentucky Committee for Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve honored three employers with the Pro Patria Award in recognition of their support for Kentucky Guardsmen during a presentation on Sept. 10, 2025... MORE

Three Kentucky employers were honored for their outstanding support of Guardsmen in Louisville on Sept. 10, 2025.

Kentucky Cyber visits Fayette County Schools
September 26, 2025 — Soldiers from the Kentucky National Guard Cyber Resilience Initiative visited students in Lexington to demonstrate real-world cybersecurity concepts and explore cyber career path opportunities in the Guard, Sept. 17-18, 2025... MORE

The cybersecurity classroom at Fayette County's Hub for Innovative Learning & Leadership in Lexington, Kentucky.

Strategic Broadening Seminar highlights leadership in challenging times
September 23, 2025 — U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Haldane Lamberton, Kentucky’s adjutant general, addressed participants of the Strategic Broadening Seminar (SBS) at the Kentucky Historical Society, which was hosted by the McConnell Center Civic Education Program Aug. 28, 2025... MORE

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Haldane Lamberton, Kentucky’s adjutant general, listens as a participant of the Strategic Broadening Seminar (SBS) asks a question at the Kentucky Historical Society, Aug. 28.

State Partnership Program conducts air assault planning exchange
September 10, 2025 — Members of the Kentucky National Guard took part in a four-day air assault planning exchange with the Ecuadorian 9th Special Forces Brigade as part of the National Guard’s State Partnership Program, Aug. 18-21... MORE

U.S. Army Maj. Ryan Hubbs congratulates an Ecuadorian marine on the completion of air assault training during a ceremony at the end of an air assault training exchange in Latacunga, Ecuador, Aug. 21, 2025.

Kentucky Air Guard special tactics flexes maritime skill in Caribbean for Emerald Warrior
September 4, 2025 — A squadron of special tactics Airmen from the Kentucky Air National Guard completed a grueling five-day exercise in the Caribbean Aug. 30, testing their ability to perform a broad spectrum of operations in a maritime environment while responding to an enemy threat... MORE

U.S. Air Force special tactics Airmen from the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Airlift Wing conduct exfil operations from the Caribbean Sea into a Mississippi Army National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk off the coast of St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, Aug. 28, 2025 as part of Emerald Warrior 25.2, a large-scale special operations exercise staged in multiple locations by Air Force Special Operations Command.

Kentucky's 223rd Military Police return home
August 29, 2025 — Soldiers of Kentucky's 223rd Military Police Company reunited with friends and family after a year-long deployment in support of the U.S. European Command region, Aug. 16, 2025... MORE

Soldiers of the 223rd Military Police Company stand in formation at the Buechel Armory in Louisville, Kentucky, as they arrived home and prepared to meet their loved ones, Aug. 16, 2025.

Kentucky gains another colonel
August 28, 2025 — The Kentucky Army National Guard celebrated a significant career milestone for one of its senior leaders as Lt. Col. Derek Hart, intelligence officer for Joint Force Headquarters, was promoted to the rank of colonel during a ceremony at the Louisville Country Club, Aug. 20... MORE

U.S. Army Col. Derek Hart's daughter, Helen and wife, Emily(top corner), pin on his new rank to his uniform during his promotion ceremony at the Louisville Country Club in Louisville, Kentucky, Aug. 20, 2025

Twelve Kentucky Guardsmen earn 'Governor's Twenty'
August 26, 2025 — Nearly sixty Soldiers and Airmen from the Kentucky National Guard competed in The Adjutant General’s Match, held at the Wendell H. Ford Regional Training Center, July 11-13... MORE

U.S. Army Sgt. Maj. Jason Rhodes, of the 38th Infantry Division Artillery, competes in the Rifle Excellence-in-Competition match during The Adjutant General's Match at Wendell H. Ford Regional Training Center, July 11-13.

Kentucky Guard builds partnerships through cyber resilience
August 21, 2025 — Soldiers and Airmen of the Kentucky National Guard engaged in multiple events last week as part of a long-term cyber resilience initiative to exchange knowledge and information, strengthen partnerships, enhance cyber capability, and improve preparedness for cyber incidents, Aug. 11-15, 2025... MORE

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Haldane Lamberton, Kentucky's adjutant general, briefs officials on cyber threats and the importance of partnerships to deterring, preventing, defeating, and mitigating threats to critical infrastructure at the Governor's Local Issues Conference in Louisville, Kentucky, Aug. 13, 2025.

Kentucky Guard aviation celebrates pioneer pilot and 110th anniversary
August 20, 2025 — The Kentucky National Guard honored U.S. Army Capt. Bee Osborne, Kentucky’s first Army aviator, and celebrated the 110th anniversary of Army aviation during a ceremony at Boone National Guard Center, Aug. 15, 2025... MORE

Helen Duer, family member of U.S. Army Capt. Bee Rife Osborne, receives the gold Order of St. Michael award at the 110th anniversary celebration of Kentucky Army National Guard aviation, held at the Army Aviation Support Facility on Boone National Guard Center in Frankfort, Kentucky, Aug. 15, 2025.

Explosive Ordnance Disposal specialists from Kentucky Air Guard recognized for excellence
August 18, 2025 — Three Airmen from the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Explosive Ordnance Disposal Flight have been recognized for excellence by the National Guard Bureau... MORE

Staff Sgt. Austin Duck, a team lead in the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Explosive Ordnance Disposal flight, leads his team during a training exercise at Muscatatuck Urban Training Center in Butlerville, Indiana, July 26, 2025.

Kentucky Air Guard civil engineers strengthen operational readiness in the Azores
August 17, 2025 — Airmen from the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Civil Engineer Squadron joined with the Portuguese military to strengthen operational readiness and assist with base repairs during a two-week field training assignment to the Azores in June... MORE

Fire protection specialists from the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Civil Engineer Squadron extinguish flames from a simulated engine burn during an exercise at Lajes Field, Azores, June 23, 2025.

Kentucky’s chemical unit gets high marks during evaluations
August 13, 2025 — The Kentucky National Guard’s Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and high-yield explosives (CBRNE) Enhanced Response Force Package (CERFP) recently completed a rigorous external evaluation, demonstrating its capability to respond to chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and high-yield explosive incidents, July 29 through Aug. 1, 2025... MORE

U.S. Air Force Airmen with the Kentucky National Guard's Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and high-yield explosives (CBRNE) Enhanced Response Force Package (CERFP) Joint Incident Site Communications Capability (JISCC) team set up communications equipment to enable electronic communication throughout the area during their external evaluation at Muscatatuck Training Center, July 29 through Aug. 1, 2025.

Kentucky National Guard Colonel Natalie Lewellen Promoted to Brigadier General
August 13, 2025 — U.S. Army Col. Natalie Lewellen, a former state judge advocate for the Kentucky National Guard, was promoted to brigadier general at the Herbert R. Temple Jr. Army National Guard Readiness Center in Arlington, Virginia, on April 18, 2025. Her promotion recognized a career of dedicated service and leadership. Currently, Lewellen serves as the Deputy General Counsel – Army at the National Guard Bureau... MORE

From left to right, Brig. Gen. Joseph Baldwin, deputy director Army National Guard Col. Natalie Lewellen deputy general counsel Army National Guard and Maj. Gen. Bobby Christine, judge advocate general Army stand during the playing of the national anthem.

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