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Archive: 2025

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. The two-week course equipped Unit Retention NCOs with the knowledge and skills to assist commanders with managing retention and attrition... MORE

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 — Command Staff of the Kentucky National Guard (KYNG) hosted Kentucky lawmakers at the Boone National Guard Center in Frankfort, March 10, 2025, to provide updates on current KYNG operations and readiness... MORE

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)

Billings, Ochs, Speck, Greer take honors in Air National Guard media contest
March 16, 2025 — Four Airmen from the Kentucky Air National Guard public affairs team have been recognized for excellence in the National Guard Bureau’s 2024 media contest... MORE

Lt. Col. Jim Roy, a U.S. Air Force pilot with the 47th Fighter Wing, climbs out of an A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft at the Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville, Ky., April 18, 2024, after landing in preparation for this weekend’s Thunder Over Louisville air show.

Leadership group visits Boone National Guard Center
March 14, 2025 — Members of the Leadership Jessamine County class visited the Boone National Guard Center in Frankfort, Feb. 13, 2025, to learn about the Kentucky National Guard and its resources. The group, composed of local business and community leaders, explored the Guard’s role in state government and emergency response efforts, including disaster relief in Western and Eastern Kentucky... MORE

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)

Billings, Trojanowski, Woodard named top Kentucky Guard Airmen
March 14, 2025 — Airman 1st Class Annaliese Billings, Tech. Sgt. Philip Trojanowski and Master Sgt. Kevin Woodard were honored as the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 2024 Airmen of the Year during the Airman’s Gala held at Woodhaven Country Club in Louisville, Kentucky, March 15... MORE

Tech. Sgt. Philip Trojanowski, a combat control craftsman assigned to the 123rd Special Tactics Squadron, is the Kentucky Air National Guard’s Non-Commissioned Officer of the Year for 2024.

Johnson named Kentucky Air Guard’s First Sergeant of the Year
March 14, 2025 — Master Sgt. Jamarrel Johnson has been selected as the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 2024 First Sergeant of the Year and will be honored at the Airman’s Gala to be held March 15 at Woodhaven Country Club in Louisville, Kentucky... MORE

Master Sgt. Jamarrel Johnson, first sergeant for the 123rd Maintenance Squadron, is the Kentucky Air National Guard’s First Sergeant of the Year for 2024.

Kentucky musicians perform at national-level workshop
March 14, 2025 — Four Soldiers from the 202nd Army Band performed at the Tuba-Euphonium Workshop, hosted by The U.S. Army Band "Pershing's Own," Jan. 29-Feb. 1. Military musicians from across the country attend the workshop each year for world-class performances, lectures, and masterclasses... MORE

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 — The Kentucky Army National Guard’s 207th Engineer Construction company worked to remove debris and clear routes throughout Leslie County, Kentucky in response to flooding on Feb. 23, 2025... MORE

Kentucky National Guard Soldiers from the 207th Engineer Construction Company aided in flood relief efforts in Leslie County, Kentucky on February 22, 2025.

City kicks off countdown to Thunder Over Louisville featuring Kentucky Air Guard
March 3, 2025 — Airmen from the Kentucky Air National Guard will perform an aerial demonstration with their C-130J Super Hercules aircraft and parachute into the Ohio River as part of the Thunder Over Louisville air show April 12, 2025... MORE

A C-130J Super Hercules from the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Airlift Wing deploys flares as part of an aerial demonstration during the Thunder Over Louisville air show and fireworks display in Louisville, Ky., April 20, 2024.

Kentucky’s Military Kids Honored at Kids' Day at the Capitol
February 25, 2025 — Kids from around the commonwealth representing all military branches from the Kentucky National Guard, Fort Knox, and Fort Campbell came to learn, explore, and have fun. One of the things they learned during their visit was that the Capitol building doesn’t belong to the governor—it belongs to the people of Kentucky... MORE

The military children got to tour the Capitol building, see how laws are voted on and see military static displays while at the Capitol.

Governor honors two Kentucky Guard units at conference
February 24, 2025 — Soldiers and Airmen of the Kentucky National Guard gathered at the Louisville Marriott Downtown for the 94th National Guard Association of Kentucky conference, held Feb. 14-15, 2025. The event, which also featured members of the Enlisted Association of National Guard Kentucky, was highlighted by the Governor’s Outstanding Unit Citation awarded to both the 41st Weapons of Mass Destruction-Civil Support Team and the 202nd Army Band for their exceptional performance... MORE

The TAG spoke on the challenges the Guard faces and allowed questions to be asked during his time there.

Kentucky Guard holds first leadership conference of its kind
February 21, 2025 — More than 400 Kentucky Army National Guard staff sergeants and promotable sergeants gathered at Kentucky State University for a two-day leader development event Feb. 8-9... MORE

Brig. Gen. Haldane Lamberton, adjutant general for Kentucky spoke to the audience of staff sergeants during the two-day leader development program event held at Kentucky State University in Frankfort Feb. 8-9, 2025.

New Kentucky State Chaplain Promoted
February 18, 2025 — Chaplain Angela White was promoted to colonel; pinned by her husband, son and daughter, and officially recognized as the next State Chaplain by the Adjutant General during the ceremony... MORE

Maj. Gen. Haldane B. Lamberton, Kentucky Adjutant General speaks about Chaplain (Col.) Angela White, Kentucky's new state chaplain, during her promotion ceremony at the Wellman Armory auditorium on Boone National Guard Center Jan. 26.

Kentucky Guard evacuates 296 people stranded by floods in Martin County
February 17, 2025 — Airmen and Soldiers from the Kentucky National Guard evacuated 296 residents from two housing complexes surrounded by floodwaters in Martin County, Kentucky, Feb. 17, 2025... MORE

Airmen from the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Special Tactics Squadron evacuate 296 stranded residents from two housing complexes surrounded by floodwaters in Martin County, Kentucky, Feb. 17, 2025.

Kentucky National Guard adapts to shifting weather threats
February 17, 2025 — Kentucky National Guard Soldiers responded to significant flooding from torrential rains that began on Feb. 14. As Soldiers worked with partners from Emergency Management to transport emergency personnel and supplies, conduct search and rescue missions, and clear debris, they also had to adapt to rapid changes in weather that brought extreme cold and large amounts of snow only a few days later... MORE

Sgt. Charles Hall, crew chief from Charlie Co 2-238th MEDEVAC, scans waterways in eastern Kentucky for stranded flood survivors on February 17, 2025.

Otto concludes military career spanning 27 years and three continents
February 10, 2025 — Col. Hans Otto, commander of the 123rd Medical Group, was officially retired during a ceremony at the Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville, Dec. 15, ending a military career spanning more than 27 years... MORE

Airmen from the 123rd Medical Group present Col. Hans Otto, right, outgoing group commander, with a framed unit flag during his retirement ceremony at the Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville, Ky., Dec. 15, 2024.

Ky. Army National Guard artillery aligning with active-duty corps
February 6, 2025 — The 138th Field Artillery Brigade will redesignate as the 138th Operational Fires Command in support of the U.S. Army V Corps, located at Fort Knox, Kentucky. The OFC will be the first unit of its kind in a pilot aimed to solve challenges faced while applying lethal and non-lethal fires in large scale combat operations... MORE

Soldiers in the 138th Field Artillery Brigade supported Operation Spartan Shield and Inherent Resolve under the directive of CENTCOM.

Kentucky Military Police march to honor Allied prisoners of war
February 4, 2025 — Seventeen Soldiers from the 223rd Military Police Company, 198th Military Police Battalion, 149th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, marched with their rucksacks from the Stalag Luft III prisoner of war camp in Zagan, Poland to Spremberg, Germany. The three-day, 55-mile journey followed the exact route of Allied troops who were captured as prisoners during World War II and evacuated from German POW camps on January 27, 1945... MORE

Kentucky Soldiers with the 223rd Military Police Company honored the thousands of troops taken prisoner during World War II by participating in the 80th anniversary Long March through parts of Poland and Germany, Jan. 24-26. Soldiers traveled roughly 55 miles over three days, following the exact route taken by WWII POWs during their evacuation 80 years ago.

Kentucky Soldiers aid the Commonwealth
January 21, 2025 — Kentucky National Guard Soldiers worked with Kentucky Emergency Management and Kentucky State Police to provide transportation to essential medical personnel and first responders who would otherwise have not been able to safely travel to their critical and essential jobs after Winter Storm Blair hit the Commonwealth Jan. 5-6, 2025... MORE

Members of a toss teams from the 149th Engineer Vertical Construction Company, 149th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade assist in the clearance of essential roadways in Morgan County, Ky., Jan.9 2025.

Guardsmen recognized at Kentucky State of the Commonwealth
January 17, 2025 — Two of our Army Guard Soldiers were honored by Gov. Andy Beshear during last night’s State of the Commonwealth address in the House Chambers at our state capitol. Sgt. Grayson Johnson and Spc. William Price each received the Purple Heart and Combat Action Badge as a result of drone attacks at Tower 22 in Jordan last year. The Soldiers received a standing ovation from the governor, members of the Kentucky House and Senate and the Kentucky Supreme Court as well as guests and visitors... MORE

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.

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