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  • Kentucky Air Guard kicks off Louisville Veterans Day Parade

    Thousands of spectators lined Main Street here today to show their support for military service members during Louisville's first Veterans Day parade in more than a half-century.The parade kicked off with a three-ship flyover of Kentucky Air National Guard C-130s at 11:11 a.m. -- the exact time in

  • Family Day draws 1,000 to Air Guard Base

    More than 1,000 Kentucky Air National Guardsmen and their family members gathered here today to celebrate Family Day with a picnic lunch and a variety of family-friendly activities at 123rd Airlift Wing Headquarters.The day's events featured a corn hole tournament, children's games, live music

  • Marksmen score big at regional contest

    Kentucky National Guard shooters have distinguished themselves again. Two joint teams of Army and Air Guardsmen earned top honors during the Marksmanship Area Command III Combat Regional Marksmanship Competition at Camp Butner, N.C., this summer.Kentucky's "A" team placed first in the pistol

  • Historians catalog Ky. Air Guard artifacts

    Historians have begun cataloging the Kentucky Air National Guard's vast treasure trove of military artifacts in preparation for a 2013 exhibit of memorabilia at the Frazier History Museum.The items, which range from old photographs and uniform patches to an oxygen mask and pilot's helmet, are

  • Kentucky Guard chaplains meet for annual training conference

    More than 40 chaplains, chaplain candidates and assistants from the Kentucky Army and Air National gathered here Oct. 15 for the annual Joint Chaplaincy Corps Training Conference.The meeting is held at the beginning of every fiscal year to prepare the corps for upcoming events, new programs and

  • Kentucky Aviation Association members tour Kentucky Air Guard

    More than 70 aviation professionals from across Kentucky had the opportunity to examine aircraft maintenance and flight line operations at the Kentucky Air National Guard during tours Sept. 7 at the Louisville-based 123rd Airlift Wing.The tours were held in conjunction with the Kentucky Aviation

  • Kentucky Airmen remember 9/11, honor the fallen

    On the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks against the United States, Airmen from the Kentucky Air National Guard paid tribute today to the thousands of service members whose sacrifice has made America more secure since 2,977 people were killed in New York, Pennsylvania and The Pentagon a

  • Wing stands alert for Hurricane Irene

    The National Guard Bureau placed 24 Kentucky aircrew members and two C-130 aircraft on alert here Aug. 26 to 29 to fly relief missions across the East Coast in the aftermath of Hurricane Irene.Meanwhile, more than 15 members of the Kentucky Air Guard's 123rd Special Tactics Squadron were slated to

  • Special tactics unit holds precision jumpmaster course

    Special tactics pararescuemen from across the Air Force came to Louisville recently to attend a Precision Jumpmaster Course taught by members of the Kentucky Air National Guard's 123rd Special Tactics Squadron.The course, offered June 2-23, provided pararescuemen with the skills needed to rescue