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May 19, 2011
Kentucky Air Guard establishes Missouri air hub for earthquake-relief exercise

More than 40 members of the Kentucky Air National Guard's Contingency Response Element are operating a key patient-movement hub here as part of National Level Exercise 2011, a weeklong scenario designed to test the local, state and national response to a simulated 7.7-magnitude earthquake along the
May 19, 2011
Exercises test medical response of 123rd Airlift Wing, VA after major earthquake

Amidst the chaos of moans, groans and cries for help, members of the 123rd Airlift Wing conducted patient triage and provided emergency medical care for more than a dozen men and women badly injured in an earthquake and subsequent plane crash here May 18.Fortunately, the patients were volunteers,
May 17, 2011
Ky. Guard stands up Joint Air Operations Center for earthquake exercise

The Kentucky National Guard stood up a Joint Air Operations Center here May 16 to serve as the main command node for all of the state's fixed-wing and rotary aircraft that are participating in the largest earthquake-response exercise in U.S. history.The weeklong event, called National Level Exercise
May 12, 2011
Guardsman, civilian law enforcement officer warns of epidemic

There is a growing epidemic in the Commonwealth of Kentucky that could potentially touch every family that resides within its borders. Unlawful use of prescription medication has taken Kentucky by storm and it doesn't look like it's going to ease up any time soon. As a member of the Kentucky Air
May 5, 2011
Bluegrass engineers support combat operations in Afghanistan

Kentucky Airmen from the 123d Civil Engineer Squadron are sustaining combat operations and maintaining one of the most important airfields in Afghanistan.At Bagram Airfield, the Airmen are supporting Emergency Management, base operations and facilities engineering."The importance of the mission is
May 1, 2011
Agribusiness team returns from Afghanistan

Hundreds of friends, family and co-workers packed into the Base Annex here May 1 to welcome home more than 60 Kentucky National Guard Soldiers and Airmen who had just returned from a yearlong agricultural-support mission in Afghanistan.The troops, all part of the Kentucky National Guard's
April 16, 2011
Adjutant general presents posthumous Prisoner of War Medal to family of Kentucky Air Guard pilot

The family of a late Kentucky Air National Guard pilot was presented with his posthumous Prisoner of War Medal in a ceremony today at the Kentucky Air National Guard Base.Merlin R. "Bob" Kehrer was a first lieutenant in the United States Army Air Corps who flew combat missions over Europe during
April 14, 2011
F-22 Raptors arrive at Kentucky Air Guard Base in preparation for Thunder Over Louisville

A pair of U.S. Air Force F-22s, the nation's premier fighter jet, landed at the Kentucky Air National Guard Base this morning, marking the first of nearly 60 military and heritage aircraft scheduled to arrive in Louisville for this weekend's Thunder Over Louisville air show.Known as the Raptor, the
April 9, 2011
Greer takes first-place in NGB photojournalism awards

The 123rd Airlift Wing's chief of public affairs, Maj. Dale Greer, won two first-place photojournalism awards in the 2010 National Guard Bureau Media Contest, NGB officials announced March 15.Greer took first place in the news photo competition for an image depicting the final EC-130 as it departed
April 6, 2011
Wing completes environmental assessment

The 123rd Airlift Wing completed a week-long assessment of its environmental, safety and occupational health programs April 1, with all areas earning a score of "operational" from a team of National Guard Bureau auditors.The rating means that some items were identified for improvement, but that the

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