Kentucky Airmen conduct ATSO training

Staff Sgt. Craig Davis of the 123rd Security Forces Squadron demonstrates how to clear an M-9 pistol of live ammunition during decontamination training held Dec. 12, 2009, at the Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville, Ky. (United States Air Force by Senior Airman Maxwell Rechel)

Pfeifer to lead Force Support Squadron

Lt. Col. Kathryn Pfeifer

Kentucky Air Guard prepares for deployment for earthquake relief operations in Haiti

Members of the 123rd Airlift Wing load gear for a deployment from the Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville, Ky., on Jan. 21, 2010, in preparation for a flight to the Dominican Republic as part of earthquake relief efforts in Haiti. Three C-130s and approximately 45 Kentucky Air National Guardsmen departed from the Louisville, Ky.-based unit on Jan. 22, 2010, to establish an air cargo hub at Maria Montez International Airport that will be responsible for controlling incoming aircraft, offloading relief supplies and staging them for further movement into Haiti. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Dennis Flora)

Kentucky Air Guard deploys for earthquake-relief mission

Col. Greg Nelson, commander of the Kentucky Air National Guard's 123rd Airlift Wing, briefs members of the news media Jan. 22, 2010, about the unit's deployment to the Dominican Republic to provide relief for victim's of the devastating earthquake in Haiti. Three C-130s and approximately 45 Kentucky Air National Guardsmen deployed from the Louisville, Ky.-based unit to establish an air cargo hub at Maria Montez International Airport. The hub will be responsible for controlling incoming aircraft, offloading relief supplies and staging them for further movement into Haiti. The Kentucky wing is the first Air National Guard unit to be deployed for such a mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Maj. Dale Greer)

Operation Unified Response

An Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft airdrops humanitarian aid into the outskirts of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Jan. 18, 2010. The air delivery mission was conducted by a Charleston Air Force Base C-17 and an aircrew with the base's 16th Airlift Squadron as test to determine if future air delivery missions would be possible. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. James L. Harper Jr./Released)

Operation Unified Response

U.S. Air Force combat controllers from the 23rd Special Tactics Squadron, Air Force Special Operations Command, Hurlburt Field, Fla., survey a drop zone before humanitarian aid is airdropped Jan. 18, 2010, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. U.S. Department of Defense assets have been deployed to assist in the Haiti relief effort following a magnitude 7 earthquake that hit the city Jan. 12, 2010. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. James L. Harper Jr./Released)