17 Nov 2018

Retired Guardsman remembering the fallen with Christmas wreaths

The Christmas season can be a joyous time of family and community, but it’s also tinged with sadness for many whose loved ones have passed away. One retired Kentucky Air Guardsman is working to turn that sense of loss into a celebration of life by placing wreaths on the graves of her extended family — former members of the 123rd Airlift Wing and its predecessor units.

2 Nov 2018

Kentucky Air Guardsman's song recorded by 101st Airborne Band to honor Goldstar families

Kentucky Air National Guard flight surgeon, and song writer, Lt. Col. John Stea traveled with select members of the 101st Airborne Division Air Assault Band known separately as the Big 5 to Nashville, Tennessee to record a new song.

30 Oct 2018

Ky. Air Guard earns multiple Public Affairs awards from National Guard Bureau

The Kentucky Air National Guard’s Public Affairs team has earned multiple awards of excellence for the eighth consecutive year, taking top honors in four categories of the 2017 National Guard Bureau Media Contest.

15 Oct 2018

Latest plaque unveiled to honor Kentucky Air Guard retirees

Thirty-six former members of the 123rd Airlift Wing were honored here Sept. 16 when a plaque bearing their names was unveiled in front of the Lt. Gen. John B. Conaway Headquarters Building at the Kentucky Air National Guard Base.

14 Oct 2018

Ky. Air Guard marks 50 years since Pueblo Crisis call-up in Korea

The Kentucky Air National Guard recently marked the 50th anniversary of one of the most significant events in its history — the federal activation of 754 Airmen in response to the Pueblo Crisis of 1968.

13 Oct 2018

123rd Airlift Wing earns its 17th Air Force Outstanding Unit Award

The Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Airlift Wing has earned its 17th Air Force Outstanding Unit Award, maintaining a nearly unsurpassed record as one of the most decorated organizations in Air Force history.

12 Oct 2018

Family Day draws more than 1,000 to Kentucky Air Guard Base

More than 1,000 Airmen and family members attended the 123rd Airlift Wing’s Family Day at the Kentucky Air National Guard Base here Sept. 16. The day’s activities included static displays of a fire truck and C-130 Hercules aircraft, games, a petting zoo and a classic car show.

12 Oct 2018

123rd Airlift Wing earns 9th Distinguished Flying Unit award

The 123rd Airlift Wing was awarded its ninth National Guard Bureau Distinguished Flying Unit Plaque during a ceremony in Louisville Sept. 16.

12 Oct 2018

Coleman retires, concluding a career spanning more than three decades

Col. Nicholas Coleman retired from military service during a ceremony at the Kentucky Air National Guard Base Sept. 15, concluding a career that spanned more than 30 years.

5 Oct 2018

Kentucky Air Guard's GMS named top Contingency Response unit in Air Force

The Kentucky Air National Guard's 123rd Global Mobility Squadron has been named Air Mobility Command’s Contingency Response Unit of the Year for 2017.