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  • Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Wilkinson (center) assumes responsibility as Kentucky’s next assistant adjutant general for Air as he receives the Headquarters, Kentucky Air National Guard guidon from U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Stephen Hogan, Kentucky’s adjutant general, during a ceremony at the Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville, Ky., Aug. 11, 2019. Wilkinson replaces Brig. Gen. Warren Hurst, who held the post for six years. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Joshua Horton)

    Special ops officer named assistant adjutant general in Ky. Air Guard

    Brig. Gen. Jeffrey L. Wilkinson became the commonwealth’s new assistant adjutant general for Air during a ceremony at the Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville, Kentucky, Aug. 11, 2019.
  • Lt. Gen. Scott L. Rice (left), director of the Air National Guard, presents the Distinguished Service Medal to Brig. Gen. Warren Hurst, Kentucky’s assistant adjutant general for Air, during a ceremony at the Kentucky Air National Guard base in Louisville, Ky., Aug. 10, 2019. Hurst earned the honor for exceptionally meritorious service in duties of great responsibility. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Dale Greer)

    Air Guard director awards Distinguished Service Medal to Hurst

    The director of the Air National Guard, Lt. Gen. Scott L. Rice, presented the Distinguished Service Medal to Brig. Gen. Warren H. Hurst, Kentucky’s assistant adjutant for Air, during a ceremony at the Kentucky National Guard Base in Louisville, Kentucky, Aug. 10, 2019.
  • Lt. Gen. Scott L. Rice, director of the Air National Guard, speaks with members of the 123rd Special Tactics Squadron during a tour of the Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville, Ky. Aug. 10, 2019. Rice also conducted a town hall meeting and answered questions posed by Kentucky Air Guardsmen. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Dale Greer)

    Air Guard director briefs Airmen, tours 123rd Airlift Wing

    Lt. Gen. Scott L. Rice, director of the Air National Guard, met with Airmen from the 123rd Airlift Wing and toured the Kentucky Air National Guard Base during a visit to Louisville on Aug. 10, 2019.
  • Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein (left) meets Callie, the only search-and-rescue dog in the Department of Defense, and her handler, Master Sgt. Rudy Parsons, a pararescueman in the 123rd Special Tactics Squadron, during a tour of the Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville, Ky., Aug. 10, 2019. Goldfein toured various work centers, learning about the unique mission sets of the 123rd Airlift Wing. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Joshua Horton)

    Air Force chief of staff tours Kentucky Air National Guard

    Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein toured the Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville, Kentucky, Aug. 10, meeting with Airmen and learning about the unique mission sets of the 123rd Airlift Wing.
  • Lt. Col. John "J.T." Hourigan (right), a pilot for the 123rd Airlift Wing, is pinned with the Distinguished Flying Cross by Gen. David L. Goldfein, Air Force chief of staff, during a ceremony at the Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville, Ky., Aug. 10, 2019. Hourigan earned the award for preventing a catastrophic, in-flight mishap that would have resulted in the loss of aircraft and crew if not for his decisive action. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Joshua Horton)

    Chief of staff bestows Distinguished Flying Cross on Ky. Air Guardsman

    U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein bestowed the Distinguished Flying Cross on Lt. Col. John “J.T.” Hourigan during a ceremony at the Kentucky Air National Guard Base here Aug. 10, praising the pilot’s “exceptional airmanship under duress.”
  • Tech. Sgt. Rudy Parsons, a pararescueman with the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Special Tactics Squadron, and his search and rescue dog, Callie, exit a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter as part of Callie’s familiarization training at the Boone National Guard Center in Frankfort, Ky., Nov. 29, 2018. Callie is currently the only search and rescue dog in the Department of Defense. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Joshua Horton)

    Kentucky Air Guard is home to only search and rescue dog in DoD

    In 2010, Airmen from the Kentucky Air National Guard deployed to Port-au-Prince, the capital and most populous city of Haiti, in response to a magnitude 7 earthquake that impacted millions.  “With the destroyed airfields, it was difficult for many government organizations to land aircraft and provide assistance,” said Master Sgt. Rudy Parsons, a
  • An aircraft maintainer wearing a chemical warfare defense ensemble directs a Kentucky Air National Guard C-130 Hercules aircraft to its parking spot at the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center in Alpena, Mich., June 23, 2019, during exercise Charred Barrel. The event tested the wing’s ability to mobilize, fly to a remote site, and operate in a hostile environment. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Joshua Horton)

    123rd Airlift Wing completes first ‘fly-away’ self-inspection

    The 123rd Airlift Wing completed Charred Barrel, a groundbreaking readiness exercise June 22-25, 2019, involving 235 Kentucky Air National Guardsmen and two C-130 Hercules aircraft.
  • Col. Mary Decker (right), commander of the 123rd Mission Support Group, presents the Chief Master Sgt. Tommy Downs Award for Excellence in Aerial Port Operations to Tech. Sgt. Sarah Meyer during a ceremony at the Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville, Ky., May 19, 2019. Meyer was selected from among more than 1,700 aerial porters as the top transportation journeyman in the Air National Guard for 2018. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Vicky Spesard)

    Meyer named top aerial porter in Air National Guard

    Tech. Sgt. Sarah Meyer, an aerial porter with the Kentucky Air Guard’s 123rd Logistics Readiness Squadron, has been recognized as the top air transportation journeyman in the Air National Guard.
  • Col. David J. Mounkes, commander of the 123rd Airlift Wing, presents the 2019 Air National Guard Non-Commissioned Officer of the Year Region 3 Award to Staff Sgt. Danielle Blankenship during a ceremony held at the Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville, Ky., May 19, 2019. Blankenship, a logistics plans journeyman for the 123rd Logistics Readiness Squadron, was chosen earlier this year as the Kentucky Guard’s Outstanding Airman of the Year in the non-commissioned officer category. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Vicky Spesard)

    Blankenship named NCO of the Year for ANG Region 3

    Staff Sgt. Danielle Blankenship, a logistics plans journeyman for the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Logistics Readiness Squadron, has been named Non-Commissioned Officer of the Year for Air National Guard Region 3.
  • Two C-130 Hercules aircraft and more than 30 Airmen from the Kentucky Air Guard’s 123rd Airlift Wing arrive at the Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville, Ky., June 11, 2019, after participating in a week-long event in France for the 75th anniversary of D-Day. The D-Day invasion, formally known as Operation Overlord, turned the tide of World War II in the European theater. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Joshua Horton)

    Ky. Air Guard returns from D-Day mission in France

    Two C-130 Hercules aircraft and more than 30 Airmen from the Kentucky Air Guard’s 123rd Airlift Wing arrive at the Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville, Ky., June 11, 2019, after participating in a week-long event in France for the 75th anniversary of D-Day. The D-Day invasion, formally known as Operation Overlord, turned the tide of World War II in the European theater.
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