Feb. 28, 2022 Kentucky Air Guardsman recalls Evansville crash 30 years later Steve Bullard remembers the morning of Feb. 6, 1992 with perfect clarity. That day, the former Kentucky Air National Guard navigator was pulled off a fatal C-130B Hercules training flight just minutes before takeoff.
Jan. 13, 2022 Air Guard director meets Airmen at 123rd Airlift Wing The director of the Air National Guard arrived in style at the Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville, Kentucky, Jan. 7, landing aboard a new C-130J Super Hercules being delivered from the Lockheed-Martin factory in Marietta, Georgia.
Dec. 31, 2021 Kentucky Air Guard logs many firsts in Sentry Storm More than 20 members of the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Contingency Response Group participated in a unique training exercise here involving members from across the Department of Defense in July.
Dec. 31, 2021 Kentucky Air Guard Security Forces strengthen skills in Colorado Thirty-three Airmen from the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Security Forces Squadron travelled to Fort Carson, Colorado, May 17 to strengthen their specialized skills during nine days of field exercises.
Dec. 31, 2021 Kentucky Air Guardsmen featured in national ad campaign Three Airmen from the Kentucky Air National Guard are being highlighted in a new national ad campaign funded by the National Guard Bureau.
Dec. 23, 2021 Kentucky Air Guard supports tornado recovery effort in Mayfield Seventeen Airmen from the Kentucky Air National Guard have completed a 10-day mission to Mayfield, Kentucky, to provide traffic control and security patrols as residents struggle to recover from a Category 4 tornado that carved a 220-mile-long path of destruction across five states Dec. 10 and 11,
Dec. 5, 2021 Kentucky’s 123rd Airlift Wing named top mobility flying unit in Air National Guard The Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Airlift Wing has been named the top mobility flying unit in Air National Guard for 2021, officials announced in Louisville, Kentucky, Dec. 5.
Nov. 6, 2021 Kentucky Air Guard enters new era with arrival of C-130J Super Hercules aircraft Two new C-130J Super Hercules aircraft buzzed over the Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville, Kentucky, Nov. 6, 2021, before taxing to stop on the flight line under the spray of water cannons while a crowd of Airmen cheered their dramatic arrival.
Nov. 5, 2021 C-130J Super Hercules aircraft being prepped for debut at Kentucky Air Guard Two new C-130J Super Hercules aircraft are being readied in California to join the Kentucky Air National Guard fleet as maintainers apply distinctive artwork to the planes’ exterior paint in preparation for their debut in Louisville, Kentucky, Nov. 6.
Oct. 30, 2021 New technology reduces energy costs, improves air quality at Response Forces Facility The 123rd Airlift Wing’s recently dedicated Response Forces Facility features new air handling technology that can reduce energy use by up to 36 percent while improving air quality for occupants.