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June 24, 2021
123rd CRG completes successful U.S. TRANSCOM training mission with U.S. Army

More than 100 Airmen from the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Contingency Response Group joined approximately 50 Soldiers the U.S. Army’s 690th Rapid Port Opening Element to participate in Operation Lone Oak, a U.S. Transportation Command Turbo Distribution exercise held June 7-12, 2021.
June 12, 2021
Special Tactics troop from Kentucky Air Guard earns Airman’s Medal for heroism

A special operations Airman in the Kentucky Air National Guard was awarded the Airman’s Medal in a ceremony in Louisville, Kentucky, June 12, 2021, for voluntarily risking his own life to save others while responding to a car crash near Louisville on the night of Nov. 16, 2018.
June 1, 2021
Kentucky Air Guard maintainers provide training for Ecuadorian Air Force

Three members of the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Maintenance Group visited Latacunga, Ecuador, May 3 to 8, 2021, to provide aircraft maintenance training to the Ecuadorian Air Force as part of the National Guard’s State Partnership Program.
May 1, 2021
Cecil concludes 24-year Kentucky Air National Guard Career

After 24 years of service to the Kentucky Air Guard, Chief Master Sgt. Shaun P. Cecil retired during a ceremony held in the maintenance hangar at the Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville, Kentucky, April 10, 2021.
April 19, 2021
Kentucky Air Guard kicks off 2021 Thunder air show

The Kentucky Air National Guard kicked off the Thunder Over Louisville air show April 17 with a nine-person parachute jump from one of the unit’s aircraft by members of its special tactics squadron.
April 16, 2021
Kentucky Air Guard to open Thunder Over Louisville air show with special tactics jump

The Kentucky Air National Guard is slated to open the April 17 Thunder Over Louisville air show with a nine-person parachute jump from one of the unit’s aircraft by members of its special tactics squadron.
April 12, 2021
Ky. Guard supports new site capable of 4,000 daily COVID vaccinations

The state’s largest drive-through clinic for COVID-19 vaccinations officially opened at Cardinal Stadium in Louisville, Kentucky, today with the help of 35 Airmen and Soldiers from the Kentucky National Guard.
March 15, 2021
Engineers from Kentucky Air Guard help build retreat center for veterans

Dozens of civil engineers from the Kentucky Air National Guard recently completed six months of construction work helping build a retreat center for veterans in Shepherdsville, Kentucky.
Feb. 26, 2021
Kentucky Air Guard flies 92.5 tons of relief supplies to Texas

Airmen from the Kentucky Air National Guard have spent the past five days flying relief supplies into Texas following a winter storm that led to the near-collapse of the electrical grid, leaving millions without heat or water for days.
Jan. 31, 2021
COVID vaccinations underway for military members at 123rd Airlift Wing

As health officials across the nation continue to report record infections from COVID-19, more vaccination options are being rolled out in Kentucky, including here at the 123rd Airlift Wing.

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