March 3, 2025 City kicks off countdown to Thunder Over Louisville featuring Kentucky Air Guard Airmen from the Kentucky Air National Guard will perform an aerial demonstration with their C-130J Super Hercules aircraft and parachute into the Ohio River as part of the Thunder Over Louisville air show April 12, 2025.
Feb. 17, 2025 Kentucky Guard evacuates 296 people stranded by floods in Martin County Airmen and Soldiers from the Kentucky National Guard evacuated 296 residents from two housing complexes surrounded by floodwaters in Martin County, Kentucky, on Feb. 17, 2025.
Feb. 10, 2025 Otto concludes military career spanning 27 years and three continents Col. Hans Otto, commander of the 123rd Medical Group, was officially retired during a ceremony at the Kentucky Air National Guard Base Dec. 15, ending a military career spanning more than 27 years.
Jan. 15, 2025 Adams takes command of 123rd Medical Group Col. Patricia Adams assumed command of the 123rd Medical Group during a ceremony at the Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville, Kentucky, Dec. 15, succeeding Col. Hans Otto, who has led the unit since 2022.
Dec. 31, 2024 Kentucky Air Guard security forces conduct information exchange with Ecuadorian partners Twenty-seven Airmen from the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Security Forces Squadron teamed with six Ecuadorian Air Force special forces in California recently for a week-long information exchange supporting domestic law enforcement operations.
Dec. 30, 2024 Bosslift offers new perspective to civilian employers of Guard Airmen Dozens of civilian employers spent the day at the Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville, Kentucky, Sept. 19, 2024, learning about the missions of the 123rd Airlift wing and the jobs their employees perform for the Air Guard as military reservists here when they’re not working at their
Dec. 20, 2024 Kentucky Air Guardsman helps recover pilots lost in combat during Vietnam War The work of a Kentucky Air National Guardsman was instrumental in locating the remains of two U.S. Marines lost in combat over Vietnam a half-century ago.
Dec. 19, 2024 Kentucky Air Guard helps alleviate arctic housing shortage with airlift mission to North Slope Thirty-six Airmen from the Kentucky Air National Guard conducted Operation Arctic Haven in Alaska Aug. 30 to Sept. 6, 2024, airlifting 39 tons of residential building supplies to the North Slope to support local communities in need.
Dec. 18, 2024 Kentucky Guard Airmen selected as best in Contingency Response field Two Airmen from the Kentucky Air National Guard have been selected as top performers nationwide in the Contingency Response community, the National Guard Bureau announced recently.
Dec. 18, 2024 Hood takes command of 123rd Operations Group Col. Randall Hood took command of the 123rd Operations Group during a ceremony at the Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville, Kentucky, Oct. 11, 2024, replacing Col. Matthew Quenichet, who has been selected to lead the 123rd Airlift Wing.