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Oct. 13, 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.
Oct. 12, 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.
Oct. 12, 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.
Oct. 12, 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.
Oct. 5, 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.
Sept. 17, 2018
Kentucky Air Guard deploys 11-person Fatality Search and Recovery Team in wake of Florence

At the request of North Carolina public health officials and to augment the North Carolina Medical Examiner, the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Fatality Search and Recovery Team is deployed 11 members to North Carolina Sept. 17 in the wake of Hurricane Florence.
Sept. 15, 2018
Kentucky Air Guard deploys 10 Special Tactics troops in response to flooding from Tropical Storm Florence

The Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Special Tactics Squadron deployed 10 special operators to the East Coast this morning in response to Tropical Storm Florence, which is bashing the Carolinas with extreme flooding.
Aug. 17, 2018
Exercise enhances 123rd CRG interoperability with Army counterparts

More than 130 members of the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Contingency Response Group joined the U.S. Army’s 690th Rapid Port Opening Element to participate in Operation Huron Thunder, a U.S. Transportation Command exercise held at Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center in Alpena, Michigan in
Aug. 14, 2018
Burgin retires from Kentucky Air Guard after 26-year career

Chief Master Sgt. Chris Burgin retired from military service during a ceremony at the Kentucky Air National Guard Base July 14, closing out a military career that spanned more than 26 years of service.
Aug. 7, 2018
Air Mobility Commander visits Kentucky Air National Guard

The commander of Air Mobility Command, Gen. Carlton D. Everhart II, speaks with Airmen from the 123rd Airlift Wing during a tour of the Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville, Ky., Aug. 3, 2018. The wing is home to 1,200 Airmen and eight C-130H Hercules aircraft.

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