June 26, 2018 Operation Bobcat provides 13,000 hours of training for troops, $1 million in health care to residents of Eastern Kentucky Marita Moore came bearing gifts.The Beattyville resident arrived here at Lee County High School on Wednesday with trays full of homemade cookies, brownies and fudge. It was her way of saying “thank you” to the Air National Guardsmen and U.S. Navy reservists who set up health-care clinics in four
June 15, 2018 No-cost health-care clinics stand up in Eastern Kentucky; Patients will be accepted starting today Members of the Air National Guard and U.S. Navy Reserve stood up four health-care clinics in Breathitt, Estill, Lee and Owsley Counties Thursday to offer no-cost medical, dental and optometry care to residents of Eastern Kentucky.The clinics will open to the general public at 8 a.m. today, June 15,
June 8, 2018 No-cost health care offered in Eastern Ky. by Kentucky Air Guard, Navy Reserve and Kentucky Department for Local Government The Kentucky Air National Guard is teaming with the Kentucky Department for Local Government and other branches of the U.S. military to offer health care at no cost to residents in four Eastern Kentucky counties starting June 15.
June 8, 2018 Atwell retires after 30-year career in Air Force, Air Guard Chief Master Sgt. Joseph E. Atwell Jr. retired from military service during a ceremony held here April 15, concluding a career that spanned more than 30 years of service in both the active-duty Air Force and Kentucky Air National Guard.
June 8, 2018 123rd Airlift Wing earns NGB Flying Unit Plaque The 123rd Airlift Wing has earned its eighth National Guard Bureau Distinguished Flying Unit Plaque, for outstanding performance in operations, human resources, accident prevention and community engagement.The award is bestowed annually on the top five Air Guard flying units. It was presented to
June 8, 2018 Thunder air show draws half-million spectators to banks of the Ohio Military aviators and civilian pilots performed a full day of aerial demonstrations over downtown Louisville April 21 during the Thunder Over Louisville air show, which drew a crowd of more than 500,000 to the banks of the Ohio River.
May 9, 2018 Kentucky Air National Guard trains Iraqi Air Force aerial porters In a small office space at Al Muthana Air Base, U.S. Air Force 370th Air Expeditionary Advisory Group air advisors and Iraqi airmen enjoy a small cup of tea together. Iraqi Air Force Col. Yossif Halo, the base air terminal operations center commander, sits with the team and casually highlights the
April 18, 2018 Kentucky Air Guard Special Tactics, C-130 to be featured during Thunder Over Louisville air show A Kentucky Air Guard C-130 and a parachute demonstration by Kentucky’s 123rd Special Tactics Squadron are among the scheduled highlights for this year’s Thunder Over Louisville air show on Saturday, April 21.
April 17, 2018 Gordon promoted to Colonel Lt. Col. Joyce Gordon, state judge advocate for Headquarters, Kentucky Air National Guard, is promoted to the rank of colonel during a ceremony at the Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville, Kentucky, April 14.
April 13, 2018 Zinsmeister concludes career spanning three decades Chief Master Sgt. Wade Zinsmeister retired from military service during a ceremony held here March 4, concluding a career that spanned more than 30 years of exemplary service. He served in both the active-duty Air Force and the Kentucky Air National Guard.