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  • CE renovates Maine Scout facility

    About 30 civil engineers from the Kentucky Air National Guard began renovating a Boy Scout camp here along with other service members June 18 in a two week-long training exercise.According to Chief Master Sgt. Dwayne Lee, project manager from March Air Reserve Base, Calif., the operation was an

  • Newest Kentucky Air National Guard Airmen enlist at the Kentucky State Fair

    Col. David Mounkes (left), commander of the 123rd Airlift Wing, administers the oath of enlistment to swear in the newest members of the Kentucky Air National Guard at the Kentucky State Fair in Louisville, Ky., on August 24, 2017. The new Airmen, pictured from left to right, are Jonathan Brierly,

  • Connection saves lives: be there to help prevent suicide

    You can make a difference for someone struggling with suicidal thoughts with as little as eye contact and a friendly smile, an arm around the shoulder, or a kind word at the right time. Everyone has a role to play in preventing suicide, a key theme of the Department of Defense’s #BeThere Campaign,

  • Fautz concludes military career spanning more than 30 years

    Chief Master Sgt. Martin E. Fautz was officially retired in a ceremony here June 10, concluding a military career that spanned more than 30 years.Lt. Col. Phillip Howard, who recently retired as commander of Kentucky’s 123rd Civil Engineer Squadron, took the stage to express his gratitude for the

  • Kentucky’s state command chief retires after 35 years of service

    After more than 35 years of service to the Kentucky Air National Guard and U.S. Air Force, Chief Master Sgt. Jeffrey Moore was retired in a ceremony here May 20.Moore, the outgoing command chief master sergeant for the Commonwealth of Kentucky, received the Legion of Merit during the ceremony. The

  • Airmen prepare fresh baked goods for Kentucky Guardsmen

    The Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Services Flight in Louisville, Kentucky, recently was recognized as the best food service organization in the Air National Guard, due in part to hard-working staff such as the cooks who prepare fresh baked goods every Friday before Airmen arrive for monthly

  • McMorrow takes command of medical detachment at Kentucky Air Guard

    Lt. Col. Brian McMorrow accepted command of the Kentucky Air National Guard's 123rd Medical Group Detachment 1, CERFP, during an assumption-of-command ceremony here May 20.The CERFP — short for Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and high-yield explosive Enhanced Response Force Package — is

  • Chief Master Sgt. Ray Dawson becomes Kentucky’s seventh state command chief

    Chief Master Sgt. Ray Dawson became Kentucky's seventh state command chief master sergeant, succeeding Chief Master Sgt. Jeffrey Moore, during a ceremony here April 22.In a gesture to the beginning of Moore’s career, during which he served as a munitions expert for the then-classified F-117 Stealth

  • Pritchard assumes command of 123rd Mission Support Group

    With peers and colleagues looking on, Lt. Col. Patrick Pritchard took charge of the 123rd Mission Support Group during a change-of-command ceremony here Jan. 7.Presiding over the event was Col. David Mounkes, commander of the 123rd Airlift Wing, who formally passed the group guidon to