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  • Kentucky Air National Guard C-130 Hercules aircraft conduct a nonstandard-load training flight in the airspace above Venice, Italy, May 20, 2019, while carrying equipment from U.S. Army Europe’s 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team as part of Immediate Response 2019. The exercise is designed to improve readiness and interoperability among participating allied and partner nations integrated into a multinational battalion. Combined training enables partners to readily respond more effectively to regional crises and meet their own national defense goals. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Horton)

    123rd Airlift Wing supports interoperability with Immediate Response

    More than 90 Airmen and three C-130 Hercules aircraft from the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Airlift Wing participated in Immediate Response 2019, a multinational exercise co-led by Croatian Armed Forces, Slovenian Armed Forces and U.S. Army Europe, at Aviano Air Base, Italy, from May 9 to 22.
  • A contingent of Soldiers and Airmen from the Kentucky National Guard pose with staff of the Ah-Bashir Military Hospital after a two-day mass casualty exercise held in Djubouti City, Djibouti, April 2, 2019, as part of the State Partnership Program. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Crane)

    Ky. Guard medical staff share knowledge with Djiboutian hospital

    Several Soldiers and Airmen from Kentucky National Guard medical units joined together to offer their expertise to the military medical staff at the Ah-Bashir Military Hospital March 29 to April 4, 2019, as part of the National Guard State Partnership Program.
  • Retired Kentucky Air National Guardsmen unveil a plaque bearing the names of 30 Airmen who retired from the 123rd Airlift Wing in 2018 during a ceremony at the Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville, Ky., April 13, 2019. The annual unveiling commemorates Airmen who served for 20 or more years. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joshua Horton)

    Plaque unveiled to honor recent Kentucky Air Guard retirees

    Thirty retired members of the Kentucky Air National Guard were honored April 13 when a plaque bearing their names was unveiled in front of the 123rd Airlift Wing’s Lt. Gen. John B. Conaway Headquarters Building in Louisville, Kentucky.
  • Robert “R.T.” Dickson Jr. poses with "Swamp Fox," his restored P-51 Mustang aircraft, on the flight line of the Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville, Ky., April 11, 2019. This exact aircraft was once assigned to the Kentucky Air Guard when the Mustang served as the unit’s primary airframe from 1947 to 1953. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Joshua Horton)

    P-51 Mustang returns home to Kentucky Air Guard after 63 years

    A P-51 Mustang arrived back on the flight line of the Kentucky Air National Guard Base April 12, 2019, more than six decades after departing. The Mustang, serial number of 44-74202, was once assigned to the unit as a military fighter aircraft from 1953 to 1956. Now, it was returning home as a fully restored civilian warbird to fly in the 2019 Thunder Over Louisville air show.
  • A Kentucky Air National Guard C-130 Hercules aircraft deploys four bundles of cargo into the Ohio River during an aerial demonstration as part of the Thunder Over Louisville airshow in Louisville, Ky., April 13, 2019. Hundreds of thousands of spectators turned out to view the annual event, which has grown to become one of the largest single-day air shows in North America. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Dale Greer)

    Thunder air show draws hundreds of thousands to banks of the Ohio

    Hundreds of thousands of people lined the banks of the Ohio River in downtown Louisville, Ky., on April 13 for this year’s Thunder Over Louisville air show. The Kentucky Air National Guard once again served as the base of operations for more than two dozen military aircraft flying in the annual event, which has grown to become one of the largest single-day air shows in North America.
  • A C-130 Hercules aircraft from the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Airlift Wing air-drops two bundles of cargo in the Ohio River during the Thunder Over Louisville air show in Louisville, Ky., April 22, 2017. The unit will perform a similar demonstration during this year's Thunder, which annual has grown to become the largest single-day air show in the nation. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Lt. Col. Dale Greer)

    Thunder air show to feature demos by Ky. Air Guard, Navy F/A-18 team

    This year’s Thunder Over Louisville air show will feature two aerial demonstrations by members of the Kentucky Air National Guard, appearances by the U.S. Army Golden Knights parachute demonstration team and precision aerobatics from a U.S. Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet Tactical Demonstration Team.
  • Maj. Alyson Harris, an administrative officer in the Kentucky Air National Guard's 123rd Medical Group, receives the 2019 Billy G. Wellman Award from Col. Ash Groves during the National Guard Association of Kentucky conference held in Louisville, Ky., Feb. 9, 2019. The Wellman award recognizes a Kentucky Army or Air Guardsman who voluntarily performed exceptionally outstanding service, bringing great credit to association members. Harris earned the award for her leadership during an Innovative Readiness Training exercise in Eastern Kentucky in 2018, during which military personnel provided no-cost medical care to thousands of underserved residents, performing more than 11,000 procedures and delivering 1,400 prescription eyeglasses with a market value of more than $1 million. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Spc. Alan Royalty)

    Ky. Air Guardsmen honored for outstanding service to community

    The Kentucky Air Guard’s Maj. Alyson Harris, Lt. Col. Tricia Adams and Lt. Col. Chris Bishop were recognized for exceptional service during the 2019 National Guard Association of Kentucky annual conference Feb. 9.
  • Soldiers with the Kentucky National Guard CBRNE Enhanced Response Force Package, or CERFP, use a hammer drill to extract a simulated victim from a rubble pile during an exercise evaluation at Camp Blanding, Fla., Jan. 10, 2019. The CERFP was tasked with responding to a 10-kiloton nuclear explosion, establishing a support zone, searching the hot zone for victims, extracting and decontaminating the victims, and providing medical assistance. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Taylor Tribble)

    Army-Air Guard team earns certification in disaster-response exercise

    More than 200 Airmen and Soldiers from the Kentucky National Guard have successfully completed a certification exercise here that tested their ability to respond to real-world crises involving chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosive agents.
  • Staff Sgt. Sara Hozian, 123rd Force Support Squadron Fatality Search and Recovery Team member, demonstrates the use of FSRT equipment to a civilian employer at the Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville, Ky., March 15, 2019. The employers were participating in an Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve “Bosslift,” which enhances awareness and understanding between National Guardsmen and the civilian employers for whom they work when they’re not on duty. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Joshua Horton)

    ESGR Bosslift gives employers an inside look at Kentucky Air Guard

    More than two-dozen civilian employers spent the day with members of the Kentucky Air National Guard March 15, talking to representatives from functional areas across the 123rd Airlift Wing and receiving a hands-on perspective of the unit’s mission as part of a “Bosslift” sponsored by the Kentucky Committee for Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve.
  • Col. David Mounkes (right), commander of the 123rd Airlift Wing, pins a streamer to the unit colors during a ceremony at the Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville, Ky., March 10, 2019. The streamer signifies the unit’s selection for its 18th Air Force Outstanding Unit Award, continuing its legacy as one of the most decorated organizations in U.S. Air Force History. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Joshua Horton)

    123rd Airlift Wing earns 18th Air Force Outstanding Unit Award

    The Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Airlift Wing has earned its 18th Air Force Outstanding Unit Award, a nearly unprecedented achievement that continues the wing’s record as the most decorated airlift unit in the Air National Guard and one of the most decorated wings in Air Force history.
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