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  • 123rd Airlift Wing participates in multi-national combat exercise

    More than 30 Airmen from the 123rd Airlift wing and two Kentucky Air National Guard C-130s arrived here between May 26 and 28 to participate in Exercise Maple Flag, an aerial combat training simulation involving troops from multiple countries.The large-scale exercise is staged annually at Canadian

  • Thunder air show draws 725,000 to banks of the Ohio River

    An estimated crowd of 725,000 spectators lined the banks of the Ohio River here April 23 for the annual Thunder Over Louisville air show, organizers said, watching aerial performances by a variety of military and civilian aircraft and the largest fireworks display in North America.Highlights of the

  • Kentucky Air Guard to perform two demonstrations in Thunder air show

    Airmen from the Kentucky Air National Guard will perform two demonstrations during Saturday's Thunder Over Louisville air show, giving hundreds of thousands of spectators the opportunity to witness a cargo airdrop and a helocast deployment of special operators.In the first event, Airmen from the

  • Mounkes assumes command of 123rd Airlift Wing

    With friends, family and hundreds of Airmen looking on, Col. David Mounkes assumed command of the 123rd Airlift Wing during a ceremony here April 16.Presiding over the event was Brig. Gen. Warren Hurst, the Kentucky National Guard's assistant adjutant general--Air, who formally passed the unit

  • Nicolas joins 123rd Airlift Wing as newest chaplain

    A big smile and a jovial handshake is how Capt. Jeffrey Nicolas, the newest wing chaplain, greets each Airman here, welcoming them to his worship services as if he has known them all their lives.As a former Navy chaplain mostly working with the Marine Corps 18 years ago, Nicolas' love and respect

  • Wing marks historic milestone in support of war effort

    The 123rd Airlift Wing observed a historic milestone March 24 when Staff Sgt. Patrick Murray retuned from a deployment to Southwest Asia, where he was supporting Operations Freedom's Sentinel and Inherent Resolve, the counter-terrorism mission in Afghanistan and the campaign against the Islamic

  • Col. Dave Mounkes named next 123rd Airlift Wing commander

    Col. David J. Mounkes has been selected as the next Commander of the 123rd Airlift Wing effective April 16, Kentucky's adjutant general, Brig. Gen. Stephen R. Hogan announced.Mounkes currently serves as commander of the 123rd Contingency Response Group, a post he has held since July 2014. His

  • Paul, Jewell, Howard named top troops in KYANG

    Staff Sgt. Zachary Paul, Staff Sgt. Nicholas Jewell and Master Sgt. Gregory Howard will be honored at a banquet in Louisville March 5 as the Kentucky Air National Guard's Outstanding Airmen of the Year for 2015.The three Airmen were selected because of their leadership and performance in their

  • Smith named Kentucky Air Guard’s First Sergeant of the Year

    Master Sgt. Alan Smith of the 123rd Civil Engineer Squadron has been selected as the Kentucky Air National Guard's 2015 First Sergeant of the Year."He is an extremely valuable and productive asset to the 123rd Civil Engineer Squadron," said Chief Master Sgt. Marty Fautz, the unit's chief enlisted