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  • Delegation from Djibouti visits Kentucky Air Guard

    A delegation of military officials from the Republic of Djibouti visited the Kentucky Air National Guard Base Sept. 17 to receive briefs on the 123rd Airlift Wing mission, tour multiple units and experience a training sortie aboard a Kentucky C-130 Hercules aircraft.While here, the Djiboutians

  • Kentucky Air Guard trains new Security Forces Augmentees

    The 123rd Security Forces Squadron recently held a five-day Security Forces Augmentee training event for 10 Airmen from different job specialties spanning multiple units within the 123rd Airlift Wing.Security Forces Augmentee training is designed to take Airmen outside of their career fields and

  • Family Day to feature obstacle course, car show, games and crafts

    The 123rd Airlift Wing, in partnership with the Airman and Family Readiness Office and the Key Volunteer Group, will sponsor Family Day here during the September Unit Training Assembly.Events will include a classic car show, a C-130 static display, and children's activities like a bounce house,

  • Weekend program creates Strong Bonds for Airmen, families

    The 123rd Airlift Wing Chaplain's Office is hosting two Strong Bonds communications-skills events in downtown Louisville Aug. 14-16 for Kentucky Guard members and their families.The couples' conference, "7 Habits for Highly Effective Military Families," and the individuals conference, "Got Your

  • Combat Arms team conducts annual training at Fort Knox

    A special team from the 123rd Security Forces Squadron here successfully completed two days of annual weapons qualification training at Fort Knox, Kentucky, May 17.Weapons qualification is essential to the Combat Arms Training and Maintenance team, as their primary mission is to train base Airmen on

  • New mobile apps connect Airmen to leadership and resilience tools

    Two new mobile apps from the Air National Guard offer Airmen and their families easy access to a variety of tools and information on leadership and resilience.The first app, called Ready Airman, connects users to important resiliency resources -- including a geo-location-based local and national

  • Kentucky Air Guard completes mission in Persian Gulf

    Thirty Airmen from the 123rd Airlift Wing returned to the Kentucky Air National Guard base here today, concluding the unit's most recent overseas deployment to the Persian Gulf region.More than 100 friends and family were on hand to welcome them, waving flags and homemade signs as the Airmen's C-130

  • Kentucky Airmen return from Persian Gulf deployment on Independence Day

    This 4th of July was a special one for 39 members of the 123rd Airlift Wing, who received a hero's welcome from more than 200 flag-waving friends and family when they returned to the Kentucky Air National Guard Base here today following a deployment to the Persian Gulf region.Several of those family