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  • WWII veteran awarded French Legion of Honor

    The Consulate General of France bestowed the French Legion of Honor on a Louisville native and World War II veteran during a ceremony here Sept 12. In front of more than 900 members of the Kentucky Air National Guard who gathered at Louisville Male High School, U.S. Army Pfc. George J. Merz was

  • Kentucky Airman named top aerial porter

    Senior Airman Cory Corbin was presented with the Chief Master Sgt. Tommy Downs Award for Excellence in Aerial Port Operations during a ceremony at the 123rd Airlift Wing here Sept. 13, recognizing him as the top Air Transportation Journeyman in the Air National Guard for 2015.Senior Master Sgt.

  • Kentucky Guard tests multiple agencies’ communication abilities

    Kentucky Emergency Management, the Kentucky National Guard and multiple federal, state and local agencies participated in a week-long communications exercise recently to test their ability to communicate with each other during emergencies.For the first time ever, emergency management introduced four

  • Nelson concludes 40-year career of military service

    The men and women of the Kentucky Air National Guard gathered here Nov. 8 to culminate Brig. Gen. Gregory L. Nelson's 40 years of faithful service to the United States of America, the Commonwealth of Kentucky and the U.S. Air Force.Speaking to a crowd of nearly 200 guests who gathered in the Base

  • Local businesses donate minivan to Kentucky Air Guardsman

    Christmas came early for a Kentucky Air Guardsman and his family when two local businesses teamed up to give them a refurbished minivan here Nov. 20.Staff Sgt. Neil Goodlin and his wife, Amanda, accepted the keys to a 2012 Dodge Caravan following a surprise unveiling at Oxmoor Collision Center. The

  • 123rd Airlift Wing named top unit by Airlift/Tanker Association

    The Kentucky Air National Guard's 123rd Airlift Wing has been named the top airlift or tanker unit in the Air National Guard by the Airlift/Tanker Association, a group of aviation professionals dedicated to the support of military airlift.Lt. Gen. Stanley Clarke III, director of the Air National

  • Family Day draws hundreds to Kentucky Air Guard Base

    Classic cars shining in the sun, braying farm animals in a pen and bounce houses filled with laughing children all lined the end of the runway next to a C-130 during annual Family Day activities here Sept. 13.In partnership with the Airman and Family Readiness Office and the Key Volunteer Group,