123rd Airlift Wing welcomes 9-year-old boy fighting cancer

Members of the Kentucky Air National Guard welcomed a 9-year-old boy with cancer to the base April 18 as aircraft from around the world prepared to perform in the Thunder Over Louisville air show.Dawson Barr, accompanied by his sister, mother and father, toured the flight line with Chief Master Sgt.

Kentucky Air Guard to commemorate Berlin Airlift 'candy drops' during Thunder air show

Members of the Kentucky Air National Guard will pay tribute to the famous "candy drops" of the Berlin Airlift during today's Thunder Over Louisville air show.A Kentucky Air Guard flight crew will deploy two simulated bundles of candy over the Ohio River from the back of a Kentucky C-130 Hercules

Airmen take home four awards in National Guard Bureau PA contest

Airmen from the 123rd Airlift Wing Public Affairs Office earned four awards of excellence in the 2014 National Guard Bureau Media Contest, officials announced Feb. 1.Senior Airman Joshua Horton took first place in the feature photo category for his coverage of retiring Chaplain (Lt. Col.) Patrick

PA team earns three awards from National Guard Bureau

Members of the 123rd Airlift Wing Public Affairs team took home three awards in the 2013 National Guard Bureau Media Contest, which recognizes the best work of hundreds of public affairs professionals across the Air National Guard.Staff Sgt. Vicky Spesard won second place in the news division for an

President Obama arrives at Kentucky Air Guard Base

President Barack Obama arrived here April 2 aboard Air Force One as part of a visit to Louisville to discuss job creation in the technology sector.After stepping off Air Force One, Obama traveled downtown to address a gathering of employees and guests at Indatus, a Louisville company that

Kentucky Air Guard migrating to Air Force Network

The Air Force has been working diligently for several years to consolidate and better manage its network infrastructure while improving interconnectivity and communication between Air Force leadership and personnel.The Kentucky Air National Guard will soon being doing its part by completing the

Kentucky Guard honors Airmen, Soldiers of the Year

Kentucky Air National Guardsman awarded the Medal of Valor from Sheriff's Office

A Kentucky Air National Guardsman has been awarded the Medal of Valor from the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office for actions he took during a shooting incident at Fern Creek High School last year.Staff Sgt. Brent Reichardt, an aircraft hydraulics specialist in the 123rd Maintenance Squadron here,

Cherry concludes 34 years of service to the Air Force, Kentucky Air National Guard

After more than 34 years of service to the active-duty Air Force and Air National Guard, Chief Master Sgt. Johnie L. Cherry officially retired during a ceremony held at the Base Annex here Feb. 7.Cherry, superintendent of the 123rd Medical Group, was responsible for managing health services and

Willging, Yeats and Taylor to be honored as top Kentucky Airmen of the Year

Senior Airman Robert W. Willging, Tech Sgt. Don A. Yeats and Master Sgt. Zakiya A. Taylor will be honored at a banquet March 14 as the Kentucky Air National Guard's Outstanding Airmen of the Year for 2014.The three Airmen, chosen from of pool of 18 nominees, were selected because of their leadership