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July 14, 2014
123rd Airlift Wing earns 16th Air Force Outstanding Unit Award

The 123rd Airlift received its 16th Air Force Outstanding Unit Award during a ceremony here yesterday, continuing a long tradition of excellence that has made it the most decorated airlift wing in the Air National Guard.The achievement is nearly unprecedented in the history of the entire U.S. Air
July 12, 2014
Military patch collection a labor of love for Smith, Aircrew Flight Equipment

Chief Master Sgt. James Smith struggles to collect his thoughts as he gazes at thousands of military patches lining the walls of the 123rd Airlift Wing Operations Building."There are a lot of memories in here," he finally says, looking over a collection that covers every inch of space in one room of
July 11, 2014
Kentucky Air Guard Family Day to offer events for all ages

The 123rd Airlift Wing's annual Family Day will kick off here Sunday afternoon with a wide range of events for people of all ages.Scheduled activities include a classic car and bike show, a C-130 static display, and tug-of-war and corn hole tournaments, according to Maj. Robert Geary, event
July 2, 2014
Kentucky Air Guardsmen test survival skills at Taylorsville Lake

More than 120 aircrew members from the Kentucky Air National Guard participated in land- and water-survival training at Taylorsville Lake here June 5 through 7, practicing skills that could one day save their lives.The pilots, co-pilots, navigators, flight engineers, loadmasters and flight surgeons
June 25, 2014
123rd Contingency Response Group completes successful earthquake-response exercise

Natural disasters are an unavoidable fact of life, but that doesn't mean the nation can't be prepared for them. Architects can design more resilient buildings and strengthen existing ones, disaster-management officials can pre-stage recovery equipment and supplies, and the men and women who respond
June 18, 2014
Kentucky Air Guard and U.S. Army establish crucial cargo hub for earthquake response

More than 100 members of the Kentucky Air National Guard's 123rd Contingency Response Group and the U.S. Army's 688th Rapid Port Opening Element deployed here June 16-19 for an exercise that will test their ability to respond to a major earthquake along the New Madrid Seismic Zone.The exercise,
June 9, 2014
Wing Command Chief Carpenter retires, concluding a career that began in 1976

After more than 34 years of service to the active-duty Air Force and Air National Guard, Chief Master Sgt. Curtis R. Carpenter was officially retired in a ceremony held in his honor at the Base Annex here May 17.Carpenter, the wing command chief for the 123rd Airlift Wing, provided leadership and
June 9, 2014
Radke retires after 32 years' service to Air Force, Air National Guard

After 32 years of service to the active-duty Air Force and Air National Guard, Chief Master Sgt. Daniel J. Radke, chief enlisted manager of the Kentucky Air Guard's 123rd Security Forces Squadron, was officially retired during a ceremony here April 27."This is a pretty impressive chief up here on
June 9, 2014
Kentucky Airmen sharpen contracting skills for disaster response

Four Airmen from the 123rd Airlift Wing recently participated in a multinational joint training exercise designed to test their ability to provide key contracting services during a disaster.The exercise, held Jan. 7 to 31 at Fort Bliss, Texas, is staged annually to evaluate operational contracting
June 5, 2014
Kentucky Air Guard provides mission support as lead unit at Red Flag - Alaska

The Kentucky Air National Guard's 123rd Airlift Wing provided essential mission support to Red Flag - Alaska from May 7 to 23, serving as the lead unit during the Pacific Command exercise here.Though Red Flag is primary an operations-driven exercise designed to test the skills of aircrews in a

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