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  • 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

  • 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

  • EOD unit eliminates flooding by blowing up unoccupied beaver dams

    A destructive force made its way through the swamps of Georgia, bottling up water flow and flooding parts of Robins Air Force Base. The enemy at hand: the American beaver.Answering the call for action were Staff Sgts. Dustin Turner and Tim Baker, Explosive Ordnance Disposal specialists with the

  • Kentucky Air Guard deploys more than 100 for Red Flag-Alaska exercise

     More than 100 Airmen from the 123rd Airlift Wing and three Kentucky Air National Guard C-130s arrived here May 7 to participate in Red Flag-Alaska, a Pacific Command exercise designed to train aircrew using realistic combat scenarios. The Kentucky troops, including aircrew members, maintenance

  • Kentucky Air Guardsman has a passion for art

    Using a No. 2 pencil to write reports, fill in calendars and take the minutes at a meeting are all in a day's work for Staff Sgt. James Scott, an administrative assistant with the 123rd Airlift Wing here.But when he's not on duty, the Kentucky Air National Guardsman uses his pencil to design and

  • 123rd Airlift Wing unveils latest plaques honoring retirees

    The newest retirees from the Kentucky Air National Guard were honored April 12 when two black-granite plaques inscribed with their names were unveiled during a ceremony here.The plaques join six others dating back to the first retirement in 1962 and honor those who have devoted much of their lives

  • Zinsmeister concludes 26-year career in Kentucky Air Guard

    Chief Master Sgt. Lori F. Zinsmeister officially retired after 26 years of service to the active-duty Air Force and Air National Guard during a ceremony held at the Base Annex here March 23.Zinsmeister, chief enlisted manager of the wing's 123rd Force Support Squadron, received a Meritorious Service