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  • Kentucky Air Guard helps Connecticut unit transition from Learjets to C-130s

    Airmen from Kentucky Air National Guard are extending a helping hand to another unit in the Air Guard family.The Connecticut Air Guard's 103rd Airlift Wing is in the process of converting from the C-21A Learjet to the C-130H Hercules transport aircraft, and Kentucky Airmen are providing maintenance

  • Gorter assumes command of 123rd Airlift Wing

    Col. Barry Gorter assumed command of the 123rd Airlift Wing during a ceremony here Nov. 24, thanking the unit's members for their past dedication and pledging his commitment to future readiness."This is our time," Gorter told the nearly 900 Airmen who gathered in the Fuel Cell Hangar to witness the

  • Stone named commander of the 123rd Mission Support Group

    Lt. Col. Matt Stone has been named commander of the Kentucky Air National Guard's 123rd Mission Support Group effective Jan. 11, replacing Col. Jeffrey Peters, who is slated to retire next year."Colonel Peters has served admirably as the MSG commander since December 2010," said Col. Warren Hurst,

  • Kentucky Civil Engineers support largest Silver Flag exercise

    Twenty-six Airmen from the Kentucky Air Guard's 123rd Civil Engineer Squadron deployed to Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., Sept. 13 to 21 to test their skills in a simulated combat environment while operating from a bare-base location.The exercise, known as Silver Flag, was the largest of its kind to

  • Wilson completes final flight in Kentucky Air Guard C-130

    Lt. Col. Scott Wilson, a C-130 pilot in the Kentucky Air National Guard's 123rd Airlift Wing, completed his final, or "fini," flight in the Hercules transport aircraft here Nov. 20.Wilson, who has served in the U.S. Air Force and Air National Guard for 26 years, is set to retire Jan 31.The pilot's

  • Kentucky Air Guard supports C-130 maintenance seminar in Colombia

    An Airman from the Kentucky Air National Guard deployed here Aug. 11 to Sept. 14 to help build stronger ties with the Columbian Air Force while serving as an instructor for the U.S. Air Force's active-duty 571st Mobility Support Advisory Squadron.The 571st's Mobile Training Team was conducting the

  • Dawson assumes responsibility as 123rd Airlift Wing command chief

    Chief Master Sgt. Ray E. Dawson assumed responsibility as the 123rd Airlift Wing's newest command chief master sergeant Nov. 1, replacing Chief Master Sgt. Curtis Carpenter, who is scheduled to retire in February.Dawson joined the Kentucky Air National Guard as an air terminal operations center

  • 123rd Airlift Wing scores multiple victories at state marksmanship match

    Three teams from the 123rd Airlift Wing scored multiple victories against members of the Kentucky Army National Guard in the Adjutant General's Kentucky National Guard State Rifle and Pistol Training Event held at Fort Knox, Ky., on July 27 and 28.The annual contest is sponsored by the Kentucky Army