Blue Angels arrive for Thunder planning session at Kentucky Air Guard

A U.S. Navy Blue Angels fighter jet streaked across the skies of Louisville today before landing at Louisville International Airport, giving local residents a taste of things to come at this year's Thunder Over Louisville air show.The jet, a Navy F/A-18 Hornet, and two Blue Angels team members were

Stone assumes command of 123rd Mission Support Group

Lt. Col. Matt Stone accepted the 123rd Mission Support Group guidon from Col. Barry Gorter, commander of the 123rd Airlift Wing, during a change-of-command ceremony here Jan. 11, becoming the group's newest leader.Stone has served as deputy commander of the mission support group since 2006 and

Eight Kentucky Air Guardsmen honored for heroism, meritorious service in Afghanistan

Eight Airmen from the Kentucky Air National Guard were honored with prestigious medals here Sunday for their heroism and meritorious service in Afghanistan, where they engaged enemy forces in lethal combat and helped build a sustainable farming economy.The adjutant general of the Commonwealth of

Kentucky Air Guard pararescuemen learn to treat injured military working dogs

Pararescuemen are the Air Force's jump-qualified trauma specialists. They provide injured troops with emergency medical care in the most austere combat environments.But what happens when the patient is a dog?On a recent deployment to an overseas combat theater, one pararescuemen from the Kentucky

Kentucky Air Guard's operations support unit redesignated as a squadron

The Kentucky Air National Guard's 123rd Operations Support Flight was redesignated as the 123rd Operations Support Squadron during a ceremony held here Nov. 24.Col. Robert Hamm, commander of the 123rd Operations Group, unfurled the new unit's flag during the ceremony and formally presented it to Lt.

U of L Air Force ROTC cadets tour Kentucky Air Guard

McLane assumes command of 123rd Special Tactics Squadron

Maj. Sean McLane assumed command of the Kentucky Air National Guard's 123rd Special Tactics Squadron during a change-of-command ceremony here Nov. 24.He replaces Lt. Col. Jeffrey Wilkinson, who now serves as deputy air commander of the squadron's parent organization, the 123rd Airlift Wing.McLane

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,