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June 5, 2013
Kentucky group working to honor fallen Guardsmen and women with state monument

Names. Hundreds of names. Hundreds of names of Kentucky men and women who died while serving their state and nation in the Army and Air National Guard. Names that are only remembered today through stories handed down to family members.To Kentucky National Guard Memorial Fund committee member Charlie
May 30, 2013
Mass fitness test improves efficiency, gives Airmen the edge

More than 250 members of the 123rd Airlift Wing took their annual fitness tests here April 28 using a new approach designed to improve efficiency while giving Airmen the edge to succeed.The program, which was three months in the planning, incorporated a seven-stage process that allowed multiple
May 23, 2013
Fink concludes 42-year career in U.S. Air Force, Kentucky Air National Guard

Chief Master Sgt. David Fink was honorably retired from the Kentucky Air National Guard during a ceremony held March 17 at the 123rd Airlift Wing, closing out a military career spanning 42 years of dedicated service.Family, friends and colleagues gathered at the Base Annex to pay tribute to Fink,
May 23, 2013
Kentucky Air Guardsman carrying the ball for USAF and Combined Services rugby teams

Two yellow goal posts stand quietly in their own zones, one at each end of a glorious field of green marked with bright white lines at 10-meter intervals, waiting for a rugger to ground the ball in the in-goal area for the first five points of the season.Master Sgt. Russ LeMay, a combat controller
May 8, 2013
123rd Airlift Wing recycling effort diverts 250 tons of paper from landfill

Airmen from the 123rd Airlift Wing have recycled about 250 tons of paper since 1993, thanks to a waste-reduction program here that diverts trash from local landfills while leveraging resources and saving money.The base typically recycles between 12 and 16 tons of paper every year, said Philip
April 30, 2013
Kentucky Air Guard's Contingency Response Group named the top CR unit in the Air National Guard

The Kentucky Air National Guard's 123rd Contingency Response Group has been named the Air National Guard Contingency Response Unit of the Year for 2012.The group was chosen for the honor over six other contingency response units, including five airlift control flights, said Col. Mark Heiniger,
April 26, 2013
Gorter, Hamm to assume new leadership roles at 123rd Airlift Wing

Col. Barry Gorter will assume the role of vice commander of the 123d Airlift Wing effective June 22, and Lt. Col. Robert Hamm will take command of the 123rd Operations Group on the same date, Kentucky's adjutant general, Major Gen. Edward W. Tonini, announced today.Gorter has commanded the 123d
April 26, 2013
Groves selected top Contingency Response troop in Air National Guard

Maj. Ashley Groves of the 123rd Contingency Response Group has been named the National Guard Contingency Response Performer of the Year for 2012.As director of operations for the 123rd Global Mobility Squadron in Louisville, Ky., Groves is responsible for overseeing every aspect of the group's
April 26, 2013
Kraus named ANG assistant to commander of AFCENT

Brig. Gen. Mark R. Kraus has been appointed to the position of Air National Guard assistant to the commander, U.S. Air Forces Central Command, at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., effective June 1, 2013, Kentucky's adjutant general, Maj. Gen. Edward W. Tonini announced April 17.Kraus has served the
April 10, 2013
Peters concludes three decades of service to Air Force, Air National Guard

After 30 years of dedicated service to the active-duty Air Force and Air National Guard, Chief Master Sgt. Steven Peters retired during a ceremony held in his honor Feb. 2 at the 123rd Airlift Wing.Lt. Col. Phil Howard, commander of the 123rd Civil Engineer Squadron, officiated the service, calling

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