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  • Col. Greg Nelson, commander of the Kentucky Air National Guard's 123rd Airlift Wing, welcomes home Staff Sgt. Brian Leach on Feb. 26 at the Kentucky Air Guard Base in Louisville, Ky. Sergeant Leach, of the 123rd Contingency Response Group, was returning from a five-week deployment to the Dominican Republic where he and about 45 other Kentucky Guardsmen were operating an air hub to distribute relief supplies for victims of the Jan. 12 earthquake in Haiti. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Philip Speck/Released)

    Kentucky Air Guardsmen return from Haiti relief mission

    Members of the Kentucky Air National Guard who have been in the Caribbean for the past five weeks as part of Haitian earthquake relief efforts began returning home today after orchestrating the delivery of more than 640 tons of humanitarian aid to the people of Haiti.A C-130 Hercules aircraft carrying 17 Airmen and support equipment arrived here
  • Airmen from the Kentucky National Guard?s 123rd Contingency Response Group unload a Rhode Island C-130 aircraft delivering emergency supplies for the earthquake victims in Haiti at an air hub in Barahona, Dominican Republic, on Jan. 25. Volunteers and medical professionals from nongovernmental relief organizations are pouring in to the Dominican Republic to help with the wounded Haitian refugees. The Guardsmen established the air hub Jan. 22 to process inbound humanitarian aid for victims of the earthquake. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Dennis Flora)

    123rd supporting earthquake relief in Haiti

    More than 45 members of the Kentucky Air Guard are playing a key role in Haitian earthquake relief efforts after deploying to the Caribbean last month to set up an air hub, facilitating the arrival of more than 600 tons of critical supplies like medicine, food and water.The Kentucky Airmen -- all members of the 123rd Contingency Response Group --
  • Lt. Col. Tom Curry, 123rd Airlift Wing Chaplain, recently accepted a position as an advisor to the Air Mobility Command Chaplain and will leave the Kentucky Air National Guard after 26 years to serve at Scott Air Force Base, Ill. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. D. Clare)

    AMC promotion culminates chaplain's dream

    When Tom Curry was a young man, his ambition was to be an Air Force pilot. But a spiritual calling at age 16 took precedence.When he came to Louisville in 1984 to be a pastor at a local church, he met Lt. Col. Bob Williams, the former 123rd Tactical Fighter Wing chaplain, who saw a military future for the young man from Louisiana."Brig. Gen. John

  • Kentucky Air Guard Releases Video Update 5 on Haiti earthquake relief mission

    The Kentucky National Guard continues a series of daily video updates on the work of the Kentucky Air National Guard in support of Operation Unified Response in Haiti and the Dominican Republic.To view today's video, click in the box to the right.Previous video updates:Jan. 22 and 23Jan. 24Jan. 25 Jan. 26
  • Air Force Tech. Sgt. Cecil Dickerson, a loadmaster from the Alaska Air National Guard?s 249th Airlift Squadron, directs an Army Humvee onto a Mississippi Air National Guard C-17 aircraft at the Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville, Ky., on Jan. 27, 2010. The Humvee, along with 90 tons of other equipment and about 40 soldiers from the 3rd Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), were deploying to Port-au-Prince, Haiti, for earthquake relief efforts as part of Operation Unified Response. The Fort Knox, Ky.-based unit is expected to stay in Haiti for up to six months. (U.S. Air Force photo by Maj. Dale Greer/Released)

    Kentucky Air Guard supports deploying Fort Knox Soldiers

    Members of the Kentucky Air National Guard's 123rd Logistics Readiness Squadron processed more than 90 tons of cargo and about 40 U.S. Army Soldiers here tonight for deployment to Port-au-Prince, Haiti, as part of the U.S. military's response to the Jan. 12 earthquake.The Soldiers, who began departing from the Kentucky Air National Guard Base at

  • Kentucky Air Guard Releases Video Update 4 on Haiti earthquake relief mission

    The Kentucky National Guard continues a series of daily video updates on the work of the Kentucky Air National Guard in support of Operation Unified Response in Haiti and the Dominican Republic.To view today's video, click in the box to the right.Previous video updates:Jan. 22 and 23Jan. 24Jan. 25

  • Kentucky Air Guard Releases Video Update 3 on Haiti earthquake relief mission

    Lt. Col. Kirk Hilbrecht, director of Public Affairs for the Kentucky National Guard, continues a series of daily video updates on the work of the Kentucky Air National Guard in support of Operation Unified Response in Haiti and the Dominican Republic.To view today's video, click in the box to the right.Previous video updates:Jan. 22 and 23 Jan. 24

  • Kentucky Air Guard Releases Video Update 2 on Haiti earthquake relief mission

    Lt. Col. Kirk Hilbrecht, director of Public Affairs for the Kentucky National Guard, continues a series of daily video updates on the work of the Kentucky Air National Guard in support of Operation Unified Response in Haiti and the Dominican Republic.To view today's video, click in the box to the right.Previous videos may be viewed here.
  • U.S. Air Force combat controllers from the 23rd Special Tactics Squadron, Air Force Special Operations Command, Hurlburt Field, Fla., survey a drop zone before humanitarian aid is airdropped Jan. 18, 2010, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. U.S. Department of Defense assets have been deployed to assist in the Haiti relief effort following a magnitude 7 earthquake that hit the city Jan. 12, 2010. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. James L. Harper Jr./Released)

    Kentucky Air National Guard combat controllers assist with parachute drops, airfield operations in Haiti

    Two combat controllers from the Kentucky Air National Guard's 123d Special Tactics Squadron have been hard at work since arriving here Jan. 16, setting up drop zones and helicopter landing zones, and providing airfield operations and air traffic control at Port-au-Prince International Airport.The airmen are augmenting a special tactics team from
  • Command Chief Master Sgt. Tommy Downs

    500 gather to remember Chief Tommy Downs

    More than 500 friends, family members and coworkers gathered at the Kentucky Air National Guard Base yesterday to remember a fallen comrade, 123rd Airlift Wing Command Chief Master Sgt. Thomas "Tommy" G. Downs Jr., who passed away Dec. 12 from complications of pancreatitis.Chief Downs, 53, served as a full-time member of the Kentucky Air National
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