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  • Wellness Team to focus on supporting Airmen

    Wing officials have announced the creation of a new Wellness Team to help Airmen and their families build resilience and live healthier lifestyles.The team provides a variety of free resources to meet the social, emotional, physical and spiritual needs of Airmen and their family members, said Col.

  • Mass enlistment brings new troops to 123rd

    Eight new recruits took the Oath of Enlistment during a mass swearing-in ceremony Sept. 20 at the Kentucky Air National Guard Base, joining the 123rd Airlift Wing to fill a variety of jobs from military journalist to aircraft loadmaster.Kaleb Henry, one of those new enlistees, will soon depart for

  • Kentucky Air Derby tests crews' airmanship

    Members of the Kentucky Air National Guard's 165th Airlift Squadron completed essential training here Oct. 22 while competing for "best aircrew" bragging rights in the first-annual Kentucky Air Derby.Six crews of six members each tested their airmanship skills in multiple areas as they flew airdrop

  • Kentucky Air Guard kicks off Louisville Veterans Day Parade

    Thousands of spectators lined Main Street here today to show their support for military service members during Louisville's first Veterans Day parade in more than a half-century.The parade kicked off with a three-ship flyover of Kentucky Air National Guard C-130s at 11:11 a.m. -- the exact time in

  • Family Day draws 1,000 to Air Guard Base

    More than 1,000 Kentucky Air National Guardsmen and their family members gathered here today to celebrate Family Day with a picnic lunch and a variety of family-friendly activities at 123rd Airlift Wing Headquarters.The day's events featured a corn hole tournament, children's games, live music

  • Marksmen score big at regional contest

    Kentucky National Guard shooters have distinguished themselves again. Two joint teams of Army and Air Guardsmen earned top honors during the Marksmanship Area Command III Combat Regional Marksmanship Competition at Camp Butner, N.C., this summer.Kentucky's "A" team placed first in the pistol

  • Historians catalog Ky. Air Guard artifacts

    Historians have begun cataloging the Kentucky Air National Guard's vast treasure trove of military artifacts in preparation for a 2013 exhibit of memorabilia at the Frazier History Museum.The items, which range from old photographs and uniform patches to an oxygen mask and pilot's helmet, are

  • Kentucky Guard chaplains meet for annual training conference

    More than 40 chaplains, chaplain candidates and assistants from the Kentucky Army and Air National gathered here Oct. 15 for the annual Joint Chaplaincy Corps Training Conference.The meeting is held at the beginning of every fiscal year to prepare the corps for upcoming events, new programs and

  • Kentucky Aviation Association members tour Kentucky Air Guard

    More than 70 aviation professionals from across Kentucky had the opportunity to examine aircraft maintenance and flight line operations at the Kentucky Air National Guard during tours Sept. 7 at the Louisville-based 123rd Airlift Wing.The tours were held in conjunction with the Kentucky Aviation