News Search

  • Kentucky Airman named top biomedical maintenance NCO in Air National Guard

    Staff Sgt. Sean P. Walker, an equipment maintenance technician in the Kentucky Air National Guard's 123rd Medical Group, has been named the Air National Guard Outstanding Biomedical Equipment Repair Non-Commissioned Officer of the Year.Sergeant Walker earned the honor by providing expert maintenance

  • Airmen honored for performance at officer school

    The two newest officers in the Kentucky Air National Guard's 123rd Operations Group recently brought home top honors from the Academy of Military Science, the primary commissioning school for National Guard Airmen.While earning his commission, 2nd Lt. Nick Reinke was selected by his peers and

  • Airmen earn top awards from Guard Bureau

    Two members of the Kentucky Air Guard have been recognized by the National Guard Bureau for their outstanding job performance.Master Sgt. Cynthia Rogers was named Air National Guard Retention Office Manager of the Year for Region 4, a geographic area that includes nine states and the District of

  • Ky. Guard stands up Joint Air Operations Center for earthquake exercise

    The Kentucky National Guard stood up a Joint Air Operations Center here May 16 to serve as the main command node for all of the state's fixed-wing and rotary aircraft that are participating in the largest earthquake-response exercise in U.S. history.The weeklong event, called National Level Exercise

  • Guardsman, civilian law enforcement officer warns of epidemic

    There is a growing epidemic in the Commonwealth of Kentucky that could potentially touch every family that resides within its borders. Unlawful use of prescription medication has taken Kentucky by storm and it doesn't look like it's going to ease up any time soon. As a member of the Kentucky Air

  • Bluegrass engineers support combat operations in Afghanistan

    Kentucky Airmen from the 123d Civil Engineer Squadron are sustaining combat operations and maintaining one of the most important airfields in Afghanistan.At Bagram Airfield, the Airmen are supporting Emergency Management, base operations and facilities engineering."The importance of the mission is

  • Agribusiness team returns from Afghanistan

    Hundreds of friends, family and co-workers packed into the Base Annex here May 1 to welcome home more than 60 Kentucky National Guard Soldiers and Airmen who had just returned from a yearlong agricultural-support mission in Afghanistan.The troops, all part of the Kentucky National Guard's