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  • 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

  • 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

  • Wing Honors Airmen of the Year

    Master Sgt. Brad Simms, Master Sgt. John Wardrip, Tech. Sgt. Edward McKenna and Senior Airman Aaron Lind have been selected as the Kentucky Air National Guards's 2010 Outstanding Airmen of the Year.According to the Kentucky Air National Guard state command chief master sergeant, Chief Master Sgt.

  • Wing hosts 'Rise to the Challenge' tour at 2010 Kentucky State Fair

    Visitors to the 2010 Kentucky State Fair received more than information about the Air National Guard - they were able to experience it.              At this year's fair, the Kentucky Air National Guard's 123rd Airlift Wing played host to the ANG's "Rise to the Challenge" tour, which featured

  • Bluegrass reservists recognize civilian employers

    A group of the Commonwealth's civic leaders were treated to a day of excitement at Fort Knox, Ky., as part of the 2010 Boss Lift sponsored by Employers Support of the Guard and Reserve on August 13.Service members from the Army, Army and Air National Guard and Marine Corps Reserve gave the civic

  • Medical officers named top in the Air National Guard

    The 123rd Medical Squadron was honored recently at the Medical Readiness Frontiers Conference in Minneapolis when two of its own were named the top in their field Air National Guard-wide.Maj. Carolyn Congleton was named the ANG Public Health Officer of the Year and Maj. Chris Howell was named the

  • Yellow Ribbon Support Program begins on base

    When it comes to connecting Wing families with information, services, referrals and outreach surrounding deployments, it could be said that the unit takes support so seriously, it's called in the Marines. Or, at least, one Marine.Cecil Goodloe, a retired Marine first sergeant, was recently appointed