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June 17, 2011
Kentucky Air Guardsmen conduct life-saving training at Taylorsville Lake

More than 120 aircrew members and intelligence specialists from the Kentucky Air National Guard conducted life-saving land and water-survival training at Taylorsville Lake here June 9 and 10.The training, which covered topics like land navigation and emergency egress from a downed aircraft, is
June 3, 2011
Siebert named USAF Distinguished Rifleman

A member of the Kentucky Air National Guard has earned one of the military's highest honors for marksmanship, the U.S. Air Force Distinguished Rifleman Badge.Senior Master Sgt. John Siebert, captain of the Kentucky Air Guard Rifle Team, won the honor for consistently scoring in the top 10 percent of
June 3, 2011
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
June 3, 2011
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
May 23, 2011
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
May 19, 2011
Kentucky Air Guard establishes Missouri air hub for earthquake-relief exercise

More than 40 members of the Kentucky Air National Guard's Contingency Response Element are operating a key patient-movement hub here as part of National Level Exercise 2011, a weeklong scenario designed to test the local, state and national response to a simulated 7.7-magnitude earthquake along the
May 19, 2011
Exercises test medical response of 123rd Airlift Wing, VA after major earthquake

Amidst the chaos of moans, groans and cries for help, members of the 123rd Airlift Wing conducted patient triage and provided emergency medical care for more than a dozen men and women badly injured in an earthquake and subsequent plane crash here May 18.Fortunately, the patients were volunteers,
May 17, 2011
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
May 12, 2011
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
May 5, 2011
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

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