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  • 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

  • Kentucky Air National Guard unit deploys to support Haitian relief effort

    The Kentucky Air National Guard deployed three C-130 aircraft and approximately 45 members of its 123rd Contingency Readiness Group today in support of Operation Unified Response, the humanitarian relief operation in Haiti.Described as an "airbase in a box," the 123rd CRG has all the personnel,

  • ATSO training strengthens unit readiness, ORI preparation

    Members of the 123rd Airlift Wing spent the December drill becoming reacquainted with an old friend -- their chemical warfare defense ensembles -- during basewide Ability to Survive and Operate training.The ATSO refresher was designed to help Airmen brush up on chemical decontamination procedures as

  • Ex-123rd troop killed in Afghanistan

    Gov. Steve Beshear directed that flags at all state government buildings be lowered to half-staff Dec. 22 in honor of a Kentucky- native Airman and former member of the 123rd Airlift Wing who died overseas while supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.According to the Department of Defense, Tech. Sgt.

  • 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

  • Historic inspection supports security strategy

    The 123rd Airlift Wing will make history next May when it becomes the first Air National Guard unit to undergo an Operational Readiness Inspection evaluated in response to a simulated terrorist attack in the United States.The novel homeland-defense scenario differs markedly from typical ORIs, which

  • Kentucky Military History Museum reopens

    The Kentucky Military History Museum at the Old State Arsenal in downtown Frankfort has reopened for public tours after undergoing renovations for the past two years.Constructed in 1850, the Gothic-style building is located on Arsenal Hill and is part of the Kentucky Historical Society's "History

  • Holdsworth named commander of security forces

    Maj. Robert Holdsworth officially assumed command of the Kentucky Air Guard's 123rd Security Forces Squadron on Aug. 16 during a Change-of-Command ceremony held in the Base Annex.Major Holdsworth replaces Lt. Col. Jeffery Peters, who was named the installation inspector general.Major Holdsworth