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  • Kentucky Air Guard welcomes two new command chiefs

    The Kentucky Air National Guard welcomed its newest command chief master sergeants during dual change-of-responsibility ceremonies held April 17 at Louisville Male High School.The new state command chief is Chief Master Sgt. James Smith, a 32-year veteran of the Kentucky Air Guard who began his

  • Kentucky Air National Guard salutes Hometown Heroes

    Deployments are seldom easy. They exert substantial amounts of stress not only on the troops deploying, but also on the families and friends they leave behind. On April 17, the Kentucky Air National Guard delivered a heart-felt "thank you" to the more than 900 men and women of the 123rd Airlift Wing

  • Wing wins extraordinarily rare 14th Air Force Outstanding Unit Award

    The Kentucky Air National Guard's 123rd Airlift Wing has been awarded its 14th Air Force Outstanding Unit Award -- an extraordinary achievement that confirms the wing's standing as one of the most decorated organizations in the United States military, said Maj. Gen. Edward Tonini, Kentucky's

  • CLEP: College-level exams offered free on base for members

    The 123rd Airlift Wing Education and Training Office is now offering College Level Examination Program, or CLEP, exams free of charge to service members interested in advancing their military and civilian educations.The exams allow members to save time and money by earning credit for knowledge

  • 123rd completes Operational Readiness Exercise

    The 123rd Airlift Wing and two other Air Force units completed their final training exercise here March 20-26 in preparation for a historic Operational Readiness Inspection that will, for the first time ever, test a deployed wing's effectiveness in a homeland-security/homeland-defense

  • Kentucky Air Guardsmen return from Haiti relief mission

    Members of the Kentucky Air National Guard who have been in the Caribbean for the past five weeks as part of Haitian earthquake relief efforts began returning home today after orchestrating the delivery of more than 640 tons of humanitarian aid to the people of Haiti.A C-130 Hercules aircraft

  • AMC promotion culminates chaplain's dream

    When Tom Curry was a young man, his ambition was to be an Air Force pilot. But a spiritual calling at age 16 took precedence.When he came to Louisville in 1984 to be a pastor at a local church, he met Lt. Col. Bob Williams, the former 123rd Tactical Fighter Wing chaplain, who saw a military future

  • 123rd supporting earthquake relief in Haiti

    More than 45 members of the Kentucky Air Guard are playing a key role in Haitian earthquake relief efforts after deploying to the Caribbean last month to set up an air hub, facilitating the arrival of more than 600 tons of critical supplies like medicine, food and water.The Kentucky Airmen -- all