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  • 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

  • Safety office named best in ANG

    The 123rd Airlift Wing Safety Office has been named the top safety unit in the Air National Guard.The National Guard Bureau selected the shop for its Air National Guard Safety Office of the Year Award for accomplishments in 2008, said Maj. Charles Hans, base safety officer.Among those achievements,

  • Mobility exercise marks another step to ORI

    The 123rd Airlift Wing took another step toward next spring's Operational Readiness Inspection with a mobility exercise that processed more than 315 Airmen and nine chalks' worth of cargo through the personnel deployment function here Oct. 24 and 25.The exercise, designed primarily to ensure that

  • Shoop honored for national excellence

    Col. Diana Shoop has been named recipient of the 2008 Brig. Gen. Donald Wagner Administrative Excellence Award, which is bestowed annually on a reserve-component Medical Service Corps officer for outstanding administrative contributions to the Air Force Medical Service.Colonel Shoop, commander of