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  • Kentucky Air Guard supports deploying Fort Knox Soldiers

    Members of the Kentucky Air National Guard's 123rd Logistics Readiness Squadron processed more than 90 tons of cargo and about 40 U.S. Army Soldiers here tonight for deployment to Port-au-Prince, Haiti, as part of the U.S. military's response to the Jan. 12 earthquake.The Soldiers, who began

  • Kentucky Air Guard Releases Video Update 5 on Haiti earthquake relief mission

    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 right.Previous video updates:Jan. 22 and 23Jan. 24Jan. 25

  • Kentucky Air Guard Releases Video Update 4 on Haiti earthquake relief mission

    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 right.Previous video updates:Jan. 22 and 23Jan. 24Jan. 25

  • Kentucky Air Guard Releases Video Update 3 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 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