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  • 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

  • Wagner named top security civilian

    Senior Airman Windy Wagner, a security forces troop who serves as the 123rd Airlift Wing's full-time civilian security program manager, has been named the top security forces civilian in both the Air National Guard and the U.S. Air Force.The awards, bestowed in 2008, recognize Airman Wagner's

  • Ceremony to stand up new Force Support Squadron today

    When it comes to people programs, community support and quality of life, there is now one organization on base to handle it all -- the 123rd Force Support Squadron.The new unit, which will be formally activated today during a 2:30 p.m. ceremony in the Base Annex, is the result of an ongoing Air