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  • Wing completes back-to-back deployments

    The 123rd Airlift Wing completed two back-to-back overseas deployments this month that delivered more than 145 tons of cargo and over 500 troops to locations across Europe, the Caribbean and Central and South America.The first deployment saw 72 Kentucky Air Guardsmen and two of the wing's C-130

  • 123rd Airlift Wing supports U.S. Southern Command airlift mission

    The Kentucky Air National Guard began its third major deployment of the year this morning when more than 50 Airmen departed here aboard two Kentucky Air Guard C-130s for San Juan, Puerto Rico.The troops will provide theater airlift for U.S. military operations in the Caribbean and Central and South

  • Kentucky Air Guard deploys overseas for airlift mission

    Seventy-two Kentucky Air Guardsmen deployed overseas this morning aboard two Kentucky Air Guard C-130s to fly airlift missions in support of U.S. military operations around the world.The Airmen, all assigned to the 123rd Airlift Wing here, will operate from Ramstein Air Base, Germany, but will fly

  • Rapid response

    Members of Kentucky Air Guard's 123rd Contingency Response Group airlifted a mobile command post here June 18 as part of Operation Ardent Sentry, a multi-state homeland defense exercise designed to test the military's ability to respond to enemy attacks or natural disasters.The 123rd CRG transported

  • Wright wins AMC safety award

    Senior Master Sgt. Barry Wright, the 123rd Airlift Wing's safety and occupational health manager, has been named one of the top safety professionals in the U.S. Air Force.Air Mobility Command leaders recently selected Sergeant Wright for its 2008 AMC Distinguished Individual Safety Award. The honor

  • Special tactics assists with flood relief

    Seven members of the wing's 123rd Special Tactics Squadron deployed across Louisville Aug. 4 to assist emergency-management officials with swift-water rescue operations after storms dumped a record six inches of rain on the city in less than two hours.The Airmen were dispatched to multiple

  • 123rd's Woods named top ANG troop

    The Air National Guard named a member of the 123rd Airlift Wing as one of its six Outstanding Airmen of the Year, beginning a weeklong celebration June 6 as the honorees arrived here to receive their awards.Tech. Sgt. Robert Woods, an explosive ordnance disposal technician in the wing's 123rd Civil

  • Governor signs law giving tax break to military members

    Many Kentucky National Guardsmen will take home more money next year thanks to a new state law that exempts military pay from Kentucky income tax. The measure, signed into law by Gov. Steve Beshear on June 26, applies to any military member -- active duty, Guard or Reserve -- whose home of record is

  • Agriculture team begins Afghanistan mission

    The global war on terror took on a new dimension July 6 with the departure of the Kentucky National Guard's Agribusiness Development Team for Afghanistan. Comprised of 64 Soldiers and Airmen with a variety of skills and background in agricultural matters, the team's mission is to teach the citizens