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  • Tablets honor wing retirees

    Seventy-seven former members of the Kentucky Air National Guard were honored April 18 when two marble tablets bearing their names were unveiled during a ceremony in front of the Lt. Gen. John B. Conaway Headquarters Building here.The tablets are the latest addition to a monument that memorializes

  • Memorial to honor fallen Kentucky Guard members

    A group of Kentucky National Guard veterans and advocates is working to establish a memorial honoring all those who have served as citizen-Soldiers or citizen-Airmen -- and especially to honor those who perished in the line of duty. The proposed memorial will be built at the entrance to Boone

  • Wing aids National Strategic Stockpile

    Members of the 123rd Airlift Wing played a central role in Kentucky's response to Swine Flu recently when they helped distribute medical supplies around the state.Truckloads of surgical gloves, gowns, face masks and antiviral medications began arriving on base April 30 from multiple federal

  • Burba, Woods, Nethery named top troops

    Master Sgt. Larry D. Burba, Tech. Sgt. Robert L. Woods and Staff Sgt. Patrick E. Nethery have been selected as the Kentucky Air National Guard's 2008 Outstanding Airmen of the Year. The winners were chosen from 26 nominees, competing in three categories, for exceptional performance in leadership and

  • Wing completes deployment to Afghanistan

    The 123rd Airlift Wing concluded its second major deployment to Afghanistan today when the final rotation of deployed Airmen returned home to a warm welcome from more than 100 family, friends and co-workers on the base flightline.Waving flags, posters and homemade banners, the anxious crowd cheered

  • Bullard named to lead mission support group

    A 17-year veteran of the Kentucky Air National Guard has been named commander of one of the unit's key organizational groups. Col. Steven Bullard formally took charge of the 123rd Mission Support Group March 14 when he accepted the unit's guide-on from Col. Greg Nelson, commander of the 123rd

  • Contingency Response Group stands up

    A new crisis- and contingency-response team is now open for business at the Kentucky Air National Guard. Officials here formally stood up the 123rd Contingency Response Group during an activation ceremony held in the base Fuel Cell Hangar on April 15. The unit is designed to be a early responder in

  • Medical group gets robust hands-on training

    More than 40 members of the 123rd Medical Group deployed here for required annual training from Feb. 6-21, gaining invaluable hands-on experience that will better prepare them for future combat or contingency situations. The Airmen received hands-on instruction in a variety of areas, as required by

  • Thunder Aircraft begin arriving at Kentucky Air National Guard

    The first military aircraft to participate in this weekend's Thunder Over Louisville airshow began arriving at the Kentucky Air National Guard Base today. Two F-22 Raptors, America's premier fighter aircraft, taxied onto the tarmac here at 9 a.m. after departing from Langley Air Force Base, Va.,

  • Kentucky Air Guard begins deployment to Afghanistan

    The first 34 of approximately 200 Kentucky Air National Guardsmen began deploying overseas this morning to provide airlift services in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.The Airmen, assigned to the 123rd Airlift Wing here, departed for Afghanistan aboard a Kentucky Air Guard C-130 Hercules