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  • Family affair: Wing members continue legacies

    When 2nd Lt. Anthony Dale Gardner's son, Anthony Jacob Gardner, asked his father about following his footsteps into the military, the elder Gardner was hesitant at best."I gave him every downside I could think of. I wanted him to make an informed decision for himself," said Lieutenant Gardner, a

  • Holiday Cheer

    The gathering of 123rd Airlift Wing families for the Wing Holiday Party Dec. 7 marked the start of a new era in family support.The event was the first opportunity for Dave Rooney, family program coordinator, to meet and greet the spouses and children of wing members.Mr. Rooney, a retired master

  • Chief closes three decades of service

    Chief Master Sgt. Mark B. Hall was recognized for more than 36 years of service to the 123rd Maintenance Group during his retirement ceremony here Dec. 6.During his storied career, the chief deployed to participate in Operations Bright Star, Coronet Oak, Joint Forge/Enterprise, Noble Eagle, Enduring

  • Mobility Exercise prepares unit for worldwide mobilizations

    A Mobility Exercise held on base Nov. 9 tested the 123rd Airlift Wing's ability to respond to the state and nation's call to duty.The exercise -- informally called a 'Mob-Ex" -- simulated the wing's deployment process from start to finish, with members of the base "Mobility Machine" working together

  • Assistant adjutant for Air pins on first star

    The Kentucky National Guard welcomed its newest star Nov. 2 when former 123rd Airlift Wing commander Mark Kraus was promoted to brigadier general during a ceremony held in the Base Annex.Brig. Gen. Kraus' silver stars were pinned on by Maj. Gen. Edward W. Tonini, Kentucky's adjutant general, and

  • Hunt retires after 34 years of dedicated service

    The men and women of the Kentucky National Guard gathered in the Base Annex Oct. 4 to pay tribute to Brig. Gen. Howard P. Hunt III on the occasion of his retirement from more than three decades of faithful military service.General Hunt officially stepped down as the assistant adjutant general for

  • Last remaining veteran of Pueblo Crisis retires

    Jerry Buehner was just 18 years old in 1968 when he and his fellow 123rd Tactical Reconnaissance Wing Airmen were called to duty for the historic Pueblo Crisis.After returning to the wing in 1992 following an 18-year break in service, the master sergeant retired Oct. 5, becoming the last remaining

  • Pope memorializes Ky. Airman

    Tech. Sgt. Christopher A. Matero, a Kentucky combat controller who was killed in the line of duty, now has a road in his name at Pope Air Force Base, N.C.Matero Drive, named in his honor earlier this year, is home to a new building for the Air Force Combat Control School. Before enlisting in the

  • Rodeo tests skills of Air Force, Canadian special tacticians

    The shouts rang out: "Go, Go, Go!" as ropes were lowered, "bullets" flew and boots hit the ground.Airmen from the Kentucky Air National Guard's 123rd Special Tactics Squadron were launching a simulated rescue operation into "hostile" territory here as part of a competition between teams of elite Air

  • Ceremony marks new era of base leadership

    The 123rd Airlift Wing's new commander hit the ground running Oct. 5 with a promise to seek additional missions, volunteer for more assignments and embrace a forward-leaning approach to all aspects of military and personal readiness.Speaking to 1,100 members of the Kentucky Air Guard who had