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  • 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

  • Family readiness official seeks increased involvement

    The wing's new Family Program coordinator wants to create a network of support for family members before, during and after deployments.With an Air Expeditionary Force deployment on the horizon in March, he's seeking a few good family members to help lead the way."There are people in this wing who

  • MWR facility back in service

    The Base Morale, Welfare and Recreation facility re-opened Dec. 2, offering Kentucky Airmen a place to once again relax and enjoy unit camaraderie.The facility was closed in August of 2007 after a cement truck driver lost control of his vehicle and slammed into the edge of the Base Annex where the

  • Wing marksmen dominate state, regional competitions

    Marksmen from the 123rd Airlift Wing were recognized recently for nearly sweeping the 2008 Kentucky State Pistol and Rifle Championship at Fort Knox, Ky.The performance continued the wing's streak of placing in every individual category -- and usually winning -- during competition against Kentucky

  • Free childcare offered

    For Kentucky Airmen who are stuck between a rock and a hard place when it comes to finding childcare during Unit Training Assemblies, a new program may make it easier to serve.The National Guard Home Childcare Program is currently funding the care of four wing members who otherwise wouldn't be able

  • Base 911 system offers fastest emergency response

    Everyone knows to dial 911 during an emergency situation.However, if you are on the base and use a mobile phone, there is a dilemma. The mobile phone will contact the city dispatch agency, which will route the call downtown and dispatch help from off-base.Unfortunately in this case, base officials

  • Airmen continue to assist with food distribution and storm-recovery efforts

    More than 60 Airmen from the Kentucky Air National Guard remain on duty here and in neighboring communities to distribute food and water to thousands of residents left without heat or electricity following last week's devastating ice storm.The Airmen, from the Louisville-based 123rd Airlift Wing,

  • Guard "wellness check" saves couple from carbon monoxide poisoning

    Airmen from the Kentucky Air National Guard, working in conjunction with local fire officials here, saved an elderly couple from carbon monoxide poisoning today during a door-to-door "wellness check" in this Breckenridge county community.Staff Sgt. Jason Scharf, a chaplain's assistant in the

  • Kentucky Air Guard troops deploy to Hardinsburg for storm-relief mission

    The Kentucky Air National Guard deployed 173 Airmen to Hardinsburg, Ky., this morning as part of statewide efforts to assist more than 500,000 Kentuckians who have been left without power following last week's devastating winter storms. The Airmen left the Air Guard base here at 6:30 a.m. in a

  • Ky. Guard to assume Afghanistan agriculture mission

    Kentucky National Guard troops will soon be taking the skills they learned at home or on their family farms and putting them to work helping the people of Afghanistan rebuild a sustainable future.Guard officials are seeking about 66 volunteers from either the Kentucky Army or Air National Guard to