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  • 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

  • Wing members deploy to support presidential inauguration

    Approximately 60 members of the 123rd Airlift Wing were called to duty to support the 56th Presidential Inauguration in and around Washington, D.C., from Jan. 15 to 22.The troops included explosive ordnance disposal experts, communications specialists, services personnel, aircrews and members of the

  • 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