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  • Contingency response group exercises crisis skills

    More than 80 members of the Kentucky Air Guard's 123rd Contingency Response Group deployed here July 11-18 for Exercise Hydra '08, as the US Air Force showcased its emergency airlift capabilities in the only major contingency response exercise to be held on the West Coast this year.Focused on

  • Hurricane evacuees begin arriving at Kentucky Air Guard Base

    As Hurricane Gustav continued to gain intensity in the Gulf of Mexico tonight, hundreds of New Orleans-area evacuees began arriving by aircraft at the Kentucky Air National Guard Base here for transportation to Red Cross shelters across the state of Kentucky.The first airplane, a commercial 757,

  • Services wins top NGB award

    The Kentucky Air Guard's 123rd Services Flight has been named the 2007 Services Flight of the Year by the National Guard Bureau, officials announced June 10.At home station, the 29-member flight operates dining facilities, lodging services, recreational activities, mortuary affairs and honor guard

  • Kentucky Airmen complete Coronet Oak mission

    More than 120 members of the Kentucky Air Guard's 123rd Airlift Wing deployed to Muniz Air National Guard Base here this summer to support Operation Coronet Oak, a mission that provides vital airlift capabilities throughout the Southern Command Area of Responsibility.By ensuring the readiness of

  • Colonels receive Bronze Stars for combat service

    Two Kentucky Air Guard colonels have been awarded the Bronze Star for combat service in Afghanistan. Col. Mark Kraus, 123rd Airlift Wing commander, and Col. Steven P. Bullard, Kentucky Joint Force Headquarters director of joint doctrine and training, were recognized for their leadership in the face

  • Wing recalls 'Pueblo Crisis' activation in 1960s

    More than 100 veterans, civilians and wing members gathered in the base Annex June 24 to observe Kentucky National Guard Day and mark the 40th anniversary of the Kentucky Air Guard's deployment in support of the "Pueblo Crisis."The historic Pueblo Crisis began on Jan. 23, 1968, when the USS Pueblo,

  • Adams named top ANG optometrist

    Capt. Tricia Adams has been named the 2007 Air National Guard Optometry Officer of the Year for her outstanding achievements in the Kentucky Air Guard's 123rd Medical Group.In 2007, Captain Adams was the sole optometrist serving the base population, providing visual screenings and occupational

  • Wing takes 'triple crown' of inspections

    The 123rd Airlift Wing scored a triple crown of sorts in June when it completed three higher-headquarters inspections by logging prestigious "excellent" ratings in each.The wing successfully completed an Air Mobility Command Inspector General Unit Compliance Inspection, a U.S. Air Force Health

  • 123rd Aerial Port Squadron deactivated by order of NGB

    More than 100 Kentucky Air Guardsmen gathered in the Base Annex April 19 to witness the deactivation of the 123rd Aerial Port Squadron, a once-crucial unit established nearly 20 years ago to provide essential cargo services when the KyANG mission transitioned from reconnaissance to airlift in the

  • Panel recommends big changes to Air Guard

    An independent commission has recommended changes for the National Guard and the five other reserve components to reflect their transformation from a strategic reserve to an operational force."At the core of these changes is the explicit recognition of the evolution of the reserve components from a