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  • 123rd celebrates 60th anniversary

    The Kentucky Air Guard celebrated its 60th anniversary last month with two ceremonies that paid tribute to the unit's storied past.During the first event, held Feb. 3 in the base Maintenance Hangar, 123rd Airlift Wing Commander Col. Mark Kraus reminded hundreds of drilling Airmen about the wing's

  • Engineers test skills at Silver Flag exercise

    More than 60 members of the 123rd Civil Engineering Squadron deployed to Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., in October for Silver Flag, a recurring training event designed to educate CE troops about the newest equipment and latest lessons learned in the Global War on Terror.The unit last attended a

  • Deployments enhance U.S. border security

    More than 100 members of the Kentucky Air Guard have played a critical role in the nation's defense by deploying to multiple locations along the U.S.-Mexican border since July.The deployments are part of Operation Jump Start, the National Guard-led mission to help U.S. Border Patrol agents gain

  • Kentucky Air Guard responds to flooding

    Almost 100 members of the Kentucky Air National Guard stepped forward Sept. 23 to volunteer for disaster-recovery missions after a series of violent storms drenched the state with near-record rainfall.The rains began pelting the commonwealth on the evening of Sept. 22 and didn't let up until the

  • Wing completes historic Red Flag exercise

    The Kentucky Air National Guard made history this summer when 31 of its members deployed to Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, to provide the expeditionary group command for a multinational training exercise called Cooperative Cope Thunder 06-03.The exercise, also known as Red Flag Alaska, marked the

  • Chaplain praised during deployment to UAE

    It may have been his first deployment to Southwest Asia, but Lt. Col. Tom Curry'soutstanding performance made the mission seem like old hat.During a 67-day deployment to Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates, the KentuckyAir Guard's top chaplain earned accolades from seemingly everyone in his