Kentucky Air Guardsmen support movement of Patriot missiles to Turkey
Army Col. Michael Morrissey, commander of the 31st Air Defense Artillery Battalion, Fort Sill, Okla., presents Staff Sgt. Timothy McNary of the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Contingency Response Group with the Army Achievement Medal during a ceremony at Altus Air Force Base, Okla., Jan. 9, 2013. Airmen from Altus; the Kentucky Air National Guard; Charleston Air Force Base, S.C.; Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash.; Travis Air Force Base, Calif.; Joint Base San Antonio, Texas; and Westover Air Reserve Base, Mass., provided the timely and safe deployment of Patriot missile batteries and more than two million pounds of equipment to Turkey in support of NATO efforts to augment Turkey’s self-defense capabilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Klynne Pearl Serrano)