Kentucky Air Guard deploys two aircraft, 70 Airmen to Persian Gulf region
Kentucky's adjutant general, Maj. Gen. Edward W. Tonini, and Brig. Gen. Mark Kraus, Kentucky's assistant adjutant general for Air, shake hands with Airmen from the 123rd Airlift Wing as they board a C-130 at the Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville, Ky., prior to a deployment to the Persian Gulf region on July 2, 2012. The wing deployed 70 Airmen and two C-130 aircraft in support of operations Enduring Freedom and New Dawn. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Phil Speck)