123rd Airlift Wing

Sort By

Category

Show Advanced Options

Clear Filters |

250514-Z-JU667-3383

Members of the Kentucky Air National Guard use an R-11 refueler to load fuel onto C-130J Super Hercules at Barkley Regional Airport in Paducah, Ky., May 14, 2025, in support of Exercise Grindstone, a major earthquake-response simulation. The unit’s Airmen established a cargo hub at the airport to manage the distribution of humanitarian relief supplies as part of the earthquake scenario. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Phil Speck)

Details Download

250514-Z-JU667-3361

Master Sgt. Robert Cloyd, a fuels technician with the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Contingency Response Group, monitors gauges on a R-11 refueler as it fuels a C-130J Super Hercules at Barkley Regional Airport in Paducah, Ky., May 14, 2025, in support of Exercise Grindstone, a major earthquake-response simulation. The unit’s Airmen established a cargo hub at the airport to manage the distribution of humanitarian relief supplies as part of the earthquake scenario. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Phil Speck)

Details Download

250514-Z-JU667-3294

A member of the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Contingency Response Group uses a forklift to offload a pallet of water from a C-130J Super Hercules at Barkley Regional Airport in Paducah, Ky., May 14, 2025, in support of Exercise Grindstone, a major earthquake-response simulation. The water was being sent to nearby counties for humanitarian relief efforts as part of the earthquake scenario. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Phil Speck)

Details Download

250514-Z-JU667-2836

Tech. Sgt. Austin Goldman, a radio systems technician with the 123rd Contingency Response Group, tests radio equipment at Barkley Regional Airport in Paducah, Ky., May 14, 2025, in support of Exercise Grindstone, a major earthquake-response simulation. The unit’s Airmen established a cargo hub at the airport to manage the distribution of humanitarian relief supplies as part of the earthquake scenario. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Phil Speck)

Details Download

250514-Z-JU667-2523

Master Sgt. Alex Klosterman, a weather craftsman from the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Contingency Response Group, helps load a pallet of water onto a Kentucky Army National Guard truck at Barkley Regional Airport in Paducah, Ky., May 14, 2025, in support of Exercise Grindstone, a major earthquake-response simulation. The water was being driven to nearby counties for humanitarian relief efforts as part of the earthquake scenario. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Phil Speck)

Details Download

250514-Z-JU667-2355

Members of the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Contingency Response Group offload pallets of water from a C-130J Super Hercules at Barkley Regional Airport in Paducah, Ky., May 14, 2025, in support of Exercise Grindstone, a major earthquake-response simulation. The Airmen established a cargo hub at the airport to manage the distribution of humanitarian relief supplies as part of the earthquake scenario. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Phil Speck)

Details Download

250514-Z-JU667-2070

Loadmasters from the 165th Airlift Squadron load a pallet of water onto a C-130J Super Hercules at the Kentucky Air National Guard base in Louisville, Ky., May 14, 2025, in support of Exercise Grindstone, a major earthquake-response simulation. The water was being airlifted to Paducah, Ky., for humanitarian relief efforts as part of the earthquake scenario. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Phil Speck)

Details Download

250514-Z-JU667-2006

Fuels technicians from the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Airlift Wing prepare to offload aviation fuel from a C-130J Super Hercules at Barkley Regional Airport in Paducah, Ky., May 14, 2025, as part Exercise Grindstone, a major earthquake-response simulation. Paducah lies within the New Madrid Seismic Zone, the most active seismic area in the Eastern United States. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Phil Speck)

Details Download

250514-Z-JU667-2001

A Kentucky Air National Guard C-130J Super Hercules sits on the ramp at Barkley Regional Airport in Paducah, Ky., May 14, 2025, during Exercise Grindstone, a major earthquake-response simulation. Paducah lies within the New Madrid Seismic Zone, the most active seismic area in the Eastern United States. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Phil Speck)

Details Download

250513-Z-WI111-1131

Airmen from the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Contingency Response Group secure structural supports to a cargo truck at Barkley Regional Airport in Paducah, Ky., May 13, 2025, in support of Exercise Grindstone. The three-day simulation tested the unit’s ability to provide humanitarian-relief capabilities after an 8-magnitude earthquake. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Annaliese Billings)

Details Download

250513-Z-WI111-1056

Pilots from the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 165th Airlift Squadron fly a C-130J Super Hercules over Paducah, Ky., May 13, 2025, after delivering cargo for Exercise Grindstone, a three-day earthquake-response exercise. This cargo was used to stand up an aerial port to function as a cargo hub and evacuation center as part of the earthquake scenario. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Annaliese Billings)

Details Download

250513-Z-WI111-1032

Airmen from the Kentucky Air National Guard direct the offloading of an all-terrain forklift from a C-130J Super Hercules at Barkley Regional Airport in Paducah, Ky., May 13, 2025, in support of Exercise Grindstone, a major earthquake-response simulation. The unit’s Airmen were tasked with standing up an aerial port to function as a cargo hub and evacuation center as part of the earthquake scenario. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Annaliese Billings)

Details Download

250513-Z-WI111-1027

A loadmaster with the 123rd Contingency Response Group directs the loading of an all-terrain forklift onto a C-130J Super Hercules at the Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville, Ky., May 13, 2025, in support of Exercise Grindstone, a major earthquake-response simulation. The forklift was being airlifted to Barkley Regional Airport in Paducah, Ky., where the unit’s Airmen were tasked with standing up an aerial port to function as a cargo hub and evacuation center as part of the earthquake scenario. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Annaliese Billings)

Details Download

250513-Z-WI111-1004

Airmen from the 123rd Logistics Readiness Squadron load cargo onto a C-130J Super Hercules at the Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville, Ky., May 13, 2025, in support of Exercise Grindstone, a major earthquake-response simulation. The cargo was being airlifted to Barkley Regional Airport in Paducah, Ky., where Airmen from the 123rd Contingency Response Group were tasked with standing up an aerial port to function as a cargo hub and evacuation center as part of the earthquake scenario. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Annaliese Billings)

Details Download

250513-Z-VT419-3183

Airmen from the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Contingency Response Group and 165th Airlift Squadron offload aviation fuel from a C-130J Super Hercules Aircraft to an R-11 refueling truck in support of a major earthquake-response exercise at Barkley Regional Airport in Paducah, Ky., May 13, 2025. The specialized fueling operation, which can be conducted even while aircraft engines are running, is a logistics multiplier that enables C-130s to quickly supply fuel for use by helicopters at remote airfields, which might otherwise lack electrical power or the necessary infrastructure following an earthquake. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Dale Greer)

Details Download

250513-Z-VT419-3104

Airmen from the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Contingency Response Group and 165th Airlift Squadron offload aviation fuel from a C-130J Super Hercules Aircraft to an R-11 refueling truck in support of a major earthquake-response exercise at Barkley Regional Airport in Paducah, Ky., May 13, 2025. The specialized fueling operation, which can be conducted even while aircraft engines are running, is a logistics multiplier that enables C-130s to quickly supply fuel for use by helicopters at remote airfields, which might otherwise lack electrical power or the necessary infrastructure following an earthquake. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Dale Greer)

Details Download

250513-Z-VT419-2669

A loadmaster from the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 165th Airlift Squadron, directs the offloading of an R-11 refueling truck from a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft at Barkley Regional Airport in Paducah, Ky., May 13, 2025, in support of Exercise Grindstone, a three-day earthquake-response scenario staged in the New Madrid Seismic Zone. Paducah lies within the zone, the most active seismic area in the Eastern United States, and could serve as an air hub in the event of an large-scale earthquake (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Dale Greer)

Details Download

250513-Z-VT419-2462

A loadmaster from the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 165th Airlift Squadron, directs the offloading of truck from a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft at Barkley Regional Airport in Paducah, Ky., May 13, 2025, in support of Exercise Grindstone, a three-day earthquake-response scenario staged in the New Madrid Seismic Zone. Paducah lies within the zone, the most active seismic area in the Eastern United States, and could serve as an air hub in the event of an large-scale earthquake (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Dale Greer)

Details Download

250513-Z-VT419-2419

More than 30 Airmen and three C-130J Super Hercules aircraft from the Kentucky Air National Guard arrive at Barkley Regional Airport in Paducah, Ky., May 13, 2025, to stand up an aerial port that will function as a cargo hub and evacuation center as part of Exercise Grindstone, a major earthquake-response simulation. Paducah lies within the New Madrid Seismic Zone, the most active seismic area in the Eastern United States, and could serve as an air hub in the event of an large-scale earthquake. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Dale Greer)

Details Download

250513-Z-VT419-2145

A loadmaster from the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 165th Airlift Squadron boards a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft at Barkley Regional Airport in Paducah, Ky., May 13, 2025, in support of Exercise Grindstone, a three-day earthquake-response scenario staged in the New Madrid Seismic Zone. Paducah lies within the zone, the most active seismic area in the Eastern United States, and could serve as an air hub in the event of an large-scale earthquake (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Dale Greer)

Details Download