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250412-Z-WI111-1021

Current and former members of the 123rd Airlift Wing gather at the Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville, Ky., April 12, 2025, for a ceremony unveiling a new marble tablet honoring retirees. The black granite slab, which lists the names of Airmen who served 20 or more years and were honorably retired from the Kentucky Air National Guard in 2024, joins nine others recognizing every retiree since the unit’s inception in 1947. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Annaliese Billings)

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250412-Z-WI111-1002

Chief Master Sgt. James Tongate, outgoing state command chief master sergeant at Joint Force Headquarters—Kentucky, speaks during a ceremony honoring retirees at the Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville, Ky., April 12, 2025. This year’s ceremony recognized 40 Airmen who retired from the Kentucky Air Guard in 2024. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Annaliese Billings)

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250514-Z-VT419-2584

An airman from the 123rd Contingency Response Group marshals a C-130J Super Hercules from the Kentucky Air National Guard down a taxiway at Murray-Calloway County Airport in Murray, Ky., May 14, 2025, as part of Exercise Grindstone, a major earthquake-response simulation. Murray lies just east of 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 a large-scale earthquake. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Dale Greer)

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250514-Z-VT419-1435

Airmen from the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Contingency Response Group test the payment density of a taxiway at Barkley Regional Airport in Paducah, Ky., May 14, 2025, to determine if the facilities can support the weight of large cargo aircraft. The test was part of Exercise Grindstone, a major earthquake-response simulation staged May 13-15 in the New Madrid Seismic Zone, the most active seismic area in the Eastern United States. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Dale Greer)

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250514-Z-VT419-1280

Airmen from a 123rd Medical Group Critical Care Air Transport Team stabilize a simulated patient May 14, 2025, during a flight from Murray to Paducah, Ky., aboard a Kentucky Air National Guard C-130J Super Hercules aircraft. The event was part of Exercise Grindstone, a major earthquake-response simulation staged in the New Madrid Seismic Zone, the most active seismic area in the Eastern United States. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Dale Greer)

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250514-Z-VT419-1226

Maj. Felicia Evans, a nurse from the 123rd Medical Group, stabilizes a simulated patient May 14, 2025, during a flight from Murray to Paducah, Ky., aboard a Kentucky Air National Guard C-130J Super Hercules aircraft. The event was part of Exercise Grindstone, a major earthquake-response simulation staged in the New Madrid Seismic Zone, the most active seismic area in the Eastern United States. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Dale Greer)

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250514-Z-VT419-1182

Maj. Alena Thomas, left, a physician assistant, and Maj. Felicia Evans, a nurse — both members of a Critical Care Air Transport Team from the 123rd Medical Group — stabilize a simulated patient May 14, 2025, during a flight from Murray to Paducah, Ky., aboard a Kentucky Air National Guard C-130J Super Hercules aircraft. The event was part of Exercise Grindstone, a major earthquake-response simulation staged in the New Madrid Seismic Zone, the most active seismic area in the Eastern United States. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Dale Greer)

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250514-Z-VT419-1049

Tech. Sgt. David Gomes, an aerial porter from the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Contingency Response Group, surveys the facilities at Murray-Calloway County Airport in Murray, Ky., May 14, 2025, as part of Exercise Grindstone, a major earthquake-response simulation. Murray lies just east of 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)

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250514-Z-VT419-1000

Airmen from the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Contingency Response Group survey the facilities at Murray-Calloway County Airport in Murray, Ky., May 14, 2025, as part of Exercise Grindstone, a major earthquake-response simulation. Murray lies just east of 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)

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250514-Z-JU667-3442

Members of the Kentucky National Guard load pallets of water onto a truck at Barkley Regional Airport in Paducah, Ky., May 14, 2025, in support of Exercise Grindstone, a major earthquake-response simulation. The Kentucky Army National Guard’s 1792nd Combat Sustainment Support Battalion drove the water to nearby counties for humanitarian relief efforts as part of the earthquake scenario. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Phil Speck)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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