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240521-Z-JU667-1260

A C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 123rd Airlift Wing takes off from the Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville, Ky., May 22, 2024, bearing the distinctive livery displayed on U.S. aircraft during World War II. The plane will fly over France on June 6 as part of observances for the 80th anniversary of D-Day, when Allied forces invaded Normandy to turn the tide of the war in Europe. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Phil Speck)

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240521-Z-JU667-1255

A C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 123rd Airlift Wing takes off from the Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville, Ky., May 22, 2024, bearing the distinctive livery displayed on U.S. aircraft during World War II. The plane will fly over France on June 6 as part of observances for the 80th anniversary of D-Day, when Allied forces invaded Normandy to turn the tide of the war in Europe. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Phil Speck)

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240521-Z-JU667-1176

A loadmaster from the 165th Airlift Squadron signals the pilot of a C-130J Super Hercules prior to the aircraft’s departure from the Kentucky Air National Guard base in Louisville, Ky., on May 21, 2024. The plane, which bears distinctive livery replicating the markings of U.S. aircraft in World War II, will fly over France on June 6 in observance of the 80th anniversary of D-Day. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Phil Speck)

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240515-Z-WI111-1036

Master Sgt. Lee Stanley, aircraft structural shop chief for the 123rd Maintenance Squadron, affixes a World War II-style roundel to a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft at the Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville, Ky., May 15, 2024, to prep the aircraft for participation in D-Day observations in France on June 6. The design was used on U.S. aircraft during the D-Day Invasion in 1944. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Airman 1st Class Annaliese Billings)

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240515-Z-WI111-1030

Tech. Sgt. Kyle Harris, an aircraft structural repairman from the 123rd Maintenance Squadron, paints the wing of a C-130J Super Hercules to display authentic World War II aircraft livery at the Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville, Ky., May 15, 2024. The aircraft is scheduled to patriciate in D-Day observations in France on June 6 bearing the markings. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Airman 1st Class Annaliese Billings)

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240515-Z-WI111-1025

Master Sgt. Lee Stanley, aircraft structural shop chief for the 123rd Maintenance Squadron, affixes a World War II-style roundel to a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft at the Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville, Ky., May 15, 2024, to prep the aircraft for participation in D-Day observations in France on June 6. The design was used on U.S. aircraft during the D-Day Invasion in 1944. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Airman 1st Class Annaliese Billings)

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240515-Z-WI111-1019

The nose art of this Kentucky Air National Guard C-130J Super Hercules, featuring a unicorn and lightning bolt, is based on the heraldry and squadron patch of the 368th Fighter Squadron, a World War II-era unit with ties to the Kentucky Air Guard. The aircraft is slated to fly over France on June 6, 2024, as part of observations for the 80th anniversary of D-Day. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Airman 1st Class Annaliese Billings)

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240515-Z-WI111-1018

Master Sgt. Lee Stanley, aircraft structural shop chief for the 123rd Maintenance Squadron, affixes a World War II-style roundel to a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft at the Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville, Ky., May 15, 2024, to prep the aircraft for participation in D-Day observations in France on June 6. The roundel replicates historical markings used on U.S. aircraft during the war. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Airman 1st Class Annaliese Billings)

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240515-Z-WI111-1014

Master Sgt. Lee Stanley, aircraft structural shop chief for the 123rd Maintenance Squadron, affixes nose art to a C-130J Super Hercules at the Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville, Ky., May 15, 2024, to prep the aircraft for participation in D-Day observations in France on June 6. The art features a unicorn and lightning bolt, which were prominent components of unit heraldry belonging to the 368th Fighter Squadron, from which the Kentucky Air National Guard’s lineage originates. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Airman 1st Class Annaliese Billings)

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240515-Z-WI111-1008

Master Sgt. Lee Stanley, aircraft structural shop chief for the 123rd Maintenance Squadron, applies decals to a C-130J Super Hercules at the Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville, Ky., May 15, 2024, to replicate historical aircraft markings used on U.S. aircraft during World War II. The aircraft is scheduled to patriciate in D-Day observations in France on June 6 bearing the unique livery. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Airman 1st Class Annaliese Billings)

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240515-Z-WI111-1005

Tech. Sgt. Derek Clow, an aircraft structural repairman from the 123rd Maintenance Squadron, aligns masking tape to the wing of a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft while tethered to a safety harness prior to painting black and white stripes on the fuselage at the Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville, Ky., May 14, 2024. The plane is scheduled to patriciate in D-Day observations in France on June 6 bearing the stripes, which were used to mark U.S. aircraft during World War II. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Airman 1st Class Annaliese Billings)

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240515-Z-WI111-1004

Tech. Sgt. Chang Shin, left, and Tech. Sgt. Kyle Harris, aircraft structural repairmen from the 123rd Maintenance Squadron, paint the wing of a C-130J Super Hercules to display authentic World War II aircraft livery at the Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville, Ky., May 15, 2024. The aircraft is scheduled to patriciate in D-Day observations in France on June 6 bearing the markings. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Airman 1st Class Annaliese Billings)

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240515-Z-WI111-1001

Tech. Sgt. Kyle Harris, an aircraft structural repairman from the 123rd Maintenance Squadron, paints the wing of a C-130J Super Hercules to display authentic World War II aircraft livery at the Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville, Ky., May 15, 2024. The aircraft is scheduled to patriciate in D-Day observations in France on June 6 bearing the markings. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Airman 1st Class Annaliese Billings)

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240514-Z-WI111-1038

Tech. Sgt. Derek Clow, an aircraft structural craftsman from the 123rd Maintenance Squadron, aligns masking tape to the side of a Kentucky Air National Guard C-130J Super Hercules prior to painting black and white stripes on the aircraft in Louisville, Ky., May 14, 2024. The plane is scheduled to patriciate in D-Day observations in France on June 6 bearing the stripes, which were used to mark U.S. aircraft during World War II. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Airman 1st Class Annaliese Billings)

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240514-Z-WI111-1022

Aircraft structural craftsmen from the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Maintenance Squadron align tape to the side of a C-130J Super Hercules prior to painting stripes on the aircraft in Louisville, Ky., May 14, 2024. The stripes, to be placed on the belly and wings, represent the livery used by U.S. aircraft during World War II. The Kentucky plane is slated to participate in an exercise in France on June 6 as part of a D-Day observations while displaying the historic markings. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Airman 1st Class Annaliese Billings)

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240211-Z-ZW877-1057

Lt. Col. Bryan Keating, right, 123rd Communications Squadron commander, unfurls the squadron’s new guidon as Chief Master Sgt. Brian Henry, superintendent, retires the unit’s previous colors during a ceremony at the Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville, Ky., Feb. 11, 2024. The event marked the unit’s re-designation from flight to squadron. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Chloe Ochs)

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240426-Z-WI111-1194

Airmen from the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Logistics Readiness Squadron secure cargo pallets after offloading construction supplies from a Kentucky C-130J Super Hercules aircraft under blizzard conditions in Deadhorse, Alaska, on April 26, 2024. The materials, which will be used to build homes for civilians, were airlifted as part of Innovative Readiness Training, a Defense Department program that provides service members with real-world deployment experience while offering lasting benefits to civilian populations. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Airman 1st Class Annaliese Billings)

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240426-Z-WI111-1169

Airmen from the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Logistics Readiness Squadron secure cargo pallets after offloading construction supplies from a Kentucky C-130J Super Hercules aircraft under blizzard conditions in Deadhorse, Alaska, on April 26, 2024. The materials, which will be used to build homes for civilians, were airlifted as part of Innovative Readiness Training, a Defense Department program that provides service members with real-world deployment experience while offering lasting benefits to civilian populations. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Airman 1st Class Annaliese Billings)

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240426-Z-JU667-2012

Tech. Sgt. Parker Nesbit, a crew chief with the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, inspects a Kentucky C-130J Super Hercules aircraft prior to departure from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, on April 26, 2024. The aircraft was being used to airlift construction materials to the Alaska’s North Slope, where they will be employed to build homes for civilians as part of Innovative Readiness Training, a Defense Department program that provides service members with real-world deployment experience while offering lasting benefits to civilian populations. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Phil Speck)

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240426-Z-JU667-1393

Airmen from the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Airlift Wing unload cargo from a Kentucky C-130J Super Hercules aircraft under blizzard conditions in Deadhorse, Alaska, on April 26, 2024. Airmen from the squadron also palletized the cargo, which consists of construction materials to build homes for civilians as part of Innovative Readiness Training, a Defense Department program that provides service members with real-world deployment experience while offering lasting benefits to civilian populations. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Phil Speck)

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