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260110-Z-JU667-0398

Master Sgt. Josh Pence, first sergeant for 123rd Medical Group, has been named the Kentucky Air National Guard’s First Sergeant of the Year for 2026. He will be honored at a banquet in Louisville, Ky., March 14, 2026. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Phil Speck)

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Staff Sgt. Ethan Greco, a medical technician with the 123rd Medical Group, has been named the Kentucky Air National Guard’s Airman of the Year for 2026. He will be honored at a banquet in Louisville, Ky., March 14, 2026. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Phil Speck)

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260223-Z-VT419-2938

Lt. Col. Josh Ketterer, right, commander of the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Operations Group, speaks at a press conference in Louisville, Ky., Feb. 23, 2025, announcing the return of the Thunder Over Louisville air show and fireworks display to the banks of the Ohio River April 18, as Matt Gibson, president and CEO of show organizer Kentucky Derby Festival, looks on. The Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville will once again serve as the center of operations for military aircraft participating in the show. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Dale Greer)

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260223-Z-VT419-3226

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, right, speaks at a press conference in Louisville, Ky., Feb. 23, 2025, announcing the return of the Thunder Over Louisville air show and fireworks display to the banks of the Ohio River April 18, as Matt Gibson, president and CEO of show organizer Kentucky Derby Festival, looks on. Historic flooding caused the cancelation of last year’s event, which typically draws more than 100,000 spectators. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Dale Greer)

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260223-Z-VT419-1687

Craig Greenberg, mayor of Louisville, Ky., speaks at a press conference Feb. 23, 2025, announcing the return of the Thunder Over Louisville air show and fireworks display to the banks of the Ohio River April 18. Historic flooding caused the cancelation of last year’s event, which typically draws more than 100,000 spectators. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Dale Greer)

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260223-Z-VT419-1303

Wayne Hettinger speaks at a press conference in Louisville, Ky., Feb. 23, 2025, announcing the return of the Thunder Over Louisville air show and fireworks display to the banks of the Ohio River April 18. Hettinger produces the event, which typically draws more than 100,000 spectators to kick off the city’s two-week Kentucky Derby Festival. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Dale Greer)

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260223-Z-VT419-1031

Officials announce the return of the Thunder Over Louisville air show and fireworks display to the banks of the Ohio River during a press conference in Louisville, Ky., Feb. 23, 2025. Historic flooding caused the cancelation of last year’s event, which typically draws more than 100,000 spectators. The 2026 show is slated for April 18. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Dale Greer)

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260223-Z-JU667-1019

Lt. Col. Josh Ketterer, commander of the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Operations Group, discusses scheduled highlights for this year’s Thunder Over Louisville air show during a press conference held in Louisville, Ky., Feb. 23, 2026. The Kentucky Air Guard’s 165th Airlift Squadron and 123rd Special Tactics Squadron will be performing demos during the show, scheduled for April 18. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Phil Speck)

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251214-Z-DI861-1034

Brig. Gen. Bruce Bancroft, left, the Kentucky National Guard’s assistant adjutant general for Air, presents Col. Aaron Zamora, commander of the 123rd Contingency Response Group, with the Kentucky Governor’s Outstanding Unit Citation during a ceremony at the Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville, Ky., Dec. 14. The award recognizes the group’s exceptional service to citizens across the state and nation from August 2024 to March 2025. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Joshua Horton)

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250522-Z-WI111-1006

Lt. Col. Rob Anderson of the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Airlift Wing presents a bourbon barrel head to leaders from the Ecuadorian Air Force’s 11th Transportation Wing during a ceremony held as part of a State Partnership Program joint information exchange at Cotopaxi Air Force Base, Ecuador, May 19-24, 2025. The effort focused on fixed-wing aircrew subjects specific to C-130 Hercules aircraft operations and was designed to strengthen relationships, broaden communication channels and foster more in-person collaboration. (Courtesy photo)

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250520-Z-WI111-1001

More than 30 members of the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Airlift Wing and the Ecuadorian Air Force’s 11th Transportation Wing conducted an aircrew subject matter expert exchange at Cotopaxi Air Force Base, Ecuador, May 19-24, 2025. The effort, part of the National Guard Bureau’s State Partnership Program, helped promote mutual cooperation across a full range of military and civil affairs. (Courtesy photo)

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Members of the 123rd Airlift Wing stand at attention during a change-of-command ceremony at the Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville, Ky., Dec. 14, 2025. Lt. Col. Josh Ketterer replaced Col. Randall Hood as 123rd Operations Group commander during the event. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Chloe Ochs)

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251214-Z-ZW877-1206

Lt. Col. Josh Ketterer, right, accepts the 123rd Operations Group guidon from Col. Matthew Quenichet, 123rd Airlift Wing commander, during a change-of-command ceremony at the Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville, Ky., Dec. 14, 2025. Ketterer replaces Col. Randall Hood, who was named deputy commander of the 123rd Airlift Wing. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Chloe Ochs)

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251214-Z-ZW877-1193

Col. Randall Hood, right, relinquishes the 123rd Operations Group guidon to Col. Matthew Quenichet, 123rd Airlift Wing commander, during a change-of-command ceremony at the Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville, Ky., Dec. 14, 2025. Lt. Col. Josh Ketterer is replacing Hood, who has been named deputy wing commander. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Chloe Ochs)

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251214-Z-ZW877-1177

Members of the 123rd Airlift Wing stand at attention during a change-of-command ceremony at the Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville, Ky., Dec. 14, 2025. Lt. Col. Josh Ketterer replaced Col. Randall Hood as 123rd Operations Group commander during the event. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Chloe Ochs)

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251214-Z-ZW877-1146

Lt. Col. Josh Ketterer, incoming commander of the 123rd Operations Group, speaks during the unit’s change-of-command ceremony at the Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville, Ky., Dec. 14, 2025. Ketterer replaces Col. Randall Hood, who has been named deputy commander of the 123rd Airlift Wing. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Chloe Ochs)

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260126-Z-VT419-1004

Tech. Sgt. Brendan Overstreet from the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Airlift Wing drops off Alicia Crawford at Norton Hospital Brownsboro in Louisville, Ky., Jan. 26, 2026, for her shift as a medical-surgical nurse. Crawford was unable to drive to work after Winter Storm Fern dumped around 10 inches of snow and ice in across the city Jan. 24 and 25, leaving many secondary roads and parking lots impassable with two-wheel-drive vehicles. More than 50 Kentucky Guard Airmen will remain on duty as long as needed, officials said. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Dale Greer)

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920516-Z-VT419-1001

Man o’ War, a C-130 Hercules aircraft, first arrives at the Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville, Ky., May 16, 1992, piloted by an aircrew from Kentucky’s 123rd Airlift Wing. Present for the arrival were, left to right, U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. David Moreman, pilot; U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Kathleen Luken, co-pilot; U.S. Sen. Wendell Ford; U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. John Conaway, chief of the National Guard Bureau; U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Robert DeZarn, adjutant general of the Kentucky National Guard; U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. John Kuhn, assistant adjutant general for Air; U.S. Air Force Col. Stewart Byrne, commander of the 123rd Airlift Wing; U.S. Air Force Maj. Paul Rhodes, navigator; U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Joe Dawson, flight engineer; and U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jeff Bishop, loadmaster. (U.S. Air National Guard file photo)

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250729-Z-VT419-3906

Senior Airman Elmer Lopez-Duran, a structures specialist with the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Civil Engineer Squadron, cuts lumber for the construction of a Joint Operations Center on a contingency training site at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, on July 29, 2025. Lopez-Duran is among more than 70 Airmen from the Louisville-based 123rd Airlift Wing to conduct annual training here over 14 days, sharpening skills that enhance their employment as Multi-Capable Airmen. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Dale Greer)

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250729-Z-VT419-3800

Staff Sgt. Nicholas Reid, a structures specialist with the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Civil Engineer Squadron, cuts lumber for the construction of a Joint Operations Center on a contingency training site at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, on July 29, 2025. Reid is among more than 70 Airmen from the Louisville-based 123rd Airlift Wing to conduct annual training here over 14 days, sharpening skills that enhance their employment as Multi-Capable Airmen. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Dale Greer)

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