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Kentucky Air Guard selects Airmen of the Year

Senior Airman Robert W. Willging, the Kentucky Air National Guard’s Airman of the Year for 2104, is a combat control specialist in the 123rd Special Tactics Squadron. In the past year, he has displayed judgment beyond his pay grade by flawlessly controlling more than 30 surgically precise air strikes in Afghanistan, resulting 110 enemy killed in action. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Philip Speck)

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Kentucky Air Guard special tactics troop receives Bronze Star for actions in Afghanistan

Col. Matthew Davidson (left), commander of the 24th Special Operations Wing, presents Staff Sgt. Nicholas P. Jewell, a combat controller in the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Special Tactics Squadron, with the Bronze Star Medal during a ceremony Feb. 7, 2015, at the Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville, Ky. Jewell earned the award for meritorious achievement while supporting Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan in 2014. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Vicky Spesard)

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Kentucky Air Guardsmen deploy to Persian Gulf in support of Operation Freedom's Sentinel

Master Sgt. Carl Shaffer, a C-130 crew chief in the 123rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, works to disconnect a tow bar from a C-130 Hercules aircraft on the flight line of the Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville, Ky., Feb. 21, 2015. The aircraft, which subsequently departed for the Persian Gulf along with 37 deploying Kentucky Air Guardsmen, was being housed in a hangar because of severe weather conditions. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Maj. Dale Greer)

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Kentucky Air Guardsmen deploy to Persian Gulf in support of Operation Freedom's Sentinel

Members of the 123rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron push a C-130 Hercules aircraft from a hangar at the Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville, Ky., Feb. 21, 2015. The aircraft, which subsequently departed for the Persian Gulf along with 37 deploying Kentucky Air Guardsmen, was being housed in the hangar because of severe weather conditions. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Maj. Dale Greer)

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Kentucky Air Guardsmen deploy to Persian Gulf in support of Operation Freedom's Sentinel

More than 35 members of the 123rd Airlift Wing board a C-130 Hercules aircraft at Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville, Ky., Feb. 21, 2015, for a four-month deployment to the Persian Gulf region in support of Operation Freedom's Sentinel. The Airmen will fly troops and cargo across the U.S. Central Command Area of Responsibility, which includes the Persian Gulf, Northern Africa and Afghanistan. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Maj. Dale Greer)

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Kentucky Air Guardsmen deploy to Persian Gulf in support of Operation Freedom's Sentinel

Members of the 123rd Airlift Wing board a bus that will take them to their C-130 Hercules aircraft at the Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville, Ky., Feb. 21, 2015. The Airmen are heading to the Persian Gulf for a four-month deployment in support of Operation Freedom's Sentinel. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Maj. Dale Greer)

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Kentucky Air Guardsmen deploy to Persian Gulf in support of Operation Freedom's Sentinel

More than 35 members of the 123rd Airlift Wing depart the Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville, Ky., Feb. 21, 2015, aboard a C-130 Hercules aircraft for a four-month deployment to the Persian Gulf region in support of Operation Freedom's Sentinel. The Airmen will fly troops and cargo across the U.S. Central Command Area of Responsibility, which includes the Persian Gulf, Northern Africa and Afghanistan. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Maj. Dale Greer)

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Kentucky Air Guardsmen deploy to Persian Gulf in support of Operation Freedom's Sentinel

Tech. Sgt. Lee Stanley, an aircraft structural engineer in the 123rd Airlift Wing, spends some quiet time with his daughter, Madelyn, at the Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville, Ky., Feb. 21, 2015. Stanley is deploying to the Persian Gulf in support of Operation Freedom's Sentinel, during which more than 110 members of the Kentucky Air Guard will conduct an airlift mission to fly troops and cargo across the U.S. Central Command Area of Responsibility. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Maj. Dale Greer)

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Kentucky Air Guardsmen deploy to Persian Gulf in support of Operation Freedom's Sentinel

Maj. Jared Hawkins, a C-130 Hercules navigator in the 123rd Airlift Wing, poses for a selfie with his son and wife, Jaime and Lairkin Hawkins, at the Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville, Ky., Feb. 21, 2015. Hawkins is deploying to the Persian Gulf in support of Operation Freedom's Sentinel, during which more than 110 members of the Kentucky Air Guard will fly troops and cargo across the U.S. Central Command Area of Responsibility. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Maj. Dale Greer)

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Thunderbird arrives in Louisville for air show planning

Maj. Scott Petz, a pilot with the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds aerial demonstration squadron, speaks with members of the news media at the Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville, Ky., Feb. 12, 2015. Petz was in Louisville to coordinate logistics for the Thunderbirds team, which will be the marquee attraction at this year’s Thunder Over Louisville air show April 18. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Maj. Dale Greer)

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Thunderbird arrives in Louisville for air show planning

Overcast skies and snow flurries greet Maj. Scott Petz, a pilot with the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds aerial demonstration squadron, as he exits his F-16 Fighting Falcon at the Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville, Ky., Feb. 12, 2015. Petz was in Louisville to coordinate logistics for the Thunderbirds team, which will be the marquee attraction at this year’s Thunder Over Louisville air show April 18. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Maj. Dale Greer)

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Thunderbird arrives in Louisville for air show planning

The Thunderbirds are the U.S. Air Force’s premier aerial demonstration team. They will be the marquee attraction at the 2015 Thunder Over Louisville air show, scheduled for April 18 in Louisville, Ky. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Maj. Dale Greer)

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Thunderbird arrives in Louisville for air show planning

The Thunderbirds are the U.S. Air Force’s premier aerial demonstration team. They will be the marquee attraction at the 2015 Thunder Over Louisville air show, scheduled for April 18 in Louisville, Ky. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Maj. Dale Greer)

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Thunderbird arrives in Louisville for air show planning

Maj. Scott Petz, a pilot with the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds aerial demonstration squadron, taxies his F-16 Fighting Falcon to a parking spot at the Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville, Ky., Feb. 12, 2015. Petz was in Louisville to coordinate logistics for the Thunderbirds team, which will be the marquee attraction at this year’s Thunder Over Louisville air show April 18. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Maj. Dale Greer)

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Thunderbird arrives in Louisville for air show planning

Maj. Scott Petz, a pilot with the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds aerial demonstration squadron, taxies his F-16 Fighting Falcon to a parking spot at the Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville, Ky., Feb. 12, 2015. Petz was in Louisville to coordinate logistics for the Thunderbirds team, which will be the marquee attraction at this year’s Thunder Over Louisville air show April 18. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Maj. Dale Greer)

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Thunderbird arrives in Louisville for air show planning

Overcast skies and snow flurries greet Maj. Scott Petz, a pilot with the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds aerial demonstration squadron, as he parks his F-16 Fighting Falcon at the Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville, Ky., Feb. 12, 2015. Petz was in Louisville to coordinate logistics for the Thunderbirds team, which will be the marquee attraction at this year’s Thunder Over Louisville air show April 18. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Maj. Dale Greer)

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Bullard promoted to brigadier general

Brig. Gen. Steven P. Bullard, chief of staff for Headquarters, Kentucky Air National Guard, addresses the audience during his promotion ceremony at the Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville, Ky., Feb. 7, 2015. Bullard is responsible to the assistant adjutant general for Air and to the adjutant general for coordination of policy guidance and the direction of more than 8,500 Kentucky Army and Air National Guardsmen. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Phil Speck)

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Bullard promoted to brigadier general

Maj. Gen. Edward W. Tonini (left), adjutant general of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, administers the oath of office to Brig. Gen. Steven P. Bullard, chief of staff for Headquarters, Kentucky Air National Guard, during a promotion ceremony for Bullard held Feb. 7, 2015, at the Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville, Ky. Bullard is responsible to the assistant adjutant general for Air and to the adjutant general for coordination of policy guidance and the direction of more than 8,500 Kentucky Army and Air National Guardsmen. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Phil Speck)

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Bullard promoted to brigadier general

Steven P. Bullard (center), chief of staff for Headquarters, Kentucky Air National Guard, is promoted to the rank of brigadier general during a ceremony held at the Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville, Ky., Feb. 7, 2015. Pinning new rank insignia to Bullard’s uniform are his wife, Janice, and Maj. Gen. Edward W. Tonini, adjutant general for the Commonwealth of Kentucky. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Phil Speck)

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Joint disaster-response unit successfully completes readiness evaluation

Air Force Senior Airman Jacob Blevins, a member of the Kentucky National Guard CERFP hot zone triage team, assembles a medical tent during Operation Starke Thunder at Camp Blanding in Starke, Fla., Jan. 12, 2015. The four-day exercise certified the joint Kentucky Army and Air Guard emergency-response team as mission-ready. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Vicky Spesard)

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