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250413-Z-DI861-1889

The 123rd Airlift Wing Honor Guard presents the colors during a change-of-responsibility ceremony at the Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville, Ky., April 13, 2025. Chief Master Sgt. Steven Best officially assumed the post of state command chief during the ceremony, replacing Chief Master Sgt. James Tongate, who is retiring. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Joshua Horton)

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250413-Z-VT419-2022

Kentucky’s adjutant general, U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Haldane Lamberton, speaks during an award ceremony at the Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville, Ky., April 13, 2025, to honor 11 members of the 123rd Airlift Wing Fatality Search and Recovery Team. The Airmen were presented with medals from two states for meritorious service in disaster-response efforts in North Carolina following Hurricane Helene in 2024, assisting local officials with 79 cases, processing the remains of 48 victims and participating in four searches over mountainous terrain, earning the Kentucky Merit Ribbon and the North Carolina State Active Duty Ribbon. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Dale Greer)

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250413-Z-VT419-1596

Airman 1st Class Ebony Smith, left, is one of 11 members of the 123rd Airlift Wing Fatality Search and Recovery Team who was recognized with two decorations during a ceremony at the Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville, Ky., April 13, 2025, for disaster-recovery work following Hurricane Helene in North Carolina. The Airmen each received a Kentucky National Guard Merit Ribbon and a North Carolina National Guard State Active Duty Ribbon from U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Haldane Lamberton, Kentucky's adjutant general, for exceptional and meritorious service from Oct. 2 to 14, 2024, in Asheville, N.C., where they managed the case records of 79 victims, processed 48 remains, directly contributed to the identification of 21 deceased and dedicated more than 13 hours to search and recovery operations, collaborating seamlessly with the FBI, local authorities and other FSRT units. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Dale Greer)

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250413-Z-VT419-1542

Senior Airman Carolyn Peabody, left, is one of 11 members of the 123rd Airlift Wing Fatality Search and Recovery Team who was recognized with two decorations during a ceremony at the Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville, Ky., April 13, 2025, for disaster-recovery work following Hurricane Helene in North Carolina. The Airmen each received a Kentucky National Guard Merit Ribbon and a North Carolina National Guard State Active Duty Ribbon from U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Haldane Lamberton, Kentucky's adjutant general, for exceptional and meritorious service from Oct. 2 to 14, 2024, in Asheville, N.C., where they managed the case records of 79 victims, processed 48 remains, directly contributed to the identification of 21 deceased and dedicated more than 13 hours to search and recovery operations, collaborating seamlessly with the FBI, local authorities and other FSRT units. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Dale Greer)

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250413-Z-DI861-1519

Chief Master Sgt. Blair Baerny, the newly appointed command chief for the 123rd Airlift Wing, speaks during a change-of-responsibility ceremony at the Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville, Ky., April 13, 2025. Baerny replaces Chief Master Sgt. Steven Best, who was named state command chief for the Kentucky Air National Guard. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Joshua Horton)

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250413-Z-DI861-1066

Chief Master Sgt. Blair Baerny, right, accepts the 123rd Airlift Wing guidon from Col. Matthew Quienichet, 123rd Airlift Wing commander, signifying Baerny’s assumption of the role of wing command chief during a ceremony at the Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville, Ky., April 13, 2025. Baerny replaces Chief Master Sgt. Steven Best, who was named state command chief for the Kentucky Air National Guard. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Joshua Horton)

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250413-Z-DI861-1986

Chief Master Sgt. Steven Best, the newly appointed state command chief for the Kentucky Air National Guard, speaks during a change-of-responsibility ceremony at the Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville, Ky., April 13, 2025. Best replaces Chief Master Sgt. James Tongate, who is retiring. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Joshua Horton)

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250413-Z-DI861-1258

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Steven Best, right, accepts the guidon for Joint Force Headquarters—Kentucky/Air from U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Haldane Lamberton, adjutant general of the Kentucky National Guard, signifying Best’s assumption of the role of state command chief during a ceremony at the Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville, Ky., April 13, 2025. Best replaces U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. James Tongate, who is retiring. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Joshua Horton)

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250412-Z-WI111-1030

Chief Master Sgt. Steven Best, incoming 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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250412-Z-WI111-1024

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-WI111-1021

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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