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Col. Greg Nelson (right), commander of the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Airlift Wing, prepares to swear in eight new recruits at a mass-enlistment ceremony held Sept. 20, 2011, at the wing’s Louisville, Ky., air base. The unit flies C-130 aircraft and provides intra-theater airlift in support of homeland security, disaster response and military operations around the world. The new recruits will be trained for a broad spectrum of responsibilities, from public affairs to aircrew duty. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Philip Speck)

Mass enlistment brings new troops to 123rd

Col. Greg Nelson (right), commander of the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Airlift Wing, prepares to swear in eight new recruits at a mass-enlistment ceremony held Sept. 20, 2011, at the wing’s Louisville, Ky., air base. The unit flies C-130 aircraft and provides intra-theater airlift in support of homeland security, disaster response and military operations around the world. The new recruits will be trained for a broad spectrum of responsibilities, from public affairs to aircrew duty. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Philip Speck)

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Gen. Raymond Johns (left), commander of Air Mobility Command, listens to a briefing on the 123rd Airlift Wing Initial Response Hub concept from Col. Greg Nelson, wing commander, during a tour of the Kentucky Air Guard Base in Louisville, Ky., Dec. 19, 2011. Under the concept, the wing would deploy all the assets necessary to establish an airlift hub at a remote location within hours of a natural disaster or enemy attack, enabling relief supplies to flow in and medical evacuees to flow out. The 123rd Airlift Wing is the only unit in the U.S. military with all the necessary capabilities, housed in a single location, and the aircraft to transport them on short notice. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Phil Speck)

A Kentucky Air National Guard C-130 Hercules flies over the state Capitol Building Dec. 13 as part of the inauguration ceremony for Gov. Steve Beshear, who was being sworn in for his second four-year term as the Commonwealth???s top elected official. He later re-appointed Maj. Gen. Edward Tonini for his second term as the state's adjutant general. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Michael Oliver)

Chief Master Sgt. Christopher Muncy, command chief master sergeant of the Air National Guard, speaks to enlisted members of the Kentucky Air National Guard during a town hall meeting at the 123rd Airlift Wing in Louisville, Ky., on Nov. 20, 2011. Muncy was in Louisville to take part in a ceremony honoring three Kentucky Air Guardsmen who earned Bronze Star medals for their achievements as Explosive Ordnance Disposal technicians in Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Maxwell Rechel)

Cadets from the Navy Junior ROTC program at Valley High School in Louisville, Ky., board a Kentucky Air National Guard C-130 on the flight line of the Kentucky Air Guard Base in Louisville, Ky., Dec. 14, 2011. The students flew to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, where they toured the U.S. Air Force Museum. (Courtesy Photo)

Capt. Casey Clarke of the Kentucky Air National Guard's 165th Airlift Squadron ignites a daylight emergency during survival training at Taylorsville Lake in Taylorsville, Ky., on June 9, 2011. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Maxwell Rechel)

Senior Airman Micah Haddix, a loadmaster with the Kentucky Air National Guard's 165th Airlift Squadron, prepares to release himself from a parachute suspended in a training rig at Taylorsville Lake in Taylorsville, Ky., on June 9, 2011. The rig is designed to help Airmen learn how extricate themselves from trees if they become entangled after jumping from disabled aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Maxwell Rechel)

Medical evacuation troops from the Kentucky Army National Guard hoist Capt. Jennifer Nash, a Kentucky Air Guard C-130 pilot, into a UH-60 Blackhawk during land-survival training held June 9, 2011, in Taylorsville, Ky. Nash was participating in a two-day course designed to augment her survival skills. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Maxwell Rechel)

Capt. Jennifer Nash, a Hercules C-130 pilot for the Kentucky Air National Guard's 165th Airlift Squadron, waits to be extracted by a Kentucky Army National Guard UH-60 Blackhawk during survival training held June 9, 2011, in Taylorsville, Ky. The UH-60 crew of four soldiers is assigned to Detachment 1, Charlie Company, 238th Aviation Brigade in Frankfort, Ky. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Maxwell Rechel)

Col. Barry Gorter (far left), commander of the 123rd Operations Group, sets up a life raft with other Airmen from the Kentucky Air National Guard during survival training at Taylorsville Lake in Taylorsville, Ky., on June 9, 2011. The training is required of aircrew members every three years. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Maxwell Rechel)

Master Sgt. Brian Bauer, a flight engineer with the Kentucky Air National Guard's 165th Airlift Squadron, releases his parachute canopy during a water-survival training exercise at Taylorsville Lake in Taylorsville, Ky., on June 9, 2011. The training is required of aircrew members every three years. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Maxwell Rechel)

Col. Warren Hurst, commander of the Kentucky Air National Guard's 123rd Contingency Response Group, briefs a dozen federal officials on the disaster-response capabilities of the 123rd Airlift Wing during a tour of the unit's Louisville, Ky., base Sept. 21, 2011. The officials represented the Federal Emergency Management Agency, U.S. Transportation Command and the National Guard Bureau. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Master Sgt. Phil Speck)

Family members of Kentucky Air Guardsmen exit the 123rd Airlift Wing's Mini C-130 after an orientation

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