June 4, 2025 123rd Airmen honored by Kentucky, North Carolina for 2024 hurricane response Eleven members of the 123rd Airlift Wing’s Fatality Search and Recovery Team were recently honored with medals from two states for meritorious service following Hurricane Helene in 2024.
Oct. 1, 2024 Kentucky Air National Guard deploys Airmen to North Carolina for Helene response The Kentucky Air National Guard deployed 11 Airmen to North Carolina on Oct. 1, 2024, to assist local authorities with the humane recovery of flood casualties in the wake of Hurricane Helene.
Nov. 1, 2022 Fatality search and recovery mission helps bring closure to disaster Never before had Airman 1st Class Brandon Porter seen the kind of destruction left by a tornado after it ripped through a candle factory in Mayfield, Kentucky, in December 2021, starting a fire that killed eight people.