Jan. 31, 2024 Hall, Motamedi, Wilding selected as Kentucky Air Guard’s Airmen of the Year Senior Airman Ethan Hall, Staff. Sgt. Yuri Motamedi and Master Sgt. Charles Wilding will be honored as the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 2023 Airmen of the Year during the Airman’s Gala to be held in Louisville, Kentucky, Feb. 10, 2024.
Jan. 31, 2024 Foote selected as KYANG’s First Sergeant of the Year Master Sgt. Megan Foote of the 123rd Logistics Readiness Squadron has been selected as the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 2023 First Sergeant of the Year.
Jan. 30, 2024 Kentucky contingency response Airmen train with Puerto Rico security forces to enhance multi-capable mindset Security forces Airmen from the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Contingency Response Group completed air base ground defense training with Airmen from the Puerto Rico Air National Guard’s 156th Security Operations Squadron Sept. 16-23, 2023.
Dec. 22, 2023 Kentucky Guard honors late pilot held prisoner during World War II The adjutant general of the Kentucky National Guard presented the family of U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Jack Henry Owen with a posthumous Prisoner of War Medal during a ceremony in Cynthiana, Kentucky, Nov. 13, 2023.
Dec. 21, 2023 Kentucky Air Guard again recognized for public affairs excellence For the 24th time in the past 28 years, public affairs Airmen from the Kentucky Air National Guard have earned top awards in a national competition.
Dec. 18, 2023 Air Guard Civil Engineer team takes second place in Air Force competition Two civil engineers from the Kentucky Air National Guard helped their team earn second place in the Air Force Civil Engineer Readiness Challenge, held April 24-28, 2023, at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida.
Nov. 16, 2023 Survivor’s Day at the Races honors 700 Gold Star Family members at Churchill Downs More than 700 Gold Star Family members who’ve lost loved ones in military service to the United States gathered at Churchill Downs Racetrack in Louisville, Kentucky, Nov. 5, 2023, as part of Survivor’s Day at the Races.
Nov. 15, 2023 Kentucky Air Guard’s Special Tactics plays key role for Resolute Sentinel in Peru Four members of the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Special Tactics Squadron played a key role in Resolute Sentinel 23, a multi-national exercise held in Peru to enhance readiness, cooperation and interoperability between partner nations.
Oct. 31, 2023 Kentucky National Guard selected as top command The Kentucky National Guard has been awarded the 2023 Association of the United States Army’s trophy for best National Guard command.
Oct. 16, 2023 Gov. Beshear honors Ky. Air Guard as 123rd Airlift Wing earns 20th Outstanding Unit Award, Meritorious Unit Award Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear praised the men and women of the 123rd Airlift Wing for superior performance during a ceremony in Louisville, Kentucky, Oct. 14, 2023, to honor one of the top wings in the U.S. Air Force.