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Jan. 25, 2023
Chief Hager retires after 33 years of service

Chief Master Sgt. Michael S. Hager, non-commissioned officer in charge of the 123rd Medical Group’s Detachment 1, retired from military service during a ceremony at the Kentucky Air National Guard Base Sept. 10, 2022m ending a career spanning 33 years.
Dec. 19, 2022
Kentucky Airmen complete water-survival training

Airmen from the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Operations Group participated in water survival training at Taylorsville Lake in Spencer County, Ky., Sept. 10, 2022. The annual training refreshes aircrew members on skills learned during U.S. Air Force Survival School.
Dec. 12, 2022
Maintenance University trains 300 Airmen in joint field environment

More than 300 Airmen from five different Air National Guard units completed a week of intensive aircraft maintenance training in Gulfport, Mississippi, Aug. 13-19, 2022, honing proficiencies in a joint field environment while avoiding the distractions of home station.
Dec. 5, 2022
123rd EOD sweeps NGB civil engineer awards

Airmen from the Kentucky Air National Guard's 123rd Explosive Ordnance Disposal Flight recently swept a civil engineering competition at the National Guard Bureau, taking home four awards.
Nov. 4, 2022
Cooper draws 3-decade career to a close as commander of 123rd Medical Group

Col. Michael A. Cooper concluded his military career with a retirement ceremony in Louisville, Kentucky, Sept. 11, 2022, drawing a close to 30 years of distinguished service.
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.
Oct. 31, 2022
Zollman assumes command of 123rd Maintenance Group

Lt. Col. Jerry Zollman took charge of the 123rd Maintenance Group during a change-of-command ceremony at the Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville, Kentucky, Sept. 11, 2022.
Sept. 13, 2022
Mounkes takes command of Kentucky Air Guard as new assistant adjutant general

David J. Mounkes was promoted to the rank of brigadier general and officially took charge of the Kentucky Air National Guard during a ceremony in Louisville, Kentucky, Aug. 13, 2022, at the 123rd Airlift Wing.
Sept. 12, 2022
Wilkinson concludes career as special tactics officer who rose to become top Air Guardsman

Brig. Gen. Jeffrey L. Wilkinson concluded his military career at the Kentucky Air National Guard Base Aug. 18, 2022, drawing an end to 28 years of service that saw him rise through the ranks to become the state’s top Air Guardsman.
Sept. 11, 2022
Wing completes aircraft modernization with arrival of eighth C-130J Super Hercules

The 123rd Airlift Wing welcomed its eighth C-130J Super Hercules aircraft to the Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville, Kentucky, Aug. 25, 2022, completing the unit’s transition from legacy C-130H transports.

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