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Kentucky National Guardsmen participate in leader’s course
December 9, 2021
Maj. Jacob Lee, 198th Military Police Battalion executive officer, leads a therapy horse around during the Executive Leaders Performance Course at the Kentucky Horse Park’s Creech Therapeutic Riding Center in Lexington, Ky., Dec. 1, 2021.

Kentucky Soldiers awarded for their work during pandemic
December 7, 2021
Sayre Christian Village resident Paul Frederick and Command Sgt. Maj. Paul Rezac, 63rd Theater Aviation Brigade, smile as Maj. Gen. Hal Lamberton, Kentucky National Guard adjutant general, presents Frederick and Soldiers with a military coin following a ceremony at the Army Aviation Support Facility hangar at Boone National Guard Center Dec. 2.

116th Infantry Regiment holds 53rd annual muster
November 19, 2021
Retired Brig. Gen. Charles B. Faulconer Jr., honorary colonel of the 116th Infantry Regiment, announces the Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 116th Infantry Regiment, 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, as the recipient of the 116th Regiment Superior Unit Award during the 116th's 53rd annual regimental muster Nov. 13, 2021, in Staunton, Virginia. Col. Christopher J. Samulski and Command Sgt. Maj. Irving N. Reed Jr., the 116th IBCT command team, presented the award to Capt. Daniel K. Fida and 1st Sgt. Thomas E. Barrett, the Alpha Company command team.

Kentucky Guard helps hospitals stretched thin by pandemic
November 4, 2021
Kentucky Army National Guard Sgt. Alex Kropf, a mechanic with 307th Maintenance Company, receives an order for processing in the laboratory at the Medical Center at Bowling Green Oct. 20, 2021. The Kentucky National Guard is supporting hospitals across the commonwealth.

Kentucky Guard ramps up COVID vaccinations for troops
October 21, 2021
A Kentucky Army National Guard Soldier receives a COVID-19 vaccination at the Bluegrass Army Depot in Richmond, Kentucky Oct. 16, 2021. Soldiers and Airmen received the vaccine as part of Operation Fortified Guardian for the Kentucky National Guard.

National Guard neighbors help Louisiana rebuild after Ida
October 1, 2021
Mississippi National Guard 2nd Lt. Austin Riels, assigned to the 113th Military Police Company, 112th Military Police Battalion, waves vehicles through a traffic control point after Hurricane Ida, Grand Isle, Louisiana, Sept. 17, 2021.

Kentucky Guard engineers conduct Djibouti SPP training
September 8, 2021
Capt. Le Mohamed Louaita, commander for Djiboutian Demining Co., expresses gratitude to Tech. Sgt. Dylan Wagner, explosive ordnance disposal technician, 123rd Airlift Wing, Aug. 22, 2021, in Djibouti City, Djibouti. Kentucky National Guard Engineers with the 577th Sapper Company and 123rd Airlift Wing traveled more than 15,000 miles to Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, to train with the Djiboutian military demining company as a part of the State Partnership Program.

133rd Contingency Response Flight trains with peers
August 24, 2021
An Airman with the 123rd Contingency Response Group, Kentucky Air National Guard, waits to marshal a C-130 Hercules from the 133rd Airlift Wing in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, Aug. 18, 2021. The Airman was part of a training exercise to respond to natural disasters and set up airbase operations.

Kentucky Guard vaccination team supports Health Department
August 20, 2021
Lt. Col. Susan Piper, chief nurse and clinical officer of the Kentucky National Guard Mobile Vaccination Teams, along with Angela Kik, a nurse and vaccination strike team liaison with the Kentucky Department for Public Health, prepare to administer COVID-19 vaccinations to two Eastern Kentucky University students on campus during “Move-in Day,” August 13, 2021.

Guardsman sets records at CMP National Trophy Rifle Matches
August 9, 2021
Master Sgt. Greg Neiderhiser, Pennsylvania National Guard, had a perfect shot during the Hearst Doubles Match at the 2021 CMP National Trophy Rifle matches Aug. 4, 2021, in his final event as an All Guard member.

Kentucky Guard crosses state lines for Patriot Press
August 4, 2021
Trucks from the 2113th Transportation Company of the Kentucky National Guard receive loads during annual training June 2-10, 2021. The unit transported 625,000 pounds of explosive ordinance between Paducah Kentucky, the McAlester Army Ammunition Plant in McAlester, Oklahoma, and the Naval Support Activity in Crane, Indiana, during Operation Patriot Press.

75th Troop Command supports SOUTHCOM at Tradewinds exercise
July 12, 2021
A Soldier participating in a Tradewinds 21 combined forces jump prepares to land at Airbase London, Guyana, June 20, 2021. Tradewinds 21 is a U.S. Southern Command-sponsored Caribbean security exercise with partner nations in the ground, air, sea and cyber domains.

116th IBCT Soldiers train on new recoilless rifle system
June 21, 2021
Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to the Winchester-based 3rd Battalion, 116th Infantry Regiment, 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, train on the M3E1 Multi-purpose Anti-armor Anti-personnel Weapon System June 4, 2021, at Maneuver Training Center Fort Pickett, Virginia. The training consisted of classroom learning and a live-fire range with the MAAWS, an 84-millimeter recoilless rifle.

Kentucky National Guard helps vaccinate inmates
May 27, 2021
Kentucky National Guard Sgt. Okoarye Dishman, a medic, vaccinates a detainee at the Big Sandy Regional Detention Center in Paintsville, Ky., May 20, 2021.

KYNG supports site capable of 4,000 daily COVID vaccinations
April 13, 2021
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Morgan Thomas of the Kentucky Air National Guard directs traffic at Kentucky’s largest drive-through COVID-19 vaccination clinic, at Cardinal Stadium in Louisville, Ky., April 12, 2021. More than 30 Soldiers and Airmen from the Kentucky Army and Air National Guard are supporting the clinic, where as many as 4,000 patients a day can be vaccinated.

Kentucky Guard ROTC cadets learn water survival techniques
April 8, 2021
A Kentucky Army National Guard cadet with the University of Kentucky’s ROTC program gasps for air after being under water during advanced underwater egress training March 12, 2021, under the direction of the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment’s Dunker Training instructors at Fort Campbell, Ky.

Kentucky National Guard trains with search and rescue teams
April 2, 2021
Nathan Kirby, London-Laurel Rescue Squad leader and public information officer, shares tips on looking for people with members of the Kentucky National Guard during search and rescue training in the hills of Daniel Boone National Forest. The training was held March 27-30, 2021.

Guardsmen excel in All Army Marksmanship Championships
March 23, 2021
Service Members from across the Army, Army Reserves and National Guard fire M-9 pistols during the 2021 U.S. Army “All Army” Small Arms Championships at Fort Benning, Georgia, March 14-20, 2021. National Guard teams and individuals brought home 23 of 31 top awards including 1st in nine of 11 categories.

Kentucky National Guard assists with vaccine rollout
March 16, 2021
Kentucky Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Patrick Davis reviews paperwork with Pfc. Mitchell Johnson, left, both with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 149th Infantry Regiment, and Sgt. Shane Moody with Alpha Company, 1-149th IN, in Bowling Green, Ky., March 6, 2021. The Soldiers are a part of the local area's COVID-19 vaccine rollout.

Kentucky National Guard facilitates COVID vaccinations
March 11, 2021
A Kentucky National Guard Soldier transports a Kentucky resident while supporting the Kentucky Horse Park COVID-19 vaccine distribution site in Lexington, Ky., Feb. 25, 2021. The KYNG assisted Kentucky Emergency Management and other public and private partners to support seven mass vaccination sites across the commonwealth.