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KYNG supports site capable of 4,000 daily COVID vaccinations
April 13, 2021 — LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The largest drive-through clinic for COVID-19 vaccinations in Kentucky officially opened at Cardinal Stadium April 12 with the help of 35 Kentucky National Guard Airmen and Soldiers... MORE

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 — FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. – Kentucky Army National Guard cadets learned how to survive aviation water crashes March 12 under the direction of the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment's Dunker Training... MORE

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 — LONDON, Ky. – Approximately 100 Kentucky National Guard Soldiers and Airmen trained on search and rescue techniques with several dozen members of the London-Laurel Rescue Squad and Laurel County... MORE

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 — FORT BENNING, Ga. - Army and Air National Guardsmen from across the country traveled to Fort Benning to participate in the 2021 U.S. Army "All Army" Small Arms Championships March 14-20. The week-long... MORE

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 — BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Soldiers from the Kentucky Army National Guard supported civilian medical specialists at a COVID-19 vaccination site March 12.Several Guard members from the 75th Troop Command... MORE

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 — LEXINGTON, Ky. - As Kentucky transitions into the vaccination phase of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Kentucky National Guard maintains its partnership with the University of Louisville, Kentucky... MORE

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.

Kentucky Guardsmen support 'greatest generation'
February 22, 2021 — LEXINGTON, Ky. – “If it were not for the Kentucky National Guard, we would not have been able to keep our doors open.”That was a recurring sentiment echoed by the staff at Sayre Christian Village, a... MORE

Spc. Quinton Boyd, assigned to a Facility Assistance Support Team, Kentucky National Guard, sanitizes mailboxes with an electrostatic sprayer at Sayre Christian Village, Lexington, Ky., Feb. 3, 2021. Gov. Andy Beshear directed troops to supplement long-term health care facilities in COVID-19 hot spots throughout Kentucky.

Kentucky Guard's 1163rd MCAS supports Atlantic Resolve
February 12, 2021 — FRANKFORT, Ky. – COVID-19 has not stopped the Soldiers and Airmen of the Kentucky National Guard from deploying overseas to fill vital operational roles.Soldiers assigned to the 1163rd Medical Company... MORE

Kentucky National Guard Maj. Mitisha Martin Aug. 20, 2020, in Poland with the 1163rd Area Support Medical Company’s motto: “Whatever it takes.”

123rd Airlift Wing members receive COVID-19 vaccinations
February 1, 2021 — LOUISVILLE, Ky. – As health officials across the country continue to report record infections from COVID-19, more options for vaccine inoculation are rolling out across the commonwealth, including at... MORE

Master Sgt. Natasha Perry, a medic with the 123rd Medical Group, prepares to administer a COVID-19 vaccination to members of the 123rd Airlift Wing at the Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville Ky., Jan. 9, 2021.

Kentucky Guard to augment security in DC
January 29, 2021 — FRANKFORT, Ky. – The Kentucky National Guard will send approximately 150 Soldiers to the nation's capital next week to assist civilian law enforcement with security through March. Volunteers from the... MORE

Lt. Col. Jason Penn, 1-149th Infantry commander, promotes Spc. Dakota Colwell with Alpha Company, 1-149th Infantry, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington Jan. 22, 2021. At least 25,000 National Guard men and women assisted local and federal authorities for the inauguration. About 150 Kentucky National Guard Soldiers will assist in Washington through March.

Kentucky Guard supports 59th presidential inauguration
January 21, 2021 — WASHINGTON – More than 315 Kentucky National Guard Soldiers and Airmen helped federal agencies secure the National Capital Region during the 59th presidential inauguration.Kentucky Guardsmen augmented... MORE

A member of the Kentucky National Guard works in the nation's capital as part of a force of National Guard troops assisting during the presidential inauguration Jan. 20, 2021.

Kentucky National Guard troops get vaccinated
January 12, 2021 — FRANKFORT, KY. – The Kentucky National Guard has started administering the COVID-19 vaccine to its troops.About 42 Soldiers were given the Moderna vaccine on the first day, according to Col. Chris... MORE

Kentucky Adjutant General Haldane B. Lamberton gets his COVID-19 vaccine administered by Kentucky National Guard technician Sgt. Jamie Pungirum Jan. 11, 2020, at the medical detachment on Boone National Guard Center, Frankfort, Ky.

Kentucky Guardsman feeds hundreds while restricted to India
September 16, 2020 — FRANKFORT, Ky. – In the Army, a culinary specialist prepares food in field or garrison operations. For Spc. Jayendra Patel, learning this military occupational specialty became an opportunity to do... MORE

Kentucky National Guard Spc. Jayendra Patel takes a moment while working for his unit in Louisville during the Kentucky Derby, Sept. 5, 2020. While stranded in his hometown in India during the COVID-19 pandemic, he used his experience as a culinary specialist to feed hundreds of people.

Honors for fallen Soldier bring closure decades after war
September 8, 2020 — CORBIN, Ky. – We know it as The Forgotten War. In the shadow of World War I and ending before the controversial Vietnam conflict, the Korean War slipped undercover.Thirty-seven thousand Americans paid... MORE

Members from Kentucky Army National Guard Honor Guard fold the U.S. flag during the repatriation of Cpl. Billie Joe Hash at Worley Cemetery, Corbin, Ky., Aug. 29, 2020. Hash was missing in action for almost 70 years.

Driver training improves readiness for infantry battalion
August 21, 2020 — ARTEMUS, Ky. – Soldiers from India Company, 429th Brigade Sustainment Battalion, the logistical support company for 1st Battalion, 149th Infantry, hosted driver training at Harold L. Disney Training... MORE

Spc. Jesse Fugate, a mechanic assigned to India Company, 429th Brigade Sustainment Battalion, teaches Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 149th Infantry, about preventive maintenance checks and services on a light utility truck at Harold L. Disney Training Center, Artemus, Ky., July 30, 2020.

Command teams learn about resilience training at horse park
August 18, 2020 — LEXINGTON, Ky. – Kentucky National Guard leaders took part in a resilience-training demonstration at the Kentucky Horse Park Aug. 4. The purpose of the event was to raise awareness of the many... MORE

Kentucky National Guard 1st Lt. Sarah Drerup, commander of the 299th Chemical Company, leads a horse during resiliency training at Central Kentucky Riding for Hope inside the Kentucky Horse Park, Lexington, Ky., Aug. 4, 2020.

Kentucky National Guard MP train for casualty evacuations
August 14, 2020 — RICHMOND, Ky. – Soldiers of the 617th Military Police Company, Rear Detachment, conducted casualty evacuation training on Bluegrass Army Depot Aug. 12.A UH-60 Black Hawk crew from Bravo Company, 2nd... MORE

Kentucky National Guard Soldiers with the 617th Military Police Company help a simulated injured person to a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter during casualty evacuation training at Blue Grass Army Depot in Richmond, Ky., Aug. 12, 2020.

Kentucky Guard participates in joint force HI RAIN mission
August 12, 2020 — LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Two M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) launcher crews from 1st Battalion, 623rd Field Artillery, completed the joint force HIMARS rapid infiltration (HI RAIN)... MORE

Kentucky National Guard Soldiers from 623rd Field Artillery Battalion loaded High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems onto a C-17 as apart of a rapid infiltration mission for their annual certification and training at the Louisville Air National Guard Base in Louisville, Ky., Aug. 6, 2020. Soldiers and Airmen worked together to pull off the successful mission.

Kentucky National Guard staffs drive-thru COVID-19 test sites
June 25, 2020 — SHELBYVILLE, Ky. – Three months after the coronavirus outbreak hit the bluegrass state, the Kentucky National Guard continues supporting four COVID-19 drive-thru test sites in Bowling Green,... MORE

Kentucky National Guard Spc. Robert Acosta, a musician assigned to 202nd Army Band, and Pfc. Jacob Sharp, aircraft mechanic with the 351st Aviation Support Battalion, 63rd Theater Aviation Brigade, direct traffic at a COVID-19 testing facility in Shelbyville, Ky., June 24, 2020.

Kentucky National Guard assisting with primary election
June 15, 2020 — FRANKFORT, Ky. – More than 200 Kentucky National Guard Soldiers and Airmen will assist at polling locations around the state for the June 23 primary election as part of the state’s COVID-19... MORE

Kentucky National Guard Chief Warrant Officer 2 David Cureton directs traffic through a drive-through voting station in Lawrenceburg June 12, 2020. Guard members serving in civilian clothes are helping fill in for volunteers for the June 23 primary, setting up and cleaning poll locations and assisting with traffic, parking and crowd control.

Colorado Army National Guard Conducts Aviation Training for Wildfire Season

Lt. Gen. Jon Stubbs Highlights Virginia National Guard Excellence at Military Ball

Oregon Air Guard Participates in Sentry Aloha Exercise

Air Guard Units Join Forces for Aerial Wildfire Suppression Training

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