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Kentucky Air Guard Flexes Maritime Skill in Caribbean for Emerald Warrior
September 4, 2025 — CHRISTIANSTED, U.S. Virgin Islands - A squadron of special tactics Airmen from the Kentucky Air National Guard completed a grueling five-day exercise Aug. 30, testing their ability to perform a broad...

Explosive Ordnance Disposal Specialists from Kentucky Air Guard Recognized for Excellence
August 18, 2025 — LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Three Airmen from the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Explosive Ordnance Disposal, or EOD, Flight have been recognized for excellence by the National Guard Bureau.Staff Sgt...

Kentucky Air Guard Civil Engineers Strengthen Operational Readiness in the Azores
August 18, 2025 — AZORES, Portugal - Airmen from the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Civil Engineer Squadron joined with the Portuguese military to strengthen operational readiness and assist with base repairs...

Exercise Grindstone Tests Kentucky Air Guard’s Earthquake Response
May 27, 2025 — PADUCAH, Ky. – The Kentucky Air National Guard staged a major earthquake-response exercise here last week, deploying more than 30 Airmen and three aircraft to establish a regional cargo hub, process...

Canine Callie, DOD’s Only Search-and-Rescue Dog, Retires from Service
May 12, 2025 — LOUISVILLE, Ky. – She deployed six times in support of rescue missions across the United States, searching for victims trapped in the wake of floods, tornadoes, an avalanche, a collapsed coal mine...

Kentucky Airman Earns Navy Commendation for EOD Excellence
September 11, 2024 — LOUISVILLE, Ky. - A Kentucky Air National Guard Airman recently earned the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal for outstanding performance while attending the U.S. Navy’s explosive ordnance...

National Guard Showcases Capabilities during Northern Strike
August 12, 2024 — OSCODA, Mich. - Active duty and reservists from the U.S. Air Force and Marine Corps conducted a C-5 Galaxy defuel and simulated missile threat evacuation during Exercise Northern Strike 24-2 at...

Kentucky Air Guard to Fly at D-Day Observance in France
June 4, 2024 — LOUISVILLE, Ky. - A Kentucky Air National Guard crew departed for France last week, flying aboard an aircraft emblazoned with distinctive World War II “Invasion Stripes” to mark the 80th anniversary...

Kentucky Guard Airlifts Materials for Arctic Circle Housing
May 15, 2024 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska - More than 20 Kentucky Air National Guard Airmen deployed to Alaska in April to airlift 15 tons of homebuilding materials to the North Slope of Alaska to...

Ecuadorian Military Leaders Visit Kentucky Air National Guard
February 2, 2024 — LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Key leaders from the Ecuadorian military met with Airmen from the Kentucky Air National Guard on Jan. 31 to tour the 123rd Airlift Wing and learn more about its missions.They also...

Kentucky National Guard Posthumously Honors World War II POW
December 22, 2023 — CYNTHIANA, Ky. - There can be little doubt that the spirit of U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Jack Henry Owen is alive and well nearly 11 years after the former World War II bomber pilot died at the age of...

Kentucky Air Guard Training Fosters Multicapable Airmen
September 15, 2023 — SHEPHERDSVILLE, Ky. - Airmen from the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Civil Engineer Squadron completed mission-ready training to promote the development of multicapable Airmen.According to Maj...

Special Warfare Operators Compete for Title as Top Pararescuemen
September 8, 2023 — LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Special Warfare operators across the U.S. Air Force are in Louisville this week to vie for the title of top pararescuemen during the 2023 PJ Rodeo.The biennial contest, hosted this...

Missouri Air Guard C-130H Maintainers Learn J-model Systems
August 1, 2023 — LOUISVILLE AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Ky. - Maintenance Airmen with the Missouri Air National Guard’s Advanced Airlift Tactics Training Center traveled to Kentucky for aircraft conversion training from...

New York Air Guard Supports European, Pacific Exercises
July 31, 2023 — NEWBURGH, N.Y. – Seventeen Airmen from the New York Air Guard’s 105th Airlift Wing flew around the world from June 28 to July 6 while supporting two major Air Force exercises.The Airmen, flying two...

182nd AW Leads C-130 Hercules Operations at Air Defender 23
June 15, 2023 — WUNSTORF AIR BASE, Germany – The Illinois Air National Guard’s 182nd Airlift Wing is leading C-130 Hercules aircraft operations at the largest NATO multinational air forces redeployment exercise in...

123rd Special Tactics Facilitates Aircraft Highway Landing
May 9, 2023 — RIVERTON, Wyo. - Nineteen Airmen from the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Special Tactics Squadron made history April 30 and May 2, facilitating aircraft landings on two highways as part of...

Kentucky Guard Airmen Support South Pacific Exercise
February 14, 2023 — SAN JOSE, Northern Mariana Islands - A Kentucky Air National Guard team arrived Feb. 12 to handle cargo and aircraft maintenance for Cope North, a multinational exercise to enhance combat readiness in...

Airmen From 3 States Repair LC-130 Stranded at South Pole
December 20, 2022 — AMUNDSON-SCOTT SOUTH POLE, Antarctica - National Guard Airmen from New York, Pennsylvania and Kentucky braved subzero temperatures at the bottom of the world to repair an LC-130 “Skibird.”The plane...

Kentucky Air Guard Upgrades to C-130J Super Hercules
September 12, 2022 — LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The 123rd Airlift Wing welcomed its eighth C-130J Super Hercules aircraft to the Kentucky Air National Guard Base Aug. 25, completing the unit’s transition from legacy C-130H...

Retired Texas Air National Guard Pilot Recalls Protecting Air Force One on 9/11

Nebraska Guard Strengthens Disaster Response Readiness

Kentucky Guard Strengthens Skills During Patriot 2026

113th Wing Recognized for Air Defense, Combat Performance

Washington Guard Concludes Extended Wildfire Response