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123rd Airlift Wing earns 21st Outstanding Unit Award, 6th Metcalf Trophy for excellence

Col. Matthew Quenichet, commander of the 123rd Airlift Wing, pins the unit’s 21st Air and Space Outstanding Unit Award streamer to the wing guidon during a ceremony at the Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville, Ky., Dec. 14, 2025. The new honor, previously known as the Air Force Outstanding Unit Award, continues the unit’s legacy as the most decorated tactical airlift wing in the United States Air Force. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Joshua Horton)

PHOTO BY: Master Sgt. Joshua Horton
VIRIN: 251214-Z-DI861-0157.JPG
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NIKON D750

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24.0-70.0 mm f/2.8

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28/10

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1/160

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1250

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