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  • Airlift Wing dedicates new $8.9 million facility for response forces

    LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- The 123rd Airlift Wing dedicated an $8.9 million building here Friday to house units that respond to contingencies and disasters around the world.The two-story, 28,000-square-foot Response Forces Facility, located on the grounds of the Kentucky Air National Guard Base, will serve

  • Kentucky Airmen sharpen maintenance skills in Puerto Rico

    CAROLINA, Puerto Rico – More than 130 Airmen from the Kentucky Air National Guard completed a week of intensive aircraft maintenance training at Muñiz Air National Guard Base June 12-18, honing proficiencies in a joint field environment.The annual event, called Maintenance University, featured

  • WVNG's 167th hosts 123rd Airmen for predeployment training

    MARTINSBURG, W.Va. – The West Virginia Air National Guard's 167th Airlift Wing hosted seven air transportation specialists from the 123rd Airlift Wing, Kentucky National Guard, for predeployment training July 9-16.The training consisted of planning and palletizing cargo, multiple cargo loading

  • 123rd CRG completes TRANSCOM training mission with Army

    VOLK FIELD, Wis. – More than 100 Airmen from the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Contingency Response Group and 50 Army Soldiers with the 690th Rapid Port Opening Element participated in Operation Lone Oak, a Transportation Command Turbo Distribution exercise June 7-12.The exercise tested the

  • Kentucky Air Guard member earns Airman's Medal for heroism

    LOUISVILLE, Ky. – A special operations Airman in the Kentucky Air National Guard was awarded the Airman's Medal for risking his life to save others while responding to a car crash near Louisville. The Airman, Master Sgt. Daniel Keller, displayed the highest levels of heroic selflessness, said Brig.

  • Kentucky Air Guard is home to only search and rescue dog in DoD

    In 2010, Airmen from the Kentucky Air National Guard deployed to Port-au-Prince, the capital and most populous city of Haiti, in response to a magnitude 7 earthquake that impacted millions. “With the destroyed airfields, it was difficult for many government organizations to land aircraft and provide