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  • Bosslift offers new perspective to civilian employers of Guard Airmen

    LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Douglas Craddock credits his childhood as the son of a Soldier for instilling a set of values that made him the person he is today.“My father served in the Army for over 20 years as an active-duty serviceman,” said Craddock, vice president of community engagement at the University

  • Kentucky Guard Airmen selected as best in Contingency Response field

    LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Two Airmen from the Kentucky Air National Guard have been selected as top performers nationwide in the Contingency Response community, the National Guard Bureau announced recently.Staff Sgt. Yuri Motamedi was named Air Guard Expeditionary Operations Performer of the Year in the

  • Kentucky Air Guard joins dozens of groups to honor veterans at city parade

    LOUISVILLE, Ky. - The Kentucky Air National Guard was among more than 50 military and civic organizations that participated in the city’s annual Veterans Day Parade and massing of the Colors here on Saturday, when thousands of spectators lined Jefferson Street for the 90-minute event.One of the

  • 123rd Airlift Wing completes Readiness Exercise Validation

    The 123rd Airlift Wing successfully completed its first major graded inspection in four years during the August Unit Training Assembly, capping a multi-day evaluation that rated its ability to deploy and operate in a contested environment.

  • Kentucky Airman Earns Navy Commendation for EOD Excellence

    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 disposal school.Airman 1st Class Barrett Darlington, an EOD specialist assigned to the Kentucky Air

  • National Guard Showcases Capabilities during Northern Strike

    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 Oscoda-Wurtsmith Airport Aug. 9.Air Force personnel from Dover Air Force Base, the Michigan Air National

  • Ky. Air Guard to fly D-Day observance in France with unique aircraft

    LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- A crew of Kentucky Air National Guardsmen departed here for France last week aboard an aircraft emblazoned with distinctive World War II “Invasion Stripes” to mark the 80th anniversary of D-Day.The aircraft, an U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 123rd Airlift

  • Kentucky Guard Airlifts Materials for Arctic Circle Housing

    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 support needy communities.Maj. Nick Dobson, a pilot from Kentucky’s 165th Airlift Squadron, said the