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Members of the 123rd Airlift Wing load a truck and

Members of the 123rd Airlift Wing load a truck and

Members of the 123rd Airlift Wing load a truck and trailer packed with rescue gear onto a Kentucky Air Guard C-130 as the unit prepares to deploy Sept. 28, 2011, from Louisville, Ky., to Joint Base McGuire-Dix-... More

Maj. Gen. Edward W. Tonini adjutant general for the

Maj. Gen. Edward W. Tonini adjutant general for the

Maj. Gen. Edward W. Tonini adjutant general for the Kentucky Air National Guard speaks with family members in Louisville, Ky., May 7, 2012. The 123rd Special Tactics Squadron returned home to family members and... More

Lt. Gen. Mark C. Nowland, deputy chief of staff for

Lt. Gen. Mark C. Nowland, deputy chief of staff for

Lt. Gen. Mark C. Nowland, deputy chief of staff for operations, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C., presents the Special Tactics Officer of the Year Award to 1st Lt. Bryan Hunt, a special tactics off... More

Kentucky Air Guard mobilizes in support of Hurricane Harvey relief

Kentucky Air Guard mobilizes in support of Hurricane Harvey relief

Airmen from the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Special Tactics Squadron prepare to deploy from the Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville, Ky., Aug. 27, 2017, for Texas, where they will assist with... More

Airmen from the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd

Airmen from the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd

Airmen from the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Special Tactics Squadron and New York Air National Guard’s 109th Rescue Wing prepare to depart St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, for St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Isl... More

Airmen from the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd

Airmen from the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd

Airmen from the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Special Tactics Squadron controll a helicopter landing zone on St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands, Sept. 9, 2017, in the wake of Hurricane Irma. The Airmen have co... More

A combat controller from the Kentucky Air National

A combat controller from the Kentucky Air National

A combat controller from the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Special Tactics Squadron provides air traffic control to planes delivering relief supplies to Henry E. Rohlsen Airport on St. Croix, U.S. Virgin ... More

Airmen from the 123rd Airlift Wing load vehicles and

Airmen from the 123rd Airlift Wing load vehicles and

Airmen from the 123rd Airlift Wing load vehicles and cargo onto a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft at the Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville, Ky., Sept. 15, 2018 in response to Tropical Storm Florence.... More

Master Sgt. Benjamen K. Pelster (right), a combat controller

Master Sgt. Benjamen K. Pelster (right), a combat controller

Master Sgt. Benjamen K. Pelster (right), a combat controller for the 123rd Special Tactics Squadron, receives the Bronze Star Medal from Col. David Mounkes, commander of the 123rd Airlift Wing, during a ceremon... More

Tech. Sgt. Rudy Parsons, a pararescueman with the Kentucky

Tech. Sgt. Rudy Parsons, a pararescueman with the Kentucky

Tech. Sgt. Rudy Parsons, a pararescueman with the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Special Tactics Squadron, and his search and rescue dog, Callie, ride in a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter as part of Callie’s f... More

Tech. Sgt. Daniel Keller, a combat controller in the

Tech. Sgt. Daniel Keller, a combat controller in the

Tech. Sgt. Daniel Keller, a combat controller in the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Special Tactics Squadron, was presented with the Air Force Cross by Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein durin... More

The 123rd Airlift Wing Color Guard presents the colors

The 123rd Airlift Wing Color Guard presents the colors

The 123rd Airlift Wing Color Guard presents the colors during the retirement ceremony of Chief Master Sgt. Aaron May, the outgoing chief enlisted manager for the 123rd Special Tactics Squadron, at the Kentucky ... More

Master Sgt. Rudy Parsons, a pararescueman in the Kentucky

Master Sgt. Rudy Parsons, a pararescueman in the Kentucky

Master Sgt. Rudy Parsons, a pararescueman in the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Special Tactics Squadron, searches debris fields with Callie, his search-and-rescue dog, in Cookeville, Tenn., March 3, 2020.... More

Pararescuemen and combat controllers from the Kentucky

Pararescuemen and combat controllers from the Kentucky

Pararescuemen and combat controllers from the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Special Tactics Squadron prepare for a jump from a 123rd Airlift Wing C-130 Hercules during the Precision Jumpmaster Course held... More

Kentucky Air National Guard Staff Sgt. Travis Brown,

Kentucky Air National Guard Staff Sgt. Travis Brown,

Kentucky Air National Guard Staff Sgt. Travis Brown, 123rd Special Tactics Squadron, Louisville, Ky., drifts down to Larkin drop zone June 8 during the Precision Rescue Jumpmaster Course recently conducted at C... More

Loadmasters from the 165th Airlift Squadron guide a

Loadmasters from the 165th Airlift Squadron guide a

Loadmasters from the 165th Airlift Squadron guide a truck and trailer packed with rescue gear onto a Kentucky Air Guard C-130 as airmen prepare to deploy Sept. 28, 2011, from Louisville, Ky., to Joint Base McGu... More

Members of the Kentucky Air National Guard, 123rd Special

Members of the Kentucky Air National Guard, 123rd Special

Members of the Kentucky Air National Guard, 123rd Special Tactics Squadron, return home in Louisville, Ky., May 7, 2012. The 123rd STS returned home to family members and loved ones after being gone for six mon... More

Lt. Gen. Mark C. Nowland, deputy chief of staff for

Lt. Gen. Mark C. Nowland, deputy chief of staff for

Lt. Gen. Mark C. Nowland, deputy chief of staff for operations, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C., presents the Special Tactics Officer of the Year Award to 1st Lt. Bryan Hunt, a special tactics off... More

Airmen from the Kentucky Air National Guard prepare

Airmen from the Kentucky Air National Guard prepare

Airmen from the Kentucky Air National Guard prepare their equipment in Houston, Texas, Aug. 29, 2017, before conducting water rescue missions in the wake of Hurricane Harvey. The Airmen, assigned to the 123rd S... More

Master Sgt. John Beardsley, a controller fom the Kentucky

Master Sgt. John Beardsley, a controller fom the Kentucky

Master Sgt. John Beardsley, a controller fom the Kentucky Air National Guard's 123rd Special Tactics Squadron, provides an assessment of the suitability of aircraft landing zones for airlift evacuations at Cyri... More

Five Airmen from the Kentucky Air National Guard’s

Five Airmen from the Kentucky Air National Guard’s

Five Airmen from the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Special Tactics Squadron conduct search-and-rescue missions on St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands, Sept. 9, 2017, in conjunction with the Kentucky Army Nation... More

Master Sgt. Harley Bobay, a combat controller in the

Master Sgt. Harley Bobay, a combat controller in the

Master Sgt. Harley Bobay, a combat controller in the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Special Tactics Squadron, provides air traffic control to planes delivering relief supplies to Henry E. Rohlsen Airport o... More

Airmen from the 123rd Airlift Wing load vehicles and

Airmen from the 123rd Airlift Wing load vehicles and

Airmen from the 123rd Airlift Wing load vehicles and cargo onto a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft at the Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville, Ky., Sept. 15, 2018 in response to Tropical Storm Florence.... More

Master Sgt. Benjamen K. Pelster (right), a combat controller

Master Sgt. Benjamen K. Pelster (right), a combat controller

Master Sgt. Benjamen K. Pelster (right), a combat controller for the 123rd Special Tactics Squadron, receives the Bronze Star Medal from Col. David Mounkes, commander of the 123rd Airlift Wing, during a ceremon... More

Callie, a search and rescue dog for the Kentucky Air

Callie, a search and rescue dog for the Kentucky Air

Callie, a search and rescue dog for the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Special Tactics Squadron, rides in a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter as part of her familiarization training at the Boone National Guard C... More

The 123rd Airlift Wing Honor Guard presents the colors

The 123rd Airlift Wing Honor Guard presents the colors

The 123rd Airlift Wing Honor Guard presents the colors during a ceremony at the Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville, Ky, Aug.13, 2019, to bestow the Air Force Cross on Tech. Sgt. Daniel Keller, a com... More

The 123rd Airlift Wing Color Guard presents the colors

The 123rd Airlift Wing Color Guard presents the colors

The 123rd Airlift Wing Color Guard presents the colors during the retirement ceremony of Chief Master Sgt. Aaron May, the outgoing chief enlisted manager for the 123rd Special Tactics Squadron, at the Kentucky ... More

Master Sgt. Rudy Parsons, a pararescueman in the Kentucky

Master Sgt. Rudy Parsons, a pararescueman in the Kentucky

Master Sgt. Rudy Parsons, a pararescueman in the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Special Tactics Squadron, searches debris fields with Callie, his search-and-rescue dog, in Cookeville, Tenn., March 3, 2020.... More

Pararescuemen and combat controllers from the Kentucky

Pararescuemen and combat controllers from the Kentucky

Pararescuemen and combat controllers from the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Special Tactics Squadron prepare for a jump from a 123rd Airlift Wing C-130 Hercules during the Precision Jumpmaster Course held... More

Senior Master Sgt. John Siebert, a loadmaster from

Senior Master Sgt. John Siebert, a loadmaster from

Senior Master Sgt. John Siebert, a loadmaster from the 165th Airlift Squadron, guides a truck and trailer packed with rescue gear onto a Kentucky Air Guard C-130 as airmen prepare to deploy Sept. 28, 2011, from... More

Members of the Kentucky Air National Guard, 123rd Special

Members of the Kentucky Air National Guard, 123rd Special

Members of the Kentucky Air National Guard, 123rd Special Tactics Squadron, return home in Louisville, Ky., May 7, 2012. The 123rd STS returned home to family members and loved ones after being gone for six mon... More

Tech. Sgt. Nicholas P. Jewell, 2016 Air National Guard

Tech. Sgt. Nicholas P. Jewell, 2016 Air National Guard

Tech. Sgt. Nicholas P. Jewell, 2016 Air National Guard Outstanding Non-Commissioned Officer of the Year. (Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Marvin R. Preston/Released)

Kentucky Air National Guardsmen conduct water rescue

Kentucky Air National Guardsmen conduct water rescue

Kentucky Air National Guardsmen conduct water rescue missions in Friendswood, Texas, Aug. 29, 2017, in the wake of Hurricane Harvey. The Airmen, assigned to the 123rd Special Tactics Squadron, are patrolling th... More

Five Airmen from the Kentucky Air National Guard’s

Five Airmen from the Kentucky Air National Guard’s

Five Airmen from the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Special Tactics Squadron conduct search-and-rescue missions on St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands, Sept. 9, 2017, in conjunction with the Kentucky Army Nation... More

Staff Sgt. Zachary Mohring, an air cargo specialist

Staff Sgt. Zachary Mohring, an air cargo specialist

Staff Sgt. Zachary Mohring, an air cargo specialist from the 123rd Airlift Wing, chains down a vehicle while loading a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft at the Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville, Ky., S... More

Master Sgt. Blair A. Baerny (right), a pararescueman

Master Sgt. Blair A. Baerny (right), a pararescueman

Master Sgt. Blair A. Baerny (right), a pararescueman for the 123rd Airlift Special Tactics Squadron, receives the Bronze Star Medal from Col. David Mounkes, commander of the 123rd Airlift Wing, at the Kentucky ... More

Tech. Sgt. Rudy Parsons, a pararescueman with the Kentucky

Tech. Sgt. Rudy Parsons, a pararescueman with the Kentucky

Tech. Sgt. Rudy Parsons, a pararescueman with the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Special Tactics Squadron, and his search and rescue dog, Callie, ride in a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter as part of Callie’s f... More

More than 400 Airmen and family members attend an award

More than 400 Airmen and family members attend an award

More than 400 Airmen and family members attend an award ceremony at the Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville, Ky, Aug.13, 2019, to bestow the Air Force Cross on Tech. Sgt. Daniel Keller, a combat cont... More

Chief Master Sgt. Aaron May, the outgoing chief enlisted

Chief Master Sgt. Aaron May, the outgoing chief enlisted

Chief Master Sgt. Aaron May, the outgoing chief enlisted manager for the 123rd Special Tactics Squadron, speaks at his retirement ceremony at the Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville, Ky., on Dec 7, 2... More

Master Sgt. Rudy Parsons, a pararescueman in the Kentucky

Master Sgt. Rudy Parsons, a pararescueman in the Kentucky

Master Sgt. Rudy Parsons, a pararescueman in the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Special Tactics Squadron, searches debris fields with Callie, his search-and-rescue dog, in Cookeville, Tenn., March 3, 2020.... More

Pararescuemen and combat controllers from the Kentucky

Pararescuemen and combat controllers from the Kentucky

Pararescuemen and combat controllers from the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Special Tactics Squadron prepare for a jump from a 123rd Airlift Wing C-130 Hercules during the Precision Jumpmaster Course held... More

Senior Master Sgt. John Siebert, a loadmaster from

Senior Master Sgt. John Siebert, a loadmaster from

Senior Master Sgt. John Siebert, a loadmaster from the 165th Airlift Squadron, uses chains to secure a truck and trailer packed with rescue gear to a Kentucky Air Guard C-130 as airmen prepare to deploy Sept. 2... More

Members of the Kentucky Air National Guard, 123rd Special

Members of the Kentucky Air National Guard, 123rd Special

Members of the Kentucky Air National Guard, 123rd Special Tactics Squadron, return home in Louisville, Ky., May 7, 2012. The 123rd STS returned home to family members and loved ones after being gone for six mon... More

U.S. Airmen assigned to the 123rd Special Tactics Squadron,

U.S. Airmen assigned to the 123rd Special Tactics Squadron,

U.S. Airmen assigned to the 123rd Special Tactics Squadron, Kentucky Air National Guard conduct water rescue missions in Friendswood, Texas, Aug. 29, 2017, in the wake of Hurricane Harvey. The Airmen patrolled ... More

Five Airmen from the Kentucky Air National Guard’s

Five Airmen from the Kentucky Air National Guard’s

Five Airmen from the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Special Tactics Squadron conduct search-and-rescue missions on St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands, Sept. 9, 2017, in conjunction with the Kentucky Army Nation... More

Airmen from the 123rd Airlift Wing load vehicles and

Airmen from the 123rd Airlift Wing load vehicles and

Airmen from the 123rd Airlift Wing load vehicles and cargo onto a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft at the Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville, Ky., Sept. 15, 2018 in response to Tropical Storm Florence.... More

Master Sgt. Blair A. Baerny (right), a pararescueman

Master Sgt. Blair A. Baerny (right), a pararescueman

Master Sgt. Blair A. Baerny (right), a pararescueman for the 123rd Airlift Special Tactics Squadron, receives the Bronze Star Medal from Col. David Mounkes, commander of the 123rd Airlift Wing, at the Kentucky ... More

Tech. Sgt. Rudy Parsons, a pararescueman with the Kentucky

Tech. Sgt. Rudy Parsons, a pararescueman with the Kentucky

Tech. Sgt. Rudy Parsons, a pararescueman with the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Special Tactics Squadron, and his search and rescue dog, Callie, exit a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter as part of Callie’s fami... More

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein (left)

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein (left)

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein (left) pins the Air Force Cross to the uniform of Tech. Sgt. Daniel Keller, a combat controller in the 123rd Special Tactics Squadron, during a ceremony at the Ke... More

Chief Master Sgt. Aaron May, the outgoing chief enlisted

Chief Master Sgt. Aaron May, the outgoing chief enlisted

Chief Master Sgt. Aaron May, the outgoing chief enlisted manager for the 123rd Special Tactics Squadron, speaks at his retirement ceremony at the Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville, Ky., on Dec 7, 2... More

Pararescuemen and combat controllers from the Kentucky

Pararescuemen and combat controllers from the Kentucky

Pararescuemen and combat controllers from the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Special Tactics Squadron prepare for a jump from a 123rd Airlift Wing C-130 Hercules during the Precision Jumpmaster Course held... More

Members of the Kentucky Air National Guard, 123rd Special

Members of the Kentucky Air National Guard, 123rd Special

Members of the Kentucky Air National Guard, 123rd Special Tactics Squadron, return home in Louisville, Ky., May 7, 2012. The 123rd STS returned home to family members and loved ones after being gone for six mon... More

Airmen from the Kentucky Air National Guard prepare

Airmen from the Kentucky Air National Guard prepare

Airmen from the Kentucky Air National Guard prepare their equipment in Houston, Texas, Aug. 29, 2017, before conducting water rescue missions in the wake of Hurricane Harvey. The Airmen, assigned to the 123rd S... More

Five Airmen from the Kentucky Air National Guard’s

Five Airmen from the Kentucky Air National Guard’s

Five Airmen from the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Special Tactics Squadron conduct search-and-rescue missions on St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands, Sept. 9, 2017, in conjunction with the Kentucky Army Nation... More

Gary King, a dive and maritime specialist assigned

Gary King, a dive and maritime specialist assigned

Gary King, a dive and maritime specialist assigned to the 123rd Special Tactics Squadron, works on the engine of a Zodiac boat at the Kentucky Air Guard Base in Louisville, Ky., Sept. 12, 2018. The boats will ... More

Tech. Sgt. Joshua C. Busch (right), a combat controller

Tech. Sgt. Joshua C. Busch (right), a combat controller

Tech. Sgt. Joshua C. Busch (right), a combat controller for the 123rd Special Tactics Squadron, receives the Bronze Star Medal from Col. David Mounkes, commander of the 123rd Airlift Wing, during a ceremony at ... More

Master Sgt. Rudy Parsons, a pararescueman with the

Master Sgt. Rudy Parsons, a pararescueman with the

Master Sgt. Rudy Parsons, a pararescueman with the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Special Tactics Squadron, and Callie, his search and rescue dog, complete a parachute insertion into Volk, Wis., July 16, 2... More

Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin (far right), Lt. Gen. L. Scott

Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin (far right), Lt. Gen. L. Scott

Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin (far right), Lt. Gen. L. Scott Rice (second from right), director of the Air National Guard, and Army Maj. Gen. Stephen R. Hogan (third from right), adjutant general of the Kentucky Nat... More

The 123rd Airlift Wing Color Guard pepares to present

The 123rd Airlift Wing Color Guard pepares to present

The 123rd Airlift Wing Color Guard pepares to present the colors during the retirement ceremony of Chief Master Sgt. Aaron May, the outgoing chief enlisted manager for the 123rd Special Tactics Squadron, at the... More

Members of the Kentucky Air National Guard, 123rd Special

Members of the Kentucky Air National Guard, 123rd Special

Members of the Kentucky Air National Guard, 123rd Special Tactics Squadron, return home in Louisville, Ky., May 7, 2012. The 123rd STS returned home to family members and loved ones after being gone for six mon... More

Members of the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd

Members of the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd

Members of the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Special Tactics Squadron fly on board a U.S. Coast Guard helicopter near Houston, Texas, Aug. 29, 2017. The Airmen, assigned to the 123rd Special Tactics Squad... More

Five Airmen from the Kentucky Air National Guard’s

Five Airmen from the Kentucky Air National Guard’s

Five Airmen from the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Special Tactics Squadron conduct search-and-rescue missions on St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands, Sept. 9, 2017, in conjunction with the Kentucky Army Nation... More

Special operators from the Kentucky Air National Guard’s

Special operators from the Kentucky Air National Guard’s

Special operators from the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Special Tactics Squadron load equipment at the Kentucky Air Guard Base in Louisville, Ky., Sept. 12, 2018, in preparation for deploying to the East... More

Tech. Sgt. Joshua C. Busch (right), a combat controller

Tech. Sgt. Joshua C. Busch (right), a combat controller

Tech. Sgt. Joshua C. Busch (right), a combat controller for the 123rd Special Tactics Squadron, receives the Bronze Star Medal from Col. David Mounkes, commander of the 123rd Airlift Wing, during a ceremony at ... More

Tech. Sgt. Rudy Parsons, a pararescueman with the Kentucky

Tech. Sgt. Rudy Parsons, a pararescueman with the Kentucky

Tech. Sgt. Rudy Parsons, a pararescueman with the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Special Tactics Squadron, and his search and rescue dog, Callie, rappel down a cliff in Louisville, Ky., Dec. 7, 2108, as pa... More

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein (left)

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein (left)

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein (left) pumps his fist during the playing of the Air Force Song at a ceremony held at the Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville, Ky, Aug.13, 2019. Earlier... More

Capt. Russ LeMay, Norse Troop officer in charge for

Capt. Russ LeMay, Norse Troop officer in charge for

Capt. Russ LeMay, Norse Troop officer in charge for the 123rd Special Tactics Squadron, speaks at the retirement ceremony of Chief Master Sgt. Aaron May, the outgoing chief enlisted manager for the 123rd Specia... More

Air National Guard Staff Sgt. Travis Brown, 123rd Special

Air National Guard Staff Sgt. Travis Brown, 123rd Special

Air National Guard Staff Sgt. Travis Brown, 123rd Special Tactics Squadron, Louisville, Ky., helps another parachutist collect his gear before the next round of jumpers exit the C-130 June 8 during the Precisio... More

Members of the Kentucky Air National Guard, 123rd Special

Members of the Kentucky Air National Guard, 123rd Special

Members of the Kentucky Air National Guard, 123rd Special Tactics Squadron, return home in Louisville, Ky., May 7, 2012. The 123rd STS returned home to family members and loved ones after being gone for six mon... More

Twelve members of the Kentucky Air National Guard’s

Twelve members of the Kentucky Air National Guard’s

Twelve members of the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Airlift Wing and two of the unit’s C-130 aircraft helped evacuate more than 1,000 U.S. citizens from the Dutch Caribbean island of St. Maarten Sept. 9-1... More

Staff Sgt. Robert W. Willging, a combat controller

Staff Sgt. Robert W. Willging, a combat controller

Staff Sgt. Robert W. Willging, a combat controller for the 123rd Airlift Special Tactics Squadron, is pinned with the Bronze Star Medal by Col. David Mounkes, commander of the 123rd Airlift Wing, during a cerem... More

Master Sgt. Rudy Parsons, a pararescueman with the

Master Sgt. Rudy Parsons, a pararescueman with the

Master Sgt. Rudy Parsons, a pararescueman with the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Special Tactics Squadron, and Callie, his search and rescue dog, participate in Patriot North, an annual domestic operation... More

The 123rd Airlift Wing Honor Guard presents the colors

The 123rd Airlift Wing Honor Guard presents the colors

The 123rd Airlift Wing Honor Guard presents the colors during a ceremony at the Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville, Ky, Aug.13, 2019, to bestow the Air Force Cross on Tech. Sgt. Daniel Keller, a com... More

Chief Master Sgt. Aaron May (right), the outgoing chief

Chief Master Sgt. Aaron May (right), the outgoing chief

Chief Master Sgt. Aaron May (right), the outgoing chief enlisted manager for the 123rd Special Tactics Squadron, is pinned with the Meritorious Service Medal by Capt. Russ LeMay, Norse Troop officer in charge f... More

Maj. Gen. Edward W. Tonini adjutant general and Members

Maj. Gen. Edward W. Tonini adjutant general and Members

Maj. Gen. Edward W. Tonini adjutant general and Members of the Kentucky Air National Guard, wait for returning troops in Louisville, Ky., May 7, 2012. The 123rd Special Tactics Squadron returned home to family ... More

Staff Sgt. Robert W. Willging, a combat controller

Staff Sgt. Robert W. Willging, a combat controller

Staff Sgt. Robert W. Willging, a combat controller for the 123rd Airlift Special Tactics Squadron, is pinned with the Bronze Star Medal by Col. David Mounkes, commander of the 123rd Airlift Wing, during a cerem... More

Callie, a search and rescue dog for the Kentucky Air

Callie, a search and rescue dog for the Kentucky Air

Callie, a search and rescue dog for the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Special Tactics Squadron, alerts Master Sgt. Rudy Parsons, her handler, after locating a simulated casualty July 17, 2019, during Patr... More

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein (left)

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein (left)

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein (left) and Tech. Sgt. Daniel Keller, a combat controller in the 123rd Special Tactics Squadron, salute during the national anthem as part of an award ceremony at ... More

Hundreds of friends, family and co-workers attend a

Hundreds of friends, family and co-workers attend a

Hundreds of friends, family and co-workers attend a retirement ceremony at the Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville, Ky., on Dec 7, 2019, to pay their respects to Chief Master Sgt. Aaron May, the outg... More

Members of the Kentucky Air National Guard, 123rd Special

Members of the Kentucky Air National Guard, 123rd Special

Members of the Kentucky Air National Guard, 123rd Special Tactics Squadron, return home in Louisville, Ky., May 7, 2012. The 123rd STS returned home to family members and loved ones after being gone for six mon... More

Staff Sgt. Daniel P. Keller (right), a combat controller

Staff Sgt. Daniel P. Keller (right), a combat controller

Staff Sgt. Daniel P. Keller (right), a combat controller for the 123rd Special Tactics Squadron, receives the Bronze Star Medal from Col. David Mounkes, commander of the 123rd Airlift Wing, during a ceremony at... More

Master Sgt. Rudy Parsons, a pararescueman with the

Master Sgt. Rudy Parsons, a pararescueman with the

Master Sgt. Rudy Parsons, a pararescueman with the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Special Tactics Squadron, and Callie, his search and rescue dog, land at Volk Field, Wis., July 17, 2019, as part of a dome... More

Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin speaks to 400 Airmen and family

Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin speaks to 400 Airmen and family

Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin speaks to 400 Airmen and family members during an award ceremony at the Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville, Ky, Aug.13, 2019. At the ceremony, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. ... More

Chief Master Sgt. Aaron May (right), the outgoing chief

Chief Master Sgt. Aaron May (right), the outgoing chief

Chief Master Sgt. Aaron May (right), the outgoing chief enlisted manager for the 123rd Special Tactics Squadron, receives his certificate of retirement from Capt. Russ LeMay, Norse Troop officer in charge for t... More

Members of the Kentucky Air National Guard, 123rd Special

Members of the Kentucky Air National Guard, 123rd Special

Members of the Kentucky Air National Guard, 123rd Special Tactics Squadron, return home in Louisville, Ky., May 7, 2012. The 123rd STS returned home to family members and loved ones after being gone for six mon... More

Staff Sgt. Daniel P. Keller (right), a combat controller

Staff Sgt. Daniel P. Keller (right), a combat controller

Staff Sgt. Daniel P. Keller (right), a combat controller for the 123rd Special Tactics Squadron, receives the Bronze Star Medal from Col. David Mounkes, commander of the 123rd Airlift Wing, during a ceremony at... More

Callie, a search and rescue dog for the 123rd Special

Callie, a search and rescue dog for the 123rd Special

Callie, a search and rescue dog for the 123rd Special Tactics Squadron, participates in Patriot North, an annual domestic operations exercise designed to provide natural disaster-response training at Volk Field... More

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein speaks

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein speaks

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein speaks to 400 Airmen and family members during an award ceremony at the Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville, Ky, Aug.13, 2019. At the ceremony, Goldfei... More

Members of the Kentucky Air National Guard, 123rd Special

Members of the Kentucky Air National Guard, 123rd Special

Members of the Kentucky Air National Guard, 123rd Special Tactics Squadron, return home in Louisville, Ky., May 7, 2012. The 123rd STS returned home to family members and loved ones after being gone for six mon... More

Master Sgt. Rudy Parsons, a pararescueman with the

Master Sgt. Rudy Parsons, a pararescueman with the

Master Sgt. Rudy Parsons, a pararescueman with the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Special Tactics Squadron, and Callie, his search and rescue dog, participate in Patriot North, an annual domestic operation... More

Tech. Sgt. Daniel Keller, a combat controller in the

Tech. Sgt. Daniel Keller, a combat controller in the

Tech. Sgt. Daniel Keller, a combat controller in the 123rd Special Tactics Squadron, stands at attention during an award ceremony at the Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville, Ky, Aug.13, 2019. At the ... More

Tech. Sgt. Harley Bobay with the Kentucky Air National

Tech. Sgt. Harley Bobay with the Kentucky Air National

Tech. Sgt. Harley Bobay with the Kentucky Air National Guard, 123rd Special Tactics Squadron, is interviewed in Louisville, Ky., May 7, 2012. The 123rd STS returned home to family members and loved ones after b... More

Master Sgt. Rudy Parsons, a pararescueman with the

Master Sgt. Rudy Parsons, a pararescueman with the

Master Sgt. Rudy Parsons, a pararescueman with the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Special Tactics Squadron, and Callie, his search and rescue dog, participate in Patriot North, an annual domestic operation... More

The 123rd Airlift Wing Honor Guard presents the colors

The 123rd Airlift Wing Honor Guard presents the colors

The 123rd Airlift Wing Honor Guard presents the colors during a ceremony at the Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville, Ky, Aug.13, 2019, to bestow the Air Force Cross on Tech. Sgt. Daniel Keller, a com... More

Master Sgt. Rudy Parsons, a pararescueman with the

Master Sgt. Rudy Parsons, a pararescueman with the

Master Sgt. Rudy Parsons, a pararescueman with the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Special Tactics Squadron, and Callie, his search and rescue dog, participate in Patriot North, an annual domestic operation... More

Members of the 123rd Special Tactics Squadron attend

Members of the 123rd Special Tactics Squadron attend

Members of the 123rd Special Tactics Squadron attend a ceremony at the Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville, Ky, Aug.13, 2019, to bestow the Air Force Cross on Tech. Sgt. Daniel Keller, a combat contr... More

Master Sgt. Rudy Parsons, a pararescueman with the

Master Sgt. Rudy Parsons, a pararescueman with the

Master Sgt. Rudy Parsons, a pararescueman with the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Special Tactics Squadron, and Callie, his search and rescue dog, participate in Patriot North, an annual domestic operation... More

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein (left)

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein (left)

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein (left) pins the Air Force Cross to the uniform of Tech. Sgt. Daniel Keller, a combat controller in the 123rd Special Tactics Squadron, during a ceremony at the Ke... More

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein (left)

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein (left)

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein (left) shakes hands with Tech. Sgt. Daniel Keller, a combat controller in the 123rd Special Tactics Squadron, during a ceremony at the Kentucky Air National Guard... More