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Shawnee Navy Cadets Tour Fort Knox, Explores National Guard Opportunities

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U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Hal Lamberton, Kentucky's adjutant general, delivers remarks before signing a memorandum of understanding with Eastern Kentucky University, Mar. 26, 2025. The MoU establishes a formal partnership between the university and the Guard to support servicemembers, veterans, and their family members in reaching their educational goals. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. 1st Class Benjamin Crane)
Kentucky Guard enters agreement with EKU
March 28, 2025
Leaders from the Kentucky National Guard and Eastern Kentucky University met on the Richmond campus to establish a formal partnership to support Guardsmen and their family members pursuing higher education, Mar. 26, 2025. The MoU represents a shared commitment between the Guard and the university to ensuring those who serve are able to meet their educational goals.
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Haldane Lamberton talks with Kentucky Rep. Walker Thomas at the Army Aviation Support Facility in Frankfort, Kentucky on March 10, 2025. Lamberton hosted lawmakers from the Kentucky congress to learn about Kentucky National Guard operations and readiness. (U.S. Army photo by Andy Dickson)
Kentucky National Guard staff briefs lawmakers on operations and readiness
March 18, 2025
Command Staff of the Kentucky National Guard (KYNG) hosted Kentucky lawmakers at the Boone National Guard Center in Frankfort, March 10, 2025, to provide updates on current KYNG operations and readiness.
Tech. Sgt. Philip Trojanowski, a combat control craftsman assigned to the 123rd Special Tactics Squadron, is the Kentucky Air National Guard’s Non-Commissioned Officer of the Year for 2024. His role is to act as a one-man attachment to other special forces teams. He is trained in a wide range of skills including scuba, parachuting and snowmobiling, as well as being an FAA-certified air traffic controller in order to establish air control and provide combat support on missions all over the globe. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Phil Speck)
Billings, Trojanowski, Woodard named top Kentucky Guard Airmen
March 14, 2025
Airman 1st Class Annaliese Billings, Tech. Sgt. Philip Trojanowski and Master Sgt. Kevin Woodard were honored as the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 2024 Airmen of the Year during the Airman’s Gala held at Woodhaven Country Club in Louisville, Kentucky, March 15.

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River Road and the boat dock at 4th Street in Louisville, Ky., are under about four feet of water April 5, 2025. This year’s Thunder Over Louisville air show, scheduled for April 12, has been cancelled due to flooding on the banks of the Ohio River. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Dale Greer)
Historic flooding cancels Thunder Over Louisville air show and fireworks
April 5, 2025
Flooding along the banks of the Ohio River has led officials to cancel this year’s Thunder Over Louisville air show and fireworks display, originally scheduled for April 12 in downtown Louisville, Kentucky.
U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Bruce Bancroft, right, Kentucky’s new assistant adjutant general for Air, salutes U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Haldane Lamberton, adjutant general of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, during a change-of-command ceremony at the Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville, Ky., March 14, 2025. Bancroft, a former commander of Kentucky’s 123rd Airlift Wing, is replacing U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. David Mounkes, who is retiring from military service after a 34-year career in the active-duty Air Force and Air National Guard. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Dale Greer)
Bancroft takes command of Kentucky Air National Guard
April 4, 2025
Brig. Gen. Bruce Bancroft took command of the Kentucky Air National Guard during a ceremony at the 123rd Airlift Wing on March 14, 2025, pledging to continue a rich heritage of excellence and teamwork as the state’s new assistant adjutant general for Air.
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Hal Lamberton, Kentucky's adjutant general, delivers remarks before signing a memorandum of understanding with Eastern Kentucky University, Mar. 26, 2025. The MoU establishes a formal partnership between the university and the Guard to support servicemembers, veterans, and their family members in reaching their educational goals. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. 1st Class Benjamin Crane)
Kentucky Guard enters agreement with EKU
March 28, 2025
Leaders from the Kentucky National Guard and Eastern Kentucky University met on the Richmond campus to establish a formal partnership to support Guardsmen and their family members pursuing higher education, Mar. 26, 2025. The MoU represents a shared commitment between the Guard and the university to ensuring those who serve are able to meet their educational goals.
Shawnee Academy JROTC cadets look at electronic equipment during a tour of the Kentucky Army National Guard’s Maneuver Area Training Equipment Site (MATES) at Fort Knox, Mar. 12. The students took part in a hands-on tour of the facilities. They explored maintenance shops, logistics areas, and got up close with military equipment. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Milt Spalding)
Shawnee Navy Cadets Tour Fort Knox, Explores National Guard Opportunities
March 28, 2025
Students with the Academy at Shawnee Navy JROTC toured the Kentucky National Guard’s MATES facility at Fort Knox, March 12, 2025. They explored military equipment and learned about career opportunities in the National Guard. Instructors emphasized the benefits of service, while students considered future career paths.
U.S. Army drill sergeants Clayton Robinson, Brandon Ferguson, Celia Murphy, and Caelin Taylor augmented active component drill sergeants at Fort Jackson, South Carolina, July 21-Aug. 4, 2024. (Courtesy photo)
Kentucky NCOs augment active component drill sergeants
March 21, 2025
Four drill sergeants from Kentucky’s Recruit Sustainment Program (RSP) augmented active component drill sergeants from the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) at Fort Jackson, South Carolina, July 21-Aug. 4, 2024. Not only was the experience an excellent broadening opportunity, but it has also enhanced the effectiveness of RSP.
Twenty Soldiers graduated the Unit Retention Non-Commissioned Officer Course conducted by the Mobile Training Team from Professional Educational Center’s (PEC) Strength Maintenance Training Battalion at Wendell H. Ford Regional Training Center (WHFRTC), July 29-Aug. 9, 2024. The two-week course equipped Unit Retention NCOs with the knowledge and skills to assist commanders with managing retention and attrition. (Courtesy photo)
Kentucky’s first Retention Course graduates twenty leaders
March 21, 2025
Twenty Soldiers graduated the Unit Retention Non-Commissioned Officer Course conducted by the Mobile Training Team from Professional Educational Center’s (PEC) Strength Maintenance Training Battalion at Wendell H. Ford Regional Training Center (WHFRTC), July 29-Aug. 9, 2024. The two-week course equipped Unit Retention NCOs with the knowledge and skills to assist commanders with managing retention and attrition.
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Haldane Lamberton talks with Kentucky Rep. Walker Thomas at the Army Aviation Support Facility in Frankfort, Kentucky on March 10, 2025. Lamberton hosted lawmakers from the Kentucky congress to learn about Kentucky National Guard operations and readiness. (U.S. Army photo by Andy Dickson)
Kentucky National Guard staff briefs lawmakers on operations and readiness
March 18, 2025
Command Staff of the Kentucky National Guard (KYNG) hosted Kentucky lawmakers at the Boone National Guard Center in Frankfort, March 10, 2025, to provide updates on current KYNG operations and readiness.
Lt. Col. Jim Roy, a U.S. Air Force pilot with the 47th Fighter Wing, climbs out of an A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft at the Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville, Ky., April 18, 2024, after landing in preparation for this weekend’s Thunder Over Louisville air show. The aircraft is one of more than two-dozen military and civilian planes slated to appear at Thunder, including the Kentucky Air Guard’s C-130J Super Hercules. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Phil Speck)
Billings, Ochs, Speck, Greer take honors in Air National Guard media contest
March 16, 2025
Four Airmen from the Kentucky Air National Guard public affairs team have been recognized for excellence in the National Guard Bureau’s 2024 media contest.