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Just dropping in

A combat controller from the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Special Tactics Squadron jumps from a C-130J Super Hercules during exercise Grindstone and descends towards Barkley Regional Airport in Paducah, Ky., May 13, 2025. The exercise is a three-day earthquake-response scenario staged in the New Madrid Seismic Zone. Airmen conducted an assessment of airfield operability and provided air traffic control for follow-on aircraft bringing troops, cargo and equipment needed to establish an aerial port for relief operations. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Dale Greer)

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Help is on the way!

A C-130J Super Hercules from the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 165th Airlift Squadron lands at Barkley Regional Airport in Paducah, Ky., May 13, 2025. The 165th delivered Airmen and equipment to establish an aerial port and serve as a cargo hub and evacuation center during exercise Grindstone, a major earthquake-response simulation. Located in the New Madrid Seismic Zone, the most active seismic region in the Eastern U.S., Paducah prepares Airmen to support a real-world disaster response throughout the region. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Dale Greer)

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Past and present

A vintage P-51 Mustang and a current F-16 Fighting Falcon cruise into the sunset during a heritage flight as part of the Thunder Over Louisville air show in Louisville, Ky., April 20, 2024. This year’s event featured more than 24 military and civilian aircraft, including the Kentucky Air National Guard’s C-130J Super Hercules. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Dale Greer)

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Flying with flare

A C-130J Super Hercules from the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Airlift Wing deploys flares as part of an aerial demonstration during the Thunder Over Louisville air show and fireworks display in Louisville, Ky., April 20, 2024. This year’s event drew hundreds of thousands of spectators to the banks of the Ohio River and featured more than two-dozen aircraft. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Dale Greer)

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Hanging tight

A U.S. Air Force pararescueman executes an urban high-angle ropes scenario to reach a simulated injured service member, render medical care, and lower him to safety during the 2023 PJ Rodeo competition in Louisville, Ky., Sept. 6, 2023. The biennial event, which tests the capabilities of pararescue Airmen across the service, was hosted by the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Special Tactics Squadron. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Dale Greer)

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Thunder Over Louisville

An aircraft from the U.S. Air Force F-35 Lightning II Demonstration Team arrives at the Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville, Ky., April 19, 2023, in advance of the Thunder Over Louisville air show. The annual event, to be held along the banks of the Ohio River on April 22, will feature more than 20 military and civilian aircraft. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Dale Greer)

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Packing pallets

Members of the 123rd Logistics Readiness Squadron load a pallet of cargo onto a North Carolina Air National Guard C-17 Globemaster III at Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville, Ky., Feb. 10, 2023. The gear was transported to the Northern Mariana Islands for Cope North, a multinational exercise designed to enhance combat readiness in the South Pacific. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Phil Speck)

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Air assault

Airmen from the 123rd and 156th Contingency Response Groups attach cargo to the bottom of a UH-60 Blackhawk from the 2/147th Assault Helicopter Battalion, Minnesota Army National Guard in Little Falls, Camp Ripley, Minn., Aug. 9, 2022. The Airmen participated in a fieldcraft contingency response exercise simulating movement to a location where air operations are nonexistent or insufficient. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Amy M. Lovgren)

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Just dropping by

A combat controller with the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Special Tactics Squadron jumps from a Kentucky Air Guard C-130J Super Hercules for a parachute demonstration during the Thunder Over Louisville air show at Louisville, Ky., April 23, 2022. Members of the 123rd STS kicked off the show by jumping with banners for the United States of America and Kentucky. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Clayton Wear)

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Kentucky Air Guard flies over the commonwealth during Operation American Resolve

A Kentucky Air National Guard C-130 Hercules flies over the state as part of Operation American Resolve, May 1, 2020. The 123rd Airlift Wing sent two C-130s for the aerial demonstration as a nationwide salute to all those supporting COVID-19 response efforts. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Phil Speck)

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Senior Airman Sawyer Ezzell, a crew chief with the 123rd Maintenance Group, 123rd Airlift Wing, services the liquid oxygen system of a Kentucky Air National Guard C-130 Hercules at Aviano Air Base, Italy, May 15, 2019, as part of exercise Immediate Response 2019. The annual exercise focuses on allied airborne forces’ ability to quickly and effectively respond to crisis situations as an interoperable, multinational team. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Joshua Horton)

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Tech. Sgt. Rudy Parsons, 123rd Special Tactics pararescueman, and his search and rescue dog, Callie, ride a UH-60 Black Hawk aircraft as part of Callie’s familiarization training at the Boone National Guard Center, Frankfort, Ky., Nov. 29, 2018. Callie is currently the only search and rescue dog in the Department of Defense. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Joshua Horton)

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Senior Airman Brett Hook, a 123rd Airlift Wing loadmaster, closes the ramp on a C-130 Hercules aircraft at the Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville, Ky., June 1, 2019, in preparation for a deployment to France. Hook and 30 other Kentucky Guardsmen will participate in the 75th-anniversary reenactment of D-Day by airdropping U.S. Army paratroopers over Normandy on June 9. The aircraft has been striped with historically accurate Allied Forces livery in honor of the event, which turned the tide of World War II in the European theater. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Dale Greer)

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Kentucky Air National Guard C-130 Hercules aircraft conduct a nonstandard-load training flight in the airspace above Venice, Italy, May 20, 2019, while carrying equipment from U.S. Army Europe’s 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team as part of Immediate Response 2019. The exercise is designed to improve readiness and interoperability among participating allied and partner nations integrated into a multinational battalion. Combined training enables allies and partners to readily respond more effectively to regional crises and meet their own national defense goals. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Horton)

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A Kentucky Air National Guard C-130 Hercules aircraft conducts a nonstandard-load training flight in the airspace above Venice, Italy, May 20, 2019, while carrying equipment from U.S. Army Europe’s 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team as part of exercise Immediate Response 2019. The exercise is designed to improve readiness and interoperability among participating allied and partner nations integrated into a multinational battalion. Combined training enables allies and partners to readily respond more effectively to regional crises and meet their own national defense goals. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Horton)

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Senior Airman Sawyer Ezzell, a crew chief with the 123rd Maintenance Group, 123rd Airlift Wing, services the liquid oxygen system of a Kentucky Air National Guard C-130 Hercules aircraft at Aviano Air Base, Italy, May 15, 2019, as part of Immediate Response 2019. The annual exercise is focused on allied airborne forces’ ability to quickly and effectively respond to crisis situations as an interoperable, multinational team. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Joshua Horton)

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An HC-130 Hercules aircraft from Patrick Air Force Base, Fla., deploys its refueling drogues over the Ohio River during the Thunder Over Louisville airshow in Louisville, Ky., April 13, 2019. The Kentucky Air National Guard once again served as the base of operations for military aircraft participating in the annual event, which has grown to become one of the largest single-day air shows in North America. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Dale Greer)

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More than 60 members of the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Airlift Wing are reunited with friends and family as they return to their home base in Louisville, Ky., July 6, 2018, after completing a four-month deployment to the Persian Gulf region in support of Operation Inherent Resolve. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Phil Speck)

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Lt. Col. Ronald Short, an optometrist with the California Air National Guard’s 163rd Attack Wing, tests optometry equipment for a health-care clinic at Lee County High School in Beattyville, Ky., June 14, 2018. The clinic is one of four staffed by military health-care professionals in Eastern Kentucky from June 15 to June 24 as part of an Innovative Readiness Training mission called Operation Bobcat. The mission provides military forces with crucial expeditionary training while offering no-cost medical, dental and optometry care to area residents. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Lt. Col. Dale Greer)

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An E-3 Sentry aircraft from Tinker Air Force Base, Okla., flies an aerial demonstration over the Ohio River April 21, 2018, during the Thunder Over Louisville air show in Louisville, Ky. The Kentucky Air National Guard once again served as the base of operations for military aircraft participating in the show, providing essential maintenance and logistical support. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Lt. Col. Dale Greer)

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