Kentucky National Guard

Kentucky National Guard Sgt. Sean Durban cuts a piece of plywood for retired Air Force veteran Thomas Coder, a West Liberty, Ky., resident, March 7. Durban and Pfc. Kyle Gray, both of the Morehead Ky.-based 301 More

William E. Aubrey's name adorns the Kentucky National Guard Memorial in Frankfort, Ky. The monument holds the names of 269 men and women who have died in the line of duty since the inception of the Kentucky Nat More

Artifacts photoed here were recovered in the 1970s by Andrew Bryant and once belonged to a former Kentucky Army National Guard Soldier, Sgt. Ernest L. Sampson, Jr. Sampson was a member of the Harrodsburg Tanker More

William Henry Jones, Jr. Kentucky’s 32nd Adjutant General, 1927-1931 Public domain photograph - portrait of an officer in military uniform, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Image from the front cover of Far Eastern Prisoners of War Bulletin, August 1945, showing prisoners of war standing at attention in front of Japanese officers at Camp Cabanatuan, a prisoner of war camp near Man More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Dix State: New Jersey (NJ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: NORTHEAST Scene Camera Operator: Dan Amburg, More

U.S. Army 1st Sgt. James E. Wallace, 202nd Army Band, shows the "Col. George S. Howard Citation of Musical Excellence for Military Concert Bands" award. The 202nd Army Band is only the 5th National Guard unit t More

Sgt. George Martinez, a native of Los Angeles, who serves as the assistant battle captain with Company A, Special Troops Battalion, 4th Infantry Division, Multi-National Division - Baghdad, visits the Winners C More

An Iraqi boy helps hold a poster in place as Maj. Byron Sarchet (right), a Colorado Springs, Colo., native, nails a sign to a barrier in the Thawra 1 neighborhood of the Sadr City district of Baghdad while Capt More

Soldiers from the 2061st Multi-Role Bridge Company assemble part of an Improved Ribbon Bridge across the Arkansas River as part of River Assault 2018 near Fort Smith, Ark., July 25, 2018. The Kentucky Guardsmen More

2nd Lt. Joshua Witt, safety and occupational health manager, receives the Army National Guard Safety and Occupational Health Manager Certification from Col. Charlie Jones, deputy chief of staff personnel, at Bo More

Capt. Curtis M. Persinger, 940th Military Police Company commander, shows off his catch of the day.

A New York National Guard CH-47D Chinook helicopter departs the Kentucky National Guard helipad while training with Kentucky Army Aviators in Frankfort, Ky., Jan. 27.

Col. Neil Mullaney, KYADT 3 commander, talks to members of Future Farmers of America in Frankfort, Ky., Jan. 27.

Buses deliver soldiers of the 2123rd Transportation Company to their welcome home ceremony in Richmond, Ky., Feb. 4 after their tour in Afghanistan.

Soldiers repeat the Oath of Enlistment to Maj. Gen. Edward W. Tonini during a re-enlistment ceremony Feb. 5 in Louisville. More than 30 Kentucky National Guardsmen reenlisted following a retention symposium at More

Members of the 138th Fires Brigade attentively absorb information, pertaining to financial planning during Resiliency training at Fort Knox, Ky., Feb. 6.

Col. John Edwards, Jr., 75th Troop Command commander, receives the brigade guidon from Kentucky Adjutant General Maj. Gen. Edward W. Tonini, during a change of command ceremony in Richmond, Ky.

Kentucky Army National Guard Spc. Kyle P. Alexander, 223rd Military Police Company based in Louisville, provides security during the Kentucky Oaks at Churchill Downs May 6.

NASCAR driver and team owner Michael Waltrip signs an autograph for Sgt. Maj. Marshall Ware, of Lexington, Ky., a member of the 198th Military Police Battalion, 149th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, Kentucky Nati More

Sgt. Jon Krull demonstrates how to apply and properly place a tourniquet on the arm of Spc. Marcus Evans during a combat lifesaver course at Fort Hood, Texas. (Photo by Spc. Matthew Dornbusch, 1204th Aviation S More

U.S. Army Sgt. Jarred Stevens from Richmond, Ky., right, and U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Miah Helm, left, from Louisville, Ky., both serving with the Kentucky Agri-Business Development Team, Kentucky National Gua More

Members of the Japan Self Defense Force, Middle Army, practice drill and ceremony in preparation for the 2012 Yama Sakura 61 exercise at Camp Itami, Japan, Jan. 23.

Tom Johnson, chief of transportation for U.S. Army Japan, is in charge of the movement control teams responsible for a variety of transportation related tasks in support of Yama Sakura 61.

Capt. Gena Wong, networking officer for the 34th Infantry Division, Minnesota National Guard, participates in a ceramics class sponsored by the Middle Army, Japan Ground Self Defense Force at Camp Itami, Japan More

Col. Sean Tracy, U.S. Army Pacific Contingency Command Post Planner for Yama Sakura 61, cooks Takoyaki, a traditional Japanese dish during a cultural event at Camp Itami, Japan, Jan. 25.

Maj. James Buskirk, electronic warfare operations officer for 8th Army, captures a photo of the Golden Pavilion at a cultural event offered for military personnel attending Yama Sakura 61 at Camp Itami in Osaka More

Command Sgt. Maj. Mary L. Brown, battalion command sergeant major for HHBN, U.S. Army Pacific, based at Fort Shafter, Hawaii, greets participant Yoshiko Fujii during the cleanup of the Osaka Castle grounds Jan. 28.

Kentucky Agribusiness Development Team 4’s Staff Sgt. William Lile (right), a Louisville, Ky. native speaks with Bowling Green, Ky. resident Sgt. 1st Class Michele Owen (left) prior to departing Camp Atterbury, More

U.S. Army Pacific Commander Lt. Gen. Francis Wiercinski and Middle Army Commander of the Japan Ground Self Defense Force Lt. Gen. Ryuichiro Arakawa shake hands during the bilateral press conference Yama Sakura More

Civilian agricultural specialist Beau Neal (right), a native of Versailles, Ky., listens to Capt. Brian Ink Feb. 19, 2012 before going out on mission. The two are members of the Kentucky National Guard’s Agribu More

Staff Sgt. Robert Foushee of Lexington, Ky., conducts security checks of a building in southern Afghanistan on Feb. 20, 2012. Foushee serves as a Dismounted Team Leader and Truck Commander with the Kentucky Nat More

Civilian Agricultural Specialist Jon Mixon (2nd from right) of Rutledge, Tenn., speaks with a local nongovernmental organization representative in southern Afghanistan on February 20, 2012. Mixon is a member of More

Master Sgt. Chris Campbell of Nicholasville, Ky., explains the sandbag filling process to soldiers and airmen with the Kentucky National Guard’s Agribusiness Development Team 4 in southern Afghanistan on March More

U.S. Army Pfc. Dominique Smallwood, a Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear specialist with the 299th Chemical Company, out of Maysville, Ky., helps direct traffic in the aftermath of the tornado and s More

Kentucky Air National Guard Capt. John P. Roth produces intelligence products in support of operations, March 3.

Spc. Matthew Sellers, Horizontal Engineer for the 207th Engineer Battalion, based in Hazard, Ky., speaks with Kenna Spears, district leader for Advance Auto Parts, in Salyersville, Ky., concerning the damage to More

Kentucky National Guardsmen engage in a search and rescue mission March 3, in West Liberty, Ky., for survivors after torrential storms and violent winds destroyed much of the community there March 2. (Photo by: More

The Kentucky Air National Guard's Senior Airman Anthony Gardner and Airman 1st Class T.J. Bothur, both from the 123rd Medical Group, prepare kits for possible search and extraction missions in West Liberty, Ky., March 3.

Kentucky National Guard Pfc. Kyle Gray, 301st Chemical Company, pulls nails out of a piece of plywood, March 6, during tornado relief efforts in West Liberty, Ky. Gray boarded up broken windows and holes for We More

Air Force Staff Sgt. Jonathon Stribling (second from left) of Louisville, Ky. poses for a group photo with the airmen of the Kentucky National Guard’s Agribusiness Development Team 4 in southern Afghanistan on More

Staff Sgt. Chris Traylor walks up the line of a Kentucky National Guard convoy, March 6, in West Liberty, Ky., while Pfc. Mary Lewis waits for her turn to fuel up her Humvee at a fueling checkpoint. Both soldie More

Maj. Jerry Shacklett, a Kentucky National Guard chaplain, talks with Daniel Leach, a West Liberty, Ky., resident, March 7, during clean-up operations following the deadly tornado that ripped through the Eastern More

Kentucky Agribusiness Development Team 4’s Sgt. Nikko Moreno of Bowling Green, Ky. smiles in southern Afghanistan March 14, 2012. The Danville, Calif. native now serves with ADT 4’s Security Platoon, helping pr More

Spc. Preston Perry (left), a resident of Lexington, Ky., and Spc. Howard Summers (right), a resident of Paducah, Ky., during a mission in southern Afghanistan, March 16, 2012. The two soldiers, who have been be More

Sgt. Bobby Sizemore of Lawrenceburg, Ky. (right), hangs out with Sgt. 1st Class Greg Dunning of Almo, Ky., before a mission in southern Afghanistan, March 26, 2012. The two soldiers are members of the Kentucky More

Civilian agricultural specialist Ken Parsons, a resident of Lancaster, Ky., surveys farming equipment during a mission in southern Afghanistan, April 7, 2012. Parsons is a member of Kentucky’s Agribusiness Deve More

Beau Neal (left), a resident of Versailles, Ky., and Ken Parsons (right), a resident of Lancaster, Ky., observe as local agricultural leaders lead tractor safety training in southern Afghanistan’s Kandahar prov More

An instructor from Kandahar University teaches basic veterinarian training in southern Afghanistan’s Kandahar province April 25, 2012. The Kentucky National Guard’s Agribusiness Development Team 4 veterinarian, More

Kentucky Agribusiness Development Team 4’s Spc. Michael Hilario of Lexington, Ky., goes over the alphabet with a young Afghan boy in southern Afghanistan, April 28, 2012. While the children’s mothers trained on More

Sgt. Bobby Sizemore (left), a resident of Lawrenceburg, Ky., measures a building’s foundation with Air Force Staff Sgt. Jonathon Stribling (right), a resident of Louisville, Ky., May 3, 2012 in southern Afghani More

Spc. Michael Hilario (2nd from right) of Lexington, Ky. helps assess the next step while constructing a building in southern Afghanistan, May 4, 2012. Hilario, a former Navy Seabee used his skills to help build More

A few of the churchgoers from the Kentucky National Guard’s Agribusiness Development Team 4 gather for a group photo outside the Chapel at Forward Operating Base Pasab, Afghanistan, in support of Staff Sgt. Cha More

Medics assigned to the Kentucky National Guard's Chemical Biological Radiological Nuclear high-yield Explosive Response Force Package team evaluate a mock casualty during a training evaluation at the Muscatatuc More

Pictured is an aerial view of solar panels installed on the buildings of the Harold L. Disney Training Center in Artemus, Ky., June 7, 2012. The solar panel installation has effectively reduced the site's energ More

Kentucky Agribusiness Development Team 4’s Spc. Preston Perry of Lexington, Ky. takes a look inside a homemade Afghan National Police air conditioning hut in during a mission in southern Afghanistan, July 10, 2 More

Staff Sgt. Christopher Roddy, supply sergeant, 731st Transportation Company, Topeka, Kan., receives a coin from Maj. Gen. Reynold Hoover, commanding general, 167th Theater Sustainment Command, Fort McClellan, A More

Tim Martinez, from American Legion Post 7 in Frankfort, Ky., hands out flags to family and friends of soldiers with the 1204th Aviation Support Battalion during a welcome home ceremony at the Florence Freedom B More

Soldiers of the 149th Vertical Engineer Company construct a K-span building, as part of a training course at Wendell H. Ford Regional Training Center in Greenville, Ky., Aug. 20, 2012.

Soldiers from the Kentucky National Guard 1103rd Military Police Detachment recently trained members of the Afghan National Army on personal security detail. Members of the ANA are training on how to remove a d More

Spouse Courtney Goldey pins her husband, 2nd. Lt. Martin A. Goldey, during the OCS Commissioning Ceremony at the State Capitol in Frankfort, Ky., Aug. 25.

Graduates of Kentucky's Officer Candidate School Class 54-12 march to their graduation ceremony at the State Capitol in Frankfort, Ky. Aug. 25, 2012.

Lt. Col. Tony Sims, 1st Battalion, 238th Regiment commander, accompanied by Tara Koontz, attend the military ball in honor of the recent Officers Candidate School graduates at the Capital Plaza Hotel in Frankfo More

Soldiers of the 2nd Battalion, 138th Field Artillery stand at attention during the singing of the National Anthem at the unit's farewell ceremony in Frankfort, Ky., Aug. 31, 2012. The unit deployed to the Horn More

Local citizens line Main Street in downtown Greenville, Ky., to welcome home the soldiers of 176th Engineer Firefighting Team, Sept. 11, 2012. The unit deployed to Afghanistan exactly one year before, Sept. 11, 2011.

Soldiers with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 376th Aviation work to repair a OH-58 helicopter at the Army Aviation Support Facility in Frankfort, Ky., Sept. 18, 2012.

Capt. Varinka Barbini Ensminger receives materials from an Afghan contractor in October while deployed with the Kandahar Agri-business Development Team. The former National Guard Bureau women's marathon champio More

The 751st Troop Command color guard stands at attention during a change of command ceremony at Wendell H. Ford Regional Training Center in Greenville, Ky., Oct. 27, 2012. The ceremony welcomed Lt. Col. Scott C. More

Military personnel from five countries "meet in the middle" after completing a road cleanup project outside Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Dec. 11, 2012. Two groups started at opposite ends of the road, cleaning up More

Christy Faulkner, founder and director of Operation Resilient Warrior, packs care packages at her office in Radcliff, Ky., Dec. 13, 2012. The packages will be sent to soldiers of Kentucky's Agribusiness Develop More

Spc. David Collins of the 1/623rd holds his daughter, Karsyn, during a departure ceremony for his unit in Glasgow, Ky., Dec. 16, 2012. Collins' brother, Daniel, is currently deployed to Africa with the 2nd Batt More

La Force Armée de Djibouti soldiers move cautiously as U.S. Army Sgt. Jason Gordon, Kentucky National Guard’s 2-138th Forward Support Company instructor assigned to of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, More

Indiana Army National Guard soldier Sgt. Darron Salzer, of the 120th Public Affairs Detachment takes photos of high school students from the North-eastern part of the U.S. participating in the Junior ROTC Raide More

Challenge program cadets receive a garage tour from Hendrick Motorsports prior to the running of the Quaker State 400 NASCAR race at the Kentucky Speedway in Sparta, Ky., June 29, 2013. The tour was part of a f More

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Brian Letourneau, Vermont Army National Guard, practices his marksmanship skills at Camp Ethan Allen Training Center, Jericho, Vt., March 1, 2015. Letourneau is one of over 160 athletes fro More

U.S. Army Pvt. Nicholas Heath, water purification specialist, with the 1204th Aviation Support Battalion, Kentucky National Guard conducts an inspection of the strainer as water goes through an ultra filtratio More

Soldiers of the 103rd Brigade Support Battalion, 138th Fires Brigade fire a 105-millimeter howitzer cannon during an overcast 21-gun salute to honor American heroes on Sept. 2, 2013. The event in Harrodsburg, K More

Retired Sgt. 1st Class Chuck Reed, director of the Kentucky Wounded Hero Project, gives a pep talk to local wounded heroes at Lexington, Ky.'s Rupp Arena Sept. 29, 2013. The heroes were honored during the day's More

Soldiers work together unloading a 105-mm howitzer canon prior to a change of command ceremony for Harrodsburg, Ky., 103rd Brigade Support Battalion, 138th Fires Brigade, Oct. 27, 2013. Lt. Col. David Reed of F More

Maj. Angela White is sworn in as only the second female chaplain for the Kentucky National Guard by Lt. Col. Yong Cho during an appointment ceremony in Frankfort, Ky., Feb. 21, 2014. (U.S. Army National Guard p More

Sgt. Tyler Offutt prepares to depart Afghanistan.

Chief Warrant Officer Scott Goode (front) and Sgt. Joshua Atonovich with the 63rd Theater Aviation Brigade install an antenna to the unit's mobile communication system during a signal exercise in Pensacola, Fla More

The 103rd Brigade Support Battalion’s Master Sgt. Ernest Conyers (pictured right) of Salvisa, Ky., presents an honorary plaque to 138th Fires Brigade Command Sgt. Maj. William Cox (pictured left) of Campbellsvi More

Soldiers with the Kentucky National Guard's 20th Special Forces Group load a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter at Camp Atterbury, Indiana June 6, 2014. The Soldiers were taking part in a D-Day commemorative jump to p More

Spc. Ryan Clemons with the 1123rd Sapper Company holds a portrait of his late father, Staff Sgt. Thomas Clemons at the unit's armory in Leitchfield, Ky., June, 8, 2014. Clemons enlisted into the same unit his f More

Charlie O'Neal, Assistant Director of Kentucky's Emergency Management speaks to representatives from various state agencies to kickoff CAPSTONE-14 at the Commonwealth Emergency Operations Center in Frankfort, K More

(Pictured from left to right) Command Sgt. Maj. Jeffrey McCrystal of Harrodsburg, Ky., Lt. Col. David Reed of Florence, Ky., Command Sgt. Maj. William Cox of Campbellsville, Ky., and Soldiers of Harrodsburg, Ky More

From left: Chief Warrant Officer 2 Jonathon J. Tidei, Spc. Caleb P. Tidei, and Spc. Joshua P. Tidei all serve in B. Company 2nd Battalion, 147th Air Assault Battalion on July 15, 2014, at Fort Hood, Texas. They More

The newest commissioned second lieutenants of the Kentucky National Guard's Officer Candidate School Class 56-14 on the Capitol steps in Frankfort, Ky., Sept. 27, 2014.

Airmen with the 123rd Contingency Response Group prepare for their deployment to West Africa from the Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville, Ky., Oct. 2, 2014. The Guardsmen will work to set up a logis More

Brig. Gen. Wayne L. Black, assistant adjutant general-Army for the Indiana National Guard, speaks to family members of a fallen U.S. service member during a Survivors Outreach Services event in Louisville, Ky., More

Airmen with the 123rd Contingency Response Group file through in-processing at the Kentucky National Guard Air Base in Louisville, Ky., Nov. 19, 2014. The Airmen had just landed from a deployment to West Africa More

A bronze statue of Daniel Boone stands at the center of the Kentucky National Guard Memorial at Boone National Guard Center in Frankfort, Ken., Dec. 5, 2014. Boone was chosen by the committee as a prominent fea More

Maj. Gen. Edward W. Tonini escorts a wreath during the 200th commemoration of the Battle of New Orleans at Chalmette Battlefield, La., Jan. 8, 2015. Wreaths were laid by Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi and Lou More

Kentucky Army National Guard Capt. Damien Zeigler, a member of the 206th Engineer Battalion and 2nd Lt. Cassandra Mullins, a member of the 149th Signal Company, practice loading a data transfer device during si More

B Co. (Battlehard), 3-187th Infantry Regiment Soldiers quickly exit a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter operated by B Co., 2-147th Assault Helicopter Battalion during an air assault exercise near Camp Buehring, Kuwai More

Maj. Gen. Retired Steve Miller hosts the 2015 Officer and Warrant Officer Candidate School graduate reunion at the Sloan Convention Center in Bowling Green, Ky., Feb. 14. Miller talked about a persistent milita More

Staff Sgt. Joel Ray Campbell competes in the sprint race of the 40th annual National Guard Biathlon Championships at Camp Ethan Allen Training Site in Jericho, Vt., Feb. 28 – March 5, 2015. It was the first tim More

A joint-service Kentucky National Guard color guard presents the colors at the 2015 Outstanding Airman and Soldier of the Year banquet, March 14, at the Kentucky Fair and Exposition Center in Louisville, Kentuc More

Air Force Maj. Gen. Edward Tonini (left to right), the adjutant general of the Kentucky National Guard, Dr. James R. Ramsey, President, University of Louisville, and Maj. Gen. Richard P. Mustion, commander, U.S More