Kentucky: Department for Military Affairs

Kentucky's Adjutant General Tonini receives second star
Friday, January 18, 2008
FRANKFORT, Ky. -- Governor Steve Beshear pinned Adjutant General Edward W. Tonini with his second star, signifying his promotion to the rank of major general, today, Jan. 17, 2008. Tonini, a Louisville resident, was appointed last month by Beshear to serve as the 52nd Adjutant General of the Commonwealth of Kentucky.
Kentucky Army National Guard honors Soldiers for wartime duty
Thursday, March 15, 2007
GREENVILLE, KY -- Kentucky Army National Guard officials will conduct a "Freedom Salute" ceremony for the 130th Combat Engineer Company at the Glema Mahr Center, located on the Madisonville Community College campus, at 1 p.m. CDT, Saturday, March 18, 2007.
Kentucky National Guard Soldier receives Distinguished Service Cross
Saturday, February 17, 2007
FRANKFORT, Ky. -- Kentucky Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Timothy Nein received the Distinguished Service Cross, the second highest award only to the Medal of Honor, today during a ceremony at the National Guard Association of Kentucky conference in Lexington, Ky.
U.S. Army Women's Museum features Kentucky National Guard Soldiers
Saturday, February 03, 2007
FORT LEE, Va. ( Feb. 3, 2007) – More than 100 people were on hand today as the U.S. Army Women’s Museum opened an exhibit recognizing the contributions of women Soldiers during the Global War on Terrorism.
MEDIA ADVISORY: Kentucky National Guard Military Police return from Afghanistan
Friday, January 26, 2007
FRANKFORT, Ky. – A welcome home ceremony for the Louisville-based Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 198th Military Police Battalion will take place at 10 a.m. EST, Tuesday, Jan. 30, at the Kentucky Air National Guard Base located at 1101 Grade Lane in Louisville.
Mountain Warriors feed people of Al-Furat
Thursday, January 25, 2007
AL-FURAT, Iraq – It was a common meeting between a coalition commander and an Imam. A normal conversation commenced between them. After discussing pressing issues the meeting ended with a handshake and a firm promise to help local residents.
Kentucky's Mountain Warriors provide supplies to students
Thursday, January 25, 2007
CAMP SLAYER, Iraq – An infantry unit from the Kentucky Army National Guard spent the morning of Jan. 14 not patrolling the streets of Baghdad like they usually do, but delivering supplies to local school children.
Kentucky Army National Guard Public Affairs unit returns home from Iraq
Friday, October 13, 2006
FRANKFORT, Ky. – A welcome home ceremony for the Kentucky Army National Guard’s 133RD Mobile Public Affairs Detachment will take place at 3 p.m. EDT, today, Oct. 13, 2006, at the Army Aviation Support Facility at Boone National Guard Center in Frankfort.
Carrollton Army National Guard unit deploys for Operation Enduring Freedom
Friday, October 13, 2006
CARROLLTON, Ky. – The citizens of Carrollton will have the opportunity to bid farewell to 167 Kentucky Army National Guard soldiers deploying to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.
Kentucky National Guard to announce 2006 recruiting totals
Tuesday, October 10, 2006
Frankfort, Ky. – Maj. General Donald C. Storm will join members of the Kentucky Army and Air National Guard in announcing the 2006 recruiting numbers for the Kentucky Guard in the Capitol Building rotunda at noon today.
Kentucky Army National Guard Bardstown unit mobilized for Operation Iraqi Freedom
Wednesday, October 04, 2006
BARDSTOWN, Ky. – Kentucky Army National Guard officials will hold a departure ceremony in honor of the following unit:
21 Soldier Salute
Wednesday, October 04, 2006
Frankfort, Ky. —Twenty-one soldiers from the Kentucky Army National Guard will compete in the 21st Annual Army Ten-Miler race in Washington, DC on Sunday, Oct. 8, 2006.
MEDIA ADVISORY: Kentucky National Guard to make announcement regarding non-combat related death of soldier in Iraq
Thursday, September 21, 2006
Frankfort, Ky. – The Kentucky National Guard has received information regarding a non-combat related death of a soldier in Iraq.
State, local officials to dedicate Bluegrass Station Fire Station
Wednesday, September 20, 2006
FRANKFORT, KY – Major General Donald C. Storm, Adjutant General for Kentucky and Lexington Mayor Teresa Isaac will be among the state and local officials attending the dedication of the new fire station at Bluegrass Station in Fayette County at 10 a.m. EDT this morning, September 20, 2006.
Kentucky National Guard, State Police to be recognized for role in school desegregation
Tuesday, September 19, 2006
FRANKFORT, Ky. – For 18 days in the early autumn of 1956, the communities of Sturgis and Clay, Ky. captured the nation’s interest as the two towns moved towards desegregation. To commemorate this momentous occasion, a reading of the 50th Anniversary of Sturgis and Clay Proclamation will take place in the rotunda of the State Capitol this Friday, Sept. 22 at noon.
A GATHERING OF EAGLES!
Monday, September 18, 2006
FRANKFORT, Ky. – Sixty years after the Kentucky Army National Guard received its first aircraft, aviators from across the state will join in Frankfort to celebrate the occasion.
Kentucky National Guard to promote Howard P. Hunt to brigadier general
Wednesday, September 13, 2006
FRANKFORT, KY -- Kentucky National Guard members, friends and family will attend a promotion ceremony for Howard P. Hunt III of Danville today, Wednesday, September 13, at 2 p.m. EDT at the Kentucky Air National Guard Annex on Grade Lane in Louisville.
Kentucky Army National Guard hosts change of command ceremony
Friday, September 08, 2006
The Kentucky Army National Guard will host a change of command ceremony for the 201st Engineer Battalion tomorrow, Saturday, Sept. 9 at the National Guard Armory in Ashland.
Kentucky National Guard to Commission new Lieutenants
Friday, August 18, 2006
The Kentucky Army National Guard will commission 15 new lieutenants at the Capitol Veranda during the Officer Candidate School graduation ceremony on Saturday Aug. 19, at 9 a.m.
Kentucky National Guard Unit returns to Richmond from Kuwait
Wednesday, August 02, 2006
RANKFORT – A welcome home ceremony for the Kentucky Army National Guard’s Headquarters Detachment, 206th Chemical Battalion will take place at noon EDT, on Thursday, August 3 at the Eastside Baptist Church in Richmond.
Kentucky Army National Guard truck platoon mobilized for Operation Iraqi Freedom
Monday, July 31, 2006
FRANKFORT, Ky. - A departure ceremony in honor of the Heavy Equipment Transport Platton, 2123rd Transportation Company will take place at 2 p.m. EDT, Tuesday August 1 at the Eastern Kentucky University Alumni Coliseum in Richmond. The public is invited to attend.
Kentucky National Guard to showcase new communications equipment
Thursday, July 20, 2006
FRANKFORT, Ky.- The Kentucky National Guard will showcase it's newest communications system at 9 a.m. Friday July 21, 2006.
Unbridled Aviators return from Kuwait
Tuesday, July 18, 2006
A welcome home ceremony will take place tomorrow Wednesday July 19, 2006 at the Aviation Museum of Kentucky for 10 Kentucky National Guard aviators returning from a year-long deployment.
Kentucky Army National Guard to open new Readiness Center in Morehead
Tuesday, July 18, 2006
Event to be followed by "Freedom Salute" for Operation Iraqi Freedom Troops
Kentucky Army National Guard unit returns home from Iraq
Friday, June 09, 2006
FRANKFORT – Soldiers from the Kentucky Army National Guard’s 231st Military Intelligence Company (pronounced two-thirty-first) will arrive in Louisville on Sat. June 10, after a year-long deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Kentucky Army National Guard Units alerted for possible mobilization
Friday, June 09, 2006
FRANKFORT, KY- Maj. Gen. Donald Storm, Adjutant General for Kentucky, announced today the following Kentucky Army National Guard units are being alerted for possible mobilization:
Kentucky Army National Guard honors soldiers and their families with Freedom Salutes
Friday, June 09, 2006
FRANKFORT, KY – The Kentucky Army National Guard will host "Freedom Salute" ceremonies this weekend for the following units:
Deputy Adjutant General to swear son into Kentucky Army National Guard
Monday, May 01, 2006
FRANKFORT, KY – Brigadier General Normal Arflack will preside over an enlistment ceremony during which he will swear his son, Sgt. Aaron Arflack, into the Kentucky Army National Guard at 1 p.m. EDT on Monday, May 1.
Kentucky National Guard Soldier killed in Afghanistan
Monday, May 01, 2006
LOUISVILLE, Ky.—A Kentucky National Guard Soldier was mortally wounded Thursday by small arms fire while investigating an anti-coalition weapons cache discovered near Dihrawud district, Uruzghan Province, Afghanistan.
Kentucky National Guard Soldier dies from combat injury
Monday, April 17, 2006
FRANKFORT, Ky. -A Kentucky National Guard Soldier has died due to injuries incurred in combat more than seven months ago near Samarra, Iraq.
Kentucky National Guard honors Frankfort, Harrodsburg units with Freedom Salute Ceremonies
Friday, April 07, 2006
FRANKFORT, KY – The Kentucky Army National Guard will host "Freedom Salute" ceremonies this weekend for the following units:
Kentucky National Guard Soldier killed in Iraq
Friday, March 24, 2006
FRANKFORT, Ky.--One Kentucky National Guard Soldier was killed when his armored vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device (IED) near Al Habbaniyah, (pronounced “owl ha-ban-ee-yah”), which is west of Fallujah in Iraq on Thursday, March 23.
Kentucky National Guard to hold 5 p.m. press conference today
Friday, March 24, 2006
The Kentucky National Guard will hold a press conference at 5 p.m. today, Fri. March 24, 2006 to announce the loss of a Kentucky Army National Guard Soldier in Iraq.
Kentucky Army National Guard Units alerted for possible mobilization
Friday, March 10, 2006
Major General Donald Storm, Adjutant General for Kentucky, announced today the following Army National Guard units have been alerted for possible mobilization in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom:
Kentucky Army National Guard Soldiers capture terrorists
Friday, March 10, 2006
TIKRIT, Iraq - Quick thinking Kentucky National Guardsmen captured three terrorists trying to emplace a roadside bomb last month.
Kentucky National Guard leaves its ‘Mark’ on Kuwait
Friday, March 03, 2006
For Kentucky National Guard aviators stationed in Kuwait, there is some form of relief to the sand and sun … just a small piece of bluegrass.

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