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{{Short description|Unit of the US Air National Guard for the State of Kentucky}}
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| unit_name = Kentucky Air National Guard
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| dates = 16 February 1947 - present
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| role = "To meet commonwealth and federal mission responsibilities."
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| garrison = Kentucky Air National Guard, 1101 New Grade Lane, Louisville, Kentucky, 40213
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| website = {{URL|https://www.123aw.ang.af.mil/|123aw.ang.af.mil}}
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| commander2 = [[Brigadier General]]
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The '''Kentucky Air National Guard (KY ANG)''' is the
As commonwealth militia units, the units in the Kentucky Air National Guard are not in the normal [[United States Air Force]] [[command hierarchy|chain of command]]. They are under the jurisdiction of the [[Governor of Kentucky]] though the office of the [[state adjutant general|Kentucky Adjutant General]] unless they are federalized by order of the [[President of the United States]].
==Overview==
Under the "Total Force" concept, Kentucky Air National Guard units are considered to be Air Reserve Components (ARC) of the [[United States Air Force]] (USAF).
Along with their federal reserve obligations, as commonwealth militia units the elements of the Kentucky ANG are subject to being activated by order of the Governor to provide protection of life and property, and preserve peace, order and public safety. Commonwealth missions include disaster relief in times of earthquakes, hurricanes, floods and forest fires, search and rescue, protection of vital public services, and support to civil defense.
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* [[123d Airlift Wing]]
: Established 16 February 1947 (as: [[165th Fighter Squadron]]); operates: [[C-130H Hercules]]
: Stationed at:
: Gained by: [[Air Mobility Command]]
==History==
On 24 May 1946, the [[United States Army Air Forces]], in response to dramatic postwar military budget cuts imposed by President [[Harry S. Truman]], allocated inactive unit designations to the [[National Guard Bureau]] for the formation of an Air Force National Guard. These unit designations were allotted and transferred to various state National Guard bureaus to provide them unit designations to re-establish them as Air National Guard units.<ref name="ang60">
[[File:165th Fighter Squadron F-51D Formation.jpg|thumb|left|Formation of
The Kentucky Air National Guard origins date to 9 June 1947 with the establishment of the '''123d Fighter Group''' and is oldest unit of the Kentucky Air National Guard.
With the surprise invasion of [[South Korea]] on 25 June 1950, and the regular military's complete lack of readiness, the ANG was mobilized into federal active duty. The 165th Fighter Squadron was federalized and ordered to active duty on 10 October 1950. The squadron was moved to [[Godman Air Force Base]] at [[Fort Knox]] along with the 123d Fighter Group.
[[File:123rd Airlift Wing personnel with C-130Hs Afghanistan 2009.jpg|thumb|Kentucky
After over a year of training at Godman AFB, the 123d was re-designated as a Fighter-Bomber Group and deployed to [[RAF Manston]], Kent, England to replace the [[Strategic Air Command]] [[12th Fighter-Escort Wing]] which was returned to [[Bergstrom AFB]], Texas. In England, the mission of the 123d was to provide fighter escort for [[Strategic Air Command|SAC]] [[B-50 Superfortress]] and [[B-36 Peacemaker]] bombers while flying over Western European airspace on their deterrence alert missions. The 123d left their P-51Ds at Godman AFB and the personnel boarded [[C-124 Globemaster II]] transports to England where they initially began conversion training on [[F-84E Thunderjet]]s.
Today, the 123d Airlift Wing (123 AW) provides worldwide theater airlift for U.S. military and humanitarian operations. The wing is equipped with eight C-130H2.5 model aircraft. The 123rd Airlift Wing will receive a squadron of eight new C-130J Super Hercules aircraft, replacing its current fleet of the C-130H Hercules models which the unit has flown since 1992.Multiple groups, squadrons and flights carry out the unit's mission by providing administrative and logistical support, including airlift operations, combat control, pararescue, maintenance, supply, transportation, contracting, communications, civil engineering, personnel, base services, security forces and medical functions.
Since the [[September 11 attacks|September 11th, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States]], elements of every Air National Guard unit in Kentucky have been activated in support of the [[Global War on Terrorism]]. Flight crews, aircraft maintenance personnel, communications technicians, air controllers and air security personnel were engaged in [[Operation Noble Eagle]] air defense overflights of major United States cities. Also, Kentucky ANG units have been deployed overseas as part of [[Operation Enduring Freedom]] in Afghanistan and [[Operation Iraqi Freedom]] in Iraq as well as other locations as directed.
On September 17, 2018, the Kentucky Air National Guard deployed the 123rd Fatality Search and Recovery Team following [[Hurricane Florence]] at the request of the North Carolina public health officials. The Kentucky National Guard also deployed two other units in support of relief efforts; the Kentucky Air National Guard's Louisville-based 123rd Special Tactics Squadron and the Kentucky Army National Guard's 63rd Theater Aviation Brigade from Frankfort.<ref>{{cite web|title=Kentucky Air Guard Deploys Search and Recovery Team Following Hurricane Florence|url=https://www.defense.gov/Explore/News/Article/Article/1636803/kentucky-air-guard-deploys-search-and-recovery-team-following-hurricane-florence/|publisher=Air Force Maj. Allison Stephens, 123rd AIRLIFT WING|access-date= April 17, 2021|date=September 18, 2018}}</ref>
==See also==
{{Portal|United States
*[[Kentucky
==References==
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{{Reflist}}
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* {{cite book |last=Arrington |first=Charles W. |editor-first=John E. |editor-last=Kleber |year=2001 |title=The Encyclopedia of Louisville |chapter=Kentucky Air National Guard |pages=459–460 |publisher=[[University Press of Kentucky]] |location=[[Lexington, Kentucky]] |isbn=0-8131-2100-0 |oclc=247857447 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pXbYITw4ZesC}}
* Gross, Charles J (1996), The Air National Guard and the American Military Tradition, United States Dept. of Defense, {{ISBN|0160483026}}
{{refend}}
==External links==
{{Commons category
* {{Official website|https://www.123aw.ang.af.mil/}}
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[[Category:United States Air National Guard|Kentucky]]
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