Kentucky Air National Guard
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The Kentucky Air National Guard is a subordinate air force unit of the United States National Guard. It is located in the state of Kentucky. It is considered a part of the United States Air Force, as well as its state mission.
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[edit] People
The Kentucky Adjutant General is the commander of the Kentucky National Guard. Currently, the AG is Brigadier General Edward Tonini. The Governor of Kentucky serves as Commander in Chief of the Kentucky National Guard.
The Assistant Adjutant General for Air is Brigadier General Howard Hunt. The Chief of Staff is Brigadier General Michael Dornbush. The Wing Commander is Colonel Mark Kraus. The Vice Wing Commander is Colonel George Scherzer. The Mission Support Group Commander is Colonel William "Billy" Ketterer. The Base Civil Engineer is Captain Keith Smith.
[edit] Incidents
- On February 6, 1992, a C-130 military transport aircraft operated by the Kentucky Air National Guard, with five crew aboard, crashed at 9:48 A.M. one mile south of Evansville Regional Airport in the parking lot of JoJo's restaurant in connection with the Drury Inn on U.S. Highway 41. The flight crew of five and eleven persons on the ground were killed in the crash and fifteen others were injured. Both JoJo's restaurant and Drury Inn were damaged but were repaired and are still operating just south of the airport[1].
[edit] Units
The Headquarters element of the Kentucky Air National Guard is located in Frankfort, Kentucky. It is collocated and totally integrated with the Kentucky Army National Guard under the office of the Adjutant General.
Subordinate units include:
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