Air Mobility Command commander visits Kentucky Air Guard

Gen. Raymond Johns (left), commander of Air Mobility Command, listens to a briefing on the 123rd Airlift Wing Initial Response Hub concept from Col. Greg Nelson, wing commander, during a tour of the Kentucky Air Guard Base in Louisville, Ky., Dec. 19, 2011. Under the concept, the wing would deploy all the assets necessary to establish an airlift hub at a remote location within hours of a natural disaster or enemy attack, enabling relief supplies to flow in and medical evacuees to flow out. The 123rd Airlift Wing is the only unit in the U.S. military with all the necessary capabilities, housed in a single location, and the aircraft to transport them on short notice. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Phil Speck)

Kentucky Air Guard provides governor with Capitol salute

A Kentucky Air National Guard C-130 Hercules flies over the state Capitol Building Dec. 13 as part of the inauguration ceremony for Gov. Steve Beshear, who was being sworn in for his second four-year term as the Commonwealth???s top elected official. He later re-appointed Maj. Gen. Edward Tonini for his second term as the state's adjutant general. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Michael Oliver)

Kentucky Airmen conduct survival training at Taylorsville Lake

Capt. Casey Clarke of the Kentucky Air National Guard's 165th Airlift Squadron ignites a daylight emergency during survival training at Taylorsville Lake in Taylorsville, Ky., on June 9, 2011. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Maxwell Rechel)

Kentucky Airmen conduct survival training at Taylorsville Lake

Senior Airman Micah Haddix, a loadmaster with the Kentucky Air National Guard's 165th Airlift Squadron, prepares to release himself from a parachute suspended in a training rig at Taylorsville Lake in Taylorsville, Ky., on June 9, 2011. The rig is designed to help Airmen learn how extricate themselves from trees if they become entangled after jumping from disabled aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Maxwell Rechel)

Kentucky Airmen conduct survival training at Taylorsville Lake

Col. Barry Gorter (far left), commander of the 123rd Operations Group, sets up a life raft with other Airmen from the Kentucky Air National Guard during survival training at Taylorsville Lake in Taylorsville, Ky., on June 9, 2011. The training is required of aircrew members every three years. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Maxwell Rechel)

Kentucky Airmen conduct survival training at Taylorsville Lake

Master Sgt. Brian Bauer, a flight engineer with the Kentucky Air National Guard's 165th Airlift Squadron, releases his parachute canopy during a water-survival training exercise at Taylorsville Lake in Taylorsville, Ky., on June 9, 2011. The training is required of aircrew members every three years. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Maxwell Rechel)