Special Tactics Rodeo

A rodeo participant secures a simulated casualty for evacuation. (Photo by Master Sgt. Gerold O. Gamble, ANG-RC)

Special Tactics Rodeo

A combat controller patrols for simulated enemy combatants during MOUT. (Photo by Tech. Sgt. Phil Speck, Kentucky Air National Guard)

Tech. Sgt. Christopher Matero

Tech. Sgt. Christopher Matero, a 123rd Special Tactics combat controller, died in a 2002 plane crash during a training mission in Puerto Rico. Sergeant Matero was a schoolhouse instructor at Pope Air Force Base, N.C., before enlisting in the Kentucky Air National Guard. (Photo courtesy of Chief Master Sgt. Jon Rosa, Kentucky Air National Guard)

Master Sgt. Jerry Buehner

Master Sgt. Jerry Buehner, a veteran of one of the Kentucky Air Guard’s most historic operations, closed two decades of military service last month after a nearly 20-year break in service. (Photo by Tech. Sgt. Dennis Flora, Kentucky Air National Guard)

Brig. Gen. Howard P. Hunt III

Brig. Gen. Howard P. Hunt III speaks to audience members during a retirement ceremony held in his honor in the Base Annex on Oct. 4. (Photo by Airman 1st Class Max Rechel, Kentucky Air National Guard.)

Col. Greg Nelson

Col. Greg Nelson addresses members of the 123rd Airlift Wing after taking command of the unit Oct. 5. He began his career as an enlisted Airman and has served for more than three decades. (Photo by Tech. Sgt. Dennis Flora, Kentucky Air National Guard.)