Kentucky Air Guardsmen support movement of Patriot missiles to Turkey

Army Col. Michael Morrissey, commander of the 31st Air Defense Artillery Battalion, Fort Sill, Okla., presents Staff Sgt. Timothy McNary of the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Contingency Response Group with the Army Achievement Medal during a ceremony at Altus Air Force Base, Okla., Jan. 9, 2013. Airmen from Altus; the Kentucky Air National Guard; Charleston Air Force Base, S.C.; Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash.; Travis Air Force Base, Calif.; Joint Base San Antonio, Texas; and Westover Air Reserve Base, Mass., provided the timely and safe deployment of Patriot missile batteries and more than two million pounds of equipment to Turkey in support of NATO efforts to augment Turkey’s self-defense capabilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Klynne Pearl Serrano)

Kentucky Air Guard supports troops at Presidential Inauguration

Staff Sgt. Aja Blair of the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Force Support Squadron prepares breakfast for military police and security forces personnel Jan. 20, 2013, outside Washington D.C. in support of the 57th Presidential Inauguration. Blair was one of nine Kentucky Air Guardsmen who deployed to the nation’s capital for the event. (Kentucky Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Vicky Spesard)

Kentucky Air Guard supports troops at Presidential Inauguration

Members of the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Force Support Squadron prepare meals for deployed Soldiers and Airmen at McKinley Technology High School in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 19, 2013. The Kentucky team served more than 1,800 meals from a Disaster Relief Mobile Kitchen Trailer. (Kentucky Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Vicky Spesard)

Kentucky Air Guard supports troops at Presidential Inauguration

Senior Airman Dwight Trowell of the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Force Support Squadron inventories water bottles Jan. 19, 2013, at McKinley Technology High School in Washington, D.C. Trowell was one of nine Kentucky Air Guardsmen who deployed to the nation’s capital to provide food and lodging for National Guard members supporting the inauguration of President Barack Obama. (Kentucky Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Vicky Spesard)

Kentucky Air Guard supports troops at Presidential Inauguration

Members of the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Force Support Squadron unload kitchen equipment from a Disaster Relief Mobile Kitchen Trailer at McKinley Technology High School in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 19, 2013. They were among nine Kentucky Air Guardsmen who deployed to the nation’s capital to provide food and lodging for National Guard members supporting the inauguration of President Barack Obama. (Kentucky Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Vicky Spesard)

Kentucky Air Guard supports troops at Presidential Inauguration

Airman 1st Class Jordan Newby of the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Force Support Squadron cooks inside a Disaster Relief Mobile Kitchen Trailer for military police and security forces personnel on Jan 19, 2013, in Washington D.C. Newby was one of nine Kentucky Air Guardsmen who deployed to the nation’s capital to provide food and lodging for National Guard members supporting the inauguration of President Barack Obama. (Kentucky Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Vicky Spesard)