Silver Flag 2006

CE troops from Guard, reserve and activeduty units staff a Unit Control Center during a simulated attack. (Photo courtesy 123rd Civil Engineering Squadron)

Silver Flag 2006

Firefighters from the Kentucky Air Guard’s 123rd Civil Engineering Squadron practice extracting wounded aircrew members from a smoking helicopter during Silver Flag 2006, held at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., from Oct. 14 to 21. (Photo courtesy 123rd Civil Engineering Squadron)

Chief Master Sgt. Roger Hamilton

Chief Master Sgt. Roger Hamilton of the wing’s 123rd Maintenance Squadron scans the Mariposa Wash for undocumented aliens west of Nogales, Ariz., in August. Chief Hamilton is one of more than 100 Kentucky Air Guardsmen who have deployed this year to enhance U.S. border security as part of Operation Jump Start. (Photos courtesy 123rd Maintenance Squadron and 123rd Civil Engineering Squadron)

Kentucky Air Guard responds to flooding

Members of the Kentucky Air Guard’s 123rd Special Tactics Squadron prepare Zodiac motorboats and other rescue gear for deployment from the base on Sept. 23. Other units, including the 123rd Operations Group, also were standing by. (Tech. Sgt. Dennis Flora/KyANG)

Lt. Col. Tom Curry

Lt. Col. Tom Curry, a Kentucky Air Guard chaplain, served for nearly 70 days at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates, operating out of the Seven Sands Chapel. (Photo courtesy Lt. Col. Tom Curry)