Kentucky Youth ChalleNGe cadets compete in... 05.14.2026 | Photo by Milt Spalding Cadets from Kentucky’s Bluegrass and Appalachian Youth ChalleNGe Academies participate in athletic and academic competitions during the Kentucky...
201st Engineer Battalion Departure Ceremony 05.30.2026 | Photo by Sgt. Natalie Sublett Family and friends of Kentucky's 201st Engineer Battalion attend their departure ceremony at the Boyd County Community Center in Catlettsburg,...
201st Engineer Battalion Deployment Ceremony 05.29.2026 | Photo by Staff Sgt. Jessica Traylor Deploying soldiers of the 201st Engineer Battalion spend time with their families prior to the start of the deployment ceremony in Boyd County,...
940th Military Police Company Conducts Exercise El... 05.19.2026 | Photo by Staff Sgt. Caleb Sooter Maj. Gen. Haldane B. Lamberton, adjutant general of Kentucky, and Brig. Gen. Jerry Bancroft, assistant adjutant general of the Kentucky National...
2026 KYNG Memorial Day Ceremony 05.25.2026 | Photo by Staff Sgt. Jessica Traylor Lt. Col. Brian Stoops, master of ceremonies, joins students from Bluegrass Challenge Academy to begin during the Memorial Day ceremony at Boone...
260519-Z-EG794-1015 05.19.2026 | Photo by Pfc. Santiago Meadows A group of U.S. Army engineers with the Kentucky National Guard’s 207th Engineer Company work on filling a drainage system in Hazard Ky., May...
Kentucky Army National Guard Soldier promoted to... 04.14.2026 | Courtesy Photo U.S. Army Master Sgt. James Troxell of Bravo Battery, 1st Battalion, 623rd Field Artillery, is congratulated by his unit after being promoted in...
Major General Bryan Howay Retires After 38 Years of... 05.16.2026 | Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Benjamin Crane U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Bryan Howay receives a shadow box and an award during his retirement ceremony at Boone National Guard Center in Frankfort,...
201st Engineer Battalion Departure Ceremony 05.30.2026 | Video by Staff Sgt. Jessica Traylor Soldiers of the 201st Engineer Battalion say farewell to loved ones and receive support from the Commonwealth of Kentucky during a departure...
Kentucky National Guard Supports the 152nd Running... 05.02.2026 | Video by Spc. Marissa Keith Spc. Brendan Hays and Spc. Jacob Thomas of the 617th Military Police Company escort the winner's trophy to the Winner’s Circle at the 152nd...
KYARNG G3 Podcast: Fix Bayonets | Ep. 8: EPS List... 05.08.2026 | Video by Sgt. 1st Class Benjamin Crane In Episode 8 of Fix Bayonets, U.S. Army Master Sgt. Michael Meredith, Kentucky’s Enlisted Branch Non-Commissioned Officer in Charge, breaks down...
Kentucky National Guard Supports the 152nd Running... 05.02.2026 | Video by Spc. Isaiah Jackson B-Roll footage captures U.S Service members and Louisville Metro Police officers supporting operations during the 152nd Kentucky Derby at...
KYARNG G3 Podcast: Fix Bayonets | Ep. 6: Renye to... 04.15.2026 | Video by Sgt. 1st Class Benjamin Crane In Episode 6 of “Fix Bayonets,” U.S. Army Staff St. Ashley Renye with the 63rd Theater Aviation Brigade, Kentucky Army National Guard, shares...
KYARNG G3 Podcast: Fix Bayonets | Ep. 5-SSG... 04.15.2026 | Video by Sgt. 1st Class Benjamin Crane In Episode 5 of “Fix Bayonets,” U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Shea Moody, Detachment 1, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 149th...
Military aircraft arrive at Kentucky Air Guard Base... 04.16.2026 | Video by Tech. Sgt. Chloe Ochs The U.S. Air Force F-16 Viper Demonstration Team, from Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., arrives at the Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville,...
Kentucky National Guard Soldiers Support Army... 03.26.2026 | Video by Sgt. 1st Class Benjamin Crane Soldiers from the 2061st Multi-Role Bridge Company supported the U.S. Army Reserve’s 2026 Best Squad Competition at Fort Knox March 26, while...
Kentucky Youth ChalleNGe cadets compete in... 06.01.2026 | Story by Milt Spalding Cadets from Kentucky’s Appalachian and Bluegrass Youth ChalleNGe academies recently competed in a two-day intrastate field training exercise at...
Engineer battalion bids farewell to family and friends 05.30.2026 | Story by Staff Sgt. Matthew Damon Nearly 150 Kentucky Army National Guard Soldiers gathered for a departure ceremony at the Boyd County Community Center in Catlettsburg, Ky., May...
Engineers strengthen readiness and adaptability... 05.23.2026 | Story by Pfc. Santiago Meadows Kentucky National Guard engineers completed critical drainage and training facility construction, May 17-20 in Hazard, demonstrating adaptability...
623rd Field Artillery enhances lethality during... 05.21.2026 | Story by Spc. Marissa Keith Under the desert sun of Fort Irwin, Calif., Soldiers with 1st Battalion, 623rd Field Artillery, endure intense annual training designed to sharpen...
Kentucky Army National Guard Soldier promoted to... 05.20.2026 | Courtesy Story U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class James Troxell of Bravo Battery, 1st Battalion, 623rd Field Artillery, was promoted to the rank of master sergeant during...
Kentucky general retires after nearly four decades... 05.19.2026 | Story by Staff Sgt. Matthew Damon U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Bryan M. Howay was honored during a retirement ceremony at Boone National Guard Center May 16, 2026, recognizing his 38 years...
New plaque recognizes latest retirees at Kentucky... 05.08.2026 | Story by Airman 1st Class Angelee Barnett Fifty-three retired members of the Kentucky Air National Guard were honored in Louisville April 18 when a plaque bearing their names was unveiled...
Stewarding Service: Protecting Kentucky Derby Tradition 05.07.2026 | Story by Staff Sgt. Caleb Sooter Staff Sgt. Jonathan Miller returned to the 152nd Kentucky Derby to lead the joint-service trophy detail at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky., May...
KYARNG G3 Podcast: Fix Bayonets | Ep. 8: EPS List... 05.08.2026 | Audio by Sgt. 1st Class Benjamin Crane In Episode 8 of Fix Bayonets, U.S. Army Master Sgt. Michael Meredith, Kentucky’s Enlisted Branch Non-Commissioned Officer in Charge, breaks down...
KYARNG G3 Podcast: Fix Bayonets | Ep. 7: SSG Ryan... 05.08.2026 | Audio by Sgt. 1st Class Benjamin Crane In Episode 7 of Fix Bayonets, U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Ryan Hunter, a critical care flight paramedic with the Kentucky Army National Guard’s 63rd...
KYARNG G3 Podcast: Fix Bayonets | Ep. 6: Renye to... 04.15.2026 | Audio by Sgt. 1st Class Benjamin Crane In Episode 6 of “Fix Bayonets,” U.S. Army Staff St. Ashley Renye with the 63rd Theater Aviation Brigade, Kentucky Army National Guard, shares...
KYARNG G3 Podcast: Fix Bayonets | Ep. 5: SSG Moody-... 04.15.2026 | Audio by Sgt. 1st Class Benjamin Crane In Episode 5 of “Fix Bayonets,” U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Shea Moody, Detachment 1, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 149th...
KYARNG G3 Podcast: Fix Bayonets | Ep. 4: State... 03.13.2026 | Audio by Sgt. 1st Class Benjamin Crane In Episode 4 of "Fix Bayonets," we take you inside the 30-year partnership between the Kentucky National Guard and Ecuador. Join host Sgt. 1st...
2026 Kentucky Best Warrior Competition 03.22.2026 | Audio by Staff Sgt. Caleb Sooter Two Kentucky Army National Guard Soldiers are announced as winners for the Kentucky 2026 Best Warrior Competition in a ceremony in Wendell H. Ford...
Army National Guard Soldiers Win 2026 Kentucky Best... 03.22.2026 | Audio by Staff Sgt. Caleb Sooter Two Kentucky Army National Guard Soldiers are announced as winners for the Kentucky 2026 Best Warrior Competition in a ceremony in Wendell H. Ford...
KYARNG G3 Podcast: Fix Bayonets | Ep. 3: The Battle... 02.05.2026 | Audio by Sgt. 1st Class Benjamin Crane KYARNG G3 Podcast: Fix Bayonets | Ep. 3: The Battle of Salman Pak Pt. 2 In Episode 3 of “Fix Bayonets,” U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Casey...
The Bluegrass Guard - 10.01.2022 10.01.2022 | Courtesy Publication This is the official magazine of the Kentucky National Guard.
The Bluegrass Guard - 01.06.2021 01.06.2021 | Courtesy Publication Covid-19 and the onset of a global pandemic have forced us to retreat in our daily lives. For many, this has been a year of loss, struggle,...
The Bluegrass Guard - 10.17.2019 10.17.2019 | Courtesy Publication Oct 2019 Edited by SSG Benjamin Crane and SGT Cody Cooper
The Bluegrass Guard - 04.15.2012 04.15.2012 | Courtesy Publication Out of Iraq; Chill Mode - Kentucky Airmen fly South for winter; Calling Kuwait
Fix Bayonets: The KYARNG G3 Podcast | Ep. 6: Renye... 05.01.2026 | Graphics by Sgt. 1st Class Benjamin Crane In Episode 6 of “Fix Bayonets,” U.S. Army Staff St. Ashley Renye with the 63rd Theater Aviation Brigade, Kentucky Army National Guard, shares...
Fix Bayonets 01.01.2026 | Graphics by Sgt. 1st Class Benjamin Crane "KYARNG G3 Podcast: Fix Bayonets" graphic illustration created with generative A.I. fill.
