26-05-2025
PHOTOS: Kentucky Air National Guard conducts earthquake response training ‘Exercise Grindstone'
PADUCAH, Ky. (FOX 56) — If you live in Kentucky, chances are you've heard reports of earthquake activity periodically, but did you know the Bluegrass is home to the most active seismic area on the East Coast?
The Kentucky Air National Guard 123rd Airlift Wing posted on social media that Paducah, situated in the New Madrid Seismic Zone, made the perfect place to conduct earthquake response training from May 13 to 15, known as 'Exercise Grindstone.'
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The three-day exercise at Barkley Regional Airport involved more than 30 Kentucky Air National Guard airmen and three C-130J Super Hercules aircraft, officials wrote.
Leaders of the exercise said the airmen and planes were deployed to operate a cargo hub and evacuation center at the airport, simulating how officials could respond in the event of a large-scale earthquake in the area.
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