The Boise Airport Commission presented members of the Idaho National Guard with certificates of appreciation today in recognition of their quick response to a request for assistance on Jan. 17. On that day, 124th Fighter Wing Airmen provided buses to retrieve passengers from a civilian aircraft that safely landed at the Boise Airport but could not proceed to the terminal after it went off the pavement while taxing. “We called the us.nationalguard and they were there,” said Rebecca Hupp, airport director. “One of the tenants of a Guard member is always being ready. Being ready to move and ready to deploy. And they embodied that on that evening and I think they embody that all the time, so I wanted to recognize them publicly and thank them publically.” Col. Chad Kornberg, Master Sgt. Ben Olds, Master Sgt. John Sickau and Tech. Sgt. Daniel Walters were each recognized for their efforts. Kornberg, the 124th Fighter Wing commander, and Olds, a command post controller, coordinated the as...