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167th Airmen remain force multipliers in fight against COVID-19
April 16, 2021 — Approximately 60 airmen from the 167th Airlift Wing continue COVID-19 relief efforts throughout West Virginia, remaining a key component in the fight against the pandemic... MORE

167th Airlift Wing Airman Spotlight April 2012
April 16, 2021 — Staff Sgt. Mitchell Alerding is a lead firefighter for the 167th Civil Engineering Squadron and the 167th Airlift Wing’s Airman Spotlight for April 2021... MORE

Firefighters train to save lives
April 16, 2021 — U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Daniel Coffman and Senior Airman Justin Ashby, firefighters for the 167th Civil Engineering Squadron, recently saved a man’s life, pulling him out of a burning house... MORE

STARBASE teams collaborate to deliver STEM education
April 16, 2021 — Martinsburg STARBASE and the Winchester STARBASE Academy staffs collaborated recently to deliver their science, technology engineering and math lessons to students in Virginia and West Virginia... MORE

Air National Guard Director visits 167th Airlift Wing
April 16, 2021 — The director of the Air National Guard visited the 167th Airlift Wing March 9... MORE

Brig. Gen. Holt visits WV Troops Prior to Middle East Deployment
April 15, 2021 — “The experiences that you will encounter over this next year will certainly be highlights of your military career,” said Brig. Gen. Murray E. "Gene" Holt while talking to a group of Soldiers on Tuesday, April 6, 2021. Holt, the West Virginia National Guard Assistant Adjutant General – Army, and Command Sgt. Maj. Chadwick Moneypenny, the West Virginia Army National Guard’s command sergeant major, recently traveled to Fort Bliss, Texas to visit the troops of the 111th Engineer Brigade as they prepare to deploy to the Central Command (CENTCOM) Area of Operations in the coming days. ... MORE

W.Va. Guard and Emergency Management Division hold planning meeting for Vigilant Guard 2021
March 19, 2021 — Members of the West Virginia National Guard met with personnel from the West Virginia Emergency Management Division at EMD headquarters in Dunbar, W.Va., Mar. 10, 2021, to coordinate planning for a national-level full-scale exercise to be held in West Virginia later this summer... MORE

West Virginia National Guard announces death of off duty service member
March 12, 2021 — Brig. Gen. William “Bill” Crane, Adjutant General of the West Virginia National Guard, announced today the death of a Soldier assigned to the 157th Military Police Company... MORE

167th and 175th demonstrate ACE concept in training exercise
March 12, 2021 — The 167th Airlift Wing recently teamed up with the 175th Wing, Maryland Air National Guard, to conduct their first agile combat employment exercise Feb. 17... MORE

West Virginia Air National Guard welcomes new commander
March 12, 2021 — The West Virginia Air National Guard welcomed its new commander during a change of command ceremony at the 167th Airlift Wing, Martinsburg, W.Va., March 7... MORE