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In alignment with Department of Defense (DoD) Instruction 5400.17, “Official Use of Social Media for Public Affairs Purposes,” and recent Executive Orders issued by the President, the West Virginia National Guard has reviewed and adjusted its website and social media content to ensure compliance with DoD policies and priorities. As a result, certain posts, pages and content has been archived and removed or modified in accordance with federal guidance.
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130th Airlift Wing provides support for Florida Air Guard Firefighters
March 20, 2025
Firefighters from the Florida Air National Guard and the West Virginia Air National Guard trained on an aircraft fire simulator at Gulfport Combat Readiness Training Center in Gulfport, Mississippi, Feb. 23, 2025, during combined emergency response training. The training focused on aircraft and structural firefighting, emergency response tactics and mobility readiness.
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167th Airlift Wing conducts readiness exercise

U.S. Army Sgt. Cordell Gaulding, a crew chief from C Company, 1st Battalion, 150th Aviation Regiment, shows emergency shutdown procedures to U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Timothy Sanders, a firefighter with the 167th Airlift Wing, during a UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter crash landing incident response as part of a readiness exercise at the 167th Airlift Wing, Martinsburg, West Virginia, Aug, 12, 2023. The exercise tested the unit's ability to mobilize, operate and sustain its mission in degraded and contested environments through a variety of scenarios. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Timothy Sencindiver)
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167th Airlift Wing conducts readiness exercise

Firefighters with the 167th Airlift Wing tend to a simulated casualty during a UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter crash landing incident response as part of a readiness exercise at the 167th Airlift Wing Martinsburg, West Virginia, Aug, 12, 2023. The exercise tested the unit's ability to mobilize, operate and sustain its mission in degraded and contested environments through a variety of scenarios. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Timothy Sencindiver)
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167th Airlift Wing conducts readiness exercise

North Carolina National Guard Soldiers with 5th Battalion, 113th Field Artillery, maintain communications during a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) training event as part of a readiness exercise for the 167th Airlift Wing, Shepherd Field, Martinsburg, West Virginia. The exercise tested the unit’s ability to mobilize, operate and sustain its mission in degraded and contested environments through a variety of scenarios. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. Emily Beightol-Deyerle)
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167th Airlift Wing conducts readiness exercise

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Christian Hughes, 167th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, briefs a group from the 167th Medical Group and 130th Airlift Wing while conducting an aeromedical evacuation training during a readiness exercise on the 167th Airlift Wing flight line, Martinsburg, West Virginia, Aug. 11, 2023. The exercise tested the unit's ability to mobilize, operate and sustain its mission in degraded and contested environments through a variety of scenarios. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Edward Michon)
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167th Airlift Wing conducts readiness exercise

Crews from the 167th Airlift Wing and C Company, 1st Battalion, 150th Aviation Regiment conduct a joint cargo loading exercise involving a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft from the 167th and a UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter from the 150th during a readiness exercise on the 167th Airlift Wing flight line, Martinsburg, West Virginia, Aug. 11, 2023. The exercise tested the unit's ability to mobilize, operate and sustain its mission in degraded and contested environments through a variety of scenarios. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Edward Michon)
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167th Airlift Wing conducts readiness exercise

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Katie Ellis, 167th Medical Group critical care physician, and Lt. Col. Lori Wyatt, 167th Medical Group critical care nurse, conduct a preflight assessment of a simulated patient during a readiness exercise at the 167th Airlift Wing, Martinsburg, West Virginia, Aug. 11, 2023. The exercise tested the unit's ability to mobilize, operate and sustain its mission in degraded and contested environments through a variety of scenarios. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Edward Michon)
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167th Airlift Wing conducts readiness exercise

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Ryan Kolb, a security forces specialist with the 167th Security Forces squadron, simulates an arrest during a high-risk traffic stop training as part of a readiness exercise at the 167th Airlift Wing, Martinsburg, West Virginia, Aug, 10, 2023. The exercise tested the unit's ability to mobilize, operate and sustain its mission in degraded and contested environments through a variety of scenarios. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Timothy Sencindiver)
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167th Airlift Wing conducts readiness exercise

A C-17 Globemaster III aircraft launches for a training sortie while munitions are loaded to two A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft at Shepherd Field, Martinsburg, West Virginia, Aug. 10, 2023, as part of a readiness exercise for the 167th Airlift Wing. The exercise tested the unit’s ability to mobilize, operate and sustain its mission in degraded and contested environments through a variety of scenarios. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. Emily Beightol-Deyerle)
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167th Airlift Wing conducts readiness exercise

A fuel line is removed from a 175th Wing A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft during an integrated combat turn conducted during a 167th Airlift Wing readiness exercise at Shepherd Field, Martinsburg, West Virginia, Aug. 10, 2013. The exercise tested the unit’s ability to mobilize, operate and sustain its mission in degraded and contested environments through a variety of scenarios. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. Emily Beightol-Deyerle)
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167th Airlift Wing conducts readiness exercise

Airmen from the 167th Airlift Wing procure their mission oriented protective posture gear during a readiness exercise at the 167th Airlift Wing, Martinsburg, West Virginia, Aug, 9, 2023. The exercise tested the unit's ability to mobilize, operate and sustain its mission in degraded and contested environments through a variety of scenarios. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Timothy Sencindiver)
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167th Airlift Wing Airman Spotlight July 2023

Staff Sgt. Braden Stutzman is a defender for the 167th Security Forces Squadron and the 167th Airlift Wing Airman Spotlight for July 2023.
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U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Dave Twigg, 167th Operations Group, maintains operations while wearing mission oriented protective gear in the emergency operation center during a readiness exercise for the 167th Airlift Wing at Shepherd Field, Martinsburg, West Virginia, Aug. 10, 2023. The exercise tested the unit’s ability to mobilize, operate and sustain its mission in degraded and contested environments through a variety of scenarios.
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130th Medical Group Completes MFAT in Sicily

U.S. Air Force Maj. Hillary Homburg (left) and Airman Basic Kalysta Keaton, an orthodontist and dental technician, respectively, assigned to the 130th Medical Group, work on a patient during their Medical Facility Annual Training (MFAT) on July 20, 2023, at Sigonella Naval Air Station, Italy. MFAT allows National Guard medical personnel to receive real-world experience in a military medical facility. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by 2d Lt. De-Juan Haley)
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130th Medical Group Completes MFAT in Sicily

Airmen assigned to the 130th Airlift Wing, McLaughlin Air National Guard Base, W.Va. pose for a group photo in front of the entrance to Naval Air Station Sigonella, Italy’s hospital after completing their Medical Facility Annual Training (MFAT) on July 20, 2023. MFAT allows National Guard medical personnel to receive real-world experience in a military medical facility. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by 2d Lt. De-Juan Haley)
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130th Medical Group Completes MFAT in Sicily

U.S. Air Force Maj. Hillary Homburg, an orthodontist assigned to the 130th Medical Group, works on a patient during the Medical Facility Annual Training (MFAT) on July 20, 2023, at Sigonella Naval Air Station, Italy. MFAT is a National Guard unit-funded program to maintain members' mission-essential medical skills proficiency and clinical readiness tasks that members cannot accomplish at home. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by 2d Lt. De-Juan Haley)
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Joint Task Force-National Scout Jamboree kicks off 10 years in The Mountain Stat

Lt. Col. Gary Gwynn, Joint Task Force-National Scout Jamboree 2023 operations officer, briefs task force members on July 18, 2023, a day prior to welcoming more than 15,000 Scouts, Venturers, Explorers, staff and volunteers attending the National Jamboree in Mount Hope, West Virginia. Based at the West Virginia National Guard Armory in Glen Jean, West Virginia, more than 500 service members from the U.S. Army, U.S. Army Reserve, Army National Guard, Air National Guard, U.S. Navy, U.S Air Force and U.S. Coast Guard are supporting the Jamboree as part of JTF-NSJ23. (U.S. Army photo by Edwin Wriston)
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Joint Task Force-National Scout Jamboree kicks off 10 years in The Mountain State

Col. Jamie Bowen (far right), Joint Task Force-National Scout Jamboree 2023 chief of staff, briefs task force members on July 18, 2023, a day prior to welcoming more than 15,000 Scouts, Venturers, Explorers, staff and volunteers attending the National Jamboree in Mount Hope, West Virginia. Based at the West Virginia National Guard Armory in Glen Jean, West Virginia, more than 500 service members from the U.S. Army, U.S. Army Reserve, Army National Guard, Air National Guard, U.S. Navy, U.S Air Force and U.S. Coast Guard are supporting the Jamboree as part of JTF-NSJ23. (U.S. Army photo by Edwin Wriston)
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U.S., Partner Nations Train for Irregular Warfare during 2023 Ridge Runner Exercise in West Virginia

Members of multiple special operations units to include Charlie Company, 5th Battalion, 19th Special Forces Group (Airborne); Bravo Company, 92d Civil Affairs Battalion (Airborne); Bravo Company, 6th Psychological Operations Battalion (Airborne); 193rd Special Operations Medical Group; 4th Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company; 4th Civil Affairs Group; and the 4th Marine Corps Advisor Company Alpha, participated with allies and partners from 18 nations in the Ridge Runner Irregular Warfare Exercise 23-01, held throughout West Virginia, from May 27 to June 17, 2023. Ridge Runner is a dynamic and realistic exercise platform for the United States Special Operations Command and community of interest allies and partners that enables participants to train on mission-essential tasks and assess and validate readiness while enhancing the nation's strategic irregular warfare capabilities. U.S. Army National Guard photo by
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U.S., Partner Nations Train for Irregular Warfare during 2023 Ridge Runner Exercise in West Virginia

Members of multiple special operations units to include Charlie Company, 5th Battalion, 19th Special Forces Group (Airborne); Bravo Company, 92d Civil Affairs Battalion (Airborne); Bravo Company, 6th Psychological Operations Battalion (Airborne); 193rd Special Operations Medical Group; 4th Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company; 4th Civil Affairs Group; and the 4th Marine Corps Advisor Company Alpha, participated with allies and partners from 18 nations in the Ridge Runner Irregular Warfare Exercise 23-01, held throughout West Virginia, from May 27 to June 17, 2023. Ridge Runner is a dynamic and realistic exercise platform for the United States Special Operations Command and community of interest allies and partners that enables participants to train on mission-essential tasks and assess and validate readiness while enhancing the nation's strategic irregular warfare capabilities. U.S. Army National Guard photo by
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U.S., Partner Nations Train for Irregular Warfare during 2023 Ridge Runner Exercise in West Virginia

Members of multiple special operations units to include Charlie Company, 5th Battalion, 19th Special Forces Group (Airborne); Bravo Company, 92d Civil Affairs Battalion (Airborne); Bravo Company, 6th Psychological Operations Battalion (Airborne); 193rd Special Operations Medical Group; 4th Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company; 4th Civil Affairs Group; and the 4th Marine Corps Advisor Company Alpha, participated with allies and partners from 18 nations in the Ridge Runner Irregular Warfare Exercise 23-01, held throughout West Virginia, from May 27 to June 17, 2023. Ridge Runner is a dynamic and realistic exercise platform for the United States Special Operations Command and community of interest allies and partners that enables participants to train on mission-essential tasks and assess and validate readiness while enhancing the nation's strategic irregular warfare capabilities. U.S. Army National Guard photo by
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