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Mountaineer ChalleNGe Academy – South Graduates 70 Cadets fro
The West Virginia National Guard’s Mountaineer ChalleNGe Academy - South, located in Montgomery, West Virginia, graduated 70 cadets as a part of Class 1-2023 South, at Haddad Riverfront Park in Charleston, West Virginia, September 8, 2023. Since its inception in 1993, the Mountaineer Challenge Academy has graduated 5,502 cadets with 2,366 earning their high school diploma in the process. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Edwin L. Wriston)

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U.S. Air Force Col. Martin Timko, 167th Airlift Wing commander, Chief Master Sgt. Mark Snyder, 167th Airlift Wing command chief, and Chief Master Sgt. Troy Brawner, outgoing 167th Airlift Wing command chief, stand during a change of responsibility ceremony at the 167th Airlift Wing, Shepherd Field, Martinsburg, West Virginia, Sept. 9, 2023

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U.S. Air Force Col. Martin Timko, 167th Airlift Wing commander, presents Chief Master Sgt. Mark Snyder with a certificate to recognize his new role as 167th Airlift Wing Command Chief during a change of responsibility ceremony at the 167th Airlift Wing, Shepherd Field, Martinsburg, West Virginia, Sept. 9, 202

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U.S. Air Force Col. Martin Timko, 167th Airlift Wing commander, returns a salute from 167th AW Command Chief Master Sgt. Troy Brawner, as Chief Master Sgt. Mark Snyder stands at attention ready to take over as wing command chief during a change of responsibility ceremony at the 167th Airlift Wing

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167th Airlift Wing Airmen stand in formation at the tail of a C-17 Globemaster aircraft during a change of responsibility ceremony at the 167th Airlift Wing, Shepherd Field, Martinsburg, West Virginia

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U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Mark Snyder delivers remarks during a wing command chief change of responsibility ceremony at the 167th Airlift Wing, Shepherd Field, Martinsburg, West Virgini

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A young black man in U.S. Army camo military uniform leans back against the hood of a military vehicle. He has a close-cut hairstyle and black rectangular glasses with a slightly serious smile on his face, even as his body is relaxed against the vehicle. He's leaning on his elbows, propped on the hood.

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a close-up of three people looking at the camera in a portrait. a white teen (right) is wearing a blue graduation robe and hat. He's holding half of the base if a gold statue of a mountaineer man (about 1 foot tall) that's on a wood base. A woman (center) in U.S. Army green dress uniform is holding the other half. She has dark brown hair in a bun. A man with brown hair and beard is in a grey suit, standing on the left. All three are smiling.

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Wide photo of a ground of 70 cadets in khaki shirts and caps and navy pants stand at attention at the bottom of a concrete outdoor Ampitheater full of people.

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West Virginia Governor Jim Justice declared a State of Emergency in five counties impacted by an excessive rainfall event that occurred during the early morning hours of August 28, 2023. Up to 9.1 inches of precipitation fell in some areas of eastern Kanawha County, resulting in the National Weather Service declaring multiple Flash Flood Warnings and a rare Flash Flood Emergency alert. Assets from the West Virginia National Guard (WVNG), including the All-Hazards Swift Water Rescue Team, and aerial assets including UH-72 Lakota and UH-60M Blackhawk helicopters, were immediately put into a standby status and began prepping for emergency dispatch per standard domestic operations emergency procedures, in coordination with the West Virginia Emergency Management Division (WVEMD). (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Edwin L. Wriston)

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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,

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Senior Master Sgt. Jacki Weddle is a First Sergeant for the 167th Operations Group and 167th headquarters staff. She is the 167th Airlift Wing Airman Spotlight for August 2023.

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167th Aircrew Flight Equipment specialists simulate mitigating chemical contamination with 167th Aircrew members Group in an aircrew contamination control area (ACCA) as part of a training during a readiness exercise at the 167th Airlift Wing, Martinsburg, West Virginia, Aug. 12, 2023

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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.

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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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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