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130th Airlift Wing Guardsman Honored with Bronze Star Medal
June 18, 2024 — MCLAUGHLIN AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, W.Va. – Master Sgt. Andrew Mencin, of the 130th Airlift Wing’s Civil Engineering Squadron, was awarded the Bronze Star Medal for his service while deployed to Iraq during a ceremony held Saturday, June 8th, 2024 at McLaughlin Air National Guard Base... MORE

Brig. Gen. David Cochran, Commander of the West Virginia Air National Guard, presents the Bronze Star certificate to Master Sgt. Andrew Mencin, a firefighter assigned to the 130th Airlift Wing during a ceremony held June 8, 2024, at McLaughlin Air National Guard Base, Charleston, W.Va. Mencin earned the Bronze Star for actions during a six-month deployment in support of Operation Inherent Resolve. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by 2nd Lt. De-Juan Haley)

167th Airlift Wing conducts readiness exercise
August 17, 2023 — The 167th Airlift Wing conducted a readiness exercise at Shepherd Field, Martinsburg, West Virginia, Aug. 9-12... MORE

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.

167th Airlift Wing Airman Spotlight August 2023
August 17, 2023 — 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... MORE

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.

167th Airlift Wing Airman Spotlight July 2023
August 17, 2023 — Staff Sgt. Braden Stutzman is a defender for the 167th Security Forces Squadron and the 167th Airlift Wing Airman Spotlight for July 2023... MORE

Staff Sgt. Braden Stutzman is a defender for the 167th Security Forces Squadron and the 167th Airlift Wing Airman Spotlight for July 2023.

West Virginia 167th Airlift Wing Tests Readiness in Exercise
August 17, 2023 — MARTINSBURG, W.Va. - The 167th Airlift Wing conducted a readiness exercise at Shepherd Field Aug... MORE

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.

Staff Talks result in trilateral agreement between 12th Air Force, West Virginia National Guard, and Peru
June 16, 2023 — A trilateral cooperation agreement was signed during a ceremony hosted by the 167th Airlift Wing, West Virginia National Guard, in Martinsburg, W.Va., June 9th... MORE

Representatives from the 12th Air Force (Air Forces Southern), the West Virginia Air National Guard, and the Peruvian Air Force gather on a C-17 Globemaster aircraft ramp after a ceremony to mark the signing of a cooperation agreement between the three entities, at the 167th Airlift Wing, Shepherd Field, Martinsburg, West Virginia, June 9, 2023.

West Virginia National Guardsmen participate in Women’s Intelligence Seminar in Qatar
June 16, 2023 — Three West Virginia National Guardsmen participated in the Women in Strategic Intelligence Seminar in Doha, Qatar, May 14-18... MORE

West Virginia National Guardsmen Tech. Sgt. Victoria Bagley, Maj. Taylar Belfield, left, and 1st Lt. Abbey Welborn fourth from right, participated in the Women in Strategic Intelligence Seminar at the Directorate of Military Intelligence in Doha, Qatar, May 14-18

West Virginia Air National Guard Joins Peruvian Exercise
May 22, 2023 — LIMA, Peru - West Virginia Air National Guard members participated in a week-long humanitarian... MORE

Brig. Gen. David Cochran, assistant adjutant general – air, West Virginia National Guard, greets Peruvian Air Force members after the opening ceremony of exercise Cooperation IX in Lima, Peru, May 8, 2023. Members of the the West Virginia Air National Guard participated in humanitarian assistance and disaster response exercise Cooperation IX, Peru 2023.

West Virginia Air National Guard participates in Cooperacion IX
May 19, 2023 — Members of the West Virginia Air National Guard participated in a week-long humanitarian assistance and disaster response exercise in Lima, Peru, May 7th through May 12th, 2023... MORE

West Virginia Air National Guard and Peruvian Air Force conduct a patient transport scenario at Pisco Air Base, Peru, May 10, 2023, as part of Cooperacion IX.

167th Airman finds success as author of short stories
October 6, 2022 — Airman 1st Class Cody Eichelberger has written and published several novels and short stories... MORE

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Cody Eichelberger, a defender with the 167th Security Forces Squadron, holds a copy of his book ‘Burnt Chapel’ at the 167th Airlift Wing, Martinsburg, West Virginia, Oct. 1, 2022.

West Virginia Airmen Learn New Skills Through Rescue Training
August 10, 2022 — Airmen with the 167th Civil Engineering Squadron participated in a five-day swift water rescue certification course, July 18-22, at different waterfront locations in Jefferson County... MORE

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Ryan Runk, a firefighter for the 167th Civil Engineering Squadron, in the front of the boat, receives swift water rescue training from an instructor with the Berkeley County Office of Emergency Management in Jefferson County, West Virginia July 21, 2022.

167th Airlift Wing supports large-scale multi-national exercises in Europe
June 17, 2022 — 167th Airlift Wing C-17 Globemaster III aircraft crew, maintainers and air transportation specialists supported large-scale multi-national exercises Swift Response and DEFENDER-Europe 22 held in locations throughout Europe in May... MORE

Service members operate and stand near two military vehicles. A large airplane in the background has an open cargo hold.

167th Airmen victorious at WV Best Warrior
May 5, 2021 — Two Airmen from the 167th Airlift Wing’s Security Forces Squadron received winning titles at this year’s West Virginia Best Warrior competition conducted April 23-25 at Camp Dawson in Kingwood, West Virginia... MORE

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Ethan Wilson, a security forces specialist for the 167th Airlift Wing, poses for a photo at the start of the 2021 West Virginia Best Warrior competition at Camp Dawson in Kingwood, West Virginia, Apr. 23, 2021. Physical capabilities, leadership skills, teamwork and critical thinking are just some of abilities possessed by Airmen and Soldiers participating in the competition.

167th emergency responders participate in all hazards response exercise
May 5, 2021 — 167th Airlift Wing emergency responders participated in a week-long, all hazards response training exercise here, April 26-30... MORE

U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Nate Smith, right, a loadmaster and flight safety non-commissioned officer for the 167th Airlift Wing, plays the role of an aircraft hijacker as Staff Sgt. Bradley Knotts and Staff Sgt. Ryan Jenkins, with the 167th Security Forces, maneuver to apprehend him during a Counter CBRN (Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear) All-Hazard Management Response, or CAMR, exercise at Shepherd Field, Martinsburg, West Virginia, April 30, 2021. CAMR is a hybrid program of classroom lecture, discussion and tabletop exercises that culminate in a full scale emergency response exercise.

167th Airlift Wing Conducts Extremism Stand Down
May 5, 2021 — Members of the 167th Airlift Wing participated in training and roundtable discussions on how to combat extremism in the ranks, strengthen the unit’s overall integrity and bring awareness to current issues in today’s world during May’s unit training assembly... MORE

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Kevin Culbert, 167th Medical Group commander, defines the term extremism while briefing members of the 167th Medical Group and wing headquarters as part of an extremism stand down during May’s unit training assembly at the 167th Airlift Wing, Martinsburg, West Virginia, May 1, 2021. The wing held the stand down at the direction of the Secretary of Defense in an effort to combat extremism in the ranks.

167th Airlift Wing Airman Spotlight May 2021
May 5, 2021 — Master Sgt. Michael Seavolt is the 167th Security Forces Squadron’s S-5 function’s non-commissioned officer in charge and the 167th Airlift Wing’s Airman Spotlight for May 2021... MORE

Master Sgt. Michael Seavolt is the 167th Security Forces Squadron’s S-5 function non-commissioned officer in charge and the 167th Airlift Wing’s Airman Spotlight for May 2021.

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

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Katie Farrell, an aerospace medical technician with the 167th Medical Group, currently assigned to the West Virginia National Guard’s Task Force Medical – East, administers a Pfizer COVID-19 vaccination to an airman as part of COVID-19 relief efforts in the 167th Airlift Wing dining facility, Martinsburg, West Virginia, Apr. 11, 2021. The vaccine is administered in two shots, with the second shot administered no more than six weeks after the first

167th Airlift Wing Airman Spotlight April 2021
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

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.

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

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. The firefighters credit the feat to their intensive training.

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

Martinsburg STARBASE and the Winchester STARBASE Academy staffs, photographed here in a Martinsburg STARBASE classroom April 8, 2021, collaborated recently to deliver their science, technology engineering and math lessons to students in Virginia and West Virginia. Typically students travel to the STARBASE locations, in Martinsburg, West Virginia, and Winchester, Virginia, but various COVID-19 pandemic policies in the schools created limitations on how the curriculum could be presented.

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

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Michael A. Loh, director, Air National Guard, addresses Airmen with the 167th Operations Group, 167th Airlift Wing, West Virginia National Guard, during a visit at Shepherd Field Air National Guard Base in Martinsburg, West Virginia, March 9, 2021. During his visit, Loh received updates on the unit’s current operations and response to the COVID-19 pandem

167th Airlift Wing recommences UTA
June 18, 2020 — Airmen returned to base for the first unit training assembly in two months after regularly-scheduled training events were cancelled in April and May because of COVID-19 precautions... MORE

Col. Bill Annie, 167th Mission Support Group commander receives a COVID-19 test swab from 167th Medical Group medical technician Tech. Sgt. Kristin Ganley, as Tech. Sgt. Taryn Burkhart also a medical technician, waits to collect the sample at the 167th Airlift Wing, Martinsburg, W. Va., June 11, 2020. Airmen returned to base for the first unit training assembly in two months, after regularly-scheduled training events were cancelled in April and May because of COVID-19 precautions.

Ceremony recognizes new mission support group commander
June 18, 2020 — A promotion and assumption of command ceremony was held at the 167th Airlift Wing, June 13, to honor the incoming 167th Mission Support Group commander... MORE

Col. Bill Annie, 167th Mission Support Group commander, makes remarks during his promotion and assumption of command ceremony, June 13, 2020, at the 167th Airlift Wing. After three years in command of the 167th Force Support Squadron, Annie moved into the 167th Mission Support Group commander position.

167th Airlift Wing honors local COVID-19 responders with flyover
June 18, 2020 — The 167th Airlift Wing honored front line COVID-19 responders with a flyover of hospitals today, as part of the Department of the Air Force’s Operation American Resolve... MORE

A 167th Airlift Wing C-17 Globemaster III aircraft flies over Berkeley Medical Center in Martinsburg, W.Va., May 13, 2020,as part of Operation American Resolve, a nation-wide salute to those supporting the COVID-19 response efforts.

Maintainers repair corrosion on aircraft cargo ramp
June 18, 2020 — Aircraft maintainers at the 167th Airlift Wing recently completed a sheet metal repair on a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft, a rare event since getting the C-17’s at the wing... MORE

Tech Sgt. Daniel Barrow, Staff Sgt. Doug Miller and Staff Sgt. Kevin Cecil sit in office chairs, just the right height to comfortably repair damage to the cargo ramp on a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft at the 167th Airlift Wing, Martinsburg, W.Va., May 28, 2020.

167th’s outstanding Airmen recognized in June UTA ceremony
June 18, 2020 — The 167th Airlift Wing recognized its 2020 Outstanding Airman of the Year in a brief ceremony, June 12, in the wing’s dining facility... MORE

Senior Master Sgt. Jacki Weddle, Master Sgt. Michael Zittle, Tech. Sgt. Jeremy Grove and Staff Sgt. Erin Engle were recognized in a ceremony for their selection as the 167th Airlift Wing’s Outstanding Airmen, June 12, 2020, at the Martinsburg, W.Va. air base. Weddle and Engle were also winners at the state level.

167th Airlift Wing Airmen continue support to state’s COVID-19 response
May 8, 2020 — More than 70 Airmen from the 167th Airlift Wing have supported the state of West Virginia’s COVID-19 response efforts for nearly two months... MORE

West Virginia National Guard Soldiers and Airmen assigned to Task Force Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) Response Enterprise (CRE) East, sanitize the Children’s Home Society in Romney, Va., May 1, 2020. Task Force CRE has conducted sanitization and decontamination, COVID-19 swabbing, and personal protective equipment training across the state as part of the COVID-19 response efforts.

167th Operations Support Squadron conducts virtual drill
May 8, 2020 — The 167th Operations Support Squadron conducted a virtual unit training assembly... MORE

167th Operations Group Commander, Col. Christopher Sigler delivers a video message to the 167th Operations Support Squadron as part of their virtual unit training assembly, May 2-3, 2020. The 167th Airlift Wing cancelled May’s UTA due to COVID -19, however the Department of Defense recently implemented guidance authorizing online meetings.

167th Airlift Wing flies COVID-19 test kits from Italy to U.S.
April 17, 2020 — The 167th Airlift Wing, West Virginia Air National Guard, completed a Department of Defense strategic airlift mission by transporting more than 1 million COVID-19 test kits from Italy to the United States... MORE

The 167th Airlift Wing transported just over one million COVID-19 test kits from Aviano Air Base, Italy to Memphis, Tenn., April 16, 2020. The test kits, which are maunufactured in Italy, will be distributed throughout the nation from the Fed Ex hub in Tennessee. Eighteen pallets filled the cargo compartment of the C-17 Globemaster III aircraft, crewed by seven 167th AW Airmen.

West Virginia Airmen use 3D printing to produce face shields
April 3, 2020 — CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The West Virginia National Guard is taking an innovative approach to help alleviate the nationwide shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE) during the COVID-19 outbreak... MORE

Tech. Sgt. Alan Pasel, an aircraft metals technology specialist assigned to the 130th Maintenance Squadron, with a LulzBot TAZ 6 Dual Platinum 3D printer at McLaughlin Air National Guard Base, Charleston, W.Va., March 27, 2020. Pasel used the printer to design a face shield prototype for production to fulfill a statewide shortage caused by the COVID-19 outbreak.

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WV Guard aids in 2016 flood clean-up

West Virginia National Guard engineers provide home demolition for citizens of White Sulphur Springs after the June 2016 flooding that tore through the town in a "thousand-year flood." Gov. Jim Justice has activated WVNG members to aid in flood response in South Carolina after Hurricane Helene last week. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Zoe Morris)

WV Guard aids in 2016 flood clean-up

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All-Female West Virginia National Guard Aircrew Supports Girls i

All-Female West Virginia National Guard Aircrew Supports Girls i

2nd Battalion, 19th Special Forces Group (A) Change of Command

2nd Battalion, 19th Special Forces Group (A) Change of Command

2nd Battalion, 19th Special Forces Group (A) Change of Command

2nd Battalion, 19th Special Forces Group (A) Change of Command

2nd Battalion, 19th Special Forces Group (A) Change of Command

West Virginia’s first Norwegian Foot March a success

West Virginia’s first Norwegian Foot March a success

West Virginia’s first Norwegian Foot March a success

West Virginia’s first Norwegian Foot March a success

West Virginia’s first Norwegian Foot March a success

West Virginia’s first Norwegian Foot March a success

West Virginia’s first Norwegian Foot March a success

West Virginia’s first Norwegian Foot March a success

West Virginia’s first Norwegian Foot March a success

West Virginia Mountaineer ChalleNGe Academy – South Class 62 Graduates 58 Cadets

West Virginia Mountaineer ChalleNGe Academy – South Class 62 Graduates 58 Cadets

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