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Spotlight: Master Sgt. Staci Lentz
July 7, 2024 — The WVNG Spotlight for July 7, 2024, is Master Sgt. Staci R. Lentz, an Aerospace Medical Technician at the 167th Medical Group, 167th Airlift Wing... MORE

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Master Sgt. Staci R Lentz
4N071, Aerospace Medical Technician, 167th AW
age: 37 / Hometown: Shanghai, WV

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)

Planning summer travel? TAG's Reading List 2024 is a must-have
May 23, 2024 — West Virginia's Adjutant General, Maj. Gen. Bill Crane, shares his essential reading list in time for summer training and travel... MORE

Graphic of book cover with text of book title and description. on a crinkled brown paper background with WVNG seal in top left corner and text "TAG READING LIST 2024" in top right corner. book cover is centered with title and description text at bottom, centered.

Spotlight: Capt. Kyle Hunter
February 11, 2024 — The West Virginia Air National Guard’s Capt. Kyle Hunter is approaching 18 years in uniform and proudly looks back on his wide span of experience. He was chosen as a Service Member Spotlight for the West Virginia National Guard for February 2024... MORE

Graphic college of photos with the name age and hometown of Capt. Kyle Hunter, 40, from Winchester, Va.

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.

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

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.

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 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

Two A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft from the 104th Fighter Squadron of the 175th Wing, Maryland Air National Guard, and a C-17 Globemaster III with the 167th Airlift Squadron, 167th Airlift IWng, West Virginia Air National Guard, taxi to the runway at Shepherd Field, Martinsburg, West Virginia, Feb. 17, 2021, as part of an exercise to demonstrate Agile Combat Employment (ACE) capabilities.

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

U.S. Army Brig. Gen. William Crane, the Adjutant General for the West Virginia National Guard, passes the flag representing the 2,100 members of the West Virginia Air National Guard to U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Ray Shepard during a change of command ceremony held at the 167th Airlift Wing, Shepherd Field, Martinsburg, West Virginia, March 7, 2021.

Logan Young honored in memorial service
March 12, 2021 — A memorial service to honor fallen 167th Airlift Wing firefighter, Logan Young, was held in an aircraft hangar at the 167th Airlift Wing, March 6... MORE

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Chris Taylor, chief of the 167th fire department presents London Brown with two teddy bears made from Staff Sgt. Logan Young’s uniform during a memorial service held at the 167th Airlift Wing, Shepherd Field, Martinsburg, West Virginia, March 6, 2021. Brown was engaged to Young who died while fighting a fire in December.

Wing recognizes Outstanding Airmen of the Year
March 12, 2021 — A ceremony to honor the 167th Airlift Wing’s four Outstanding Airmen of the Year was held in the base auditorium, March 7... MORE

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Ray Shepard, the Assistant Adjutant General- Air for West Virginia, left, and Command Chief Master Sgt. David Stevens, West Virginia Air National Guard Command Chief, right, present Airman 1st Class Pujaba Chudasama, with the James Kemp McClaughlin trophy during the 167th Airlift Wing’s Outstanding Airman of the Year ceremony March 7, 2021.

167th AW Airman Spotlight
March 12, 2021 — Airman 1st Class Pujaba Chudasama is a maintenance management analyst for the 167th Maintenance Operation Flight and the 167th Airlift Wing’s Airman Spotlight for March 2021... MORE

Airman 1st Class Pujaba Chudasama is a maintenance management analyst for the 167th Maintenance Operation Flight and the 167th Airlift Wing’s Airman Spotlight for March 2021.

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.

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 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.

167th Airlift Wing Airman Spotlight March 2020
March 10, 2020 — Senior Airman Abigail Michael is a C-17 loadmaster for the 167th Airlift Squadron and the 167th Airlift Wing Airman Spotlight for March 2020... MORE

Senior Airman Abigail Michael is a C-17 loadmaster for the 167th Airlift Squadron and the 167th Airlift Wing Airman Spotlight for March 2020.

New recruits set up for success with 167th student flight program
March 10, 2020 — The 167th student flight program prepares new recruits for basic training... MORE

Newly enlisted Airmen assigned to the 167th Student Flight participate in a group physical fitness session, Feb. 1, 2020. The student flight program prepares the wing's newest Airmen for U.S. Air Force basic training.

Group commanders assume new roles in separate ceremonies
February 3, 2020 — Two group commanders transitioned to their new roles within the 167th Airlift Wing during two separate ceremonies this weekend at Shepherd Airfield, West Virginia... MORE

Col. Marty Timko, 167th Airlift Wing commander, congratulates Col. Christopher Sigler upon his assumption of command of the 167th Operations Group during a ceremony at the 167th Airlift Wing, Feb. 2, 2020.

167th Airlift Wing Airman Spotlight Feb 2020
February 3, 2020 — Master Sgt. Sonia Walls is a paralegal for the 167th Airlift Wing’s legal team and the 167th Airlift Wing Airman Spotlight for February 2020... MORE

Master Sgt. Sonia Walls is a paralegal for the 167th Airlift Wing's legal office and the 167th Airlift Wing Airman Spotlight for February 2020.

167th Airlift Wing Airman Spotlight Jan 2020
January 14, 2020 — Staff Sgt. Geoffrey Harris is a security forces specialist for the 167th Security Forces Squadron and the 167th Airlift Wing Airman Spotlight for January 2020... MORE

Staff Sgt. Geoffrey Harris is a security forces specialist for the 167th Security Forces Squadron and the 167th Airlift Wing Airman Spotlight for January 2020

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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

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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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