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Memorial service held for 167th Airlift Wing flight doctor

Members of the 167th Airlift Wing watch as a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft approaches Shepherd Field, Martinsburg, West Virginia, for a flyover at the conclusion of the memorial service for Lt. Col. Barry Rowekamp, Aug. 19, 2021. Rowekamp was the wing’s chief of aerospace medicine. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. Emily Beightol-Deyerle)
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Memorial service held for 167th Airlift Wing flight doctor

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Kevin Culbert, 167th Medical Group commander, presents a flag to William Rowekamp, brother of Lt. Col. Barry Rowekamp, during a memorial service held in a maintenance hangar at the 167th Airlift Wing, Martinsburg, West Virginia, Aug. 19, 2021. Rowekamp was the wing’s chief of aerospace medicine. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. Emily Beightol-Deyerle)
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Memorial service held for 167th Airlift Wing flight doctor

167th Airlift Wing Honor Guard members, Staff Sgt. Tim Sencindiver and Tech. Sgt. Jonathan Engler, conclude a flag folding during a memorial service for Lt. Col. Barry Rowekamp held in an aircraft hangar, Shepherd Field, Martinsburg, West Virginia, Aug. 19, 2021. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. Emily Beightol-Deyerle)
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Memorial service held for 167th Airlift Wing flight doctor

Friends and family of Lt. Col. Barry Rowekamp, including Rowekamp’s dog, Suz, and West Virginia National Guard and 167th Airlift Wing leadership stand for the playing of Taps during a memorial service to honor Rowekamp at the 167th Airlift Wing, Martinsburg, West Virginia, Aug. 19, 2021. Rowekamp was the 167th AW’s chief of aerospace medicine. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. Emily Beightol-Deyerle)
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Memorial service held for 167th Airlift Wing flight doctor

U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Charlie Moore, 167th Operations Group loadmaster, delivers a eulogy for Lt. Col. Barry Rowekamp, during a memorial service held at the 167th Airlift Wing, Martinsburg, West Virginia, Aug. 19, 2021. Rowekamp, the wing’s chief of aerospace medicine, passed on Aug. 6. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. Emily Beightol-Deyerle)
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CBIRF Participates in VG 21

Belle, West Virginia (August 28, 2021) – U.S. Marines from The Chemical Biological Incident Response Force practice decontamination measures during a notional response to an emergency involving train colliding with a bus in Belle, West Virginia. Vigilant Guard is an annual large-scale disaster response exercise sponsored by the U.S. Northern Command in conjunction with the National Guard Bureau that brings federal, state, and local military personnel, public safety, first responders, and private sector partners together. The multi-day, hands-on and stimulated training exercise supports the development, enhancement, and interoperability of disaster response assets within a joint environment. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Staff Sgt. Kristian S. Karsten/Not Released)
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CBIRF Participates in VG 21

Belle, West Virginia (August 28, 2021) – U.S. Marines from The Chemical Biological Incident Response Force rescue civilians during a notional response to an emergency involving train colliding with a bus in Belle, West Virginia. Vigilant Guard is an annual large-scale disaster response exercise sponsored by the U.S. Northern Command in conjunction with the National Guard Bureau that brings federal, state, and local military personnel, public safety, first responders, and private sector partners together. The multi-day, hands-on and stimulated training exercise supports the development, enhancement, and interoperability of disaster response assets within a joint environment. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Staff Sgt. Kristian S. Karsten/Not Released)
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CBIRF Participates in VG 21

Belle, West Virginia (August 28, 2021) – U.S. Marines from The Chemical Biological Incident Response Force rescue a civilian during a notional response to an emergency involving train colliding with a bus in Belle, West Virginia. Vigilant Guard is an annual large-scale disaster response exercise sponsored by the U.S. Northern Command in conjunction with the National Guard Bureau that brings federal, state, and local military personnel, public safety, first responders, and private sector partners together. The multi-day, hands-on and stimulated training exercise supports the development, enhancement, and interoperability of disaster response assets within a joint environment. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Staff Sgt. Kristian S. Karsten/Not Released)
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CBIRF Participates in VG 21

Belle, West Virginia (August 28, 2021) – U.S. Marines and Sailors from The Chemical Biological Incident Response Force start cutting into a bus in order to rescue civilians during a notional response to an emergency involving train colliding with a bus in Belle, West Virginia. Vigilant Guard is an annual large-scale disaster response exercise sponsored by the U.S. Northern Command in conjunction with the National Guard Bureau that brings federal, state, and local military personnel, public safety, first responders, and private sector partners together. The multi-day, hands-on and stimulated training exercise supports the development, enhancement, and interoperability of disaster response assets within a joint environment. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Staff Sgt. Kristian S. Karsten/Not Released)
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CBIRF Participates in VG 21

Belle, West Virginia (August 28, 2021) – U.S. Marines from The Chemical Biological Incident Response Force rescue civilians during a notional response to an emergency involving train colliding with a bus in Belle, West Virginia. Vigilant Guard is an annual large-scale disaster response exercise sponsored by the U.S. Northern Command in conjunction with the National Guard Bureau that brings federal, state, and local military personnel, public safety, first responders, and private sector partners together. The multi-day, hands-on and stimulated training exercise supports the development, enhancement, and interoperability of disaster response assets within a joint environment. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Staff Sgt. Kristian S. Karsten/Not Released)
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CBIRF Participates in VG 21

Belle, West Virginia (August 28, 2021) – Roleplayers await rescue in a notional emergency involving train colliding with a bus in Belle, West Virginia. Vigilant Guard is an annual large-scale disaster response exercise sponsored by the U.S. Northern Command in conjunction with the National Guard Bureau that brings federal, state, and local military personnel, public safety, first responders, and private sector partners together. The multi-day, hands-on and stimulated training exercise supports the development, enhancement, and interoperability of disaster response assets within a joint environment. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Staff Sgt. Kristian S. Karsten/Not Released)
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A U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster lll carrying Afghanistan evacuees arrives at Naval Air Station Sigonella, Aug. 22, 2021. NAS Sigonella is currently supporting the Department of Defense mission to facilitate the safe departure and relocation of U.S. citizens, Special Immigration Visa recipients, and vulnerable Afghan populations from Afghanistan. NAS Sigonella’s strategic location enables U.S, allied, and partner nation forces to deploy and respond as required to ensure security and stability in Europe, Africa, and Central Command. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. William Chockey)
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167th Airlift Wing undergoes inspection capstone

U.S. Air Force Col. Hui Ling Li, and Kimberly Schmidt, medical inspectors with the Air Force Inspection Agency, go over a program with Capt. Mathew Wine, wing health administer with the 167th Medical Group, uses to manage medical inspections at Martinsburg, West Virginia, Aug., 8, 2021. Members of the AMC Inspector General completed a capstone visit with the 167th Airlift Wing over August unit training assembly, to gain information that ultimately generates a unit effectiveness inspection report. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Timothy Sencindiver)
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167th Airlift Wing undergoes inspection capstone

U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Timothy Conner, right, an inspector with Air Mobility Command (AMC), is shown a program that Master Sgt. Charles Hess, a quality assurance inspector with the 167th Airlift Wing, uses to evaluate maintenance procedures, Martinsburg West Virginia, Aug., 8, 2021. Members of the AMC Inspector General completed a capstone visit with the 167th Airlift Wing over August unit training assembly, to gain information that ultimately generates a unit effectiveness inspection report. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Timothy Sencindiver)
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167th Airlift Wing undergoes inspection capstone

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Aguirre Alger Guan an inspector with Air Mobility Command, talks with Senior Airman Lauren Leonard, unit training manager with the 167th Force Support Squadron, about the master training plan, Martinsburg, West Virginia, Aug., 8, 2021. Members of the AMC Inspector General completed a capstone visit with the 167th Airlift Wing over August unit training assembly, to gain information that ultimately generates a unit effectiveness inspection report. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Timothy Sencindiver)
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167th Airlift Wing Airman Spotlight August 2021

Senior Airman Ian Hose is an aircraft fuels systems specialist for the 167th Maintenance Squadron and the 167th Airlift Wing Airman Spotlight for August 2021. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. Emily Beightol-Deyerle)
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Longtime TAG assistant retires from West Virginia National Guard

Chief Warrant Officer 5 (Ret.) Gary Isner, 78, officially retired Wednesday, August 11, 2021, after nearly 49 years of full-time military and civilian work serving West Virginia and the nation in Charleston, West Virginia. Isner was the first Soldier in the Mountain State to reach the CW5 rank and has been with the National Guard through nine different Adjutant Generals, serving as executive assistant to four of them. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Maj. Holli Nelson)
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Longtime TAG assistant retires from West Virginia National Guard

Chief Warrant Officer 5 (Ret.) Gary Isner, 78, officially retired Wednesday, August 11, 2021, after nearly 49 years of full-time military and civilian work serving West Virginia and the nation in Charleston, West Virginia. Isner was the first Soldier in the Mountain State to reach the CW5 rank and has been with the National Guard through nine different Adjutant Generals, serving as executive assistant to four of them. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Edwin Wriston)
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167th Airlift Wing Airman Spotlight July 2021

Master Sgt. Breanne Spessard is an aviation resource manager for the 167th Airlift Squadron and the 167th Airlift Wing Airman Spotlight for July 2021. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. Emily Beightol-Deyerle)
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Cochran assumes command of West Virginia Air National Guard

Brig. Gen. David V. Cochran assumed command of the West Virginia Air National Guard from Brig. Gen. Ray M. Shepard during a formal change of command ceremony held July 28, 2021, at the 130th Airlift Wing, McLaughlin Air National Guard Base in Charleston. The ceremony recognized the formal transfer of responsibility, authority, and accountability for all WVANG operations in West Virginia from Shepard to Cochran, the second African American Assistant Adjutant General – Air in the state’s history. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Edwin L. Wriston)
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