Nov. 6, 2016 Capstone event underway The 167th Airlift Wing's Unit Effectiveness Capstone event kicked off the morning of Nov. 4 with a welcome brief for the inspectors visiting the base.A team of nearly 70 inspectors for the Air Mobility Command Inspector General are scheduled to be on base for about a week as the final part of the
Nov. 6, 2016 Airmen complete tactics training Eight airmen from the 167th Airlift Wing recently completed a two-week course geared toward increasing war-fighting effectiveness and survivability of mobility forces.The course was split into two parts, one week at the Advanced Airlift Tactics Training Center located at the 139th Airlift Wing in
Oct. 2, 2016 End of fiscal year means long hours for some Airmen at Wing For many of us September 30 simply means the month has come to an end, but for others, Sept 30 marks the end of the fiscal year and with that comes long hours of painstaking, tedious work.The 167th Airlift Wing's comptroller flight, contracting office and traffic management office bear the brunt of
Sept. 11, 2016 Wing deploys first C-17 Guard aircrew A four-man, 167th aircrew now holds the distinction of being one of the first two Air National Guard C-17 crews to be deployed to Al Udeid Air Force Base, Qatar.The crew, which consisted of Lt Col. Jeff Musser, a 167th pilot, Capt. David Groom, a 167th pilot, Master Sgt. Joseph Windle, a 167th
Aug. 7, 2016 Airmen assist with recovery after flood On June 23 the State of West Virginia was hit with what experts have called a once-in-a-thousand year meteorological event that dumped more than 8 inches of rain over parts of the state and resulted in record levels of flooding over a two-day period.The resulting flash floods swept through towns
Aug. 7, 2016 Former commander leaves lasting impact at 167th Airlift Wing, National Guard A service to celebrate the life of Brig. Gen. (ret.) V. Wayne "Speedy" Lloyd was held at the Zion Episcopal Church in Charles Town, W.Va., June 17.Lloyd was the 167th Airlift Wing commander from 1989 to 1999. He went on to serve as the West Virginia Air National Guard commander until 2004,
Aug. 7, 2016 Airman put CPR training to use after super drill Three Airmen from the 167th Airlift Wing in Martinsburg, W.Va. put CPR training into action at an accident on I-81, June 12.Staff Sgt. Justin Watson and Staff Sgt. Johnathen Guzik, both members of metals technology in the maintenance group at the 167th, had taken a required CPR class the day before,
Aug. 7, 2016 Bat survey conducted at 167th Airlift Wing A pair of biologists visited the 167th Airlift Wing last month to determine whether or not a particular species of bat recently listed on the threatened species list was inhabiting the unit property.Biologists Dustin Janeke and John Tipone set up equipment at several locations around the base in
Aug. 7, 2016 Augmented reality sandbox becomes reality for STARBASE Martinsburg What do you get when you have a driven STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) educator and a grant from the Governor? A cutting-edge, hands-on, augmented reality (AR) tool in the classroom.When STARBASE Martinsburg instructor Ashley Spies came across an AR sandbox on the internet three
Aug. 7, 2016 Maintenance commander promoted The 167th Airlift Wing held a promotion ceremony for Col. Christian Cunningham, the 167th Maintenance Group Commander, August 6.Cunningham, who was promoted to the rank of Colonel, assumed command of the Maintenance Group in May following the retirement of the group's previous commander, Col. Keith