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  • Air Mobility Command’s Inspector General team observes

    As the 167th Airlift Wing marks the mid-point of its self-inspection into a five-year cycle, members of the Air Mobility Command's Inspector General's Inspections Division spent two days shadowing the Wing Inspection Team (WIT) as it pored over records and interviewed Airmen with the Maintenance

  • German airmen visit wing

    Eight members of the German air force visited the 167th Airlift Wing, March 25.The airmen, who are stationed at Dulles International Airport, coordinate logistics and supply for all incoming German military flights as part of the German Armed Forces in the United States of America and

  • Airmen are reminded that every choice has a consequence

    Choices. Some are good and some are bad.We make them every day, but some have lasting, irreversible effects which can take or change lives.When Brian W. Strobridge chose to drive a dump truck under the influence on July 10, 2002, he not only killed three people but altered the lives of their loved

  • RISO mission comes to an end

    The 167th Airlift Wing's regional isochronal inspection mission came to an end with the conclusion of its final C-5 aircraft inspection on March 6, 2015.The wing had served as one of the Air Force's three regional ISO hubs for more than eight years since the mission was announced in December 2006.An

  • Outstanding Airmen of the Year honored

    Four Airmen at the 167th Airlift Wing in Martinsburg, W.Va., were honored during the Outstanding Airmen of the Year Recognition Ceremony, March 8.The ceremony recognized the wing's outstanding Airmen of the year for 2015."This program represents the backbone of the wing, our enlisted force," said

  • C-17 training sorties keep airfield management busy

    As the 167th Airlift Wing moves closer to being a fully operational C-17 aircraft unit, regular training flights are now being launched.Starting in mid-January, three training missions are scheduled each week giving air crews the opportunity to train on assault landings, aerial refueling, night

  • Wing launches first C-17 Globemaster III local training flight

    Weeks ahead of schedule, the West Virginia Air National Guard's 167th Airlift Wing launched its first C-17 Globemaster III local training flight at its base in Martinsburg, W.Va., on Dec. 18.   It was a testament to the dedication and professionalism the wing's Airmen continue to show as they

  • Maintenance shops create ceremonial key to the wing's future

    As the 167th Airlift Wing moves toward its future as a C-17 unit, change can be felt all around the base.For Master Sgt. Kenneth Smith, the 167th Airlift Wing machine shop chief, nothing signifies that change more than the ceremonial C-17 key that his shop, along with the wing's sheet metal shop,

  • 167th Airlift Wing flies last Guard C-5 training mission

    The distinct whistle of the C-5 Galaxy soaring over Martinsburg, W.Va. Sept. 25 marked the last C-5 training mission at the 167th Airlift Wing and within the Air National Guard.The 167th received its first of 11 C-5s, Dec. 4, 2006 and launched its first C-5 mission, March 28, 2007.Although the C-5

  • 167th Airlift Wing ushers in new era with arrival of first C-17

    Despite the rainy skies Thursday, a silver lining could be found by the West Virginia Air National Guard's 167th Airlift Wing with the arrival of its first C-17 Globemaster III.The C-17, piloted by a crew assigned to the 164th Airlift Wing in Memphis, Tenn., touched down at Eastern West Virginia

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Plane Talk is a monthly news publication of the 167th Airlift Wing, West Virginia Air National Guard. See the current issue here.