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
Aug. 7, 2016 Maintainers learn new aircraft crash kit The 167th Airlift Wing Maintenance Group Repair and Reclamation Shop held its yearly Crashed Damaged or Disabled Aircraft Recovery Training at the 167th Airlift Wing, August 5 and 6. The two day training event was separated into a classroom portion that was held on Friday to allow Airmen to
Aug. 7, 2016 Wing transports task force, kept mission on track The 167th Airlift Wing hauled a helicopter task force (HTF) from Buckley Air Force Base, Colo. to Germany to support Special Operations Command - Europe (SOCEUR), July 8.Two C-17 Globemaster III aircraft from the wing each carried 10 soldiers and two UH-60 Black Hawks assigned to the Colorado, Utah
Aug. 7, 2016 Security Forces training camp deemed success The 167th Security Forces Squadron put their training days to good use in June, honing their deployed wartime task skills during their annual summer camp.SFS personnel completed weapons qualifications training as well as field training to include fire team movement and tactical squad
Aug. 7, 2016 Base Honor Guard invests in future The 167th Airlift Wing Base Honor Guard held a four-day, initial training course for its new members, July 19-22. The forty-hour course is designed to provide the necessary initial instruction in all areas of being an Honor Guard member that would allow members to perform in Honor Guard details. The
June 14, 2016 Resilience camp held for unit member's kids Twenty Four 167th Airlift Wing member's kids attended a resiliency camp on base, June 9-10, to learn important skills on how to manage stress.The camp, which was a joint effort between the 167th Wing Care Team and the Martinsburg Starbase, was created to mirror the content and message of the Air
June 14, 2016 Extended drill emphasizes training Rather than having two separate Unit Training Assemblies, one for June and one for July, the 167th Airlift Wing combined the two months into a single four-day block packed with training and various morale events, June 9-12.The idea of super drill was to provide an extended time for Airmen to train