Sept. 10, 2013 “It’s what we do” When Tech. Sgt. Anthony Faiano stopped at the Inwood, W.Va., McDonald's with his family on the morning of July 28, he never thought he would be using his military training to help a fellow customer. Faiano, an aircraft mechanic with the 167th Airlift Wing, was with his family on their way to the
Sept. 10, 2013 Wing participates in state-wide exercise The 167th Airlift Wing participated in a state-wide anti-terrorism exercise on base in mid-August. Nine Army installations and two Air Wings in the Mountain State as well as multiple local, state and federal agencies were involved in the planning and execution of the drill on the morning of Aug. 15.
Aug. 7, 2013 Airmen to receive the 2013 Earl T. Ricks Award Lt. Col. Jonathan Goldstein, Capt. Ryan Hawk, 1st Lt. Samuel Harrison, Senior Master Sgt. Timothy Nicholson, Master Sgt. Michael Kalbfleisch, Master Sgt. Devin Paskewich, Tech. Sgt. Nicholas McFadden, Staff Sgt. Chad Witmer, Staff Sgt. Jordan Soltis and Senior Airman Jeremy Barr will receive one of
May 7, 2013 Airman’s persistence pays off Senior Airman Art Greenlee had a clear vision of what his Air Force career would be.Due to his hard work and persistence, that vision is becoming a reality.Greenlee said he joined the 167th Airlift Wing because he wanted to be an officer in the U.S. Air Force. He was recently selected to be a cyber
May 7, 2013 167th Airlift Wing’s aircraft structural maintenance shop marks milestone with field repair of C-5A’s crown skin The 167th Airlift Wing's aircraft structural maintenance shop is undertaking the painstaking repair of two panels on the upper fuselage crown skin of aircraft 68-0212 and marking a milestone in the process.According to Chuck LaFaver, a field representative with Lockheed Martin assigned to the 167th
April 12, 2013 167th fire department offers training to Sugar Grove fire department Members of the 167th Airlift Wing's fire department and members of the Navy Information Operations Command Sugar Grove Fire Department participated in Aircraft Rescue Fire Fighting training during Saturday and Sunday of April's UTA. While they do work on a Navy installation, the Sugar Grove
Jan. 10, 2013 Wing Airman provides leadership on and off base Many junior enlisted members are content with simply showing up to work, doing their job and going home, but for Senior Airman Jacob Bixler that isn't enough. Bixler, a radio frequency transmission journeyman with the 167th Airlift Wing's Communication Flight, splits his time between school,
Dec. 2, 2012 167th AW Airman awarded Bronze Star Medal while deployed to Afghanistan Deployments are nothing new to Capt. Christopher T. Tusing, the installation deployment officer for the 167th Airlift Wing.With four previous tours of duty under his belt as well as overseeing the deployments of hundreds of Airmen assigned to the West Virginia Air National Guard Wing based in
Nov. 4, 2012 167th Airlift Wing plays role in Operation Big Sandy Superstorm The Federal Emergency Management Agency tapped the West Virginia Air National Guard's 167th Airlift Wing base as a staging area to push out much-needed storm relief supplies to Mountain State residents hit hardest by Superstorm Sandy.Although FEMA's stay at the Martinsburg base was brief -
Nov. 4, 2012 167th delivers power support to hurricane victims Hurricane Sandy, nicknamed "Frankenstorm," has killed more than 80 people in the U.S., left millions without power and potentially changed the Atlantic coastline. Considered one of the biggest storms to hit the northeast in the past few years, it has left millions of Americans without basic