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C-17 pilots hone their skills

Capt. Kyle Wagner, right, 167th Airlift Wing pilot, mans the controls of a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft as the boom of a KC-135 Stratotanker from the 128th Air Refueling Wing, Wisconsin Air National Guard, is manuevered toward the C-17 during aerial refueling training, April 4. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. Emily Beightol-Deyerle)
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C-17 pilots hone their skills

Capt. Kyle Wagner, left, a pilot for the 167th Airlfit Wing, calls out visual reference points during a low-level training sortie on a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft, April 4. Lt. Col. Joseph O'Rourke, right, active duty advisor pilot for the 167th Airlift Squadron, provided instruction during the training flight which inlcuded touch-and-go and aerial refueling practice. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. Emily Beightol-Deyerle)
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Quarterly Minuteman award presented to plans and implementation section

167th Airlift Wing Command Chief Master Sgt. Ronald Glazer, Sr., left, presented the quarterly Minuteman Award to the 167th Communications Plans and Implementation section, April 2. Plans and Implementatino inlcudes: Knowledge Management, Cyber Surety and Communications Plans and Projects. The section was recognized for processing over 1.5 million dollars in assets, transitioning the base to a new sharepoint program, having zero write ups during the Unit Effectiveness Inspection and spending over 1,900 hours completing emmissions security, communications security and certifications and accreditation transactions, while also supporting base partners and the Federal Aviation Administration. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Michael Dickson)
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Stevens named new command chief

Chief Master Sgt. David Stevens, incoming command chief for the 167th Airlift Wing, speaks at the change of responsibility ceremony , April 1. Stevens is replacing outgoing Command Chief Master Sgt. Ronald R. Glazer, Sr., who served as the wing command chief since 2012. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Emily Beightol-Deyerle)
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State's adjutant general drills with wing

Master Sgt. Justin Walther, asset management section chief for the 167th Logistics Readiness Squadron, speaks with U.S. Army Maj. Gen. James A. Hoyer, the Adjutant General of the West Virginia National Guard, April 1 at the 167th Airlift Wing. Hoyer spent the drill weekend at the Martinsburg air base visiting airmen around the wing. He attended the command chief's change of responsibility ceremony and held a commander's call for the officers at the 167 AW. (u.S> Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Michael Dickson)
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Fixing and fabricating for the C-17's

Dean Parker, a contractor for the 167th Airlift Wing, fabricates plugs designed to keep birds from nesting in C-17 aircraft engines. Parker can make or fix just about anything on the aircraft that is made with fabric including pilot and passenger seats, under-floor insulation blankets and foreign object and debris bags. He's completed 724 pieces since the beginning of the fiscal year. Last year he fabricated more than 2000 items. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. Emily Beightol-Deyerle)
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United Airlines pilots and staff tour Wing

A group of representatives from United Airlines at Dulles International Airport listen as Master Sgt. Robert Duckwall explains the storage system in the aircrew flight equipment section. Fourteen employees from United Airlines, including their chief pilot, visited the 167th Airlift Wing March 29. The Airlift Squadron invited the group to the Wing to gain a better understanding of the Guard mission. They also toured the C-17 flight simulator facility and a C-17 aircraft. Eight of the Wing's pilots are also employed as pilots at United. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. Emily Beightol-Deyerle)
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Wildlife management course enhances aircraft flight safety

Chad Neil, a wildlife specialist for U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal Plant Health Inspection Service Wildlife Service - West Virginia, assists Master Sgt. Patrick Judy, 167th Airlift Wing Security Forces, with a pyrotechnics pistol as part of a wildlife management course taught at the wing, March 23. Pyrotechnics are one of the tactics used to scare away birds from the airfield for the safety of the aircraft and the animals. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. Emily Beightol-Deyerle)
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Wildlife management course enhances aircraft flight safety

Maj. Randy Wright, a pilot and the chief of safety for the 167th Airlift Wing, fires a pyrotechnic from a small pistol. The pyrotechnics are similar to small firecrackers that make a pop or whistling sound. as part of a wildlife management course taught at the wing, March 23. Pyrotechnics are one of the tactics used to scare away birds from the airfield for the safety of the aircraft and the animals.(U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. Emily Beightol-Deyerle)
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