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Vollmecke retires after nearly 36 years of service

Maj. Gen. Eric Vollmecke speaks during his retirement ceremony held at the 167th Airlift Wing, Martinsburg, W.Va., Sept. 16. Vollmecke served as the wing commander for the unit from 2004 to 2005. He served most recently as Deputy Director for Political-Military Affairs Africa for Strategic Plans and Policy, Joint Staff, the Pentagon, Washington, District of Columbia. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Michael Dickson)

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Director and Command Chief of Air National Guard, state leadership visit 167th Airlift Wing

Lt. Gen. L. Scott Rice, Director of the Air National Guard addresses Airmen at the 167th Airlift Wing during a tour of the Martinsburg W.Va. air base, July 26. Rice and Chief Master Sgt. Ronald Anderson, ANG Command Chief, along with West Virginia National Guard Adjutant General, Maj. Gen. James A. Hoyer, Assistant Adjutant General for Air, Brig. Gen. Paige Hunter and and State Command Chief, Chief Master Sgt. James Dixon met with Airmen around the wing during their visit. Before visiting the 167AW, Rice and Anderson visited the National Boy Scouts Jamboree in Glen Jean, W.Va., and the 130th Airlift Wing in Charleston, W.Va. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. Emily Beightol-Deyerle)

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Director and Command Chief of Air National Guard, state leadership visit 167th Airlift Wing

Capt. Nathan Mueller, right, a pilot for the 167th Airlift Wing, briefs Lt. Gen. L. Scott Rice, Director of the Air National Guard and Chief Master Sgt. Ronald Anderson, ANG Command Chief, on the recent missions conducted by the unit during their visit to the Martinsburg air base, July 26. Rice and Anderson met with Airmen from each group and were joined by West Virginia National Guard Adjutant General, Maj. Gen. James A. Hoyer, Assistant Adjutant General for Air, Brig. Gen. Paige Hunter and State Command Chief, Chief Master Sgt. James Dixon joined the ANG leadership on the tour. Before visiting the 167AW, Rice and Anderson visited the National Boy Scouts Jamboree in Glen Jean, W.Va., and the 130th Airlift Wing in Charleston, W.Va. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. Emily Beightol-Deyerle)

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Director and Command Chief of Air National Guard, state leadership visit 167th Airlift Wing

Lt. Gen. L. Scott Rice, Director of the Air National Guard is escorted by Col. Shaun Perkowski, 167th Airlift Wing commander, during a tour of the base, July 26. Rice and Chief Master Sgt. Ronald Anderson, ANG Command Chief, met with Airmen from each group at the Martinsburg, W.Va. air base. West Virginia National Guard Adjutant General, Maj. Gen. James A. Hoyer, Assistant Adjutant General for Air, Brig. Gen. Paige Hunter and State Command Chief, Chief Master Sgt. James Dixon joined the ANG leadership on the tour. Before visiting the 167AW, Rice and Anderson visited the National Boy Scouts Jamboree in Glen Jean, W.Va., and the 130th Airlift Wing in Charleston, W.Va. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. Emily Beightol-Deyerle)

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Director and Command Chief of Air National Guard, state leadership visit 167th Airlift Wing

Air National Guard Command Chief, Chief Master Sgt. Ronald Anderson, second from right, talks with 167th Airlift Wing maintenance chiefs, Chief Master Sgt. Todd Kirkwood, Chief Master Sgt. Richard Long, and Chief Master Sgt. Keith Foreman during his visit to the Martinsburg, W.Va. air base, July 26. Lt. Gen. L. Scott Rice, Director of the Air National Guard and Anderson, toured the 167th Airlift Wing and met with Airmen. West Virginia National Guard Adjutant General, Maj. Gen. James A. Hoyer, Assistant Adjutant General for Air, Brig. Gen. Paige Hunter, and State Command Chief, Chief Master Sgt. James Dixon joined the ANG leadership on the tour of the Martinsburg air base. Before visiting the 167AW, Rice and Anderson visited the National Boy Scouts Jamboree in Glen Jean, W.Va., and the 130th Airlift Wing in Charleston, W.Va. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. Emily Beightol-Deyerle)

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Director and Command Chief of Air National Guard, state leadership visit 167th Airlift Wing

Tech. Sgt. Philip Henderson, base services specialist for the 167th Airlift Wing, explains the 167th Force Support Squadron's experience at the Silver Flag exercise with Chief Master Sgt. Ronald Anderson, ANG Command Chief, Lt. Gen. L. Scott Rice, Director of the Air National Guard, West Virginia National Guard Assistant Adjutant General for Air, Brig. Gen. Paige Hunter and Adjutant General, Maj. Gen. James A. Hoyer, during a tour of the Martinsburg, W.Va. base, July 26. Before visiting the 167AW, Rice and Anderson visited the National Boy Scouts Jamboree in Glen Jean, W.Va., and the 130th Airlift Wing in Charleston, W.Va. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. Emily Beightol-Deyerle)

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Maintainers and fire fighters team up for extraction exercise

Tech. Sgt. Josh Carder, Staff Sgt. Mike Frye, Staff Sgt. Robbie Williams and Senior Airman Edward Michon, 167th fire fighters, prepare to carry a simulated patient down the stairs of a maintenance stand during an extraction exercise June 9, at the 167th Airlift Wing, Martinsburg, W.Va. The exercise simulated a person losing consciousness inside one of the four fuel tanks aboard a C-17 Globemaster III. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Michael Dickson)

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Extended Drill: Training, Readiness, Competition

Capt. Jumaane Green (far right), a Chaplin at the 167th Airlift Wing in Martinsburg, W.Va., wraps the head of Airman 1st Class Daniel Frantz (middle), a member of the 167th, while Airman 1st Class Shawn Mcmahon (left) waits his turn during Self Aide Buddy Care (SABC) training, June 9, 2017. A training rodeo, set up by base training, members were able to complete the required Self Aide Buddy Care (SABC), Law of Armed Conflict and Chemical Biological Radiological and Explosive training. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Jodie Witmer)

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Maintainers and fire fighters team up for extraction exercise

Tech. Sgt. James Cline, a 167th aircraft fuel systems mechanic and Tech. Sgt.Milo Zahnow, a 167th fire fighter and, rescue a “victim” during a confined space emergency extraction exercise, June 9, at 167th Airlift Wing, Martinsburg, W.Va. The exercise simulated a person losing consciousness inside one of the four fuel tanks aboard a C-17 Globemaster III. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Michael Dickson)

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Extended Drill: Training, Readiness, Competition

During a rodeo challenge conducted by the 167th Airlift Wing small air terminal in Martinsburg, W.Va., air transportation specialist, Staff Sgt. Chester McDonald (left), Staff Sgt. Levi Cameron (middle) and Staff Sgt. Aaron Wagner (right) work on a joint inspection (JI) that prepares cargo for air transportation, June 10, 2017. The competition involved inspecting a 10k all terrain forklift, maneuvering through a 10k standard forklift obstacle course, a joint inspection and a chain-gate cargo build-up. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Jodie Witmer)

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Extended Drill: Training, Readiness, Competition

Members of security forces at the 167th Airlift Wing in Martinsburg, W.Va., Airman 1st Class Jamie Bryner (left), Airman 1st Class Jalen Newcome (middle), and Airman 1st Class Cody Kunkleman (right), lift a tire during an expeditionary fitness challenge with both strength and stamina events, June 10, 2017. The course consisted of seven stations, where teams of five, moved as a unit from location to location and were scored by station and overall time. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Jodie Witmer)

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Wing completes C-17 conversion

A C-17 Globemaster III touches down at Shepherd Field, Sept. 25, 2014. The aircraft was the first C-17 to be assigned to the 167th Airlfit Wing as it converted aircraft missions from the C-5 Galaxy to the C-17. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Texh. Sgt. Michael Dickson)

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Experienced mechanics complete specialized repair

Tech. Sgt. Anthony Scolaro, an aircraft structural maintenance technician, references technical specifications as he looks for a tool while completing a repair on a jack support box for a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft, May 15, at the 167th Airlift Wing.(U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. Emily Beightol-Deyerle)

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Experienced mechanics complete specialized repair

Staff Sgt. Doug Miller and Master Sgt. Scott Dolese, aircraft structural maintenance technicians, work a jack support box repair from the inside and outside of a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft, May 17 at the 167th Airlift Wing. (U.S. Air National Guard phtoo by Senior Master Sgt. Emily Beightol-Deyerle)

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Experienced mechanics complete specialized repair

Staff Sgt. Doug Miller plugs a hole on the exterior of a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft, May 23, 2017. The hole is plugged with aluminum using a cryogenic process where the aluminum shrinks during the freezing process and then expands once it is installed. The 167th maintainers installed a new jack support box, typically done at Air Force depot facilities, over a three week period at the wing.(U.S. Air National Guard phtoo by Senior Master Sgt. Emily Beightol-Deyerle)

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Command Chief Master Sgt. David Stevens

Chief Master Sgt. David W. Stevens, command chief, 167th Airlfit Wing, West Virginia Air National Guard, the 7th command chief for the Wing.

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Timko named new Ops Group Commander

Col. Martin Timko, 167th Operations Group commander, addresses his wife and two sons during his promotion ceremony at the 167th Airlift Wing, April 20. Timko took command of the operations group last month. Col. Richard Robichaud, the former operations group commander retired May 1. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. Emily Beightol-Deyerle)

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Wing hosts relatives of Flying Tiger and A-10’s performing flyover

First Lt Andrew Paterson, an A-10 pilot assigned to the 23dFG, speaks with relatives of the late Peter Atkinson the day prior to Atkinson's re-interment ceremony in Martinsburg, W.Va. The 23d FG is charged with carrying on the heritage of the Flying Tigers, the unit Atkinson was assigned to when he died while flight testing a P-40 aircraft. Atkinson had been in a unmarked grave in Hawaii for more that 70 years and was laid to rest at his family plot April 8. Four A-10's from the 23d FG flew a missing man formation over the ceremony to honor Atkinson. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. Emily Beightol-Deyerle)

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C-17 pilots hone their skills

Capt. Guy March, left, a pilot for the 167th Airlift Wing, manuevers a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft during a training flight, April 4. Lt. Col. Joseph O'Rourke, active duty advisor pilot for the 167th Airlift Squadron, was the instructor pilot for the flight which inlcuded low-level, touch-and-go and aerial refueling practice for the crew. (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, right, 167th Airlift Wing pilot, mans the controls of a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft as a KC-135 Stratotanker from the 128th Air Refueling Wing, Wisconsin Air National Guard, flies above during aerial refueling training, April 4. Lt. Col. Joseph O'Rourke, left, active duty advisor pilot for the 167th Airlift Squadron, was the aircraft commander and instrucotr for the flight. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. Emily Beightol-Deyerle)

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