Personnel from the West Virginia Air National Guard's 167th Airlift Wing in Martinsburg are preparing loads of medical supplies, generators, tents, food and water for air transport to Haiti in the wake of a massive earthquake in that Caribbean nation on Tuesday. On Wednesday night, we got a call from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services asking if we could assist," said Lt. Col. Mike Cadle, spokesman for the West Virginia National Guard. "Martinsburg's proximity to the nation's capital makes Shepherd Field a major base for regional staging. We've used it to stage for the president's inauguration, the G-20 Summit and other events.
MARTINSBURG - The commander of the 167th Airlift Wing has been awarded the Bronze Star for his service in Afghanistan. Commander Col. Eric W. Vollmecke received the medal Sunday during a ceremony at the 167th base in Martinsburg.
MARTINSBURG - Hours after the devastating earthquake hit Haiti on Jan. 12, members of the West Virginia Air National Guard's 167th Airlift Wing were working to get food, water, medical supplies and equipment, generators, tents and other critically needed supplies to survivors.
MARTINSBURG - The commander of the 167th Airlift Wing has been awarded the Bronze Star for his service in Afghanistan. Commander Col. Eric W. Vollmecke received the medal Sunday during a ceremony at the 167th base in Martinsburg.
MARTINSBURG - The West Virginia Air National Guard has awarded a $19.5 million contract to upgrade the 167th Airlift Wing's facilities to handle a new fleet of transport planes, U.S. Sen. Robert Byrd said. Structural Associates, Inc. of Watertown, N.Y., received the contract to construct a storage facility for the C-5 planes, hydrant systems and parking apron. The C-5s will replace the unit's smaller C-130 planes, which have been transferred to the Charleston-based 130th Airlift Wing.
I am proud to stand with the 167th Airlift Wing. I like your slogan: "Mountaineer pride, worldwide." I'm also honored to be with West Virginia's great military families. Some of you have your loved ones deployed overseas on this Fourth of July. I know that. And I know it may be hard to enjoy the fireworks and the picnics and the other celebrations while they're away on dangerous duty in a faraway land.
MARTINSBURG - The giant C-5A Galaxy transport jets operated by the West Virginia Air National Guard's 167th Airlift Wing could be replaced by smaller and more versatile C-17 Globemaster III aircraft, a move that would reduce personnel at the unit's base by more than 200 people. The 167th is one of three Airlift Wing units the U.S. Air Force is considering for the conversion. The others are in New York and Tennessee, The Herald-Mail of Hagerstown, Md., reported.
ON Sept. 11, 2001, Americans suddenly realized how small the world is and how vulnerable they are. As the nation mourned its losses and began cleaning up Ground Zero and the portion of the Pentagon that was destroyed that day, members of the West Virginia National Guard began preparing to serve their nation on the front line. The 130th Airlift Wing in Charleston and the 167th Airlift Wing in Martinsburg began taking missions to deliver cargo overseas. Members of the 167th have received six Bronze Stars and two Purple Hearts since.
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