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  • West Virginia Guard Joins Cyber Defense Training in Qatar

    CHARLESTON, W. Va. - The West Virginia National Guard Cyber Protection Team - Mission Element joined over 30 cyber operators from six nations in the multinational exercise Eagle Resolve 2025 in Doha, Qatar. For two weeks, Jan. 9-23, cyber defenders from the United States, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the

  • Guard firefighters train for emergency response

    JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Florida Air National Guard firefighters with the 125th Civil Engineer Squadron trained at Gulfport Combat Readiness Training Center in Mississippi for a week, honing their emergency response skills.The training, held Feb. 21-28, focused on aircraft and structural firefighting,

  • The Guard in 2024: Deployments, hurricanes, wildfires and new leadership

    ARLINGTON, Va. –  As 2024 began, Soldiers with 1st Squadron, 221st Cavalry Regiment, Nevada Army National Guard, were on duty along the Las Vegas Strip supporting state and local law enforcement as more than 400,000 people celebrated the New Year. “People love to see us out here,” said U.S. Army

  • West Virginia, Gabon Begin State Partnership

    LIBREVILLE, Gabon - Leaders of the West Virginia National Guard and the state of West Virginia met with U.S. Embassy officials at the capital city of Libreville Nov. 18 as part of a five-day trip to the Gabonese Republic to launch the State Partnership Program relationship between West Virginia and

  • 167th Wing concludes overseas deployment

    MARTINSBURG, W.Va. -- Airmen with the 167th Airlift Wing returned home to West Virginia on Sept. 26, ending a three-month deployment overseas. Approximately 150 Airmen with the 167th served as an expeditionary C-17 squadron, supporting airlift functions in theatre with other units.

  • Guard Airmen, Soldiers Train To Care for Fallen Comrades

    For two weeks in September, National Guard Airmen and Soldiers dedicated themselves to preparing for one of the most solemn duties in the military: handling and returning the remains of fallen service members with dignity and respect, even amid dangerous conditions.

  • 167th Airlift Wing maintainer brings home gold in jiu-jitsu competition

    MARTINSBURG, W.Va. -- From the outside, Tech. Sgt. Christopher Conner may seem like any other Airman at the 167th Airlift Wing. However, one skill sets him apart from the rest; his expertise in the world of jiu-jitsu.As a winner of gold at the 2024 World Master International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu

  • 167th Airlift Wing Airmen volunteer at Martinsburg Union Rescue Mission

    MARTINSBURG, W.Va. -- Being a service member in the military means a responsibility to defending the nation, upholding a code of honor and discipline, and being dedicated to a greater mission.Part of that greater mission as guardsmen is playing an active role in helping the communities in which they

  • West Virginia Air National Guard Wing Conducts ’Super Drill’

    MARTINSBURG, W.Va. - The 167th Airlift Wing conducted an annual extended drill June 6-9 at Shepherd Field.In contrast to the standard two-day drill weekend, the four-day assembly is known as “super drill“ and offers more time for wing members to complete annual readiness requirements and focus on