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  • 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

  • Fuel systems maintenance resumes in 167th Airlift Wing fuel cell hangar

    MARTINSBURG, W.Va. -- The 167th Maintenance Group resumed C-17 Globemaster III aircraft fuel systems maintenance in the fuel cell hangar at Shepherd Field, Martinsburg, West Virginia, March 2, 2024, upon the completion of a two-year construction project to correct building foundation

  • 167th Communications Flight redesignated as squadron

    MARTINSBURG, W.Va. -- A ceremony marking the redesignation of the 167th Communications Flight as a squadron was held at Shepherd Field, Martinsburg, W.Va., Feb. 3, 2024.During the ceremony the 167th Communications Squadron guidon was revealed and the 167th Communications Flight guidon was furled for

  • Airman's lifestyle changes opened door to military service

    MARTINSBURG, WV -- “Discipline” and “resilience” are terms that many members of the military are familiar with. They are ideals taught from day one of enlistment, engraved in the lifestyle associated with military service and carried throughout a service member’s career.For one Airman at the 167th

  • 167th AW flying operations diverse and unpredictable in 2021

    MARTINSBURG, W.Va. -- With a fleet of eight C-17 Globemaster III aircraft, the 167th Operations Group supported a wide range of airlift missions, stateside and abroad, in 2021.The unit flew more than 900 sorties, transported approximately 6,000 passengers and hauled nearly 4,800 tons of cargo.“This

  • 167th firefighters train to save lives, rescue local man

    MARTINSBURG, W.Va. -- Rigorous training, every shift, often blindfolded. That’s how 167th firefighters prepared to respond to a structure fire, pulling an unconscious man from a second story bedroom to medics on the ground below, saving him from imminent death. Staff Sgt. Daniel Coffman and Senior

  • Air National Guard Director visits 167th Airlift Wing

    MARTINSBURG, W.Va. -- The director of the Air National Guard visited the 167th Airlift Wing March 9.Lt. Gen. Michael Loh and his wife, Diane, met with Airmen and saw first-hand how the unit adapted and continued the mission in a COVID-19 environment. “He was very appreciative of the mission

  • 167th’s new critical care team ready to fly

    The Critical Care Air Transport Team recently stood up at the 167th Airlift Wing is “ready to rock and roll” according to 1st Lt. Brock Martin, CCATT member and nurse for the 167th Medical Group.