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  • Airmen recognized for Afghanistan evacuation

    MARTINSBURG, W.Va. -- Twenty-seven Airmen assigned to the 167th Operations Group were recognized for their actions while supporting Operation Allies Refuge (OAR), the August 2021 withdrawal from Afghanistan, during a ceremony at Shepherd Field, Martinsburg, West Virginia, Oct. 14, 2023.More than

  • Air Force Chief of Staff to Honor 105th Airlift Wing Airmen

    STEWART AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, NEWBURGH, NEW YORK - Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr. will recognize 17 New York Air National Guard Airmen on April 1 for their bravery and teamwork during the August 2021 evacuation of Americans and Afghans from Afghanistan.The members of the 105th

  • Year in Review: National Guard delivered at home and abroad

    ARLINGTON, Va. – When a series of tornadoes slashed across parts of eight Midwest states late in the evening of Dec. 10, Spc. Zach Neisz sprang into action. He grabbed an ax, flashlight and medical kit and drove to Dawson Springs, Kentucky, to help any way he could.“I couldn’t sit back and not do

  • West Virginia Guard played pivotal role in Afghan evacuation

    CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Soldiers and Airmen of the West Virginia National Guard were critical components of Operation Allies Refuge, the State Department-led project of evacuating Afghan citizens and Americans before the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan Aug. 31.The 167th Airlift Wing in Martinsburg,