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  • 130th AW and 317AW partner for training

    CHARLESTON, WV – The 130th Airlift Wing and the 317th AW join forces for a momentous inter-fly, showcasing their exceptional capabilities and fostering collaboration between the two units.

  • TAG Message to Troops and Families on Potential Government Shutdown

    To our West Virginia National Guard family, we are once again at a point where we are preparing for a potential government shutdown. The current budget expires this Saturday, and without a continuing resolution or budget deal before that deadline, we will have to implement an orderly shutdown.

  • 130th Airlift Wing Airmen completes FLARE-V

    Gulfport, Miss -- Around 350 Airmen from the 130th Airlift Wing, Mclaughlin Air National Guard Base, Charleston, W.Va., deployed to Gulfport, Miss., Sept 7 to Sept 10 for the Fly Away Readiness Exercise Validation (FLARE-V).

  • 130th Airlift Wing to Deploy for FLARE-V

    McLAUGHLIN AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, W. Va. -- Around 400 Airmen from the 130th Airlift Wing, Charleston, W.Va. will be deploying to Gulfport, Miss., on September 7th for the week long Fly Away Readiness Exercise Validation (FLARE-V).

  • 130th Medical Group Completes MFAT in Sicily

    NAVAL AIR STATION SIGONELLA, Italy -- 130th Medical Group (MDG) received a lifetime opportunity as 32 members traveled around the world to complete their Medical Facility Annual Training (MFAT) from July 8-23, 2023, at Naval Air Station (NAS) Sigonella, Italy.

  • 130th Airlift Wing practices ACE during FLARE 2023

    More than 400 personnel from the 130th Airlift Wing descended on Gulfport, Mississippi’s Combat Readiness Training Center (CRTC), on March 27, 2023, for a weeklong Fly Away Readiness Exercise (FLARE).

  • 130th's First All-Female Aircrew Took Flight

    The 130th Airlift Wing's first all-female aircrew took flight from Yeager Field, January 20.The aircrew, consisting of five aviators, was tasked with an aeromedical evacuation training mission aboard a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft.