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  • The April 8, 1951 cover from the Charleston Daily Mail reports on the crash of a C-47B Skytrain cargo plane that was carrying 21 airmen from the West Virginia Air National Guard 167th Fighter Squadron. The accident, which occurred a little more than 60 years ago, remains the worst in the history of the West Virginia Air National Guard. (U.S. Air Force photo reproduction by Tech. Sgt. Eugene R. Crist)

    60th Anniversary of C-47 crash that killed 21 W.Va. guardsmen memorialized

    A Douglas C-47B Skytrain carrying 21 Airmen of the West Virginia Air National Guard's 167th Fighter Squadron, left Godman Air Force Base, Ky., April 8, 1951, to return to Charleston, W.Va., for the funeral of a fellow unit member who died in a plane crash -- they never made it.Four minutes away from their destination at Yeager Airport, formerly

  • Air National Guard gets new travel card

    The Air National Guard, under a directivefrom the Air Force, has partnered with CitiBank to begin rolling out a newtravel card program April 1.The new card, named Citi Controlled Spend Account, differs from the previouscard, the Defense Department Government Travel Charge Card, in that it is aprepaid card instead of a traditional credit card, said
  • Tech. Sgt. Mary Ann Smith, Master Sgt. Peppy Smith, Tech. Sgt. Tara Bryant, and Airman First Class Jack Messner, all members of the 167th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, prepare to move a dummy, posing as a car crash victim, to a stretcher during a training exercise at the 167th Airlift Wing, Martinsburg West Virginia, September 12, 2009. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt Sean Brennan)

    130th AW members get the scoop on Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron

    Members of the 130th Airlift Wing attended an informational briefing about positions with the 167th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, during the Jan. UTA in the dining facility.Col. John M. Ryan, Jr., commander of the 130th Operations Group, 130th AW, said, "We welcome the aeromed squadron into this wing and under my group."The 167th AES came under
  • Tech. Sgt. Roy L. Akers, a civil engineer with the 130th Civil Engineering Squadron, 130th Airlift Wing, Charleston, W.Va., and Ashley N. Parker, a civilian, pose for a picture in front of the 130th CES formation during an awards ceremony, Feb. 6. Tech. Sgt. Akers received the Air Force Commendation Medal for his actions on Aug. 13, 2010, in which he saved Parker’s life. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Eugene R. Crist)

    Guardian angel saves life

    Friday the 13th was indeed a fateful day for a young college student driving home after a day of soaking up the southern West Virginia sun with a friend.On the evening of Aug. 13, 2010, Tech. Sgt. Roy L. Akers, Jr., a civil engineer with the 130th Civil Engineering Squadron, 130th Airlift Wing, Charleston, W.Va., was driving home near Indian Creek
  • From left, Maj. Clarence K. "Kenny" Manus, Jr., commander of the 130th Force Support Squadron, 130th Airlift Wing, West Virginia Air National Guard, Charleston, W.Va. and Senior Master Sgt. John R. Ortiz, right, superintendant with the 130th FSS, pin stripes on Master Sgt. Theresa M. Curry, center, a personnel craftsman with the 130th FSS. Maser Sgt. Curry was one of three guardsmen from West Virginia promoted to the rank of master sergeant immediatelly following graduation from the NCO Academy at the I.G. Brown Air National Guard Training and Education Center, McGhee Tyson Air National Guard Base, Knoxville, Tenn., Nov. 16, 2010. (U.S. Air Force photo by Lt. Col. David G. Rabel)

    130th AW members promoted to master sgt. at NCO Academy graduation

    Seven non-commissioned officers from the 130th Airlift Wing, West Virginia Air National Guard, Charleston, West Virginia graduated from the NCO Academy, at the I.G. Brown Air National Guard Training and Education Center, McGhee Tyson Air National Guard Base, Knoxville, Tenn., Nov. 16, 2010.Three of the technical sergeants got a surprise when they
  • Chief Master Sgt. Buddy Palla, aircraft maintenance superintendent with the 130th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, 130th Airlift Wing, West Virginia Air National Guard, Charleston, West Virginia, poses for a portrait in his office with the CMsgt. Dick Red Award, Nov. 7, 2010. The Air Force Association presented Chief Master Sgt. Palla with the award, Sept. 13, 2010, at its annual conference in the Washington, D.C. area. Chief Master Sgt. Palla is the 26th receipient of the award which is given each year to the top aircraft maintainer in the Air National Guard. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Brian G. Stevens)

    130th MXS aircraft superintendent wins national award for excellence

    An aircraft maintenance superintendent with the 130th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, 130th Airlift Wing, West Virginia Air National Guard, Charleston, West Virginia received the Air Force Association's top award for outstanding contributions to aircraft maintenance, Sept. 13, at the AFA Annual Air and Space Conference near Washington, D.C.Chief
  • West Virginia State Adj. Gen. Allen E. Tackett, center, stands watch over Sen. Robert C. Byrd’s casket, July 2, 2010, aboard a C-130H3 Hercules aircraft of the 130th Airlift Wing, West Virginia Air National Guard. Master Sgt. Anthony E. Hill, left, supervisory supply technician with the 130th Logistics Readiness Squadron, 130th AW and Army Sgt. Joshua Rife, right, a fulltime honor guard member with the West Virginia Army National Guard, fold the West Virginia state flag in preparation for the departure of Sen. Byrd’s remains back to Andrews Air Force Base, Md.U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Andrew M. Lamoreaux/Released

    Honoring Sen. Byrd

    The 130th Airlift Wing deployed to the West Virginia Capitol in Charleston, June 30 to July 2, to conduct military honors and state funeral operations in honor of Sen. Robert C. Byrd who passed away June 28.Col. Timothy L. Frye, Wing Commander of the 130th AW, said that by June 29, it became obvious the 130th AW was going to be a major player in
  • Staff Sgt. Kristen M. Roles, a crew chief with the 130th Airlift Wing, Charleston, W.Va. poses for a portrait with the C-130H3 Hercules aircraft she maintains. Staff Sgt. Roles ran her first race with the All Guard Marathon Team, July 25, 2010, placing 135 out of 2,010 women, in the San Francisco Half-Marathon in San Francisco, Calif. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Eugene R. Crist/Released)

    Crew chief competes on All Guard Marathon Team

    A crew chief from the 130th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron ran her first race as a member of the All Guard Marathon Team, July 25, competing in the San Francisco Half-Marathon in San Francisco, California.Staff Sgt. Kristen M. Roles, 25, a native of Lester, West Virginia, qualified for a spot on the All Guard Marathon Team, May 2, at the Lincoln
  • From left Staff Sgt. Danny Stone, Nondestructive Inspections Technician with the 130th Maintenance Squadron, Yeager Airfield, Charleston, W.Va. signs out equipment before he goes out to the aircraft, as Master Sgt. Charles Watts, LCAP Inspector, 118th Airlift Wing, Nashville, Tenn. observes in the background as part of a logistics compliance inspection program. Staff Sgt. Stone will use eddy current to scan the windshield frame fasteners of a WC-130H Hercules aircraft, Saturday, Jan. 9, 2010. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Eugene Crist/Released)

    Nondestructive testing keeps "Charlie West" flying

    They have dropped bombs, supplies and paratroops. They have jammed electronic transmissions, fought fires, tracked icebergs, flown in hurricanes, carried live whales and camels, and landed on an aircraft carrier. They are constantly pushed to their limits. They are C-130H3 Hercules aircraft of the West Virginia Air National Guard in Charleston,
  • A WC-130H Hercules from the 125th Fighter Wing in Jacksonville, Fla. gets a scrub down at Yeager Airport, Charleston, W.Va., Friday, Jan. 8, 2010. The crew of four airmen washed the right side of the aircraft in the morning and work on the left side after lunch. The West Virginia Air National Guard has a contract with the unit in Florida to perform maintenance on the aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. William Hinamon/Released)

    Hercules gets a bath for the New Year

    The C-130 Hercules.Its military uses include gunship, tanker, bomber, drone mother-ship, psychological warfare, special operations, electronic intelligence, command and control, and humanitarian support to disaster areas. Occasionally it needs a bath."Every 180 days," says Tech. Sgt. Adam Mace, an Aircraft Mechanic with the 130th Maintenance
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