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West Virginia National Guard showcases domestic response capabilities for Peruvian Air Force leadership

Tim Sayre, a contractor for the 130th Airlift Wing’s Engine Regional Repair Center, explains the engine rebuild program to Peruvian Air Force Maj. Gen. Gregorio C. Mendiola, Assistant Defense and Air Attaché for the Embassy of Peru, Nov. 21, 2017 at McLaughlin Air National Guard Base, Charleston, W.Va. Mendiola visited the 130th Airlift Wing to see first hand the domestic response capabilities of Air National Guard assets at the wing including the C-130H and aeromedical evacuation mission. The work of the 130th AW Engine Regional Repair Center helps to save more than $500,000 per engine by rebuilding and repairing or overhauling C-130H engines and propellors locally. (U.S. Air National Guard Photo by Airman Caleb Vance)

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West Virginia National Guard showcases domestic response capabilities for Peruvian Air Force leadership

Members of the 167th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron brief Peruvian Air Force Maj. Gen Gregorio C. Mendiola, Assistant Defense and Air Attaché for the Embassy of Peru, about their squadron’s medical capabilities Nov. 21, 2017 at McLaughlin Air National Guard Base, Charleston, W.Va. Mendiola visited the 130th Airlift Wing to see first hand the domestic response capabilities of Air National Guard assets at the wing including the C-130H and aeromedical evacuation mission. (U.S. Air National Guard Photo by Airman Caleb Vance)

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West Virginia National Guard showcases domestic response capabilities for Peruvian Air Force leadership

Peruvian Air Force Maj. Gen. Gregorio C. Mendiola, Assistant Defense and Air Attaché for the Embassy of Peru, points at a C-130H propeller alongside U.S. Air Force Col. Michael Cadle, 130th Mission Support Group commander (left) and Staff Sgt. Johana Aguilar, who is serving as an interpreter, Nov. 21, 2017 at McLaughlin Air National Guard Base, Charleston, W.Va. Mendiola visited the 130th Airlift Wing to see first hand the domestic response capabilities of Air National Guard assets at the wing including the C-130H and aeromedical evacuation mission. The Peruvian Air Force and West Virginia Air National Guard’s partnership through the State Partnership Program (SPP) goes back to 1996, with more than 121 engagement events completed. (U.S. Air National Guard Photo by Airman Caleb Vance)

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West Virginia National Guard showcases domestic response capabilities for Peruvian Air Force leadership

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. James A. Hoyer, the Adjutant General of the West Virginia National Guard, shares a laugh with Peruvian Air Force Maj. Gen. Gregorio C. Mendiola, Assistant Defense and Air Attaché for the Embassy of Peru, while discussing ways in which the West Virginia National Guard and the country of Peru’s military can extend their partnership Nov. 21, 2017 at McLaughlin Air National Guard Base, Charleston, W.Va. The State Partnership Program (SPP) is designed to build and improve relations around the globe through 73 security partnerships with different countries, including Peru as West Virginia’s partner. (U.S. Air National Guard Photo by Airman Caleb Vance)

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Investing in the Future

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. James Providenti, 130th Communications Flight Supervisor, puts a computer back together and prepares it for shipping to the SecondLaunch Program Nov. 28, 2017 at McLaughlin Air National Guard Base, Charleston, W.Va. After the hard drives are taken out, the devices are sent to a warehouse, processed and picked up by schools where they get put back into use. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Airman Caleb Vance)

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Investing in the Future

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. James Providenti, 130th Communications Flight Supervisor, signatures a box showing hard drive removal on a computer Nov. 28, 2017 at McLaughlin Air National Guard Base, Charleston, W.Va. The members of the 130th CF remove the hard drives prior to donating computers and other technology to the SecondLaunch Program. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Airman Caleb Vance)

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Investing in the Future

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. James Providenti, 130th Communications Flight Supervisor, places a hard drive from a computer in a degausser Nov. 28, 2017 at McLaughlin Air National Guard Base, Charleston, W.Va. The degausser uses an electromagnetic shock to make the hard drive useless, making it safe for disposal. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Airman Caleb Vance)

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Investing in the Future

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Joseph Craft, a Client Systems Technician with the 130th Communications Flight, pulls a hard drive out of a computer Nov. 28, 2017 at McLaughlin Air National Guard Base, Charleston, W.Va. The 130th CF has donated more than 50 devices, with 150 more in the process of preparation to the SecondLaunch Program. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Airman Caleb Vance)

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Investing in the Future

A worker for the West Virginia Department of Education resets a computer to factory settings as part of the SecondLaunch Program Nov. 28, 2017 in Charleston, W.Va. The SecondLaunch Program has saved the DOE approximately $1 million per year by repurposing used technology for schools across the state. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Airman Caleb Vance)

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Investing in the Future

A stack of used technology devices from the 130th Airlift Wing await pickup by a local school in Charleston, W.Va. as a part of the SecondLaunch Program Nov. 28, 2017. The SecondLaunch Program was designed by the West Virginia Department of Education and uses technology donated from may different businesses and organizations for repurposing into schools across the state. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Airman Caleb Vance)

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Welcome Home

The remaining members of the 130th Airlift Wing’s overseas deployment in support of Operation Freedom Sentinel return home to McLaughlin Air National Guard Base, Charleston, W.Va. Nov. 4 through 7, 2017. More than 100 members of the unit’s Operations, Maintenance, and Support group, as well as the 167th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, deployed earlier this summer. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Airman Caleb Vance)

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130th Airlift Wing returns from deployment

Members of the 130th Airlift Wing return from an overseas deployment Nov. 6, 2017. Family and friends gathered at McLaughlin Air National Guard Base, Charleston, W.Va. to welcome to men and women home from their tour in Southwest Asia. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Capt. Holli Nelson)

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Welcome Home

The remaining members of the 130th Airlift Wing’s overseas deployment in support of Operation Freedom Sentinel return home to McLaughlin Air National Guard Base, Charleston, W.Va. Nov. 4 through 7, 2017. More than 100 members of the unit’s Operations, Maintenance, and Support group, as well as the 167th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, deployed earlier this summer. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Airman Caleb Vance)

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130th Airlift Wing returns from deployment

Members of the 130th Airlift Wing return from an overseas deployment Nov. 6, 2017. Family and friends gathered at McLaughlin Air National Guard Base, Charleston, W.Va. to welcome to men and women home from their tour in Southwest Asia. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Capt. Holli Nelson)

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Building a Family Legacy: Three Generations of Family Members Serve at Same Air National Guard Unit

Col. Randy Huffman, vice wing commander of the 130th Airlift Wing, poses with his father, Senior Master Sgt. Danny Huffman, and sons Senior Airman Adam Huffman and Staff Sgt. Kyle Huffman. The Huffmans have a combined legacy of more than 60 years of service in the 130th Airlift Wing. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. De-Juan Haley)

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Farewell, Chief Boyles

Chief Master Sgt. Dave Boyles, a 130th Airlift Wing loadmaster supervisor with more than 10,000 flying hours, says one last goodbye to the C-130H after his final flight Nov. 3, 2017 at McLaughlin Air National Guard Base, Charleston, W.Va. Boyles is celebrating the end to 41 years of service to both the country and the state of West Virginia. (U.S. Air National Guard Photo by Airman Caleb Vance)

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Farewell, Chief Boyles

Chief Master Sgt. Dave Boyles receives an award for service during a retirement ceremony held in his honor Nov. 4, 2017 at McLaughlin Air National Guard Base, Charleston, W.Va. Boyles has been serving in the United States Air Force for more than 41-years and accumulated more than 10,000 flying hours as a C-130 loadmaster. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Capt. Holli Nelson)

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Chiefs Corner Illustration

Chiefs Corner Illustration (U.S. Air National Guard photo illustration by Capt. Holli Nelson)

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130th MDG at B.A.C.H.

The medical bag of U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. John Lacky, a flight physician with the 130th Medical Group, sits open as he sees patients Aug. 25, 2017, at Kamish soldier medical clinic, Fort Wainwright, Alaska. Lacky’s medical bag was a gift he received in 1975 when he started medical school and it has accompanied him on every continent except for Antarctica during his career. Lackey was performing annual training alongside Airmen from the 130th Medical Group at Fort Wainwright’s Bassett Army Community Hospital. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Eugene Crist)

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130th MDG at B.A.C.H.

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. John Lacky, a flight physician with the 130th Medical Group, consults with a patient Aug. 25, 2017, at Kamish soldier medical clinic, Fort Wainwright, Alaska. Airmen from the 130th MDG performed annual training at Fort Wainwright’s Bassett Army Community Hospital, which provides Guardsmen and Reservists a joint work environment as well as the opportunity to deliver local area medical care to austere sections of the state of Alaska. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Eugene Crist)

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