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

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

Members of the 130th Airlift Wing, Charleston, W.Va. memorialize the 60th anniversary of the C-47B Skytrain cargo plane crash that claimed 21 lives. The accident remains the worst in the history of the West Virginia Air National Guard. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Eugene R. Crist)
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167th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron gets wet

Master Sgt. Jesse Hager, aircrew flight equipment continuation training instructor with the 130th Airlift Squadron, helps aircrew from the 167th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, set up a canopy tent on their life raft, at a local public pool, Charleston, W.Va., June 3, 2011. The four aircrew from the 167th AES came to Charleston from Shepherd Field, Martinsburg, W.Va. for water survival training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Shane Arrington)
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167th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron gets wet

From left, Master Sgt. Jesse Hager, aircrew flight equipment continuation training instructor with the 130th Airlift Squadron, watches aircrew from the 167th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, egressing from their life raft, at a local public pool, Charleston, W.Va., June 3, 2011. The four aircrew from the 167th AES came to Charleston from Shepherd Field, Martinsburg, W.Va. for water survival training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Phyllis E. Keith)
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130th Airlift Wing members get the scoop on Aeromedical Evacuation

Members of the 167th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron load a simulated patient aboard a UH-60 Black Hawk during a local training exercise, Martinsburg, W.Va., Aug. 2, 2008. Aeromedical members train loading and off-loading patients in various airframes and environments. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Emily A. Beightol-Deyerle)
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130th Airlift Wing members get the scoop on Aeromedical Evacuation

Maj. Marcia Hendrickson and Staff Sgt. Calle Harmon, 167th Aeromedical Squadron, Martinsburg, W.Va., perform in-flight training on a medical dummy while aboard a C-130 Hercules aircraft, Key West, Fla., Dec. 14. 2007. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Sean M. Brennan)
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Guardian angel saves life

Tech. Sgt. Roy L. Akers, a civil engineer with the 130th Civil Engineering Squadron, 130th Airlift Wing, Charleston, W.Va., points to Ashley N. Parker's arm where it was severed in a car accident. Tech. Sgt. Akers received the Air Force Commendation Medal, Feb. 6, for his actions on August 13, 2010, in which he saved Parker’s life by holding pressure on her arm to stop bleeding until emergency medical personnel arrived on scene. Parker's severed arm was reattached and she is beginning to have feeling in the arm again. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Eugene R. Crist)
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Guardian angel saves life

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)
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130th Airlift Wing Student Flight

1st Lt. Carl B. Benson, pilot candidate and interim officer-in-charge of the 130th Airlift Wing student flight, leads student flight during a drill and ceremony practice at the wing during a monthly unit training assembly. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Bryan G. Stevens)
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130th Airlift Wing Student Flight

Roger A. Pettit, a recruit with the 130th Student Flight, renders a salute during drill and ceremony practice at the 130th Airlift Wing, Charleston, W.Va. Recruits are taught the tradtions and practices that all Air Force member abide by in their daily life. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Bryan G. Stevens)
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(Graphic courtesy of www.sapr.mil.)
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130th AW members promoted to master sgt. at NCO Academy graduation

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)
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130th MXS aircraft superintendent wins national award for excellence

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)
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From left, Senior Airman David B. Haynie and Tech. Sgt. Dennis J. Brogan, left center, both members of the 130th AW, carry Sen. Robert C. Byrd’s casket onto a C-130 Hercules, July 1, 2010, Charleston, W.Va.

From left, Senior Airman David B. Haynie and Tech. Sgt. Dennis J. Brogan, left center, both members of the 130th AW, carry Sen. Robert C. Byrd’s casket onto a C-130 Hercules, July 1, 2010, Charleston, W.Va. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Andrew M. LaMoreaux/Released)
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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.

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
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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. 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)
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Nondestructive testing keeps “Charlie West” flying

Staff Sgt. Danny Stone, Nondestructive Inspections Technician with the 130th Maintenance Squadron, Yeager Airfield, Charleston, W.Va., uses eddy current to scan the flight deck window mounting frames and post skin doublers of a WC-130H Hercules aircraft, Saturday, Jan. 9, 2010. The West Virginia Air National guard is contracted to perform a variety of maintenance on the WC-130H which belongs to the 125th Fighter Wing, Florida Air National Guard. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Eugene Crist/Released)
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Nondestructive testing keeps “Charlie West” flying

Staff Sgt. Danny Stone, Nondestructive Inspections Technician with the 130th Maintenance Squadron, Yeager Airfield, Charleston, W.Va., calibrates an eddy current machine in preparation for testing the windshield frame fasteners of a WC-130H Hercules cargo aircraft, Saturday, Jan. 9, 2010. In addition to eddy current, the NDI Lab uses ultrasound and X-rays to test the components of the aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Eugene Crist/Released)
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Nondestructive testing keeps “Charlie West” flying

Master Sgt. Kurt Evans, Supervisor of the Nondestructive Inspections (NDI) Lab, 130th Maintenance Squadron, Yeager Airfield, Charleston, W.Va. observes Staff Sgt. Danny Stone, NDI Technician. Staff Sgt. Stone reads the technical order in preparation for using eddy current to test 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)
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Nondestructive testing keeps “Charlie West” flying

Master Sgt. Kurt Evans, Supervisor of the Nondestructive Inspections (NDI) Lab, 130th Maintenance Squadron, Yeager Airfield, Charleston, W.Va., observes Staff Sgt. Danny Stone, NDI Technician, as he uses an eddy current probe to scan the windshield frame fasteners of a WC-130H Hercules aircraft, Saturday, Jan. 9, 2010. The West Virginia Air National guard is contracted to perform a variety of maintenance on a WC-130H which belongs to the 125th Fighter Wing, Florida Air National Guard. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Eugene Crist/Released)
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