Hoge, Honorable, John Blair of W.Va. Delegate to Democratic National C...
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VESSEL OF OPPORTUNITY SKIMMING SYSTEM
Charleston, WV (July 26)--A VOSS (Vessel of Opportunity Skimming System) floats alongside the Coast Guard Rivertender OSAGE in the Kanawha River in Charleston, W.Va. July 26, 1999. The deployment was part of f... More
VESSEL OF OPPORTUNITY SKIMMING SYSTEM
Charleston, WV (July 26)--Personnel from the Gulf Strike Team prepare to assemble a VOSS (Vessel of Opportunity Skimming System) aboard the Cutter OSAGE, in Charleston, W.Va., July 26, 1999. USCG photo By PA2 Jeff Hall
VESSEL OF OPPORTUNITY SKIMMING SYSTEM
Charleston, WV (July 26)--Crewmen aboard the Cutter OSAGE hoist pieces of a VOSS (Vessel of Opportunity Skimming System) aboard the cutter July 26, 1999 in Charleston, W.Va. The Kanawha River runs past Charles... More
VESSEL OF OPPORTUNITY SKIMMING SYSTEM
Charleston, WV (July 26)--A VOSS (Vessel of Opportunity Skimming System) floats alongside the Coast Guard Rivertender OSAGE in the Kanawha River in Charleston, W.Va. July 26, 1999. The deployment was part of f... More
VESSEL OF OPPORTUNITY SKIMMING SYSTEM
Charleston, WV (July 26)--Crewmen aboard the Cutter OSAGE hoist pieces of a VOSS (Vessel of Opportunity Skimming System) aboard the cutter July 26, 1999 in Charleston, W.Va. The Kanawha River runs past Charles... More
VESSEL OF OPPORTUNITY SKIMMING SYSTEM
Charleston, WV (July 26)--A VOSS (Vessel of Opportunity Skimming System) floats alongside the Coast Guard Rivertender OSAGE in the Kanawha River in Charleston, W.Va. July 26, 1999. The deployment was part of f... More
VESSEL OF OPPORTUNITY SKIMMING SYSTEM
Charleston, WV (July 26)--A VOSS (Vessel of Opportunity Skimming System) floats alongside the Coast Guard Rivertender OSAGE in the Kanawha River in Charleston, W.Va. July 26, 1999. The deployment was part of f... More
VESSEL OF OPPORTUNITY SKIMMING SYSTEM
Charleston, WV (July 26)--A VOSS (Vessel of Opportunity Skimming System) floats alongside the Coast Guard Rivertender OSAGE in the Kanawha River in Charleston, W.Va. July 26, 1999. The deployment was part of f... More
VESSEL OF OPPORTUNITY SKIMMING SYSTEM
Charleston, WV (July 26)--A VOSS (Vessel of Opportunity Skimming System) floats alongside the Coast Guard Rivertender OSAGE in the Kanawha River in Charleston, W.Va. July 26, 1999. The deployment was part of f... More
Brig. Gen. (Ret.) James Kemp McLaughlin, the founder
Brig. Gen. (Ret.) James Kemp McLaughlin, the founder of the West Virginia Air National Guard, poses for a 100th birthday portrait at the Edgewood Summit nursing home, Charleston, W.Va., on Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2... More
Aircraft maintenance, US Air Force Photo
Senior Airman Joshua Kinsel a mechanic from Aircraft Maintenance at the Charleston, West Virginia 130th Air National Guard Yeager Airbase lubricates the paratroop door track on a C-130 during a standard 450 day... More
ISO CHRONAL inspection, Air National Guard
Airman 1st Class Mark Shafferl a mechanic from Aircraft Maintenance at the Charleston, West Virginia 130th Air National Guard Yeager Airbase lubricates the paratroop door track on a C-130 during a standard 450 ... More
Final check before suiting up, US Coast Guard Photo
Members of the Atlantic Strike Team of the National Strike Force conduct training exercises underground in the National Response Tunnel in Charleston, W.Va. The National Strike Force is a highly trained cadre o... More
Retired Army Col. David Mitchel, U.S. Army Reserve
Retired Army Col. David Mitchel, U.S. Army Reserve Ambassador, addresses the Soldiers of the 332nd Ordnance Battalion during their Welcome Home Warrior Citizen ceremony at the Ramada here, Aug. 14, 2010. The un... More
Airport patrol - Defense imagery management operations center
SrA Jared B. Jackson, a member of the 130th Airlift Wing Security Forces patrols the area surrounding Yeager airport in Charlestion, West Virginia (U.S. Air Force Photo by TSgt Bryan G. Stevens [Photo Released])
National Guard’s longest-serving adjutant general retires
A ceremony, Jan. 21, marked the retirement of Army Maj. Gen. Allen Tackett, the adjutant general of the West Virginia National Guard. (U.S. Army photo by Lt. Col. Todd Harrell)
Charleston, W.Va., Oct. 2, 2012 -- FEMA Corps Teams Bayou 6 and Summit...
The original finding aid described this as: Date Taken: 2012-10-02 00:00:00 UTC Photographer Name: Don Jacks City/State: Charleston, WV Categories: Preparations Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergen... More
Lt. Gen. Joseph L. Lengyel, Vice Chief, National Guard
Lt. Gen. Joseph L. Lengyel, Vice Chief, National Guard Bureau, is greeted by West Virginia Adjutant General Maj. Gen. James A. Hoyer at the 130th Airlift Wing, Charleston, West Virginia. Lt. Gen. Lengyel visite... More
Tech. Sgt. Jeremy Fallecker, Flight Engineer with the
Tech. Sgt. Jeremy Fallecker, Flight Engineer with the 130th Airlift Wing, West Virginia Air National Guard, poses with his daughter after returning to Charleston, W. Va., from a 120-day deployment to Afghanista... More
Community outreach visit
William Deligne, executive director, Program Executive Officer, Aircraft Carriers; and Electrician's Mate 2nd Class Ronald Anthony, USS West Virginia (SSBN 736), kicked off their 50/50 community outreach visit ... More
Lt. Col. David G. Rabel, the Logistics Readiness Squadron
Lt. Col. David G. Rabel, the Logistics Readiness Squadron Commander, with the 130th Airlift Wing, West Virginia Air National Guard, directs a semi-truck at Yeager Airbase in Charleston, West Virginia. The 130th... More
Semitrailer Trucks filled with Federal Emergency Management
Semitrailer Trucks filled with Federal Emergency Management Agency food and water line up to enter the FEMA Supply and Sustainment Area at the 130th Airlift Wing in Charleston, W. Va. The West Virginia National... More
Men and women of the W.Va. National Guard volunteered
Men and women of the W.Va. National Guard volunteered at the Special Olympics Summer Games, held June 7 to 9 in Charleston, W.Va., where more than 700 athletes competed. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Sara Yoke)
Senior Airman Ronald L. Mordon, a member of of the
Senior Airman Ronald L. Mordon, a member of of the 130th Airlift Wing Security Forces Squadron, Charleston, W.Va., practices tactical maneuvering using an ATV at Camp Branch in Logan, W. Va. for training event ... More
Scouts zip line over Coast Guard boat at National Jamboree
Scouts zip line over a Coast Guard boat at the National Scout Jamboree in Summit Bechtel, W.Va., July 16, 2013. Members of the Coast Guard are attending the jamboree and are educating scouts in boating safety, ... More
Senior Airman Michael Walton of the 130th Civil Engineering
Senior Airman Michael Walton of the 130th Civil Engineering Squadron and Private First Class Jonathan West of the 261st Ordnance Company U.S.Army Reserve load water into a fire truck during training event Sentr... More
Master Sgt. Josh S. Knight and Senior Airman Charlie
Master Sgt. Josh S. Knight and Senior Airman Charlie M. Hill, loadmasters from the 156th Airlift Squadron, North Carolina Air National Guard, watch as two Container Delivey Systems exit a C-130 during an airdro... More
An A-10C Thunderbolt II aircraft, from the 175th Wing,
An A-10C Thunderbolt II aircraft, from the 175th Wing, Maryland Air National Guard, is parked on the tarmac of the 130th Airlift Wing, Charleston, W.Va., for training event Sentry Storm, July 18, 2013. The 130t... More
Sentry Storm, US Air Force Photo
Senior Airman Nicholas A. Lafferty, a member of the 130th Airlift Wing Fire Department, West Virginia Air National Guard, Charleston, W.Va., oversees the refueling of a fire truck at the Appalachian Regional A... More
Senior Master Sgt. Erik J. Zrucky, a SERE specialist
Senior Master Sgt. Erik J. Zrucky, a SERE specialist instructor from the National Guard Bureau, demonstrates the proper technique for an emergency parachute release during a land navigation training course at S... More
Vice President Joe Biden arrives at the 130th Airlift
Vice President Joe Biden arrives at the 130th Airlift Wing, Charleston, W.Va., to attend the Jefferson-Jackson Dinner at the Charleston Civic Center, Nov. 2, 2013.
Congresswoman Shelley Moore Capito meets with FEMA
Congresswoman Shelley Moore Capito meets with FEMA External Affairs Program Specialist Peter Herrick, Jr. at the 130th Airlift Wing, Charleston, W.Va., during Operation Elk River Spill. (U.S. Air National Guard... More
Spc. Anthony S. Rogers, 1257th Transportation Company,
Spc. Anthony S. Rogers, 1257th Transportation Company, West Virginia Army National Guard, drives down I77 to the Summit Bechtel Reserve in Mt. Hope, W.Va. to draw water from the BSA complex in support of Operat... More
Michael Kitts, a program director with West Virginia
Michael Kitts, a program director with West Virginia National Guard speaks with Maj. Walter Hatfield of West Virginia National Guard's CERF-P at the West Virginia American Water Operations center in Charleston,... More
Staff Sgt. David Reeves, 35th Civil Support Team (Weapons
Staff Sgt. David Reeves, 35th Civil Support Team (Weapons of Mass Destruction), West Virginia National Guard, collects a sample of water from an operating room suite at the Charleston Surgical Center Jan. 11. T... More
Sgt. Nick Russell, West Virginia National Guard, hauls
Sgt. Nick Russell, West Virginia National Guard, hauls bottles of donated drinking water at the West Virginia National Guard’s Tire Rebuild Facility in Kanawha City, W.Va. The center is being used as a distribu... More
Capt. Kelvin Hart, nuclear medicine science officer
Capt. Kelvin Hart, nuclear medicine science officer with the District of Columbia National Guard’s 33rd Civil Support Team, discusses sanitation procedures during a water flush at a restaurant in Elkview, W.Va.... More
Staff Sgt. Nathan Pettway of the Virginia National
Staff Sgt. Nathan Pettway of the Virginia National Guard's Fort Pickett-based 34th Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Team collects a water sample Jan. 19, 2014, in Charleston, W.Va., after Terry Massey,... More
Sgt. Maj. Jo Ann Goodwin, 1st Brigade, 94th Training
Sgt. Maj. Jo Ann Goodwin, 1st Brigade, 94th Training Division operations and plans senior noncommissioned officer substituting for Command Sgt. Maj. Nickolette Yungandreas, the brigade senior enlisted adviser,... More
U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Darren McKeone, a Recruiting
U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Darren McKeone, a Recruiting Station Charleston recruiter instructor and Fairmont, W.Va. native, receives certificates of appreciation from President Barack Obama, former Presiden... More
An Airman with the West Virginia National Guard's 130th
An Airman with the West Virginia National Guard's 130th Airlift Wing Aerial Port helps guide a truck and trailer onto the back of a C-130 May 9. The vehicle belongs to the WVNG Chemical, Biological, Radiologica... More
Recruiting Station Charleston Marines participate in
Recruiting Station Charleston Marines participate in a retirement ceremony for Master Gunnery Sgt. Dean L. Bowers, a Jackson, Mich. native, at the West Virginia State Capitol in Charleston July 25, 2014. Bowers... More
Maj. Gen. James Hoyer greets Air Mobility Command Gen.
Maj. Gen. James Hoyer greets Air Mobility Command Gen. Darren McDew during a visit to McLaughlin Air National Guard Base, Charleston, W.Va., Aug. 1, 2014. Hoyer is the adjutant general for the state of West Vir... More
Ohio senior gives up prom, graduation to join Marine Corps
We ask recruits currently in training why they decided to endure 13 weeks of boot camp to earn the title United States Marine. Here’s what one said: “I joined because I wanted to be challenged and have pride in... More
Maj. Gen. James Hoyer, Brig. Gen. Timothy Frye, Col.
Maj. Gen. James Hoyer, Brig. Gen. Timothy Frye, Col. Jerry Gouhin, Col. Johnny Ryan, and Command Chief Master Sgt. Jeffrey Lucas arrive for the 130th Airlift Wing change of command, Saturday July 11, at McLaugh... More
Col. Jerry Gouhin, former Wing Commander of the West
Col. Jerry Gouhin, former Wing Commander of the West Virginia Air National Guard, 130th Airlift Wing, Charleston, W.Va., stands with his daughter Rachel Gouhin who participated in the Teen Driving Skills for Li... More
Musicians with the “The President’s Own” Marine Corps
Musicians with the “The President’s Own” Marine Corps Band stun the crowd with their performance at the Woodrow Wilson High School auditorium Sept. 16, 2015, in Beckley, W.Va. The band's mission is to perform f... More
Timing was Everything - A group of military men standing in a room
Col. Johnny Ryan, 130th Airlift Wing Commander, recognizes Chief Master Sgt. Steven Foster (left), Tech Sgt. Mark Haywood, and Master Sgt. Jeremy Callen all from the 130th Civil Engineering Squadron, for saving... More
Senior Airman Patrick Meadows, 130th Small Air Terminal
Senior Airman Patrick Meadows, 130th Small Air Terminal Air Transportation Apprentice, attaches a high velocity parachute to an air drop bundle in preparation for air delivery training, Jan. 8, 2017 at McLaughl... More
Staff Sgt. Philip Meeks assigned to the 130th Civil
Staff Sgt. Philip Meeks assigned to the 130th Civil Engineering Squadron speaks with Pikeview High School student Chris Phillips at the West Virginia state Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps drill competitio... More
Chief Master Sgt. James Dixon, incoming state Command
Chief Master Sgt. James Dixon, incoming state Command Chief Master Sgt., salutes Maj. Gen. James A. Hoyer, The Adjutant General of the West Virginia National Guard, signifying his assumption of responsibility f... More
Hershel “Woody” Williamson, Medal of Honor recipient
Hershel “Woody” Williamson, Medal of Honor recipient and battle of Iwo Jima in World War II veteran, salutes the American flag during the change of responsibility ceremony for Army Command Sgt. Maj. James L. Al... More
A teacher from Pinch Elementary School, Elkview W.Va.
A teacher from Pinch Elementary School, Elkview W.Va. records United States Army Sgt. 1st Class Richard L. Rader as he answers student’s questions during a visit of W.Va. National Guardsmen to the school Feb. 2... More
Chief Master Sgt. Mike Powell, 130th Airlift Wing
Chief Master Sgt. Mike Powell, 130th Airlift Wing communications flight chief enlisted manager, stands before the crowd at his promotion ceremony held March 4, 2017 at McLaughlin Air National Guard Base, Charle... More
130th Airlift Wing recruiter among best in the region
Tech. Sgt. Guy R. Conley, Jr., a recruiter with the 130th Airlift Wing in Charleston, West Virginia, received the Region 4 production recruiter of the year award for fiscal year 2016. (U.S. Air National Guard p... More
Master Sgt. David Whanger, first sergeant for the 130th
Master Sgt. David Whanger, first sergeant for the 130th Aircraft Maintenance squadron at McLaughlin Air National Guard Base, Charleston W.Va., displays a challenge coin he was awarded for completing the U.S. Co... More
Staff Sgt. Chris Kirk, 130th Airlift Wing aerospace
Staff Sgt. Chris Kirk, 130th Airlift Wing aerospace maintainer, turns the nozzle while working to correct shocks and struts on a U.S. Air Force C-130H at McLaughlin Air National Guard Base, Charleston, W.Va. Ma... More
Airman 1st Class Cody Lusk, 130th Airlift Wing aircraft
Airman 1st Class Cody Lusk, 130th Airlift Wing aircraft structural maintainer, replaces a piece of metal on a United States Air Force C-130 H April 1, 2017 at McLaughlin Air National Guard Base, Charleston, W.V... More
Capt. Kayla Groves, 167th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron
Capt. Kayla Groves, 167th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron flight nurse, directs a simulated patient into the back of a U.S. Air Force C-130H April 2, 2017 at McLaughlin Air National Guard Base, Charleston, W.Va... More
Lt. Col. Joseph Buonocore holds the Aune-Paget trophy
Lt. Col. Joseph Buonocore holds the Aune-Paget trophy from the 1996 Air Mobility Command Rodeo. Bonocore was a member of the five-man rodeo team from the 167th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron that won the inaug... More
Members of the WVNG Patriot Guardens initiative participated
Members of the WVNG Patriot Guardens initiative participated in the West Virginia State University CARE’s Day by volunteering at Recovery Point in Charleston on Saturday.
Lt. Col. William Persinger, 130th deputy Mission Support
Lt. Col. William Persinger, 130th deputy Mission Support Group commander, gives remarks during his formal promotion ceremony held May 6, 2017 at McLaughlin Air National Guard Base, Charleston, W.Va. Persinger a... More
Daniel Hughes, Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Daniel Hughes, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Compliance Officer, talks to 130th Airlift Wing members about the importance of ladder safety during May 11, 2017 during Fall Prevention Focus... More
Brig. Gen. Paige Hunter, West Virginia Assistant Adjutant
Brig. Gen. Paige Hunter, West Virginia Assistant Adjutant General - Air, (left) and U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) (center) pose with W.Va. students who have been admitted to the United States Serv... More
Staff Sgt. Aaron Gross, a services craftsman with the
Staff Sgt. Aaron Gross, a services craftsman with the 130th Force Support Squadron, serves pizza to West Virginia Special Olympics participants and volunteers June 2, 2017 at McLaughlin Air National Guard Base,... More
Maj. Gen. James Hoyer, West Virginia National Guard
Maj. Gen. James Hoyer, West Virginia National Guard Adjutant General, addresses attendees at an aircraft naming ceremony held June 9, 2017 at McLaughlin Air National Guard Base, Charleston, W.Va. The C-130H air... More
130th AW uses Greenbrier Classic as a recruiting tool
Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald (l to r), Master Sgt. Kevin Cordle, Staff Sgt. Adam King, West Virginia Governor Jim Justice, Master Sgt. Scott Melton, and Duck Dynasty Star Willie Roberson pos... More
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Andrew Toney, a loadmaster
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Andrew Toney, a loadmaster with the 130th Operations Group, Charleston, W.Va., relays information to the cockpit Aug. 8, 2017 while flying a local training mission. Proper communica... More
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Matthew Bullingall, an aircrew
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Matthew Bullingall, an aircrew flight equipment craftsman with the 130th Operations Group, tests the batteries in an Air Eye Respiratory Protection (AERP) kit Sept. 8, 2017 at McLaugh... More
Master Sgt. Ronald Cox, a Quality Control Inspector
Master Sgt. Ronald Cox, a Quality Control Inspector with the 130th Maintenance Group, hands his son Gavin a stuffed animal after returning from a deployment Sept. 12, 2017, at McLaughlin Air National Guard Base... More
Capt. Connie Bevino, 130th Airlift Wing Equal Opportunity
Capt. Connie Bevino, 130th Airlift Wing Equal Opportunity Officer, hugs her daughter Tierni Clendenin upon arrival from Puerto Rico Sept. 13, 2017 at Yeager Airport, Charleston, W.Va. Clendenin and her husband,... More
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Stephen King, an Aircraft
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Stephen King, an Aircraft Electrical and Environment Systems Craftsman with the 130th Maintenance Group, works on the electrical functions on a C-130H engine Sept. 16, 2017 at McLau... More
U.S. Air Force Maj. Ben L. Simerman II (right), the
U.S. Air Force Maj. Ben L. Simerman II (right), the chief of safety with the 130th Airlift Wing, pins the Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal on U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Kevan Williams, a safe... More
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Debbie Turrill, a loadmaster
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Debbie Turrill, a loadmaster with the 130th Operations Group, looks out from a C-130H into the Appalachian Mountains while on a media flight Sept. 29, 2017 at Camp Branch, Logan Count... More
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Andy Hill holds his daughter,
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Andy Hill holds his daughter, Elise, while watching as the U.S. Army Golden Knights Parachute Team parachute from the sky Sept. 30, 2017 during the 70th Anniversary Air Show at McLaug... More
U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 130th Airlift Wing pick
U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 130th Airlift Wing pick up lunch in the newly remodeled dining facility Oct. 7, 2017 at McLaughlin Air National Guard Base, Charleston, W.Va. New booth seating, furniture, custom ... More
Chief Master Sgt. Kevin Cecil, the Command Chief Master
Chief Master Sgt. Kevin Cecil, the Command Chief Master Sgt. of the 130th Airlift Wing, dons protective firefighter gear while participating in an aircraft live fire exercise Oct. 7, 2017 at McLaughlin Air Nati... More
Serving Nation and State: W.Va. doctor's storied 46-year career
Photo of Lt. Col. John Lackey, Flight Physician for the 130th Medical Group, McLaughlin Air National Guard Base, Charleston, W.Va. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Airman Caleb Vance)
Airmen from the 130th Airlift Wing and 193rd Special
Airmen from the 130th Airlift Wing and 193rd Special Operations Wing work together to load the 130th AW’s Joint Incident Site Communications Capability (JISCC) onto a C-130J at McLaughlin Air National Guard Bas... More
Soldiers and Airmen with the The West Virginia National
Soldiers and Airmen with the The West Virginia National Guard’s Joint Interagency Training and Education Center (JITEC) get hands-on training using a high-angle rescue bipod and air lifting bags during an eight... More
Chief Master Sgt. Dave Boyles, a 130th Airlift Wing
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 G... More
The remaining members of the 130th Airlift Wing’s overseas
The remaining members of the 130th Airlift Wing’s overseas deployment in support of Operation Inherent Resolve return home to McLaughlin Air National Guard Base, Charleston, W.Va. Nov. 4 through 7, 2017. More t... More
Members of the 130th Airlift Wing return from an overseas
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 thei... More
Steve Simpson (left) and Tim Sayre, both airplane mechanics
Steve Simpson (left) and Tim Sayre, both airplane mechanics contracted to the 130th Airlift Wing through Kay and Associates Inc., work on a C-130H propeller Nov. 13, 2017 at McLaughlin Air National Guard Base, ... More
A BA-22 model emergency parachute is stretched out
A BA-22 model emergency parachute is stretched out before being repacked Nov. 14, 2017 at McLaughlin Air National Guard Base, Charleston, W.Va. Weights are placed on top of the chute to allow Aircraft Flight Eq... More
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Joseph Craft, a Client
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,... More
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Jesse Rickwartz (right) celebrates
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Jesse Rickwartz (right) celebrates with Staff Sgt. Adam Landers (left) after a successful water rescue as part of swift water rescue training held Dec. 2, 2017 in Dunbar, W.Va. The West Vir... More
U.S. Air Force Col. Johnny Ryan, 130th Airlift Wing
U.S. Air Force Col. Johnny Ryan, 130th Airlift Wing commander, addresses attendees at the C-130H naming ceremony held Dec. 7, 2017, at McLaughlin Air National Guard Base, Charleston, W.Va. The aircraft was give... More
Homeland Security/Emergency Management moving into National Guard Head...
A newly-renovated conference room now houses both the West Virginia Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (DHSEM)and the West Virginia National Guard’s Joint Operations Center (JOC) at the WVNG... More
Spanky Roberts: W.Va.'s First African-American Aviation Legend
George "Spanky" Roberts (Courtesy Photo from West Virginia State University)
U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 130th Airlift Wing train
U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 130th Airlift Wing train in the process of building a makeshift bunker in a combat situation Feb. 1, 2018 at McLaughlin Air National Guard Base, Charleston, W.Va. 130th Airmen par... More
U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Paige Hunter, the West Virginia
U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Paige Hunter, the West Virginia National Guard Assistant Adjutant General - Air, gives a speech at the 130th Maintenance Group change of command Feb. 1, 2018 at McLaughlin Air National... More
West Virginia Army National Guard Spc. Brianna Lawrence,
West Virginia Army National Guard Spc. Brianna Lawrence, 153rd Public Affairs Detachment, receives a hearing exam as part of her Physical Health Assessment Feb. 3, 2018, during the unit's PHA at the Medical Det... More
West Virginia National Guard changes fitness focus, welcomes full-time...
West Virginia Army National Guard 1st Lt. Jeremy Mullins, a full-time dietitian with the Medical Detachment, speaks with Soldiers about nutrition and fitness Feb. 4, 2018 during drill. Mullins is the first Sold... More
U.S. Army National Guard Chief Warrant Officer 5 Ron
U.S. Army National Guard Chief Warrant Officer 5 Ron Hypes gives a speech following his promotion ceremony Feb. 22, 2018 at the West Virginia National Guard Joint Force Headquarters, Charleston, W.Va. Hypes joi... More
Mrs. Shelia Huffman pins the Air Force retirement lapel
Mrs. Shelia Huffman pins the Air Force retirement lapel pin to Col. Randy C. Huffman’s uniform upon the posting of his retirement order March 3, 2018, at McLaughlin Air National Guard Base, Charleston, W.Va. Hu... More
Col. Jack “Jody” Richmond, 130th Operations Group commander,
Col. Jack “Jody” Richmond, 130th Operations Group commander, stands alongside crew members prior to takeoff for his “fini flight” March 3, 2018, at McLaughlin Air National Guard Base, Charleston, W.Va. Richmond... More
Newly promoted Col. Bryan Preece accepts the 130th
Newly promoted Col. Bryan Preece accepts the 130th Operations Group guidon from Col. Johnny Ryan, 130th Airlift Wing commander, during a formal change of command ceremony held March 4, 2018, at McLaughlin Air N... More
130th Cyber Operations Officer becomes Chief Technology Officer for We...
1st Lt. Joshua Spence, a Cyber Operations Officer assigned to the 130th Communications Flight, stands with his wife in 2018. (Courtesy Photo)