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Current as of August 2014, the 167th is operating:
 
Current as of August 2014, the 167th is operating:
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* 69-0009
 
* 69-0009
 
* 69-0012
 
* 69-0012
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* 70-0452
 
* 70-0452
  
Current as of May 2011, the 167th's C-5As are:
 
  
* 68-0211
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The 167th based at Martinsburg is to re-equip in 2014. The C-5's currently assigned to it will be replaced by eight C-17's. This change was announced on 2/3/2012.
* 68-0217
 
* 68-0222
 
* 68-0225
 
* 69-0001
 
* 69-0011
 
* 69-0022
 
* 70-0452
 
* 70-0455
 
* 70-0462
 
* 70-0463
 
* 70-0464
 
* 70-0465
 
 
 
 
 
Two aircraft that were previously part of the unit were decommissioned at Davis-Monthan AFB in March 2011 -
 
 
 
* 69-0027 on March 21st, an un-repairable crack in the mainframe aft-wing section.
 
* 70-0459 on March 24th, chronic issues with air refueling.
 
  
  
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The unit received their first C-17 on 9/25/2014, tail number 94-0070, which used the callsign Elvis 53 on the flight from it's former base in Memphis to Martinsburg.
  
The 167th based at Martinsburg is to re-equip in 2014. The C-5's currently assigned to it will be replaced by eight C-17's. This change was announced on 2/3/2012.
 
  
 
== Callsigns ==
 
== Callsigns ==

Revision as of 20:47, 8 October 2014

General Information

The West Virginia Air National Guard's 167th Airlift Wing/167th Airlift Squadron is assigned the C-5A Galaxy. The first C-5A for the 167th arrived at Martinsburg RAP on December 4th, 2006 (70-0459). The 167th AW is currently equipped with thirteen C-5A aircraft.

Current as of August 2014, the 167th is operating:

  • 69-0009
  • 69-0012
  • 69-0021
  • 69-0022
  • 69-0023
  • 69-0025
  • 70-0452


The 167th based at Martinsburg is to re-equip in 2014. The C-5's currently assigned to it will be replaced by eight C-17's. This change was announced on 2/3/2012.


The unit received their first C-17 on 9/25/2014, tail number 94-0070, which used the callsign Elvis 53 on the flight from it's former base in Memphis to Martinsburg.


Callsigns

  • DECOY

Frequencies used

  • 297.9 "Galaxy" callsign for Command Post, "Pikeside" callsign for Base Ops.

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