See: Eastern WV Regional Airport

Eastern WV Regional Airport

Eastern WV Regional Airport , also known as Shepherd Field, is a joint civil-military public airport located four miles south of the central business district of Martinsburg, a city in Berkeley County, West Virginia, USA....

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Shepherd Field Air National Guard Base is the home base of the West Virginia Air National Guard

West Virginia Air National Guard

The West Virginia Air National Guard is the air force militia of the U.S. state of West Virginia. It is, along with the West Virginia Army National Guard, an element of the West Virginia National Guard...

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167th Airlift Wing

The United States Air Force's 167th Airlift Wing is a unit located at Shepherd Field, Martinsburg, West Virginia.-Beginnings:The West Virginia Air National Guard was officially federally recognized on March 7, 1947, as the 167th Fighter Squadron, based at Kanawha Airport in Charleston...

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Overview

Shepherd Field Air National Guard Base is located at the Eastern West Virginia Regional Airport, 4 miles south of Martinsburg, WV. The installation consists of approximately 205 acres and 34 buildings totaling 347,441 square feet. During peak surges, the installation population is approximately 1500 personnel.

The Air National Guard designated the State of West Virginia as the resident state for the 167th Fighter Squadron. On 24 May 1946, Charleston's Kanawha Airport became the home base for the renamed 167th Fighter Squadron. Early aircraft included the T-6 Trainer, the P-47 Thunderbolt and the P-51Mustang. The name, mission, size and even the site changed over the next 40 years, but the numbers "167" have remained constant with the West Virginia Air National Guard.

In 1995, the unit began conversion training for the C-130H-3 in the first quarter and transferred most of the "E" models to Peoria, Illinois. The Civil Engineers deployed to Panama and the Medical Squadron deployed to Honduras. Most of the sections took part in a deployment to Alpena, Michigan in September where chemical exercises and other special training took place. The unit celebrated its 40th anniversary on 10 June 1995. The 167th Airlift Group was redesignated the 167th Airlift Wing on 1 October 1995 and currently uses C-130H-3 aircraft to perform its airlift mission.

BRAC 2005 converted the wing to the C-5 Galaxy.