The 130th Fire and Emergency Services conducts a Major Accident Response Exercise (MARE) at McLaughlin Air National Guard Base, Charleston, WV, October 5, 2024. Team Charlie West trained alongside its strategic partners of West Virginia International Yeager Airport and Kanawha County Emergency Services during MARE to strengthen partnerships and maintain readiness for any potential emergency. Interviews are with U.S. Air Force (1) Staff Sgt. Nickolas Weeks and (2) Staff Sgt. Calvin Slawson, firefighters assigned to the 130th Fire and Emergency Services. (U.S. Air National Guard video by SrA Kaden Salmons)
Eleven members of the West Virginia Air National Guard’s 130th Airlift Wing Maintenance Squadron completed a 16-week curriculum and moving forward to Expeditionary Training to become fully qualified Multi Capable Airmen from April 01, 2024 through August 31, 2024 at McLaughlin Air National Guard Base in Charleston, West Virginia.
