2010 Annual Report - West Virginia Army National Guard - U.S. Army

West Virginia National Guard Annual Report 2010participated in 25 base andcommunity presentationsthroughout the year.The 167th hosted itsopen house to coincidewith the Thunder Over theBlue Ridge air show. TheUnited States Air ForceThunderbirds and UnitedStates Army Parachute TeamGolden Knights headlined theprestigious aerial show. Thelast time the two elite teamsperformed at the Martinsburgbase was in 1992. Inaddition, spectators weretreated to several civilianaerial performances.Two of the Wing’s new hangers hosted aKids Village and the Veterans Affairs MedicalCenter’s 2010 Welcome Home American HeroesCelebration during the open house.ConstructionThree C-5 conversion projects were done orexpected to be completed in 2010.Construction of the C-5 squadron operationsbuilding was completed in July 2008 at a costof $6.7 million. The 30,000 square foot buildinghouses the Wing’s flying functions.The Wing’s new C-5 fuel cell hangar wascompleted in 2010 at a cost of $26.7 million. The80,600 square foot hangar fully encloses a C-5aircraft and provides exhaust, ventilation andbreathing air systems for repair and maintenanceof the C-5 Fuel System.The C-5 Avionics Shop is a 15,000 squarefoot addition to the west side of the generalpurpose maintenance hangar. The project,scheduled to be completed in December, willfinalize the relocation of all maintenancefunctions into one centrally controlled area.In addition, the extension and upgrade of thebase’s runway-taxiway was awarded in Octoberat a price tag of $8.1 million. The project, whichis projected to be completed in November 2011,includes mass excavation, new taxiway lighting,relocation of utilities, paving,site drainage and asphaltshoulders.Building 110, one of theoriginal buildings on base thatat one time housed nearly all ofWing’s personnel and aircraft,was turned over to contractorsin October for demolition.As the 167th Airlift Wingenters into the next decade andembraces its role as a fullyoperational C-5 Galaxy unit, theWing’s motto of “MountaineerPride Worldwide” serves as acompass to tackle any mission,anytime, anywhere.32 33