MORE WEST VIRGINIANS CALLED FOR WAR BUILDUP - 250 Members 167th Airlift In Martinsburg

(03/03/2003)

As war mounts with Iraq, members of the 167th Airlift Wing in the Eastern Panhandle are preparing for deployment overseas. Officials said yesterday that about 250 members of the 167th Airlift Wing in Martinsburg will be sent to the Southern Command and Central Command. The Central Command covers southwest Asia and the Southern Command includes areas from Puerto Rico to South America. A similar number of Air National Guard members from Charleston also will be deployed, rising the state's contribution to the military effort. Locally, the 1092nd Engineers, about 500 men, have been activated.

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