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Shepherd Field Air National Guard Base
Martinsburg; Eastern Panhandle airport campus, West Virginia, United States
Shepherd Field Air National Guard Base is the Martinsburg military airport campus associated with West Virginia’s 167th Airlift Wing.
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- Service branch
- Air Force
- Location
- Martinsburg; Eastern Panhandle airport campus, West Virginia, United States
- Installation type
- Air National Guard installation
- Status
- Active
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At a glance.
Shepherd Field Air National Guard Base is the Martinsburg military airport campus associated with West Virginia’s 167th Airlift Wing. [2]
Shepherd Field is in the Eastern Panhandle, separate from Charleston’s 130th Airlift Wing campus. A regional Washington-area mailing or travel connection does not change its West Virginia location. [1]
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Current & former names: Shepherd Field Air National Guard Base · Shepherd Field · 167th Airlift Wing · Martinsburg Air National Guard Base
- 2024
Airlift from Martinsburg
An official June 2024 photograph records cargo loading onto a C-17 at Shepherd Field.
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What distinguishes this location?
Shepherd Field is in the Eastern Panhandle, separate from Charleston’s 130th Airlift Wing campus. A regional Washington-area mailing or travel connection does not change its West Virginia location.
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- Official command and current resources Responsible military command · Checked 2026-11-05
- Installation identity and campus context Official command or state National Guard · Checked 2026-11-05
- Accommodation and support contacts Responsible command or installation directory · Checked 2026-11-05
- Military-student transition contacts Military Interstate Children’s Compact Commission · Checked 2026-11-05
- Transportation and closures State or district transportation agency · Checked 2026-11-05
- Household preparedness State or district emergency management agency · Checked 2026-11-05
- Official image and original caption U.S. Air National Guard / Senior Master Sgt. Emily Beightol-Deyerle · Checked 2026-11-05
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