Air Force Tech. Sgt. Adam Harper, Brig. Gen. J. Kemp McLaughlin (ret.), Army Maj. Gen. James Hoyer, Air Force Col. Johnny Ryan, and Army Maj. Gen. Allen Tackett (ret.), (left to right) bow their heads as an invocation is given at a C-130H naming ceremony held Dec. 7, 2017 at McLaughlin Air National Guard Base, Charleston, The aircraft was given the name “The General Mac” to honor McLaughlin, who founded the West Virginia Air National Guard in 1947 and was a pilot in World War II with the famous Eight Air Force. ( Air National Guard

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