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Ceremony recognizes new 167th Force Support Squadron commander
September 14, 2020 — Maj. Ben Mathias is the new 167th Force Support Squadron commander... MORE

COVID-19 response reaches 180-day milestone for W.Va. Guard
September 9, 2020 — For 180 days, the West Virginia National Guard has been a cornerstone in the State of West Virginia’s response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. ... MORE

W.Va. Guardsman Graduates Arabic Course at Qatar National Language Institute
September 3, 2020 — Capt. Allen Paul Jordan, the West Virginia National Guard’s State Partnership Program – Qatar bilateral affairs officer, recently graduated a 3-week basic Arabic course offered at the Qatar Armed Forces Language Institute in Al Sheehaniya, Qatar... MORE

West Virginia Adjutant General’s update on RISE West Virginia
September 3, 2020 — An update on the RISE West Virginia program... MORE

W.Va. Guard's September Soldier Spotlight
September 2, 2020 — Private 1st Class Devun Thomas Williams Castro, a carpentry/masonry specialist with the West Virginia Army National Guard’s 115th Engineer Company, has been selected as the September Soldier Spotlight... MORE

W.Va. Guard participates in cyber security tabletop exercise
August 31, 2020 — Members of the West Virginia National Guard’s Defensive Cyber Operations Element are participating in a multi-day tabletop exercise hosted by the West Virginia Office of Technology to address cybersecurity threats and respond to attacks to statewide cyber infrastructure... MORE

W.Va. Guard wraps up COVID-19 response for the month of August
August 31, 2020 — This week, the West Virginia National Guard (WVNG) surpassed day 168 of supporting the state’s COVID-19 response. Currently, 328 members of the WVNG are on duty and we have completed 1,937 missions to date... MORE

Sallie Pat Tackett, wife of MG (RET) Allen Tackett, passes
August 21, 2020 — Sallie Pat Tackett, wife of Maj. Gen. (Ret.) Allen Tackett, former Adjutant General of the WVNG, passed Aug. 21, 2020. Maj. Gen. James Hoyer, The Adjutant General, West Virginia National Guard, and West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice offer messages of condolence... MORE

W.Va. Guard highlights COVID-19 response for August
August 21, 2020 — This week, the West Virginia National Guard (WVNG) surpassed day 161 of supporting the state’s COVID-19 response. Currently, 322 members of the WVNG are on duty and we have completed 1,852 missions to date... MORE

West Virginia Adjutant General’s update on RISE West Virginia
August 21, 2020 — Over the past week, contractors with the West Virginia RISE program completed three additional projects, bringing the total number of completed homes to 217... MORE