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W.Va. Guard helicopter crews train to fight wildland fires
October 11, 2019 — Three West Virginia Army National Guard aircrews with Company C, 1st Battalion, 150th Aviation Regiment (1-150th Assault Battalion), completed helicopter bucket training at Camp Dawson Oct. 10.... MORE

West Virginia Adjutant General’s update on RISE West Virginia
October 11, 2019 — Weekly update on the RISE West Virginia program for the week of Oct. 6-11, 2019. ... MORE

Soldiers earn home inspector certification, continuing RISE WV mission
October 11, 2019 — Almost 20 West Virginia Army National Guard (WVARNG) Soldiers can now add home inspector to their arsenal of job skills learned through serving in the National Guard. ... MORE

Patriot Guardens program receives USDA grant for veteran livestock, aquaculture production training
October 10, 2019 — The West Virginia Military Authority’s Patriot Guardens program has been awarded a grant in the amount of $667,535 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Institute of Food and Agriculture.... MORE

Lifestyle
October 8, 2019 — West Virginia National Guard dietitian, Shari Wright, discusses lifestyle and dieting. ... MORE

W.Va. Guard's 249th Army Band trains on wildland fire suppression
October 7, 2019 — More than 20 members of the West Virginia Army National Guard’s (WVARNG) 249th Army Band completed basic wildland fire suppression training led by the West Virginia Division of Forestry at the Morgantown Readiness Center, Oct. 4, 2019.... MORE

Full Spectrum Wellness Day provides tools for Airmen resilience
October 7, 2019 — The 167th Airlift Wing paused normal unit training assembly activities Oct. 6, to focus on wellness and resilience as part of an Air Force-wide initiative to address a spike in suicides across the force this year.... MORE

New assualt landing zone- keeping the dream alive
October 7, 2019 — The 167th Airlift Wing’s airfield management team continues moving through the approval process to use a runway in Johnstown, Pa., as an assault landing zone for C-17 Globemaster III aircraft pilot training. ... MORE

Expanded site investigation underway at 167th Airlift Wing
October 7, 2019 — Drilling began at the 167th Airlift Wing, Martinsburg, W.Va., as part of an Expanded Site Inspection the Air National Guard base and surrounding areas for perfluorooctane sulfanate (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), together referred to as PFAS, Sept. 25.... MORE

167th Airlift Wing Airman Spotlight Oct 2019
October 7, 2019 — Tech. Sgt. Victoria Shrieves is a personnelist for the 167th Force Support Squadron and the 167th Airlift Wing Airman Spotlight for October 2019. ... MORE