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West Virginia Adjutant General’s update on RISE West Virginia
October 30, 2020
Gov. Justice, W.Va. Guard celebrate Cantrell retirement after 32-years of service in U.S. Army
October 30, 2020
Candid portrait of West Virginia National Guard’s Senior Enlisted Leader, Command Sgt. Maj. Phillip Cantrell and his wife, Sherry. Cantrell is retiring after a 32-year career in the United States Army and West Virginia National Guard where his dedication to service and professionalism provided a powerful and significant example to emulate for the enlisted ranks of the WVNG. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Edwin L. Wriston)
West Virginia Adjutant General’s update on RISE West Virginia
October 26, 2020
COVID-19 response results in more than 50,000 West Virginians tested
October 26, 2020
157th Military Police company returns from nine-month deployment to Guantanamo Bay
October 24, 2020
More than 160 members of the 157th Military Police Company, 771st Troop Command Battalion, returned to Martinsburg, West Virginia, Oct. 24, 2020, from a nine-month deployment to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. While deployed, they provided support for Joint Task Force – Guantanamo in its safe, legal and humane detention mission. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Timothy Sencindiver)
W.Va. Guard receives authorization to increase personnel in support of COVID-19 response
October 19, 2020
Navigating less than healthy foods
October 16, 2020
W.Va. Guard Assists with New COVID-19 Testing Innovation
October 9, 2020
Specialist Nathan Nelson, a member of the West Virginia National Guard’s Task Force Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) Response Enterprise (CRE) (TF-CRE), registers an individual for a COVID-19 nasal swab test, West Virginia University Student Recreation Center, 30 Sept., 2020. TF-CRE members have assisted on COVID-19 testing lines with state health departments since March. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Timothy Sencindiver)
W.Va. Guard’s Mountaineer ChalleNGe Academy South Employees Look Forward to Helping Inspire Cadets
October 7, 2020
Mountaineer ChalleNGe Academy Mother Trisha Miller poses with her son, Alexander, and his siblings. Miller was so impressed with the experience her son is having in the MCA program, that she has become an employee at the newly opened Mountaineer ChalleNGe Academy - South located in Montgomery, West Virginia. (Courtesy Photo)
Second Mountaineer ChalleNGe Academy campus offers Job ChalleNGe placement opportunities
October 7, 2020
W.Va. Guard October 2020 Soldier Spotlight
October 7, 2020
Sgt. 1st Class Laurie Janet Churchill Wentworth, Flight Operations NCOIC with Detachment 1, Company B, 1-224th Security and Support Aviation Battalion, selected as the West Virginia National Guard's Soldier Spotlight for October, 2020. (Courtesy photo)
167th Airmen provide COVID-19 testing and other support
October 6, 2020
167th Medical Group Airmen assist with COVID-19 nasal swab testing for the local community at the West Virginia University Student Recreation Center, Morgantown, W Va., Sept. 30, 2020. The Airmen are assigned to West Virginia National Guard’s task force medical team which has been assisting county health departments throughout the state during the pandemic.
167th Airlift Wing Airman Spotlight October 2020
October 6, 2020
Maj. Lori Wyatt is the assistant chief nurse for the 167th Medical Group and the 167th Airlift Wing’s Airman Spotlight for October 2020.
Chaplain fills in for active duty priest
October 6, 2020
Chaplain (Capt.) Joshua Stevens passed out ice cream to Airmen while serving on temporary duty at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz. Stevens participated in a number of morale-building activities, counseling sessions and reintegration briefings during his month-long tour there in September 2020.
W.Va. Guard Soldiers learn valuable skills at Master Resilience Training course
October 5, 2020
Students from the Master Resilience Training Level 1 course pose for a photo Sept. 25, 2020, at Ft. McCoy, Wisconsin. Six members of the West Virginia Army National Guard recently completed the course which teaches resiliency skills. (Courtesy photo)
W.Va. Guard highlights COVID-19 response for September
October 2, 2020
James Blair, an IT Technician with Tate Communications, poses with Staff Sgt. Douglas Cooper and Steve Labelle, Telecommunications Specialists with the West Virginia National Guard, during the instillation of an outdoor WiFi booster on the Summersville Armory, September 15, 2020. The WiFi booster will allow students and parents to access free WiFi internet at WVNG armories at multiple locations around the state in support of Governor Jim Justice’s Kids Connect Initiative. The initiative is part of a statewide response effort to the COVID-19 pandemic and will provide internet access and availability at public spaces to students throughout areas of West Virginia where reliable internet is not always available. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Edwin L. Wriston)
W.Va. Guard aircrew personnel help combat wildland fires in California
September 30, 2020
Four members of the West Virginia National Guard’s Company C, 1-150th Assault Battalion are in California flying aerial wildland firefighting missions to help combat the massive North Complex and August Complex fires currently burning throughout nine counties in the northern part of the state. (Curtesy Photo Provided)
West Virginia Air National Guard hosts inaugural air-to-air staff talks with Peru
September 28, 2020
Members of the 130th Airlift Wing and West Virginia Army National Guard talk with members of the West Virginia National Guard’s (WVNG) State Partnership Program (SPP) counterparts on Sept. 24, 2020 at McLaughlin Air National Guard Base, Charleston, W.Va. The West Virginia/Peru SPP was formalized in 1996 and has generated more than 120 interactions between the forces. (U.S. Air National Guard Photo by Staff Sgt. Caleb Vance)
West Virginia National Guard WO Soldier Spotlight: CW3 Siobhan O’Flaherty Cleek
September 28, 2020
West Virginia National Guard CW3 Siobhan O’Flaherty Cleek poses with her family; husband Khristopher, and daughters Agatha and Paige.
W.Va. Army Guard promotes newest general officer
September 26, 2020
West Virginia Army National Guard (WVARNG) Col. Murray E. “Gene” Holt is promoted to the rank of Brig. Gen. at West Virginia National Guard Joint Forces Headquarters, Charleston, West Virginia, September 26, 2020. Brig. Gen. Holt has served in the Army National Guard since 1985 and began his career as an enlisted Soldier before earning his commission into the Army Engineer Corps in 1990. In his new role, Brig. Gen. Holt will serve as the Assistant Adjutant General – Army, exercising responsibility for all WVARNG programs and commanding a force of nearly 4,200 Soldiers. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Edwin L. Wriston)
W.Va. Guard focus shifts to increasing testing capacity
September 25, 2020
Hispanic Heritage Month Spotlight: Lt. Col. Jason Diaz
September 24, 2020
Lt. Col. Jason Diaz poses for a photo at Camp Dawson, West Virginia. Diaz is an armor officer with the 1st Squadron, 150th Cavalry Regiment and has been in the West Virginia National Guard since 2002. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Davis Rohrer)
West Virginia National Guard to host regional disaster training exercise in 2021
September 16, 2020
West Virginia National Guard’s 35th Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and High Yield Explosive (CBRNE) Enhanced Response Force Package (CERFP) search and extraction team members participate in a rescue scenario during a Vigilant Guard Massachusetts exercise at Joint Base Cape Cod Nov. 6, 2018. The Massachusetts National Guard hosted Vigilant Guard 19-1, a full-scale civil-military exercise, with 46 federal, state, local and civilian organizations, Nov. 5-9, 2018, in various locations throughout the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Zoe Morris)
167th Airlift Wing Airman Spotlight September 2020
September 14, 2020
Tech. Sgt. Luis Morello is the quality assurance manager for the 167th Comptroller Flight and the 167th Airlift Wing Airman Spotlight for September 2020.
New tracking devices to aid in continuing study of black vultures
September 14, 2020
Chad Neil, a wildlife biologist for USDA APHIS Wildlife Services-West Virginia and part of the 167th AW’s Bird/Wildlife Aircraft Strike Hazard (BASH) team, holds a black vulture that has been fitted with a transmitting device in Martinsburg, W.Va., Aug. 18, 2020.
Ceremony recognizes new 167th Force Support Squadron commander
September 14, 2020
Col. Bill Annie relinquishes command of the 167th Force Support Squadron to Maj. Ben Mathias during a change of command ceremony at the 167th Airlift Wing, Sept. 12, 2020. Annie is now the 167th Mission Support Group commander. Mathias is a pilot for the 167th Airlift Wing, and previously served in the Inspector General's office.
COVID-19 response reaches 180-day milestone for W.Va. Guard
September 9, 2020
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, poses for a photo with Qatari Brig. Gen. Sultan Mohammed Sultan Al Shawani, multilingual school commander, following his graduation. Allen took part in a 3-week basic Arabic course offered at the Qatar Armed Forces Language Institute in Al Sheehaniya, Qatar.
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West Virginia Adjutant General’s update on RISE West Virginia
September 3, 2020
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 WVNG's September Soldier Spotlight. A graduate of Brooke County High School in Wellsburg, West Virginia, Williams Castro has over 18 months of service in uniform established himself as a driven and engaged Soldier with a long-term goal of becoming a Green Beret. (Courtesy photo)
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Enlistment Spotlight Nov 2023

Enlistment Spotlight Yesterday was quite the special day at Buffalo High School in Putnam County, as an oath of enlistment into the WV Army National Guard took place right on campus. Andrew Warner, a senior at Buffalo was sworn into the Guard where he will attend training this coming summer following his high school graduation. Making the moment even more special, Private Warner was sworn in by 2nd Lieutenant Greysen Young. 2LT Young is also a graduate of Buffalo High School and a family friend of Andrew. Congratulations and welcome to our team, Private Warner!
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WV Soldiers train NATO troops in Kosovo

Sgt. Cheryl Madolev, 153rd Public Affairs Detachment, West Virginia Army National Guard, conducts Unit Public Affairs Representative training for Multinational soldiers assigned to Regional Command East of the NATO-led KFOR mission at Camp Bondsteel, Kosovo, on Dec. 23, 2024. UPARs are non-Public Affairs soldiers that have an interest in photography and journalism and have volunteered to help tell the story of their unit while deployed to Kosovo. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Mickey Miller)
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WV Soldiers train NATO troops in Kosovo

Staff Sgt. Mickey Miller,153rd Public Affairs Detachment, West Virginia Army National Guard, conducts Unit Public Affairs Representative training for Multinational soldiers assigned to Regional Command East of the NATO-led KFOR mission at Camp Bondsteel, Kosovo, on Dec. 23, 2024. UPARs are non-Public Affairs soldiers that have an interest in photography and journalism and have volunteered to help tell the story of their unit while deployed to Kosovo. (U.S. Army photo by Capt. James Mason)
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WV Soldiers train NATO troops in Kosovo

Multinational soldiers assigned to Regional Command East of the NATO-led KFOR mission completed Unit Public Affairs Representative training at Camp Bondsteel, Kosovo, December 23, 2024. Unit Public Affairs Representatives are non-Public Affairs soldiers that have an interest in photography and journalism and have volunteered to help tell the story of their unit while deployed to Kosovo. (U.S. Army phot by Capt. James Mason)
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West Virginia Mountaineer ChalleNGe Academy – North Class 63 Graduates 90 Cadets

The West Virginia National Guard’s Mountaineer ChalleNGe Academy – North program, located in Kingwood, West Virginia, graduated 90 cadets as a part of Class 63 today at Camp Dawson, West Virginia. WVNG State Command Sgt. Maj. James Jones and the Honorable Ronald T. Keohane, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Manpower and Reserve Affairs, joined MCA-North Director Dianna Trickett as guest speakers. (U.S. Army photo by Edwin Wriston)
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West Virginia Mountaineer ChalleNGe Academy – North Class 63 Graduates 90 Cadets

The West Virginia National Guard’s Mountaineer ChalleNGe Academy – North program, located in Kingwood, West Virginia, graduated 90 cadets as a part of Class 63 today at Camp Dawson, West Virginia. WVNG State Command Sgt. Maj. James Jones and the Honorable Ronald T. Keohane, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Manpower and Reserve Affairs, joined MCA-North Director Dianna Trickett as guest speakers. (U.S. Army photo by Edwin Wriston)
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W.Va. Guard Prepares Response to Winter Storm Blair

West Virginia National Guard personnel assigned to the Joint Operations Center monitor weather reports as Winter Storm Blair prepares to impact the state, January 5, 2025. West Virginia Governor Jim Justice declared a statewide State of Emergency due to an anticipated dangerous mix of heavy icing, significant snowfall, extreme winds, and frigid temperatures across the Mountain State. (Army National Guard photo by Edwin L. Wriston)
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U.S. Army Sgt. Isaac Bradshaw, a combat medic with C Company, 230th Brigade Support Battalion, North Carolina Army National Guard, wraps his arms around an older couple and uses his body to block them from debris and strong winds produced by the rotor wash of a landing CH-47 Chinook helicopter in Burnsville, North Carolina, Oct. 10, 2024. The Chinook crew responded in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, bringing generators, fuel, and other supplies to the remote area that was isolated when floodwaters washed away the main road in and out of the area.
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U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Steve Spitzer is a vehicle mechanic for the 167th Logistics Readiness Squadron and the 167th Airlift Wing Airman Spotlight for December 2024. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. Emily Beightol-Deyerle)
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West Virginia Army National Guard Conducts Change of Responsibil

Imagery taken during the West Virginia Army National Guard Change of Responsibility ceremony held at the West Virginia National Guard Joint Forces Headquarters, in Charleston, West Virginia, on December 11, 2024. During the ceremony, Command Sgt. Maj. Aaron T. Kincaid assumed the role of West Virginia Army National Guard State Command Sergeant Major from retiring Command Sgt. Maj. Chadwick L. Moneypenny. The WVARNG state command sergeant major represents and advises The Assistant Adjutant General - Army on matters pertaining to policies and actions that affect the nearly 4,000 enlisted Soldiers of the WVARNG. (Army National Guard photo by Edwin L. Wriston)
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West Virginia Army National Guard Conducts Change of Responsibil

Imagery taken during the West Virginia Army National Guard Change of Responsibility ceremony held at the West Virginia National Guard Joint Forces Headquarters, in Charleston, West Virginia, on December 11, 2024. During the ceremony, Command Sgt. Maj. Aaron T. Kincaid assumed the role of West Virginia Army National Guard State Command Sergeant Major from retiring Command Sgt. Maj. Chadwick L. Moneypenny. The WVARNG state command sergeant major represents and advises The Assistant Adjutant General - Army on matters pertaining to policies and actions that affect the nearly 4,000 enlisted Soldiers of the WVARNG. (Army National Guard photo by Edwin L. Wriston)
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West Virginia Army National Guard Conducts Change of Responsibil

Imagery taken during the West Virginia Army National Guard Change of Responsibility ceremony held at the West Virginia National Guard Joint Forces Headquarters, in Charleston, West Virginia, on December 11, 2024. During the ceremony, Command Sgt. Maj. Aaron T. Kincaid assumed the role of West Virginia Army National Guard State Command Sergeant Major from retiring Command Sgt. Maj. Chadwick L. Moneypenny. The WVARNG state command sergeant major represents and advises The Assistant Adjutant General - Army on matters pertaining to policies and actions that affect the nearly 4,000 enlisted Soldiers of the WVARNG. (Army National Guard photo by Edwin L. Wriston)
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West Virginia education partnership supports military children, families

Frank Vitale, civilian aide to the 25th Secretary of the Army, the Honorable Christine E. Wormuth, offered a message on her behalf during the West Virginia Dept. of Education's Common Ground Compact signing ceremony in Charleston on Nov. 12, 2024. The Common Ground Partnership is a group of 24 government, community and military organizations working together to share resources, programs and initiatives that support military families.
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West Virginia education partnership supports military children, families

The West Virginia Dept. of Education's Common Ground Compact was signed by partner representatives, including West Virginia National Guard Brig. Gen. Michaelle Munger (shown), during a ceremony at the state’s Culture Center in Charleston on Nov. 12, 2024. The Common Ground Partnership is a group of 24 government, community and military organizations working together to share resources, programs and initiatives that support military families.
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W.Va. Guard Holds Inaugural Key Leader Engagement with SPP Partner Gabon

United States Ambassador Vernell Trim FitzPatrick poses for a photo with Maj. Gen. Bill Crane, Adjutant General of the West Virginia National Guard at the United States Embassy in Libreville, Gabon, on November 18, 2024. The U.S. Embassy provided in-depth country briefings for a delegation of West Virginia National Guard and West Virginia State Government representatives during an Inaugural Key Leader Engagement trip to Gabon signifying the establishment of an official partnership between West Virginia and the Gabonese Republic as part of the National Guard Bureau’s State Partnership Program. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Edwin L. Wriston)
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W.Va. Guard Holds Inaugural Key Leader Engagement with SPP Partner Gabon

Dr. Christopher Martin, West Virginia University Global Health Program, West Virginia Cabinet Secretary Sherri Young, Department of Health and Human Resources, West Virginia Cabinet Secretary Sec. Cynthia Persily, Department of Human Services, and Mr. Mike Graney, Executive Director, West Virginia Department of Economic Development pose for a group photo outside the United States Embassy in Libreville, Gabon, on November 18, 2024. The U.S. Embassy provided in-depth country briefings for a delegation of West Virginia National Guard and West Virginia State Government representatives during an Inaugural Key Leader Engagement trip to Gabon signifying the establishment of an official partnership between West Virginia and the Gabonese Republic as part of the National Guard Bureau’s State Partnership Program. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Edwin L. Wriston)
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Airman 1st Class Ben Strickland is an avionics specialist for the 167th Maintenance Squadron and he is the 167th Airlift Wing Airman Spotlight for November. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. Emily Beightol-Deyerle)
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Mother Daughter duo enlist in 167th Airlift Wing

Marybeth Cole and her daughter, Blair Hesen, march in formation with the 167th Airlift Wing Student Flight at the 167th Airlift Wing, Martinsburg, West Virginia, Nov. 2, 2024. The mother-daughter duo enlisted together during 2024, and are currently members of the 167th Student Flight Program. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman James DeCicco)
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Mother Daughter duo enlist in 167th Airlift Wing

Marybeth Cole poses for a photo with her daughter, Blair Hesen, at the 167th Airlift Wing, Martinsburg, West Virginia, Nov. 2, 2024. The mother-daughter duo enlisted together during 2024, and are currently members of the 167th Student Flight Program. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech Sgt. Edward Michon)
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Jaws of Life demonstration

West Virginia Air National Guard 130th Airlift Wing Fire and Rescue Dept. to host a Jaws of Life demonstration at Joint Forces Headquarters on Oct. 28, 2024
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WVNG Best Warrior Competition 2024 Video
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March 19, 2024 | 4:11
Soldiers and Airmen from the West Virginia and District of Columbia National Guard compete in the West Virginia National Guard Best Warrior Competition held April 19-21, 2024, at Camp Dawson in Kingwood, West Virginia. Best Warrior is an annual event where participants compete in a series of warrior training tasks including weapons proficiency on the M4 rifle, 9mm pistol, land navigation, physical fitness, combat first aid, tactical movements, communications, and professional development activities. Photos by 153rd Public Affairs Det., WVARNG
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