W.Va. Guard sustaining support for food bank operations
May 4, 2020 — Since beginning operations in support of the state’s COVID-19 response 52 days ago, the WVNG has completed 821 missions through our six lines of effort of operationalizing of the event, stabilizing the population, providing logistical movement of critical supplies, innovation, state surge capacity and capability, and conducting data analysis to combat the virus. Currently, 701 members of the WVNG are on duty serving the citizens of the State of West Virginia. ... MORE

West Virginia National Guard Sgt. 1st Class Roy Copeland demonstrates to youth care workers at the Davis Child Shelter on recommended sanitary and personal safety procedures during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in Charleston, West Virginia, May 04, 2020. Members of the West Virginia National Guard are providing training opportunities for private sector partners including grocery, retail, and other businesses throughout West Virginia in an effort to protect workers and customers and help slow the spread of the pandemic and mitigate public health threats. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Eugene Crist)

W.Va. Guard update on COVID-19 response
May 2, 2020 — Since beginning operations in support of the state’s COVID-19 response 50 days ago, the WVNG has completed 816 missions through our six lines of effort of operationalizing of the event, stabilizing the population, providing logistical movement of critical supplies, innovation, state surge capacity and capability, and conducting data analysis to combat the virus. Currently, 701 members of the WVNG are on duty serving the citizens of the State of West Virginia... MORE

West Virginia Adjutant General’s update on RISE West Virginia
May 1, 2020 — Since our last update on March 20, 2020, contractors with the West Virginia RISE program have completed 28 reconstruction and mobile home replacement projects in various counties throughout the state, bringing the total number of completed projects to 163... MORE

Hoyer: ‘West Virginians can be national leaders in reopening process’
April 29, 2020 — Daily COVID-19 Update: “The WVNG continues to lead by example to support our community by practicing good social distancing, wearing proper PPE and using our resources to create solutions for problems that arise,” said Maj. Gen. James Hoyer... MORE

Sgt. 1st Class Brian Tomasek with the West Virginia National Guard’s Task Force Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) Response Enterprise (CRE) (TF-CRE), collects post sanitization swabs from a conference room after it was sanitized with a Aerosolized Hydrogen Peroxide (AHP) system as part of a demonstration of its disinfection capabilities at the West Virginia Capitol Complex Charleston, West Virginia, April 29, 2020. The three man team form TF-CRE is teaching employees from the State of West Virginia Department of Administration General Services Division how to use the AHP system to clean rooms and combat the possible spread of the infectious COVID-19 pandemic virus.

W.Va. Guard update on COVID-19 response
April 28, 2020 — Since beginning operations in support of the state’s COVID-19 response 46 days ago, the WVNG has completed 698 missions through our six lines of effort of operationalizing of the event, stabilizing the population, providing logistical movement of critical supplies, innovation, state surge capacity and capability, and conducting data analysis to combat the virus. Currently, 704 members of the WVNG are on duty serving the citizens of the State of West Virginia... MORE

W.Va. Guard outlines sixth line of effort for COVID-19 response
April 27, 2020 — The West Virginia National Guard’s (WVNG) adjutant general, Maj. Gen. James Hoyer, today added a sixth line of effort to our COVID-19 response, including state surge capacity and capability as an objective moving forward... MORE

W.Va. Guard Works to Build Analytical Forecasting Tools for COVID-19 Response
April 27, 2020 — Members of the West Virginia National Guard (WVNG) and West Virginia University (WVU) John Chambers College of Business and Economics (Chambers College) have joined forces as “Task Force Petersen” to develop key data systems to forecast and track the availability, procurement, distribution and shortfalls of critical medical supplies throughout West Virginia during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic... MORE

Senior Airman Will Wagstaff (left), Maj. Ryan Coss (center) and Senior Airman Carly Farmer pose for a photo outside the West Virginia National Guard Joint Forces Headquarters in Charleston, W.Va. Coss, Wagstaff and Farmer are serving as a part of Task Force Petersen, the task force dedicated to procuring and forecasting demand for critical personal protective equipment for the State of West Virginia's response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Caleb Vance.)

W.Va. Guard update on COVID-19 response
April 25, 2020 — Since beginning operations in support of the state’s COVID-19 response 43 days ago, the WVNG has completed 666 missions through our five lines of effort of operationalizing of the event, stabilizing the population, providing logistical movement of critical supplies, innovation and conducting data analysis to combat the virus. Currently, 704 members of the WVNG are on duty serving the citizens of the State of West Virginia. ... MORE

Sgt. 1st Class Brad Convery and Sgt. 1st Class Brian Tomasek, members of the West Virginia National Guard’s Task Force Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) Response Enterprise (CRE) (TF-CRE), conduct surface swabbing procedures to measure contaminants during operations to sanitize spaces at a daycare facility in Scott Depot, West Virginia, April 25, 2020. TF-CRE utilized multiple Aerosolized Hydrogen Peroxide (AHP) systems to fog rooms within the facility, helping to clean the rooms and combat the possible spread of the infectious COVID-19 pandemic virus. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Edwin L. Wriston)

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Key leaders gather for Ridge Runner Irregular Warfare Exercise showcase, reinforcing value of West Virginia’s unique training platform

The West Virginia National Guard, in partnership with the Department of Defense’s Irregular Warfare Center, hosted distinguished visitors during the Ridge Runner/ Ridge Healer Irregular Warfare Exercise at Camp Dawson in Kingwood, West Virginia, on April 15, 2025. Participants were varied across the irregular warfare spectrum, all with an interest in Ridge Runner IWX, a special forces multi-domain exercise for both U.S. Forces, as well as Allied and Partner Nation forces, tailored to specific evolving threat scenarios faced by modern special operations and conventional forces. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Zoe Morris)

Key leaders gather for Ridge Runner Irregular Warfare Exercise showcase, reinforcing value of West Virginia’s unique training platform

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West Virginia National Guard’s AITEC leads crucial battle against hidden threats to U.S. infrastructure

Chaplain Corps annual sustainment training

Chaplain Corps annual sustainment training

Chaplain Corps annual sustainment training

Chaplain Corps annual sustainment training

Chaplain Corps annual sustainment training

Chaplain Corps annual sustainment training

West Virginia National Guard reflects on flood response efforts

West Virginia National Guard reflects on flood response efforts

West Virginia National Guard reflects on flood response efforts

Maj. Gen. Jim Seward Assumes Role as 37th Adjutant General of W. Va. Guard

Maj. Gen. Jim Seward Assumes Role as 37th Adjutant General of W. Va. Guard

Maj. Gen. Jim Seward Assumes Role as 37th Adjutant General of W. Va. Guard

Maj. Gen. Jim Seward Assumes Role as 37th Adjutant General of W. Va. Guard

Exercise Eagle Resolve 2025 (ER 25)

Exercise Eagle Resolve 2025 (ER 25)

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