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W.Va. Guard hosts Army National Guard Director visit to FWAATS

Lt. Gen. Jon A. Jensen, director of the Army National Guard, paid a visit to the Fixed Wing Army National Guard Aviation Training Site (FWAATS) located in Bridgeport, West Virginia, March 3, 2023. Jensen received an informational briefing and tour of the facility and visited with staff and students. FWAATS is the only ARNG training site that provides Army aviator (Active Duty, Reserve and National Guard) fixed wing training instruction. Since 1992, FWAATS has trained more than 2,900 Soldiers in the operation of Army standard and non-standard fixed wing aircraft and has on three occasions been certified as a "Learning Institution of Excellence." (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Edwin L. Wriston)
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W.Va. Guard hosts Army National Guard Director visit to FWAATS

Lt. Gen. Jon A. Jensen, director of the Army National Guard, paid a visit to the Fixed Wing Army National Guard Aviation Training Site (FWAATS) located in Bridgeport, West Virginia, March 3, 2023. Jensen received an informational briefing and tour of the facility and visited with staff and students. FWAATS is the only ARNG training site that provides Army aviator (Active Duty, Reserve and National Guard) fixed wing training instruction. Since 1992, FWAATS has trained more than 2,900 Soldiers in the operation of Army standard and non-standard fixed wing aircraft and has on three occasions been certified as a "Learning Institution of Excellence." (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Edwin L. Wriston)
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W.Va. Guard hosts Army National Guard Director visit to FWAATS

Lt. Gen. Jon A. Jensen, director of the Army National Guard, paid a visit to the Fixed Wing Army National Guard Aviation Training Site (FWAATS) located in Bridgeport, West Virginia, March 3, 2023. Jensen received an informational briefing and tour of the facility and visited with staff and students. FWAATS is the only ARNG training site that provides Army aviator (Active Duty, Reserve and National Guard) fixed wing training instruction. Since 1992, FWAATS has trained more than 2,900 Soldiers in the operation of Army standard and non-standard fixed wing aircraft and has on three occasions been certified as a "Learning Institution of Excellence." (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Edwin L. Wriston)
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35th CST Provides Support to Ohio National Guard in East Palestine

Maj. Timothy Casto of the West Virginia National Guard's 35th Civil Support Team and 1st Lt. Kristan Farmer of the Ohio National Guard's 52nd Civil Support Team, both nuclear medical science officers, review water samples within a mobile analytical laboratory system in East Palestine, Ohio, Feb. 7, 2023. Seven members of the West Virginia National Guard provided support to the 52nd CST, which was activated at the request of Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine to assist civil authorities in their response efforts following a Feb. 3 train derailment in the eastern Ohio village of about 4,800. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Capt. Jordyn Craft, Ohio National Guard Public Affairs)
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W.Va. Army Guard wins top environmental award

U.S. Army Col. Anthony Hammett, the Army National Guard’s chief of installations, environment, and energy (front row, center), recognizes fiscal year 2022 award winners during the Programming Guidance Course at the Professional Education Center on Camp Robinson in North Little Rock, Arkansas, during the week of Jan. 23-27, 2023. Nick Broyles (second row, center) accepted the Environmental Stewardship Award on behalf of the West Verginia Army National Guard's environmental program. (U.S. Army National Guard photos by Staff Sgt. Amouris Coss)
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W.Va. Army Guard wins top environmental award

Col. Anthony Hammett, the Army National Guard’s chief of installations, environment, and energy (left), presents the 2022 Environmental Stewardship Award to Nick Broyles, accepting on behalf of the West Virginia Army National Guard's environmental program, during the Programming Guidance Course at the Professional Education Center on Camp Robinson in North Little Rock, Arkansas, during the week of Jan. 23-27, 2023. THe WVARNG scored highest in the nation within the ARNG G-9’s four environmental sections: Cleanup, Conservation, Technological Innovation, and Planning. (U.S. Army National Guard photos by Staff Sgt. Amouris Coss)
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Second Military Retiree Appreciation Day

The West Virginia National Guard will host the second Military Retiree Appreciation Day (RAD) on March 11, 2023, from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. on Camp Dawson in Kingwood, West Virginia. The free event will be hosted in conjunction with the West Virginia Retired Military Council and is open to military retirees, their families and survivors from all branches of military service. West Virginia Assistant Adjutant General - Air, Brig. Gen. Michael Cadle, will serve as the host. In 2022, retirees were offered free haircuts as part of the event.
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Second Military Retiree Appreciation Day

The West Virginia National Guard will host the second Military Retiree Appreciation Day (RAD) on March 11, 2023, from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. on Camp Dawson in Kingwood, West Virginia. The free event will be hosted in conjunction with the West Virginia Retired Military Council and is open to military retirees, their families and survivors from all branches of military service. West Virginia Assistant Adjutant General - Air, Brig. Gen. Michael Cadle, will serve as the host. A large group of retirees at the 2022 WVNG RAD.
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The 130th Airlift Wing's first all-female aircrew took flight

Airmen from the 130th Airlift Wing pose for a photo at McLaughlin Air National Guard Base, Charleston, W.Va., January 20, 2023. Before the first all-female crew in the unit's history took off en route to Naval Air Station Key West's Boca Chica Field in Key West, Florida, for an aeromedical evacuation training mission. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. Eugene Crist)
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W.Va. Guard Retires RC-26 Aircraft From Service

Pilots and crew from the West Virginia National Guard’s Counter Drug Program manned the final retirement flight of RC-26 Condor 94-0260, ending a distinguished career of service to the Mountain State and the nation January 6, 2023, in Bridgeport, West Virginia. The Condor is a twin turboprop surveillance and reconnaissance aircraft that performed a multitude of important roles including domestic counter drug missions, warzone counter-insurgency flights overseas, domestic homeland security missions, and disaster relief efforts both at home and abroad. All 11 RC-26 aircraft previously operated by the U.S. Air Force and Air National Guard are now at their final resting place, the boneyard at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Edwin L. Wriston)
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W.Va. Guard Retires RC-26 Aircraft From Service

Pilots and crew from the West Virginia National Guard’s Counter Drug Program manned the final retirement flight of RC-26 Condor 94-0260, ending a distinguished career of service to the Mountain State and the nation January 6, 2023, in Bridgeport, West Virginia. The Condor is a twin turboprop surveillance and reconnaissance aircraft that performed a multitude of important roles including domestic counter drug missions, warzone counter-insurgency flights overseas, domestic homeland security missions, and disaster relief efforts both at home and abroad. All 11 RC-26 aircraft previously operated by the U.S. Air Force and Air National Guard are now at their final resting place, the boneyard at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Edwin L. Wriston)
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W.Va. Guard Retires RC-26 Aircraft From Service

Pilots and crew from the West Virginia National Guard’s Counter Drug Program manned the final retirement flight of RC-26 Condor 94-0260, ending a distinguished career of service to the Mountain State and the nation January 6, 2023, in Bridgeport, West Virginia. The Condor is a twin turboprop surveillance and reconnaissance aircraft that performed a multitude of important roles including domestic counter drug missions, warzone counter-insurgency flights overseas, domestic homeland security missions, and disaster relief efforts both at home and abroad. All 11 RC-26 aircraft previously operated by the U.S. Air Force and Air National Guard are now at their final resting place, the boneyard at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Edwin L. Wriston)
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167th Airlift Wing Airman Spotlight January 2023

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Samantha Kesecker is a cyber surety craftsman for the 167th Operations Group and the 167th Airlift Wing Airman Spotlight for January 2023. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. Emily Beightol-Deyerle)
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167th Operations Group pilot completes Weapons Instructor Course

U.S. Air Force Maj. Kyle Wagner, a pilot assigned to the 167th Operations Group, poses for a photo in front of a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft at the 167th Airlift Wing, Martinsburg, West Virginia, Jan. 08, 2023. Wagner recently graduated the U.S. Air Force Weapons School Weapons Instructor Course, becoming the first C-17 Weapons Officer at the 167th. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Airman James DeCicco)
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Three West Virginia Air National Guardsmen promoted to colonel

U.S. Air Force Col. Christopher Croson, director of personnel and manpower for the West Virginia Air National Guard salutes U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. David Cochran the Vice Adjutant General, West Virginia National Guard after being promoted to Colonel at the 167th Airlift Wing, Martinsburg, West Virginia on Jan. 7, 2023. Prior to his current assignment he served as the 167th Maintenance Group deputy commander. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Steven Sechler)
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Three West Virginia Air National Guardsmen promoted to colonel

U.S. Air Force Col. Corey Gause, commander of the 167th Mission Support Group, stands surrounded by his family as they pin on his colonel rank, Jan. 7, 2023, at the 167th Airlift Wing, Martinsburg, West Virginia. The colonel in the United States Army, Marine Corps, Air Force and Space Force, is the most senior field-grade military officer rank, just before the general officer ranks. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Steven Sechler)
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Three West Virginia Air National Guardsmen promoted to colonel

Col. James Freid-Studlo, West Virginia Air National Guard director of operations, addresses the audience at his promotion ceremony at the 167th Airlift Wing, Martinsburg, West Virginia, Jan. 6, 2023. Prior to his current position, Freid-Studlo served as the 167th Operations Support Squadron commander. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. Emily Beightol-Deyerle)
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West Virginia Army National Guard (WVARNG) Sgt. Bradley Parker Walls provided first-responder assistance for two separate emergencies on Dec. 26, 2022, while commuting to his State Active Duty position in Beaver, West Virginia. Walls quickly called 911 after noticing a neighbor’s house fire and then provided life-saving actions as he was first on scene at a severe two-vehicle accident. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Zoe Morris)
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West Virginia Army National Guard (WVARNG) Sgt. Bradley Parker Walls provided first-responder assistance for two separate emergencies during his commute to work on Dec. 26, 2022, including calling 911 after noticing smoke coming from his neighbor's home. Walls (right) assists the neighbor, Joey Boone, in cleaning up smoke damage. (courtesy photo)
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From left, U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Trina Young, a flight nurse assigned to the 167th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, 130th Airlift Wing, based at McLaughlin Air National Guard Base, Charleston, West Virginia, holds medical equipment, while flight medics Airman 1st Class Caleb Wynne and Airman 1st Class Haleigh Romage attempt to resuscitate a simulated dying patient during a medical evacuation exercise aboard a C-130J, Dec. 20, 2022. The 167th AES conducted in-flight emergency medical simulation training to maintain currency and hone their medical skills for real-world missions. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Airman 1st Class Kaden Salmons)
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