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130th Airlift Wing member lead planner for EOD Joint Training
August 23, 2024
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Patrick Harrington, left, explosive ordnance disposal technician with the Massachusetts Air National Guard's 104th Fighter Wing, and Senior Airman Benito Pacheco, EOD technician with the Nebraska ANG's 155th Air Refueling Wing, review X-rays of an improvised explosive device May 13, 2024, as part of the Audacious Warrior exercise at Volk Field Air National Guard Base in Wisconsin. The nine-day exercise included over 70 participants assigned to the Air National Guard, U.S. Air Force Reserve and U.S. Marine Corps, as well as military EOD specialists from the Czech Republic.
167th Airmen deploy as Mission Generation Force Element
August 9, 2024
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167th Airlift Wing Airman Spotlight August 2024
August 9, 2024
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167th Airlift Wing Airman Spotlight July 2024
July 31, 2024
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167th Airlift Wing conducts annual “superdrill”
June 13, 2024
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167th Airlift Wing Airman Spotlight June 2024
June 13, 2024
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Guard Soldiers, Czech Partners Celebrate Victory in Europe Day
May 28, 2024
Virginia, Kentucky and West Virginia National Guard Soldiers participated in a Victory in Europe celebration May 8, 2024, in Hranice, Czech Republic. The units mobilized to the Czech Republic under the command of the Virginia National Guard’s 3rd Battalion, 116th Infantry Regiment, 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team.
167th Airlift Wing conducts readiness exercise validation
May 10, 2024
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COLONEL BRYAN W. PREECE

Colonel Bryan Preece is the Chief of the Joint Staff at Joint Forces Headquarters, Charleston, WV. He is responsible for managing programs and operations for the Joint Staff and overseeing issues that impact more than 6,000 Citizen Soldiers and Airmen of the West Virginia National Guard. He also serves as the Director of A6, Headquarters WV Air National Guard.
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MAJ GEN James Seward

Maj. Gen. James “Jim” Seward is The Adjutant General, West Virginia Joint Forces Headquarters – West Virginia, located in the state’s capital city of Charleston.
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Official photo of Capt. April McClung, a nurse assigned to the 130th Airlift Wing, West Virginia Air National Guard, who helped deliver a baby Dec. 23, 2025, outside Walter Reed National Military Medical Center's emergency room. Photo by st Lt. De-Juan Haley.
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U.S. Army Spc. Ethan Shumar, a combat engineer, front; U.S. Air National Guard Capt. April McClung, a nurse; and U.S. Army Pfc. Jalen Taylor, a unit supply specialist, all assigned to the West Virginia National Guard, patrol near the Judiciary Square Metro station, Jan. 9, 2026. About 2,500 National Guard members support the D.C. Safe and Beautiful mission, assisting the Metropolitan Police Department in maintaining public safety for residents, commuters and visitors throughout the District. Photo by Tech. Sgt. Melissa Sterling.
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Command Sgt. Maj. Joseph J. Sale

The West Virginia National Guard honors and remembers Command Sgt. Maj. Joseph "J.J.” Sale, Jr., of Fayetteville, West Virginia, who passed away on Jan. 3, 2026. Sale served as the first State Command Sergeant Major of the West Virginia Army National Guard from January 1971 - January 1975 and again from January 1986 until his retirement in 1990.
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Command Sergeant Major Aaron T. Kincaid

Command Sergeant Major Aaron T. Kincaid is the West Virginia Army National Guard State Command Sergeant Major. In his current position, CSM Kincaid 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 West Virginia Army National Guard.
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From left, U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Brett Fries, U.S. Army Pfc. Tyler E. Farley and Sgt. Devin Cantwell, members of the West Virginia National Guard, pose for a photo before their patrols in Washington, D.C., Dec. 31, 2025. On Dec. 15, 2025, they helped extinguish a dryer fire in an apartment building on Massachusetts Avenue Northwest. About 2,500 National Guard members are supporting the D.C. Safe and Beautiful mission, providing critical support to the Metropolitan Police Department to help ensure the safety of those who live, work in and visit the District. Photo by Tech. Sgt. Renee Crugnale.
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Mountaineer Challenge Academy – South Class 2-2025 graduation ceremon

Imagery taken during the Mountaineer Challenge Academy – South Class 2-2025 graduation ceremony held at the Fayette County Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Building, Fayetteville, West Virginia, December 19, 2025. Sixty-six cadets graduated from the 65th class since 1993 to complete 22-week residential MCA program. During their time in the program, the class completed more than 2956 hours of on 38 different community development projects, contributing more than $102,800.00 of volunteer efforts.
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Governor Morrisey Requests Purple Hearts for Guard Members Killed, Injured in D.C. Attack

Governor Patrick Morrisey today formally announced that the State of West Virginia has requested the posthumous award of the Purple Heart for U.S. Army Specialist Sarah Beckstrom and the same honor for Air Force Staff Sergeant Andrew Wolfe of the West Virginia National Guard for their service and sacrifice while protecting the nation’s capital in Washington, D.C. WVNG Adjutant General Maj. Gen. Jim Seward (at podium) joined Governor Morrisey to support the call for that highest honor for the Guardsmen.
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Mountaineer Challenge Academy – North Class 2-2025 graduation ceremony

Mountaineer Challenge Academy – North Class 2-2025 graduation ceremony was held at Camp Dawson, Kingwood, West Virginia, December 12, 2025. Sixty-five cadets graduated from the 65th class since 1993 to complete 22-week residential MCA program. During their time in the program, the class completed more than 3,230 hours of on 44 different community development projects, contributing more than $112,000 of volunteer efforts. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Edwin L. Wriston)
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Spc. Sarah Beckstrom laid to rest at W.Va. National Cemetery

Evalea Beckstrom and West Virginia Adjutant General Maj. Gen. Jim D. Seward embrace during U.S. Army Spc. Sarah Beckstrom's committal service at the West Virginia National Cemetery in Grafton, West Virginia, Dec. 9, 2025. Beckstrom, a military police officer with the 863rd Military Police Company, 111th Engineer Brigade, West Virginia Army National Guard, was laid to rest with full military honors during the ceremony and interment. Beckstrom died on Nov. 27, 2025 due to a gunshot wound received when she was ambushed by a gunman while on patrol near the Farragut Square Metro Station in Washington, D.C. the previous day. Beckstrom was 20 years old and had served 2 years and 5 months in the West Virginia National Guard. Beckstrom is survived by mother Evalea Beckstrom, father Gary Beckstrom, sisters Nicole and Christina and brothers Bryan and Wesley. (U.S. Army National Guard Photo by Cdt. Ayden Norcross)
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Spc. Sarah Beckstrom laid to rest at W.Va. National Cemetery

Imagery captured during the dignified transfer of U.S. Army Spc. Sarah Beckstrom, 20, a member of the West Virginia National Guard at the Dodd and Reed Funeral Home in her hometown of Webster Springs, West Virginia, December 5, 2025. Beckstrom was wounded in a targeted attack on November 26, 2025, while supporting Operation DC Safe and Beautiful in the District of Columbia, and succumbed to her wounds the following day. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Edwin L. Wriston)
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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe, a West Virginia National Guard Airman with the 167th Force Support Squadron serving on the D.C. Safe and Beautiful Mission, was wounded in a shooting near the Farragut Square Metro Station in Washington, D.C., November 26, 2025. (U.S. Army National Guard courtesy photo)
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W.Va. Guard extends support to President Trump’s initiative to make D.C. Safe and Beautiful

U.S. Army Spc. Ayden Holbert and Pfc. Daniel Tippett, with the West Virginia National Guard and assigned to Joint Task Force–District of Columbia, conduct a presence patrol in Dupont Circle, Washington, D.C., Nov. 3, 2025. The WVNG is extending support to President Donald Trump’s DC Safe and Beautiful mission through Dec. 31, 2025. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Takara Williams)
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West Virginia Landscape

Landscape of West Virginia Mountains.
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Keough, Frank

SPC Frank Keough Janurary 8, 1969 - February 25, 1991 Jeannette, Pennsylvania 14th Quartermaster Detachment, 99th Army Reserve Command, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey
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West Virginia National Guard Welcomes New Inspector General

Maj. Gen. James Seward, the Adjutant General of the West Virginia National Guard, administered the oath of responsibility to Col. Steven Niewiarowski as the new WVNG State Inspector General during a ceremony at Joint Force Headquarters on August 19, 2025.
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West Virginia National Guard Welcomes New Inspector General

Maj. Gen. James Seward, the Adjutant General of the West Virginia National Guard, administered the oath of responsibility to Col. Steven Niewiarowski as the new WVNG State Inspector General during a ceremony at Joint Force Headquarters on August 19, 2025.
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West Virginia National Guard Soldiers and Airmen arrive in Washington, D.C.

U.S. Soldiers from the South Carolina National Guard and U.S. Army and Air Force service members from the West Virginia National Guard receive a briefing prior to being deputized as part of D.C. Safe and Beautiful Task Force, Washington, D.C., Aug. 19, 2025. Approximately 800 National Guard service members comprise JTF-DC, supporting the D.C. Safe and Beautiful Task Force. These National Guard service members provide critical support, including crowd management, presence patrols, and perimeter control, in support of law enforcement. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Amber Peck)
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West Virginia National Guard Soldiers and Airmen arrive in Washington, D.C.

U.S. Soldiers from the South Carolina National Guard and U.S. Army and Air Force service members from the West Virginia National Guard receive a briefing prior to being deputized as part of D.C. Safe and Beautiful Task Force, Washington, D.C., Aug. 19, 2025. Approximately 800 National Guard service members comprise JTF-DC, supporting the D.C. Safe and Beautiful Task Force. These National Guard service members provide critical support, including crowd management, presence patrols, and perimeter control, in support of law enforcement. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Amber Peck)
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WVNG Best Warrior Competition 2024 Video
153rd Public Affairs Detachment
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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