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Planning summer travel? TAG's Reading List 2024 is a must-have
May 23, 2024
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APS-2 grid set in Czechia for DEFENDER 24, ready for issue to WV Army National Guard
May 2, 2024
An Army Prepositioned Stocks-2 staging grid is set at Libava, ready to issue an entire cavalry APS-2 equipment set to the 1st Squadron, 150th Cavalry Regiment from the West Virginia Army National Guard for DEFENDER 24. The 405th Army Field Support Brigade’s Army Field Support Battalion-Africa has established an Equipment Configuration and Hand-off Area in Libava, and over the course of the next couple of days the battalion from Livorno, Italy, will be conducting technical inspections of all the tactical vehicles, basic issue items and support equipment with Soldiers from the 1st Squadron, 150th Cav. Regt., the gaining tactical unit.

DEFENDER is the Dynamic Employment of Forces to Europe for NATO Deterrence and Enhanced Readiness, and is a U.S. European Command scheduled, U.S. Army Europe and Africa conducted exercise that consists of Saber Strike, Immediate Response, and Swift Response. DEFENDER 24 is linked to NATO’s Steadfast Defender exercise, and DoD’s Large Scale Global Exercise, taking place from 28 March to 31 May. DEFENDER 24 is the largest U.S. Army exercise in Europe and includes more than 17,000 U.S. and 23,000 multinational service members from more than 20 Allied and partner nations, including Croatia, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Georgia, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, and the United Kingdom.

W.Va. Guard Aircraft and Personnel Assist with Aerial Firefighting Support
March 22, 2024
West Virginia National Guard personnel conduct aerial wildland firefighting sorties over Hardy County, West Virginia, on March 22, 2024. West Virginia Jim Justice declared a State of Emergency for four counties in the Eastern Panhandle of the Mountain State due to serious wildland fires that have consumed more than 4,000 acres of woodlands and threaten local communities and residences. Crews flying UH60M and HH60M Blackhawk helicopters from Company C, 1-150th Assault Battalion and Company C, 2-104th General Support Aviation Battalion are utilizing an aerial firefighting system called a “Bambi Bucket” capable of dropping up to 630 gallons of water on active fire lines per sortie to combat the blazes. The delivery method allows firefighters to contain or extinguish the fire in areas of rough and dangerous terrain that ground-based personnel could not safely or easily reach. (Courtesy Photo)

Spotlight: 2nd Lt. Amond Bailey
February 25, 2024
2nd Lt. Amond Bailey may have been born in D.C. and started his career in the Army Reserves, but he has found a home in the hills as part of the West Virginia Army National Guard.

Spotlight: CW4 Jeremy Allio
February 18, 2024
Chief Warrant Officer 4 Jeremy  Allio has almost 23 years of service in the West Virginia Army National Guard (WVARNG) and was chosen as a Soldier Spotlight in 2024. Allio is pictures with his wife, Rachel, and their children Isaac and Vivian.
He's also pictured on his deployment in 2004 to Iraq with the 1201st Forward Support Co., WVARNG.

Gov. Justice issues statement on death of West Virginia National Guard member
September 13, 2023
A young black man in U.S. Army camo military uniform leans back against the hood of a military vehicle. He has a close-cut hairstyle and black rectangular glasses with a slightly serious smile on his face, even as his body is relaxed against the vehicle. He's leaning on his elbows, propped on the hood.

SFC Christopher N. Loy Soldier Spotlight
June 10, 2023
SFC Loy, 32 and a native of Paden City, West Virginia, is a 12N / Senior Instructor/ Course Manager currently assigned to the Regional Training Institute at Camp Dawson, Kingwood.

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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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