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All-Hazards Joins Dunbar First Responders In Their Annual Jr. Police Academy
July 12, 2024
The West Virginia National Guard's All-Hazards team collaborated with the Dunbar Safe Community, Police Department and Fire Department for their annual Junior Police Academy held at Dunbar Middle School July 8-12, 2024.
West Virginia National Guard Celebrates 106th Anniversary of Warrant Officers
July 10, 2024
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130th Airlift Wing Guardsman Honored with Bronze Star Medal
June 18, 2024
Brig. Gen. David Cochran, Commander of the West Virginia Air National Guard, presents the Bronze Star certificate to Master Sgt. Andrew Mencin, a firefighter assigned to the 130th Airlift Wing during a ceremony held June 8, 2024, at McLaughlin Air National Guard Base, Charleston, W.Va. Mencin earned the Bronze Star for actions during a six-month deployment in support of Operation Inherent Resolve. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by 2nd Lt. De-Juan Haley)
167th Airlift Wing conducts annual “superdrill”
June 13, 2024
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Airmen lay in prone position and fire weapons
June 13, 2024
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W.Va. National Guard’s Ridge Healer trains U.K. special operations medical teams for irregular warfare, austere medicine
June 3, 2024
Members of the United Kingdom's 3 Ranger Special Operations Resuscitation Team or SORT provide medical care for a mock patient during the West Virginia National Guard-led Ridge Healer exercise held in late April throughout West Virginia. Ridge Healer is a medical exercise which provides the special operations community with irregular warfare medical resiliency and resistance training in austere, complex, contested and denied environments. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Lt. Col. Holli Nelson)
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Maj. Gen. Bill Crane, Adjutant General of the West Virginia National Guard, poses for a photo with Maj. Gen. Hamad Al-Naimi, President of the Qatar National Service Academy in Doha, Qatar, in late February 2024. The visit was part of a key leader engagement through the National Guard Bureau’s State Partnership Program (SPP). Qatar and West Virginia have been SPP partners since 2018. (Courtesy Photo)
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W.Va. Guard continues to build and expand important internationa

Maj. Gen. Bill Crane, Adjutant General of the West Virginia National Guard, poses for a photo with Maj. Gen. Rashid Al-Hajri, Commander of the Qatar Military Police Force in Doha, Qatar, in late February 2024. The visit was part of a key leader engagement through the National Guard Bureau’s State Partnership Program (SPP). Qatar and West Virginia have been SPP partners since 2018. (Courtesy Photo)
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167th Airlift Wing celebrates reopening of Fuel Cell Maintenance Hangar

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. William Crane, West Virginia National Guard Adjutant General, ceremoniously cuts a ribbon to mark the reopening of Hangar 305, Shepherd Field, Martinsburg, West Virginia, April 5, 2024. Attendees included local, state and federal representatives and staff, West Virginia National Guard leadership and 167th AW Airmen. A renovation project to remedy the Hangar 305’s foundation issues was completed in February 2024, allowing 167th Maintenance Group personnel to resume aircraft fuel cell maintenance in the facility. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by SMSgt Emily Beightol Deyerle)
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167th Airlift Wing celebrates reopening of Fuel Cell Maintenance Hangar

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. William Crane, West Virginia National Guard Adjutant General, ceremoniously cuts a ribbon to mark the reopening of Hangar 305, Shepherd Field, Martinsburg, West Virginia, April 5, 2024. Attendees included local, state and federal representatives and staff, West Virginia National Guard leadership and 167th AW Airmen. A renovation project to remedy the Hangar 305’s foundation issues was completed in February 2024, allowing 167th Maintenance Group personnel to resume aircraft fuel cell maintenance in the facility. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by SMSgt Emily Beightol Deyerle)
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167th Airlift Wing celebrates reopening of Fuel Cell Maintenance Hangar

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. William Crane, West Virginia National Guard Adjutant General, addresses the audience during a ribbon cutting ceremony to mark the reopening of Hangar 305, Shepherd Field, Martinsburg, West Virginia, April 5, 2024. Attendees included local, state and federal representatives and staff, West Virginia National Guard leadership and 167th AW Airmen. A renovation project to remedy the Hangar 305’s foundation issues was completed in February 2024, allowing 167th Maintenance Group personnel to resume aircraft fuel cell maintenance in the facility. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by SMSgt Emily Beightol Deyerle)
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The Importance of NATO on its 75th Anniversary

Graphic on NATO 75th Anniversary. (U.S. Army National Guard graphic by Edwin L. Wriston)
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W.Va. Guard Aircraft and Personnel Assist with Aerial Firefighti

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)
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US Army Pfc. Ayden Norcross provides photography support during Allied Spirit 24, March 9, 2024, in Hohenfels, Germany. Allied Spirit 24 is a U.S. Army exercise for its NATO Allies and partners at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center near Hohenfels, Germany that develops and enhances NATO and key partners interoperability and readiness across specified warfighting functions. (U.S. Army National Guard Photo by Staff Sgt. Justin Hough)
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167th Airlift Wing Airman Spotlight March 2024

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Chris Conner is a crew chief for the 167th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, he is also the 167th Airlift Wing Airman Spotlight for March 2024. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. Emily Beightol-Deyerle)
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Fuel systems maintenance resumes in 167th Airlift Wing fuel cell hangar

A 167th Airlift Wing C-17 Globemaster III aircraft is parked, awaiting maintenance, in the fuel cell hangar at the 167th Airlift Wing, Shepherd Field, Martinsburg, West Virginia, Feb. 29, 2024. After a renovation project was completed in February 2024 to address foundation issues, the facility has been turned back over to the 167th Maintenance Group to resume maintenance operations. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. Emily Beightol-Deyerle)
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2nd Lt. Amond Bailey

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.
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A C-130J-30 assigned to the 130th Airlift Wing, McLaughlin Air National Guard Base, W.Va., approaches a runway in preparation for a “touch-and-go” maneuver at the Mid-Ohio Valley Regional Airport, Williamstown, W.Va. on Feb. 8, 2024. A touch-and-go involves landing on a runway and taking off without coming to a complete stop. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by 2nd Lt. De-Juan Haley)
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U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Evin Hamm, a pilot assigned to the 130th Airlift Wing, McLaughlin Air National Guard Base, Charleston, W.Va., looks out of the window over the Mid-Ohio Valley Regional Airport, Williamstown, W.V., on Feb. 8, 2024. The 130th Airlift Wing performs tactical training throughout the state of West Virginia. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by 2nd Lt. De-Juan Haley)
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A cargo training pallet drops from a C-130J-30 assigned to the 130th Airlift Wing, McLaughlin Air National Guard Base, W.Va., during routine training over Camp Branch, W.Va., on Feb. 8, 2024. The 130th Airlift Wing performs tactical training throughout the state of West Virginia. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by 2nd Lt. De-Juan Haley)
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Spotlight: CW4 Jeremy Allio

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.
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Spotlight: CW4 Jeremy Allio

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.
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Spotlight: CW4 Jeremy Allio

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.
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Spotlight: CW4 Jeremy Allio

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.
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Spotlight: CW4 Jeremy Allio

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.
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W.Va. Guard 2023 Annual Report

The West Virginia National Guard Adjutant General's Annual Report to the Governor for 2023 is published and available for download. The 82-page report covers the 2023 calendar year with a description of units, missions, staff, organizational structure, special programs, financial reports and more. The report is located on the West Virginia National Guard website at Home (www.wv.ng.mil)
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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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