167th Airlift Wing Airman Spotlight April 2024
April 29, 2024 — U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Christopher Grimes is a client systems technician for the 167th Communications Squadron and the 167th Airlift Wing Airman Spotlight for April 2024... MORE

167th Airlift Wing celebrates reopening of Fuel Cell Maintenance Hangar
April 29, 2024 — The 167th Airlift Wing celebrated the long-awaited reopening of its fuel cell hangar in a ceremony held April 5th, 2024. Amongst its attendees were local, state, and federal representatives and staff, leadership of the West Virginia National Guard, and Airmen from across the wing... MORE

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)

W.Va. Guard and Irregular Warfare Center sign Memorandum of Understanding
April 24, 2024 — The West Virginia National Guard signed a formal Memorandum of Understanding with the Irregular Warfare Center during a Ridge Runner Irregular Warfare exercise at Camp Dawson, in Kingwood, West Virginia, April 19, 2024... MORE

Maj. Gen. Bill Crane, Adjutant General of the West Virginia National Guard, signs a Memorandum of Understanding with Dr. Dennis Walters, Director of the Irregular Warfare Center, during a Ridge Runner Irregular Warfare program ceremony at Camp Dawson, Kinwgood, West Virginia, April 19, 2024. The IWC advances Department of Defense irregular warfare concepts, doctrine, and education, in collaboration with U.S. Joint Forces, key Allies and Partner Nations. The memorandum of understanding helps formalize the WVNG/IWC relationship, including enhancing opportunities for joint training exercises such as Ridge Runner and Ridge Healer programs, and additional sponsored events. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Edwin L. Wriston)

NCO, Soldier of the Year named as 2024 Best Warrior Competition wraps up
April 21, 2024 — Sgt. James Castro, 1/150th Cavalry Regiment, earned the title of WVARNG Noncommissioned Officer of the Year. Spc. Jason Hall, 1528th Forward Support Company (Special Operations) (Airborne), was named the WVARNG Soldier of the Year. ... MORE

The 24 participants of the 2024 Best Warrior Competition for the West Virginia National Guard, pose for a group photo at Camp Dawson, West Virginia April 20, 2024. Soldiers and Airmen from the West Virginia National Guard and District of Columbia National Guard compete in the West Virginia National Guard Best Warrior Competition April 19-21, 2024, at Camp Dawson in Kingwood, West Virginia. The Best Warrior Competition 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. (West Virginia National Guard photo by Sgt. Davis Rohrer)

2024 Best Warrior, West Virginia National Guard
April 20, 2024 — The 2024 West Virginia National Guard’s Best Warrior Competition is in full swing at Camp Dawson, West Virginia. Throughout the weekend, competitors from the West Virginia Air Guard, West Virginia Army Guard and D.C. Guard will be evaluated on grueling tasks including ruck marching, weapons qualification, weapons assembly and combat water survival skills. ... MORE

portrait of service member, knees to head, set on background of ariel photo of Camp Dawson in the summer.

West Virginia National Guard host key partners for SENTRY STORM 2024
April 19, 2024 — CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The West Virginia National Guard hosted key partners to observe its joint training exercise, SENTRY STORM 24, at Camp Branch in Logan County, April 17th, 2024. The exercise, staged at various locations and in the skies over West Virginia, included an estimated 500 personnel from the state’s Air and Army National Guard, partnering National Guard units from Kentucky, North Carolina, and Michigan, as well as Civil Air Patrol units... MORE

A U.S. Air Force C130J-30 flies as Distinguished Visitors (DV) look on during Sentry Storm 24 DV Day, April 17, 2024, at Camp Branch, Logan County, W.Va. Sentry Storm is an exercise staged at McLaughlin ANGB in Charleston, Camp Branch in Logan County, Shepherd Field in Martinsburg and the skies over West Virginia, involving an estimated 500 personnel from the state’s Air and Army National Guard, partnering National Guard units from Kentucky, North Carolina, and Michigan, as well as Civil Air Patrol units. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by 2nd Lt. De-Juan Haley)

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Maj. Gen. Bill Crane, Adjutant General of the West Virginia National Guard, and members of the WVNG senior leadership, pose for a photo with members of the Peruvian Air Force in Lima, Peru, in late March 2024. The visit was part of a key leader engagement through the National Guard Bureau’s State Partnership Program (SPP). Peru and West Virginia have been SPP partners since 1996. (Courtesy Photo)

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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