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W.Va. Guard assists with COVID-19 testing innovation
October 9, 2020 — MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Members of the West Virginia National Guard's Task Force Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) Response Enterprise (CRE) (TF-CRE) are helping roll out a new... MORE

167th Airmen provide COVID-19 testing and other support
October 6, 2020 — MARTINSBURG, W.Va. – Since early on in the global pandemic, the 167th Airlift Wing has supported West Virginia COVID-19 response efforts with manpower, resources and time.The 167th Medical Group... MORE

West Virginia Guard aircrew helps fight California fires
October 1, 2020 — CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Four members of the West Virginia National Guard’s Company C, 1-150th Assault Battalion, are flying aerial wildland firefighting missions to help combat massive northern California... MORE

28th ECAB hurdles challenges, completes training
September 17, 2020 — FORT HOOD, Texas – Despite COVID-19 challenges, Soldiers with the 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade completed training at Fort Hood to prepare for Operation Spartan Shield and Operation... MORE

New tracking devices to aid in study of black vultures
September 15, 2020 — MARTINSBURG, W.Va. – As part of a continuing study of black vultures in the Shepherd Field area, home of the 167th Airlift Wing and the Eastern West Virginia Regional Airport, five of the large... MORE

167th Airlift Wing helps with voluntary COVID-19 mapping
September 15, 2020 — MARTINSBURG, W.Va. – Members of the 167th Airlift Wing continue to guide residents through the uncertainty of the COVID-19 pandemic. Eight unit members are conducting voluntary COVID-19 mapping for... MORE

W.Va. Guardsman graduates Arabic course in Qatar
September 3, 2020 — CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Capt. Allen Paul Jordan, bilateral affairs officer of the West Virginia National Guard’s State Partnership Program with Qatar, recently graduated a three-week basic Arabic course... MORE

W.Va. Guard participates in cybersecurity tabletop exercise
September 1, 2020 — CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Members of the West Virginia National Guard’s Defensive Cyber Operations Element are participating in a multiday tabletop exercise hosted by the West Virginia Office of Technology... MORE

W. Va. Guard, Peruvian Air Force share ideas on COVID-19
July 28, 2020 — CHARLESTON, W.Va. – West Virginia National Guard Adjutant General, Maj. Gen. James Hoyer, alongside the Senior Enlisted Leader, Command Sgt. Maj. Phillip Cantrell, conducted a video teleconference... MORE

W.Va. Future Leaders Program prepares for new academic year
July 28, 2020 — CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Instructors and staff members of the West Virginia National Guard's Future Leaders Program (LFP) for high school students recently met in Winfield, West Virginia, to plan and... MORE

NY aircrews take WVNG troops to new heights for jump training
July 20, 2020 — CAMP DAWSON, West Virginia – Two New York Army National Guard CH-47F Chinook helicopters crewed by nine Soldiers took 15 West Virginia Army National Guard Special Forces members to new heights to... MORE

WVNG helps meet increased demand for testing, PPE
July 20, 2020 — CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Almost 400 members of the West Virginia National Guard (WVNG) are supporting the state’s COVID-19 response with testing and other missions. As COVID-19 cases increase in areas... MORE

West Virginia Task Force Medical in thick of COVID-19 fight
June 24, 2020 — CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The West Virginia National Guard’s (WVNG) Task Force Medical is playing a key role fighting the COVID-19 outbreak in the state.Shortly after West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice declared... MORE

West Virginia field artillery unit resumes normal training
June 23, 2020 — KINGWOOD, W.Va. – The West Virginia National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 201st Field Artillery Regiment (1-201st FA BN), became the first major unit to resume normal training cycles during the COVID-19... MORE

West Virginia Guard completes 100 days of COVID-19 response
June 22, 2020 — CHARLESTON, W.Va. – One-hundred days into the COVID-19 response effort, the West Virginia National Guard (WVNG) is helping test people for the coronavirus in six counties and at the 167th and 130th... MORE

W.Va. Guard, Peruvian military share best COVID-19 practices
June 12, 2020 — CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Leadership of the West Virginia National Guard (WVNG) held a video conference call with their State Partnership Program (SPP) counterparts in Perú to discuss COVID-19 military... MORE

Guard helps safeguard primary election against cyber threats
June 12, 2020 — CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Members of the West Virginia National Guard (WVNG) Defense Cyber Operations – Element (Cyber Team) helped safeguard the state's June 9 primary elections and will provide critical... MORE

West Virginia Guard task force keeps supplies flowing
June 8, 2020 — POCA, W.Va. – More than 100 Soldiers and Airmen of the West Virginia National Guard (WVNG) assigned to Task Force Sustainment are supplying Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and provisions to first... MORE

Mountaineer ChalleNGe Academy stays on track despite virus
June 5, 2020 — KINGWOOD, W.Va. – As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to maintain its grip on the United States, the Mountaineer ChalleNGe Academy (MCA) has developed innovative ways to ensure at-risk youth can... MORE

West Virginia Guard tests 10,000 people for COVID-19
June 2, 2020 — CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The West Virginia National Guard has boxed and delivered more than 320,000 meals for West Virginians, moved more than 2.5 million items of critical personal protective equipment... MORE

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