West Virginia National Guard hits major milestones in 2018
"Our soldiers and airmen continue to demonstrate the value and expertise of the
"As one of the major economic drivers in the state, delivering more than half a billion dollars to the
In 2018, soldiers and airmen supported such events as hurricane recovery efforts, flooding response and international partnership building in
In addition, these men and women assisted the state by augmenting correctional officers, overseeing recovery efforts from the 2016 flood, supporting drug prevention efforts in their communities and assisting in the state's economic development and diversification through programs such as Patriot Guardens.
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* All units exceeded end strength with more than 100 percent manning. The Recruiting and
* Nearly 550 soldiers and airmen deployed in support of contingency operations in other countries.
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* Special operators concluded deployments to the
* The 35th Civil Support Team (Weapons of Mass Destruction) completed more than 70 missions supporting multiple state and federal partners
in chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear and hazardous material response operations.
* The WVNG-Qatar partnership was formally established in May, marking the second partner nation for the WVNG and the sixth SPP country in the
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* The WVNG was one of four states selected to author cyber security strategy policy for the state's executive branch of government that can be shared across the states and territories.
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* WVNG STARBASE programs provided 151 aca-demies with focused STEM curriculum serving more than 3,700 students in
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