West Virginia Army National Guard
| West Virginia National Guard | |
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| Active | 1947 - present |
| Country | West Virginia |
| Branch | Joint |
| Part of | West Virginia Department of Military Affairs and Public Safety |
| Garrison/HQ | Charleston, West Virginia |
| Commanders | |
| Civilian leadership | President Donald J. Trump (Commander-in-Chief) Governor Jim Justice (Governor of the State of West Virginia) |
| State military leadership | Major General James A Hoyer |
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The West Virginia National Guard is a part of the West Virginia Department of Military Affairs and Public Safety. It comprises the West Virginia Army National Guard and the West Virginia Air National Guard.
The leadership of the West Virginia National Guard includes:
The West Virginia Army National Guard (WVARNG) is the United States Army component of the West Virginia National Guard. It has 38 units and activities stationed in 22 counties throughout West Virginia and overseas. The WV ARNG is supporting Homeland Security activities, and has deployed troops as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom in Iraq, Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan and the Horn of Africa, and peace keeping missions in Kosovo.
The WVARNG has a three-fold mission:
The 772nd Aviation Troop Command Battalion administratively supervises small elements of aviation battalions located in West Virginia but which report to their battalion headquarters located out of state. It has an administrative rather than an operational role.
Two units of the West Virginia Army National Guard, the 150th Cavalry Regiment and the 201st Field Artillery Regiment, are among the nineteen Army National Guard units with campaign credit for the War of 1812. The 150th Infantry Regiment served with the 38th Infantry Division between the wars, served in the Panama Canal Zone during World War II, and was an armoured cavalry regiment for a time after World War II.
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