page_title: West Virginia National Guard
section_title: West Virginia Army National Guard
hierarchical_section_title: West Virginia National Guard / West Virginia Army National Guard
caption_attribution_description: English: Hanover, WV, May 29, 2009 -- West Virginia National Guard troops pick up debris from the side of the highway with construction equipment. The debris was left from early May flooding in Hanover along US Hgwy 52. Louis Sohn/FEMA
context_page_description: 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:
  Adjutant General: Major General James A. Hoyer
  Director, Joint Staff: Brigadier General H.B. Gillam
  Assistant Adjutant General for Army: Brigadier General Russell Crane
  Senior Enlisted Leader: CSM James Allen
context_section_description: 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:
  (a) Federal Mission: As a Reserve Component of the Army, maintain combat ready units and Soldiers who are available to mobilize in support of the U.S. National Military Strategy;
  (b) State Mission: Provide organized, trained and equipment units to protect life and property and to preserve peace, order and public safety when ordered by the governor; and
  (c) Community Mission: To add value to the communities in which we live, work and serve.
caption: West Virginia National Guardsmen clearing flood debris from the side of a highway at Hanover, WV, May 29, 2009
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