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The West Virginia National Guard traces its heritage to the 1735 militia company established in Berkeley County by Morgan Morgan. [1] Originally formed for protection against Indian raids, militia units were quickly mobilized when necessary in war time. Militia units provided frontier service in the French and Indian War and during Dunmore’s War.
The 130th Airlift Wing is a unit of the West Virginia Air National Guard, based at Yeager Airport in Charleston, West Virginia, providing tactical airlift in support of the United States Air Force and the State of West Virginia. Its primary mission is to provide tactical airlift capabilities to support the West Virginia National Guard, United ...
The 150th Cavalry Regiment (" The Second West Virginia " [1]) is a regiment of the West Virginia Army National Guard, with troops in multiple locations throughout West Virginia and one troop (part of the North Carolina Army National Guard) in Sanford, North Carolina. It was originally formed as Greenbrier County militia, fighting for Virginia ...
C-130J Super Hercules. C-17 Globemaster III. The West Virginia Air National Guard (WV ANG) is the aerial militia of the State of West Virginia, United States of America. It is, along with the West Virginia Army National Guard, an element of the West Virginia National Guard, and is also closely associated with the United States Air Force .
CHARLESTON (AP) — The West Virginia National Guard joined in battling wildfires Friday that have scorched more than 4,000 acres (1,619 hectares) in the state and destroyed several homes. Two Blackhawk helicopters dropped water from buckets on the fires in steep, wooded terrain in Hardy County, the National Guard said on social media.
Aug. 1—Following a send-off ceremony Monday, 54 volunteer members of the West Virginia National Guard will depart today for the southern border as part of Operation Lone Star. "You are heroes ...
Tail Code. Blue tail stripe, "Charlie West" in yellow letters with state map. Insignia. 130th Airlift Squadron. The 130th Airlift Squadron (130 AS) is a unit of the West Virginia Air National Guard 130th Airlift Wing located at Charleston Air National Guard Base, Charleston, West Virginia. 130th is equipped with the C-130J Super Hercules .
The 201st Field Artillery Regiment (" First West Virginia " [1]) is a West Virginia Army National Guard regiment. It currently perpetuates the Virginia elements of the Maryland and Virginia Rifle Regiment, which fought in the American Revolution. Organized by Colonel Morgan Morgan in Bunker Hill, West Virginia in 1735, it is the oldest ...