153rd Public Affairs Detachment
Hometown: Charleston, WV, US
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Featured Video
West Virginia National Guard Practice Disturbance Techniques
B-Roll of Soldiers from the West Virginia Army National Guard practicing Disturbance techniques in support of the presidential inauguration. Produced by Spc. Bruce Vealy.
Video by Spc. Bruce Vealey | 153PAD | 01.19.2009
Recent Photos
(48 votes; 3.05)
W.Va. Army National Guard 2/19th Special Forces Group...A soldier in West Virginia Army National Guard's 2/19th SFG Detachment 1 training team completes the swimming event during their Selection and Assessment Program,...
Photo by Sgt. Sara Yoke | 153PAD | 03.06.2013
NCO induction ceremony outlines duties,...The 1/201st Field Artillery, West Virginia Army National Guard Command Sgt. Major Bobby Cales presents a plaque to Sgt. Lucas Mullins during the noncommissioned...
Photo by Staff Sgt. Debra Richardson | 153PAD | 01.31.2011
West Virginia Guard soldiers deliver food, water to...A week after Hurricane Sandy struck the East coast, residents in Pickens, W.Va., are still fighting the effects of the massive blizzard that deposited six feet of...
Photo by Staff Sgt. Debra Richardson | 153PAD | 11.03.2012
West Virginia Guard soldiers help prevent volunteer fire...A West Virginia Army National Guard soldier unloads pallets of food and water at the Elkins armory to be distributed to communities throughout Randolph County. The...
Photo by Staff Sgt. Debra Richardson | 153PAD | 11.01.2012
Heavy burden: W.Va. National Guard unit helps ensure...W.Va. Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Christopher Hamrick, the CBRNE non-commissioned officer assigned to CERFP in Eleanor, points out the structural damage incurred...
Photo by Staff Sgt. Debra Richardson | 153PAD | 10.31.2012
WV Army National Guard continues storm reliefA member of the West Virginia Army National Guard approaches an apartment complex in Summersville, W.Va., to assess the structural damage incurred after Hurricane...
Photo by Staff Sgt. Debra Richardson | 153PAD | 10.31.2012
Recent Video
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West Virginia National Guard Practice Disturbance TechniquesB-Roll of Soldiers from the West Virginia Army National Guard practicing Disturbance techniques in support of the presidential inauguration. Produced by Spc. Bruce Vealy.
Video by Spc. Bruce Vealey | 153PAD | 01.19.2009
West Virginia National Guard Practices First AidB-Roll of Soldiers of the West Virginia National Guard practicing first aid techniques in support of the presidential inauguration in Washington, D.C. Produced by...
Video by Spc. Bruce Vealey | 153PAD | 01.19.2009
West Virginia National Guard Arrives at CapitalB-Roll of members of the West Virginia National Guard arriving in the Capital to provide security during the presidential inauguration. Produced by Spc. Bruce Vealy.
Video by Spc. Bruce Vealey | 153PAD | 01.19.2009
Recent News Stories
(9 votes; 3.22)
2/19 Special Forces Selection and Assessment Program...Dusk was falling, and the next assessment was about to begin. Fifteen soldiers, lost in concentration, plotted points on their maps, rechecking coordinates so they...
Story by Sgt. Sara Yoke | 153PAD | 03.14.2013
NCO Induction Ceremony outlines duties,...The tradition of the Army’s Noncommissioned Officer, NCO, Induction Ceremony can be traced to the army and lineage of Frederick the Great. Today, this ceremony...
Story by Staff Sgt. Debra Richardson | 153PAD | 03.04.2013
W.Va. Guard soldiers deliver food, water to Pickens..."I'm glad you're finally here, we're in desperate need of your help," exclaimed Thrayron Morgan, wife of a National Guard soldier and long-time resident of the area....
Story by Staff Sgt. Debra Richardson | 153PAD | 11.03.2012
W.Va. National Guard members rescue a Rosie the Riveter...
SUMMERSVILLE, W.Va. - Despite more than a foot of blinding snow outside, Maggie Selman and her dog Ginger were plunged into darkness in her home as Hurricane Sandy...
Story by Sgt. Sara Yoke | 153PAD | 11.02.2012
SUMMERSVILLE, W.Va. - Despite more than a foot of blinding snow outside, Maggie Selman and her dog Ginger were plunged into darkness in her home as Hurricane Sandy...
Story by Sgt. Sara Yoke | 153PAD | 11.02.2012
West Virginia Guard soldiers help prevent volunteer fire...The town of Davis, a popular tourist attraction for skiers nationwide, has an elevation of 3,200 feet and boasts the slogan, “It’s almost always snow season.”...
Story by Staff Sgt. Debra Richardson | 153PAD | 11.02.2012
Heavy burden: W.Va. National Guard unit helps ensure...While heavy, wet snow burdened the rooftops of buildings, W.Va., National Guard members helped relieve the burden of responsibility felt by other emergency state...
Story by Sgt. Sara Yoke | 153PAD | 10.31.2012
