Soldiers and Airmen from the West Virginia and District of Columbia National Guard compete in the West Virginia National Guard Best Warrior Competition held April 22-24, 2022, at Camp Dawson in Kingwood, West Virginia.
Best Warrior is an annual event where participants compete in a series of warrior training tasks including weapons proficiency on the M4 rifle, 9mm pistol, land navigation, physical fitness, combat first aid, tactical movements, communications, and professional development activities. (U.S. Army National Guard video by Spc. Cheryl Munson and Staff Sgt. Mickey Miller)
West Virginia Army National Guard Brig. Gen. Russell Crane, Assistant Adjutant General of the W.Va. National Guard, and Command Sgt. Maj. James Jones, State Command Sergeant Major of the W. Va. National Guard, hosted a Reenlistment and Retirement Ceremony at Camp Dawson Saturday, March, 7, 2020, to celebrate twenty-four reenlistments and eleven retirements.
On May 23-25 at Camp Dawson in Kingwood, W.Va., Soldiers from the West Virginia Army National Guard’s 753rd Explosive Ordinance participated alongside the West Virginia State Police Bomb Squad in the Raven’s Challenge, the world’s largest training event for military and police EOD/IED units and emergency management personnel.
Exercise Eager Lion, a “keystone event” between the strategic partnership between the U.S. military and Jordan Forces, commenced for a seventh year on May 7.
The United States Armed Forces are comprised of many traditions. For more than 365 years the citizen soldiers of the Army National Guard have come to the aid of their neighbors, state and country during times of crisis and need. One such tradition, and one that plays a vital role in the ARNG and its mission is the U.S. Army officer. In the West Virginia Army National Guard, there is an opportunity for citizen soldiers to achieve such a...
