Allied Spirit 24 is a U.S. Army exercise designed to prepare NATO Allies and partners' deterrence initiatives through a range of joint and multinational military activities at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center near Hohenfels, Germany. As part of the U.S. Department of Defense's Large Scale Global Exercise 2024, Allied Spirit prepares multinational forces to operate as one to address security challenges across the globe.
The Gold Star Families’ Retreat is hosted each year by the West Virginia National Guard at Camp Dawson, WV to honor the service and sacrifice of Gold Star Families - families in which a family member died in the course of military service.
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.
