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NEWS | April 20, 2024

2024 Best Warrior, West Virginia National Guard

By 153rd Public Affairs Det., WVNG West Virginia and D.C. National Guard

CAMP DAWSON, Kingwood, W.Va.  –  

The 2024 West Virginia National Guard’s Best Warrior Competition is in full swing at Camp Dawson, West Virginia.
Throughout the weekend, competitors from the West Virginia Air Guard, West Virginia Army Guard and D.C. Guard will be evaluated on grueling tasks including ruck marching, weapons qualification, weapons assembly and combat water survival skills. 

Meet the Soldiers and Airmen vying for the title of the 2024 Best Warrior.

 

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A U.S. Air Force C130J-30 flies as Distinguished Visitors (DV) look on during Sentry Storm 24 DV Day, April 17, 2024, at Camp Branch, Logan County, W.Va. Sentry Storm is an exercise staged at McLaughlin ANGB in Charleston, Camp Branch in Logan County, Shepherd Field in Martinsburg and the skies over West Virginia, involving an estimated 500 personnel from the state’s Air and Army National Guard, partnering National Guard units from Kentucky, North Carolina, and Michigan, as well as Civil Air Patrol units. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by 2nd Lt. De-Juan Haley)
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A U.S. Air Force C130J-30 takes off from an unpaved runway as Distinguished Visitors (DV) look on during Sentry Storm 24 DV Day, April 17, 2024, at Camp Branch, Logan County, W.Va. Sentry Storm is an exercise staged at McLaughlin ANGB in Charleston, Camp Branch in Logan County, Shepherd Field in Martinsburg and in the skies over West Virginia, involving an estimated 500 personnel from the state’s Air and Army National Guard, partnering National Guard units form Kentucky, North Carolina, and Michigan, as well as Civil Air Patrol units. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by 2nd Lt. De-Juan Haley)
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U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. David Cochran, Adjutant General-Air, West Virginia National Guard talks with Col. James Rossi, Alpena CRTC Commander, Michigan Air National Guard during Sentry Storm 24 DV Day, April 17, 2024, at Camp Branch, Logan County, W.Va. Sentry Storm is an exercise staged at McLaughlin ANGB in Charleston, Camp Branch in Logan County, Shepherd Field in Martinsburg and the skies over West Virginia, involving an estimated 500 personnel from the state’s Air and Army National Guard, partnering National Guard units from Kentucky, North Carolina, and Michigan, as well as Civil Air Patrol units. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by 2nd Lt. De-Juan Haley)
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A U.S. Air Force C130J-30 assigned to the 130th Airlift Wing, West Virginia Air National Guard, takes off from an unpaved runway as Distinguished Visitors (DV) look on during Sentry Storm 24 DV Day, April 17, 2024, at Camp Branch, Logan County, W.Va. Sentry Storm is an exercise staged at McLaughlin ANGB in Charleston, Camp Branch in Logan County, Shepherd Field in Martinsburg and in the skies over West Virginia, involving an estimated 500 personnel from the state’s Air and Army National Guard, partnering National Guard units form Kentucky, North Carolina, and Michigan, as well as Civil Air Patrol units. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by 2nd Lt. De-Juan Haley)
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W.Va. Guard hosts 3rd annual Statewide Military Retiree Apprecia

Photos from the third annual West Virginia Military Retiree Appreciation Day held at the Glen Jean Armed Forces Reserve Center in Glen Jean, West Virginia, on April 13, 2024. Hosted by the West Virginia National Guard, the even drew more than 200 military retirees, immediate family and surviving spouses from all branches and components and provided a venue for retirees to get updates on benefits and current retiree issues, as well as to reconnect with service and veteran service support organizations. (Army National Guard photo by Edwin L. Wriston)
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W.Va. Guard hosts 3rd annual Statewide Military Retiree Apprecia

Photos from the third annual West Virginia Military Retiree Appreciation Day held at the Glen Jean Armed Forces Reserve Center in Glen Jean, West Virginia, on April 13, 2024. Hosted by the West Virginia National Guard, the even drew more than 200 military retirees, immediate family and surviving spouses from all branches and components and provided a venue for retirees to get updates on benefits and current retiree issues, as well as to reconnect with service and veteran service support organizations. (Army National Guard photo by Edwin L. Wriston)
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W.Va. Guard continues to build and expand important internationa

Maj. Gen. Bill Crane, Adjutant General of the West Virginia National Guard, and members of the WVNG senior leadership, pose for a photo with members of the U.S. Embassy Military team and Gen. Carlos Rabanal, Peruvian Deputy Commander for the Chief of Defense, at the Peruvian Joint Command in Lima, Peru, in late March, 2024. (Courtesy Photo)
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W.Va. Guard continues to build and expand important internationa

Maj. Gen. Bill Crane, Adjutant General of the West Virginia National Guard, and members of the WVNG senior leadership, pose for a photo with members of the Peruvian Air Force in Lima, Peru, in late March 2024. The visit was part of a key leader engagement through the National Guard Bureau’s State Partnership Program (SPP). Peru and West Virginia have been SPP partners since 1996. (Courtesy Photo)
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Maj. Gen. Bill Crane, Adjutant General of the West Virginia National Guard, shares a moment of laughter with Gen. Orestes Vargas, Peruvian Army Chief of Staff in Lima, Peru, in late March 2024. The visit was part of a key leader engagement through the National Guard Bureau’s State Partnership Program (SPP). Peru and West Virginia have been SPP partners since 1996. (Courtesy Photo)
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Maj. Gen. Bill Crane, Adjutant General of the West Virginia National Guard, poses for a photo with Maj. Gen. Hamad Al-Naimi, President of the Qatar National Service Academy in Doha, Qatar, in late February 2024. The visit was part of a key leader engagement through the National Guard Bureau’s State Partnership Program (SPP). Qatar and West Virginia have been SPP partners since 2018. (Courtesy Photo)
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W.Va. Guard continues to build and expand important internationa

Maj. Gen. Bill Crane, Adjutant General of the West Virginia National Guard, poses for a photo with Maj. Gen. Rashid Al-Hajri, Commander of the Qatar Military Police Force in Doha, Qatar, in late February 2024. The visit was part of a key leader engagement through the National Guard Bureau’s State Partnership Program (SPP). Qatar and West Virginia have been SPP partners since 2018. (Courtesy Photo)
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167th Airlift Wing celebrates reopening of Fuel Cell Maintenance Hangar

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. William Crane, West Virginia National Guard Adjutant General, ceremoniously cuts a ribbon to mark the reopening of Hangar 305, Shepherd Field, Martinsburg, West Virginia, April 5, 2024. Attendees included local, state and federal representatives and staff, West Virginia National Guard leadership and 167th AW Airmen. A renovation project to remedy the Hangar 305’s foundation issues was completed in February 2024, allowing 167th Maintenance Group personnel to resume aircraft fuel cell maintenance in the facility. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by SMSgt Emily Beightol Deyerle)
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167th Airlift Wing celebrates reopening of Fuel Cell Maintenance Hangar

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. William Crane, West Virginia National Guard Adjutant General, addresses the audience during a ribbon cutting ceremony to mark the reopening of Hangar 305, Shepherd Field, Martinsburg, West Virginia, April 5, 2024. Attendees included local, state and federal representatives and staff, West Virginia National Guard leadership and 167th AW Airmen. A renovation project to remedy the Hangar 305’s foundation issues was completed in February 2024, allowing 167th Maintenance Group personnel to resume aircraft fuel cell maintenance in the facility. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by SMSgt Emily Beightol Deyerle)
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The Importance of NATO on its 75th Anniversary

Graphic on NATO 75th Anniversary. (U.S. Army National Guard graphic by Edwin L. Wriston)
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W.Va. Guard Aircraft and Personnel Assist with Aerial Firefighti

West Virginia National Guard personnel conduct aerial wildland firefighting sorties over Hardy County, West Virginia, on March 22, 2024. West Virginia Jim Justice declared a State of Emergency for four counties in the Eastern Panhandle of the Mountain State due to serious wildland fires that have consumed more than 4,000 acres of woodlands and threaten local communities and residences. Crews flying UH60M and HH60M Blackhawk helicopters from Company C, 1-150th Assault Battalion and Company C, 2-104th General Support Aviation Battalion are utilizing an aerial firefighting system called a “Bambi Bucket” capable of dropping up to 630 gallons of water on active fire lines per sortie to combat the blazes. The delivery method allows firefighters to contain or extinguish the fire in areas of rough and dangerous terrain that ground-based personnel could not safely or easily reach. (Courtesy Photo)
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US Army Pfc. Ayden Norcross provides photography support during Allied Spirit 24, March 9, 2024, in Hohenfels, Germany. Allied Spirit 24 is a U.S. Army exercise for its NATO Allies and partners at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center near Hohenfels, Germany that develops and enhances NATO and key partners interoperability and readiness across specified warfighting functions. (U.S. Army National Guard Photo by Staff Sgt. Justin Hough)
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167th Airlift Wing Airman Spotlight March 2024

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Chris Conner is a crew chief for the 167th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, he is also the 167th Airlift Wing Airman Spotlight for March 2024. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. Emily Beightol-Deyerle)
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Fuel systems maintenance resumes in 167th Airlift Wing fuel cell hangar

A 167th Airlift Wing C-17 Globemaster III aircraft is parked, awaiting maintenance, in the fuel cell hangar at the 167th Airlift Wing, Shepherd Field, Martinsburg, West Virginia, Feb. 29, 2024. After a renovation project was completed in February 2024 to address foundation issues, the facility has been turned back over to the 167th Maintenance Group to resume maintenance operations. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. Emily Beightol-Deyerle)
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2nd Lt. Amond Bailey

2nd Lt. Amond Bailey may have been born in D.C. and started his career in the Army Reserves, but he has found a home in the hills as part of the West Virginia Army National Guard.
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A C-130J-30 assigned to the 130th Airlift Wing, McLaughlin Air National Guard Base, W.Va., approaches a runway in preparation for a “touch-and-go” maneuver at the Mid-Ohio Valley Regional Airport, Williamstown, W.Va. on Feb. 8, 2024. A touch-and-go involves landing on a runway and taking off without coming to a complete stop. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by 2nd Lt. De-Juan Haley)
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