Overview
{{Infobox military unit
|unit_name=West Virginia National Guard
|image= WVJFHQ.ashx.jpg
|image_size=220px
|caption=
|dates=1947 - present
|country= United States
|allegiance= West Virginia
|branch= Joint
|type= Reserve forceMilitia
|role=
|size=
|command_structure= West Virginia Department of Military Affairs and Public Safety
|garrison= Charleston, West Virginia
|garrison_label=
|nickname=
|motto="Mountaineers Are Free"
|march=
|mascot=
|battles=
|anniversaries=
|decorations=List of decorations
|commander1= President Joe Biden(Commander-in-Chief)Governor Jim Justice''(Governor of the State of West Virginia)
|commander1_label= Civilian leadership
|commander2= Major General William E. Crane(Adjutant General)
|commander2_label= State military leadership
|notable_commanders=
|identification_symbol=
|identification_symbol_label= Unit insignia
|identification_symbol_2 =
|identification_symbol_2_label = Seal of the West Virginia National Guard
}}
The West Virginia National Guard is a part of the West Virginia Department of Military Affairs and Public Safety. It comprises the West Virginia Army National Guard and the West Virginia Air National Guard. Unlike some states, West Virginia does not maintain a state defense force, nor is there a naval component to the state's military forces.
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