2008 Annual Report - West Virginia Army National Guard - U.S. Army

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West Virginia National Guard Annual Report 2008 Education, training, and exercises are conducted for Department of Defense and intergovernmental, interagency, and multinational partners/organizations in conjunction with ongoing Homeland Defense operations in accordance with guidance from National Guard Bureau and stated interagency requirements. Our location at Camp Dawson and other locations in West Virginia provide an ideal environment for class activities and conducting hands-on training. JITC offers courses devoted to homeland security, homeland defense, awareness training, countermeasures, intelligence fusion, operational support/security and consequence management. The Center for National Response (CNR) is an operational component of JITEC that is a National Guard training activity operated by the West Virginia National Guard. It is a flexible WMD training complex that provides multiscenario exercises for the military or joint operations with military and first responders. The CNR is a unique training facility that provides realistic and challenging exercises for military first responders. There is no other place in the country that offers this kind of environment for first responders. This setting allows response teams to practice their techniques and experiment with new procedures and equipment without alarming the public or disrupting commercial or public activities. The Center for National Response is a cost-effective, state-of-the-art WMD Consequence Management /Counterterrorism exercise based training and operational equipment testing site. The CNR conducts exercises throughout the year at the West Virginia facility and provides a mobile exercise team for exercises at other locations. 58
West Virginia National Guard Annual Report 2008 West Virginia National Guard Counterdrug Program A baseline budget of $2.37 million plus a $1.3 million line item appropriation allows the West Virginia National Guard Counterdrug Program to add value and contribute to quality of life in our communities through its Drug Supply and Demand Reduction Programs. For fiscal year 2008, the West Virginia National Guard Counterdrug program completed more than 106 missions. This resulted in removing millions of dollars worth of illegal drugs from communities and educating West Virginia’s youth on the negative effects of illegal drugs, alcohol and tobacco. The Supply Reduction Program includes Interdiction teams, the Reconnaissance Aerial Interdiction Detachment (RAID), C- 26 fixed wing aerial reconnaissance aircraft and intelligence/case support personnel, and support law enforcement agencies (LEAs). These agencies include the West Virginia State Police, Appalachian High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area, Drug Enforcement Administration, Federal Bureau of Investigation, local law enforcement agencies, and several multi-agency drug task forces. In 2008, this support resulted in 124 drug related arrests and $323 million in seizures. In addition, Counterdrug staff assisted in the seizure of $186,068.00 worth of other drugs (cocaine, crack cocaine, ecstasy, heroin, methamphetamine, and oxycontin), and $154,931.00 in other assets (buildings/houses, currency, weapons, vehicles). The RAID and interdiction teams provided support to community-based organizations and educational institutions by providing presentations on the negative effects of illegal drug, alcohol, and tobacco use. At these events, anti-drug presentations and static displays of military equipment were offered, to include an OH-58 RAID helicopter to capture the audience’s attention and to promote a drug free and healthy lifestyle. The 130th Airlift Wing RC-26 aircrew members flew a combined 605 hours in 160 combat sorties during Operation Iraqi Freedom. At the Flight Training Unit (FTU) in Bridgeport, 20 new pilots and four new mission system operators (MSO) were trained. Several RC-26 instructors performed temporary duty at Hurlburt Field, Fla., throughout the year assisting with Initial Mission Training for Air Force Special Operations Command. The unit also assisted with aerial reconnaissance during massive flooding in Indiana in mid-June. 59
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