West Virginia National Guard

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West Virginia National Guard
Active	1947 - present
Country	United States
Allegiance	West Virginia
Branch	Joint
Type	Reserve force Militia
Garrison/HQ	Charleston, West Virginia
Motto(s)	"Mountaineers Are Free"
Decorations	List of decorations
Commanders
Civilian leadership	Governor Jim Justice] (Commander-in-Chief) Governor Jim Justice (Governor of the State of West Virginia)
State military leadership	Major General William E. Crane (Adjutant General) Command Sergeant Major James D. Jones (Senior Enlisted Advisor)
Insignia
Unit insignia
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.

The oldest active regiment in the U.S. Army (active, Reserve and National Guard) is the 201st Field Artillery, the "First West Virginia," founded in 1735 as a Virginia militia regiment.