460 MORE NATIONAL GUARDSMEN ACTIVATED TODAY - WV Military List Rapidly Growing |
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Another 460 members of West Virginia's National Guard were called to active duty to assist in the nation's buildup for a
possible war with Iraq. They will be reporting today. The troops will serve in either Operation Noble Eagle providing security within the US or Operation Enduring Freedom in the Gulf. The 111th Engineer Group of St. Albans is a military command unit. The mission of the 119th Engineer Company of Clarksburg and Buckhannon is to support combat engineering operations with manned construction equipment. Members of the 152nd Military Police Detachment of Moorefield are trained to conduct military police surveillance operations and assist in military force-protection. The mission of the 1257th Transportation Company of Huntington mission is to provide transportation for cargo and military personnel. The U.S. Department of Defense Web site, 3,051 West Virginia guardsmen and reservists have been called to active duty, although other sources have indicated more have been activated. Nationwide, 188,592 guardsmen and reservists have been mobilized. The following are from West Virginia: 2nd SF Bn 19th SF Grp 1st SF National Guard 9 38th Ord. Ammo Unit Army Reserve 56 111th Engineer Grp National Guard 88 119th Engineer Co. National Guard 159 130th Airlift Wing National Guard 331 152nd Military Police Det. National Guard 45 156th Military Police National Guard 45 157th Military Police National Guard 124 167th Airlift Wing National Guard 260 261st Od Co. 1 Plt Md LiFort Army Reserve 44 261st Ord. Co. Det. 1 Army Reserve 12 261st Ord. Co. Det. 2 Army Reserve 12 300th Chemical Co. Army Reserve 113 304th Military Police Army Reserve 180 321st Ord. Bn HHC Army Reserve 52 351th Ordnance Co. Army Reserve 153 363rd Military Police Co. Army Reserve 180 459th Engineer Co. Det. 3 Army Reserve 173 459th Engineer Co. Heavy Boat Army Reserve 10 463rd Engineer Bat. Det. 2 Army Reserve 50 811th Ordnance Co. Army Reserve 44 811th Ordnance Co. Army Reserve 118 1092nd Engineer National Guard 522 1257th Transportation Co. National Guard 167 1863rd Tc Co. National Guard 68 Det. 1 1 Bn 80 Reg 3 BDE Army Reserve 3 Fleet Maintenance Det. 0202 Naval Reserve 1 Ntl. Guard Spec. Op Det. 3 National Guard 1 Personnel Support Det. 105 Naval Reserve 1 Spc. Ops Det. 3 National Guard 1 Spc. Ops Det. E National Guard 27 Spc. Ops, Europe Forward 2 National Guard 1 State Command Ntl. Guard National Guard 1 Total 3051
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