Adventures on the Gorge (AOTG) is a premier outdoor adventure resort located in southeastern West Virginia and only one hour from Charleston, home of the 2011 EANGUS National Conference. AOTG is a proud sponsor of EANGUS, and to further show their support they are offering  all conference attendees drastically discounted rates on several awesome adventures. For only $69 per activity, you can participate any or all of the following activities:

New River Rapid Run

TreeTops Canopy Tour

Gravity Zip Lines

1/2 Day Mountain Biking

1/2 Day Rock Climb and Rappel

Click here to download the flyer containing the special promotion code and reservation details.

Offer is valid 8-19 August 2011

The 2011 State Conference will be held in Parkersburg on April 29-30.

Click here for the Conference Brochure

Click here for the Conference, Golf, and Activities Registration Form

All Personnel are responsible for making thier own reservations.

Hotel Information:

Comfort Suites Parkersburg South

167 Elizabeth Pike, Mineral Wells, WV, US, 26150

Phone: (304) 489-9600

Hotel Website

For any additional information, please contact us!

Adventures on the Gorge (AOTG) is a premier outdoor adventure resort located in southeastern West Virginia and only one hour from Charleston, home of the 2011 EANGUS National Conference. AOTG is a proud sponsor of EANGUS, and to further show their support they are offering  all conference attendees drastically discounted rates on several awesome adventures. For only $69 per activity, you can participate any or all of the following activities: Read the rest of this entry »

It is time to act or our bills pending in the Senate Finance committee will die there.  We only have a couple of weeks remaining in this session so contact the members of the Finance Committee and ask them to move our bills.

Even if you have already contacted our state representatives once, do it again, and again!  Remember, the squeaky wheel is the one that gets greased!  It is SB4 which we want to get out of the Finance Committee if you are a National Guard Soldier or Airman.

There are 110 Bills pending in Senate Finance.

View all current Military Legislation on our live feed.

View all of our Senate Finance Committee Members and contact information here!

The West Virginia Army National Guard will be hosting a Commissary case lot sale on March 5-6, 2011 at the Charleston National Guard Armory, 1703 Coonskin Drive, Charleston, WV 25311.

Hundreds of items including meats, cereals, cleaning supplies, beverages and much, much more will be on sale at drastically discounted prices. This is open to all National Guard and Reserve service members, military retirees, active-duty military service members, and all dependents of such. YOU MUST BRING A VALID MILITARY ID TO ENTER. Cash, checks, debit cards and credit cards will be accepted for payment. The use of manufacturer’s coupons is highly encouraged!

EANGWV will also be hosting a Hot Dog and Baked Goods sale during the sale. All proceeds will used to help fund the 2011 EANGUS National Conference in Charleston, WV. Please come out and support EANGUS while you shop!

Hours Saturday 10:00am-5:00pm and Sunday 10:00am-4:00pm

Jacqueline Proctor

CHARLESTON, W.Va – Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin today announced his support for bills introduced in the U.S. Senate by Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-WV) and in the U.S. House of Representatives by Congressman Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) that would give the chief of the National Guard Bureau a permanent seat on the military’s Joint Chiefs of Staff.

The Guardians of Freedom Act of 2011 would make the National Guard’s top general a senior military adviser to the secretary of defense.  The bill would also give the Guard Chief a voice in decisions affecting National Guard staffing or funding for the war fighting and homeland defense missions.  The Senate bill was co-sponsored by Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV).

Gov. Tomblin pledged his support for the bill to Guard members during a visit with senior Guard leaders visiting West Virginia for Maj. Gen. Allen Tackett’s retirement ceremony.

“Generals Tackett and Hoyer are well aware that I am committed to working through the National Governor’s Association and with West Virginia’s congressional delegation to get this bill passed.  The National Guard is being called to duty more frequently than ever before and needs to be represented when decisions are made that affect the livelihood of our brave soldiers and airmen,” Gov. Tomblin said.

In a statement released just after his bill was introduced, Sen. Rockefeller said, “This bill will strengthen our national security, both abroad and here at home.  By making the chief of the National Guard Bureau a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Guardians of Freedom Act of 2011 will guarantee the National Guard is a part of the discussion as the nation responds to threats, both foreign and domestic.”

Upon introducing the bill Congressman Rahall said, “Now, more than ever, this Nation is relying upon the Guard to wage combat on foreign soil.  The training, equipping, and deployment of the Guard, as well as their budget, ought to be matters decided with input from the National Guard Chief at the highest levels of the military echelon. Now more than ever, the Guard needs a seat at the head table.”

The National Guard is the only military force with a constitutionally-mandated dual mission.  Guard members have served for years alongside their active duty counterparts in combat missions overseas.  But the Guard is also responsible for state and federal disaster relief and homeland defense.

The Guard’s efficiency in executing these varied missions is well-established and proven by data compiled by the National Guard Bureau.  In 2010 the Army National Guard consumed less than 11 percent of the Army’s budget while providing almost 40 percent of the Army’s operating force.  The Air National Guard operated on less than 7 percent of the Air Force’s budget, and it currently comprises about one-third of the Air Force’s capability, according to National Guard statistics.

Newly-appointed state Adjutant General James Hoyer is a 30-year Army National Guard veteran who has witnessed firsthand the Guard’s evolution from its strategic reserve role in the 1990’s to an operational force complementing the active duty Army and Air Force.

“I am in favor of any initiative that gives the Chief of the Guard Bureau input in decisions that affect our Guard members,” said Hoyer.  “We are different than the active duty and bring unique capabilities to the fight. We would jeopardize our ability to fight the nation’s wars and protect the homeland if the National Guard is not adequately represented at the Pentagon,” the general said.

The West Virginia National Guard Enlisted Association (EANGWV) will host the conference in Charleston, West Virginia, welcoming Soldiers, Airmen, retirees and their families from all 54 states and territories! EANGWV is currently seeking corporate sponsors and organizational/individual donations to help support the event. If you, your business, or anyone you know is interested in becoming a sponsor, please contact us! To view current sponsors and our sponsorship letter, visit our Sponsors page.

WV Senate Bill 4, Exempting National Guard and Reserve Military Income, is progressing through the Senate.

Members of the EANGWV Legislative Committee attended the WV Military Affairs Committee meeting  31 January, 2010 and breifed on emphasizing the importance of the National Guard to our state.  Also discussed was the recruiting benefits this bill will provide us.  The bill was met with very little question and the committee voted to pass the bill unanimously.  We believe the committee’s support can be attributed to the letters, phone calls, and emails that the senators received over the past couple of weeks.  We were approached by one Senator that mentioned he had been contacted by some of his constituents about the bill and was giving his full support.  If you or somebody you know contacted your Senator about the bill, thank you for the support.  This is a small victory but it shows what we can accomplish if we get people to contact their legislators.

The next step for the bill is to get through the Senate Finance Committee. If it passes the Finance Committee then it will most likely be put to the full Senate for vote.  If the Senate passes the bill then it will go on to a similar process with the House of Representatives.

I have listed the email addresses, phone numbers and county of all of the Senate Finance Committee members below.  We need to get as many people as possible to email, call, or write letters to these senators and express interest in the passage of WV Senate Bill 4, Exempting National Guard and Reserve Military Income.  It doesn’t need to be a long letter or email, just a couple of lines.  Even if you don’t live in their county you can still contact them.  The more the better!!!

WV Senate Finance Committee Members

roman.prezioso@wvsenate.gov
Capitol Phone: (304) 357-7961
Marion County

douglas.facemire@wvsenate.gov
Capitol Phone: (304) 357-7845
Braxton County

truman.chafin@wvsenate.gov
Phone: (304) 357-7808
Mingo County

larry.edgell@wvsenate.gov
Capitol Phone: (304) 357-7827
Wetzel County

mike.green@wvsenate.gov
Capitol Phone: (304) 357-7831
Raleigh County

walt.helmick@wvsenate.gov
Capitol Phone: (304) 357-7980
Pocahontas County

william.laird@wvsenate.gov
Capitol Phone: (304) 357-7849
Fayette County

brooks.mccabe@wvsenate.gov
Capitol Phone: (304) 357-7990
Kanawha County

ronald.miller@wvsenate.gov
Capitol Phone: (304) 357-7959
Greenbrier County

robert.plymale@wvsenate.gov
Capitol Phone: (304) 357-7937
Wayne County

ron.stollings@frontier.com
Capitol Phone: (304) 357-7939
Boone County

john.unger@wvsenate.gov
Capitol Phone: (304) 357-7933
Berkeley County

erik.wells@wvsenate.gov
Capitol Phone: (304) 357-7841
Kanawha County

jack.yost@wvsenate.gov
Capitol Phone: (304) 357-7984
Brooke County

donnaboley@suddenlink.net
Capitol Phone: (304) 357-7905
Pleasants County

delegate200@hotmail.com
Senator Mike Hall
Capitol Phone: (304) 357-7901
Putnam County

davesypolt@wvsenate.com
Capitol Phone: (304) 357-7914
Preston County

Please remember not to send any emails with your government or military email account. We can’t actively lobby using government resources.

Visit our WV Legislation page and click on SB 4 for more details.
Also, you can click here and enter your Zip Code to view all the legislators in your area.