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Entry openedAug 2025
Last updatedOct 2026
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Patrick Morrisey
Governor of West Virginia, 2025–
Ordered between 300 and 400 West Virginia National Guard personnel to Washington in August 2025, the largest state contribution to that deployment, and extended the mission into 2026.
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Aug 16, 2025
Sent National Guard troops to Washington
Committed West Virginia National Guard members to the deployment to Washington, and in January 2026 announced the mission would continue.
Source: CNN, August 16 2025; Office of the Governor of West Virginia, January 13 2026