Morrisey Says Guard Will Continue Work in D.C.

Governor Patrick Morrisey announced Tuesday afternoon that the West Virginia National Guard’s mission in Washington, D.C. will continue through the remainder of the year as part of ongoing efforts to support public safety operations in the nation’s capital. The West Virginia National Guard has been serving in Washington, D.C. since August 2025 in support of the D.C. National Guard Joint Task Force, providing logistics, administrative, and public affairs support, Joint Staff augmentation, and both static and roving presence patrols. Two West Virginia guardsmen were shot in DC in November with one dying from her injuries.