2006 WVNG Annual Report PDF - West Virginia Army National Guard

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West Virginia National Guard Annual Report 2006Throughout the year, West Virginia's National Guard assisted the National Guard Bureauin testing new services for the mobile communications packages, such as video teleconferencingbetween a mobile communications kit and the Army National Guard video teleconferencingnetwork. Also, new innovative services have been pioneered by the West VirginiaNational Guard for the mobile communicationspackages, such as a remote controlled InternetProtocol camera as well as secure telephoneand fax services. To continue honing its skills,the West Virginia National Guard will participatein a Northern Command sponsoredCoalition Warrior Interoperability Demonstrationin 2007. This exercise will validate theability of the mobile communications packagesto provide incident site communicationsservices (an important homeland defensemission) during a simulated major evacuationof the National Capital Region due to terroristattack.As with the private sector, National Guard technology faces multiple challenges. Threatsto over 1,700 networked computers cause the security staff to be ever vigilant. As noted onnational news broadcasts, information security is of paramount importance and the need forabsolute privacy abounds. Technological advances continue to be rampant in the informationtechnology business. New technologyoften makes legacy systemsobsolete within a matter of a fewmonths. To protect data, informationand personnel, the National Guardinstalled computer access cardreaders to computers within theNational Guard communicationsinfrastructure. These card readersensure only authorized personnelaccess U. S. Government systems.As the world-wide information threatcontinues, J6 staff receives InformationAssurance Vulnerability Alerts(IAVAs) that aide in informationtechnology. On site security managers successfully applied these "patches" and "fixes", thusensuring full security of National Guard systems.In order to gain a more efficient use and upkeep of technology, Camp Dawson informationtechnology staff reorganized into a robust organization consisting of J6, Homeland Securityand National Guard Bureau personnel. This "tailored" team supports armories and facilities inNorthern West Virginia and Camp Dawson. The group's efforts earned highest accoladesfrom National Guard Bureau and the team's many customers.36
West Virginia National Guard Annual Report 2006Technological advances continue to be the norm for J6 staff. During the year a new telephoneswitch was installed. A mass call-out emergency notification system was brought onlinein order to have full function call accounting. Contracts are in place that will bury infrastructurecable (telephone, electricity and cable television) at Camp Dawson. Placement ofPolyComm video conferencing devices at all Army National Guard facilities is a work inprogress. Visual information upgrades, including plasma and LCD monitors, audio capabilities,LCD projectors and other upgrades are in process or near completion. InformationTechnology personnel planned a general information technology upgrade for the NationalGuard Emergency Operations Center that is now installed, functional and efficient.Hi-speed Secure Internet Protocol Network (SIPRNET) has been installed at severallocations around the state to meet the ever increasing demand for secure information requiredfor military and homeland defense operations. J6 staff also continues to upgrade Voice overInternet Protocol capabilities throughout the state with change out of over 600 VOIP phones.J8 - United States Property & Fiscal OfficeThe United States Property and Fiscal Office (USPFO) is located in Buckhannon and isstaffed by 69 Federaland two state employees.The USPFO-WV supports6,288 soldiers andairmen in 57 Army units/activities around the stateand two air bases inCharleston andMartinsburg. USPFO-WV is responsible, underfederal law, for managementand accountabilityof all federal monies,equipment and propertybelonging to the WestVirginia National Guard.USPFO-WV operations consist of an Administrative section, Logistics Division, ResourceManagement Division and Purchasing and Contracting Division.The various divisions of the USPFO-WV provide the following support:a) The Logistics Division supports Army National Guard units by providing all classes ofsupplies and services, commercial transportation support, property management and accountability,and funds management. During 2006, the Logistics Division processed 11,126 requestsfor supplies, administered a budget of $5,117,511, assisted with the deployment ofthree units and the redeployment of six units from the Global War on Terrorism.37
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