The Beeline, the official podcast of the West Virginia National Guard, chronicles the efforts of the Soldiers, Airmen, and Civilian employees that live work and defend or communities, state, and nation.
Episodes
The Beeline - Episode 9 - Senior Airman Donnie Lambert
Senior Airman Donnie Lambert was awarded the 2020 American Legion Spirit of Service award, recognizing his contributions and selfless service to the American Legion and other organizations. Listen as Senior Airman Lambert discusses his path to winning the award.
07/14/2020
The Beeline - Episode 8: A Discussion on Race
In light of the recent events that are going on in the country with videos of police killings and nationwide protests, we sit down with a group led by Brig. Gen Christopher “Mookie” Walker the Assistant Adjutant General and Commander of the West Virginia Air National Guard to open a dialogue into race as it pertains to the military.
06/25/2020
The Beeline - Episode 6: Close Spaces, Close Contact, and Crowds
Dr. Clay Marsh, West Virginia Coronavirus Czar, Vice President and Executive Dean at West Virginia University Health, Col. (Dr.) Todd Fredricks, Associate Professor of Family Medicine at Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine and WVNG State Surgeon, and Col. Kermit Heubner, the Aviation Medicine Officer with the 772nd Troop Command of the West Virginia Army National Guard and academic faculty at the Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine Department of Emergency Medicine and a Department of Military and Emergency Medicine at the Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences, discuss the three C's and how they relate to the new science of the COVID-19 disease.
06/10/2020
The Beeline - Episode 7: Close Spaces, Close Contact, and Crowds
Dr. Clay Marsh, West Virginia Coronavirus Czar, Vice President and Executive Dean at West Virginia University Health, Col. (Dr.) Todd Fredricks, Associate Professor of Family Medicine at Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine and WVNG State Surgeon, and Col. Kermit Heubner, the Aviation Medicine Officer with the 772nd Troop Command of the West Virginia Army National Guard and academic faculty at the Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine Department of Emergency Medicine and a Department of Military and Emergency Medicine at the Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences, discuss the three C's and how they relate to the new science of the COVID-19 disease.
06/10/2020
The Beeline - Episode 6: Lt. Col. John Wiles, 1st Lt. Jaymie Brooks Dumproff talk WVNG’s Task Force Med
West Virginia Air National Guard (WVANG) Lt. Col. John Wiles, the West Virginia National Guard’s Task Force Medical (TFM) Commander, and WVANG 1st Lt. Jaymie Brooks Dumproff, an epidemiologist assigned to TFM, talk about the WVNG's Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and Explosive (CBRNE) Battalion, the 35th Civil Support Team (CST), and the 35th Enhanced Response Force Package (CERFP), which make up Task Force CRE and TFM. These personnel are highly trained in operating in a "contaminated environment" and have conducted more than 3,000 tests for COVID-19 in 87 lane support missions since the beginning of our response 70 days ago.
06/01/2020
The Beeline - Episode 4 Command Chief Master Sgt. Kevan Williams
In this episode, Master Sgts. Eugene Crist and De-Juan Haley talk to Chief Master Sgt. Kevan Williams, the new 130th Airlift Wing Command Chief. Williams talks about his priorities as the new Command Chief.
05/08/2020
The Beeline - Episode 5 Military Photojournalism
In this episode, Staff Sgt. Caleb Vance, Master Sgts. Eugene Crist and De-Juan Haley and Mr. Edwin "Bo" Wriston talk about some of their experiences as Photojournalists in the West Virginia National Guard.
05/08/2020
The Beeline - Vulnerable populations, mental health and COVID-19 Ep. 3
COL (Dr.) Todd Fredricks, Associate Professor of Family Medicine at Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine and WVARNG State Surgeon; Dr. Brenda Phillips, Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Indiana University South Bend and expert on emergency management and disaster recovery; Maj. Holli Nelson, state public affairs officer for the WVNG and MSgt. Eugene Crist, the public affairs manager for the 130th Airlift Wing, discusses vulnerable populations, mental health, and COVID-19.
05/01/2020
The Beeline - Ministering during COVID-19 Ep. 2
In this episode, Master Sgts. Eugene Crist and De-Juan Haley talk with Chaplain Bryan Knight, 130th Airlift Wing chaplain, about the innovative ways in which the chaplains are ministering during COVID-19. Additionally, Knight offers ways in which Soldiers and Airmen can remain resilient while dealing with the pandemic.
04/30/2020
The Beeline - WVNG State Surgeon Talks COVID-19 Response Ep. 1
The West Virginia National Guard sits down to talk with Col. Todd Fredricks, the State Surgeon for the West Virginia Guard. Everything from health tips, to the response of COVID-19.
