Members of the Guard were called into duty by Governor Joe Manchin just hours after floodwaters devastated parts of Mingo and Wyoming counties May 9.

Col. Paige Hunter says the Guard has finished the work given it by the two county emergency services offices. "When they are satisfied that we have fulfilled the mission that they've asked us to do, then they will tell the state OES that the Guard has done all we need them to do," Col. Hunter tells MetroNews that happened Wednesday.

Members of the Guard have used heavy equipment to haul hundreds of tons of flood debris from communities like Gilbert, Red Jacket, Newtown and Hanover. The Guard also hauled stone to help with road repair efforts.

Col. Hunter says as many as 800 members of the Guard had a hand in the mission from those on the ground to those at headquarters in Charleston. She says some members were on a rotation, but some weren't. "We've had folks down there for a month," she said.

Guard members will spend the next few days going over the equipment that was used, making sure it's ready for the next response. "They immediately reset that equipment and make it ready to go again, if we should be called out again," Col. Hunter said.