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The first lady s office announced Wednesday that the pair will visit a COVID-19 vaccination center at Capital High School in Charleston.
Biden s office initially announced Tuesday that Biden and Garner would tour Arnoldsburg Elementary School in Clay County, but that portion of the engagement was canceled due to a COVID-19 quarantine in the school district.
U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., will now also join the two on the trip.
Biden and Manchin will arrive and depart from Yeager Airport in Charleston, her office said in a statement. She and Manchin will also visit with West Virginia National Guard members and their families at the airport before their return to Washington.
CHARLESTON, W.Va. More details about First Lady Jill Biden’s visit to West Virginia have been disclosed.
Biden and actress Jennifer Garner will travel to Charleston on Thursday, arriving at Yeager Airport before noon. The two will travel to Arnoldsburg Elementary School in Calhoun County for a tour before visiting a vaccination center at Capital High School in Charleston.
Biden and Garner will also meet with members of the West Virginia National Guard and their families at Yeager Airport before their departure.
Garner grew up in Charleston and graduated from George Washington High School.
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Chief Flight Instructor Bryan Branham sits in one of the Marshall University flight school airplanes.
Prospective commercial pilots can learn more about Marshall University’s new flight school this weekend at Yeager Airport in Charleston.
The Bill Noe Flight School is hosting an open house at 11 a.m. on Saturday, May 15.
Visitors will get a close-up look at Marshall’s new training aircraft and see the facilities under construction, while learning more about how they can earn a bachelor’s degree and prepare for a career in aviation.
Marshall President Jerome A. Gilbert and the university’s
Executive Aviation Specialist Bill Noe, along with Chief Flight Instructor Bryan Branham, will be on hand to meet students and answer questions. A limited number of attendees will be chosen to take a ride in one of the Marshall planes.
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