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Guard Soldiers Sharpen Readiness in Warfighter Exercise
June 22, 2026
The 29th Infantry Division concluded its 20-day Warfighter Training Exercise, or WFX 26-4, June 14, 2026, at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania.
Virginia Guard Soldiers Return From Deployment
June 17, 2026
Maj. Gen. James W. Ring, the adjutant general of the Virginia National Guard, and Chief Master Sgt. John F. Nye, the Virginia National Guard’s senior enlisted leader, welcome home Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to the Hanover-based 229th Military Police Company, 276th Engineer Battalion, 329th Regional Support Group June 16, 2026, at Fort Bliss, Texas.
Virginia Air Guard, Finnish Partners Sharpen Tactics, Readiness
June 17, 2026
An F-22 Raptor from the Virginia Air National Guard’s 192nd Fighter Wing flies alongside a Finnish Air Force F-35 Lightning II at Ebbing Air National Guard Base, Arkansas, June 16, 2026.
Virginia Guard Tests New Brigade Design in Louisiana
June 8, 2026
Virginia Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to the Staunton-based 116th Mobile Brigade Combat Team, or MBCT, unload vehicles and equipment from railcars June 3, 2026, at Fort Polk, Louisiana.
Virginia Guard, Finnish Air Force Strengthen Cyber Partnership
June 4, 2026
Members of the Finnish Air Force and the 185th Cyberspace Operations Squadron, 192nd Wing, Virginia Air National Guard, collaborate during exercise Smoked Reindeer April 20, 2026, at Joint Base Langley-Eustis in Hampton, Virginia.
Virginia Guard Participates in Finnish Cyber Security Exercise
February 23, 2026
State Partnership Program logo.
Virginia Guard Responds to Back-to-Back Winter Weather Events
February 4, 2026
Virginia National Guard Airmen assigned to the Virginia Beach-based 203rd Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operational Repair Squadron Engineers squadron, 192nd Mission Support Group, 192nd Wing support a Virginia Department of Transportation, or VDOT, mission to help clear rural roadways in Central Virginia of ice and snow Feb. 1, 2026.
Virginia Guard Participates in Warfighter Exercise in Finland
January 21, 2026
State Partnership Program logo.
Virginia Guard Completes Equipment Movement in Africa
January 8, 2026
Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to the Powhatan-based 180th Engineer Support Company, 276th Engineer Battalion, 329th Regional Support Group, load a Caterpillar D6K Dozer onto a West Virginia Air National Guard C-130J Super Hercules while supporting Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, Dec. 3, 2025.
Virginia Guard, Cyber Operators Train at Cyber Fortress 25
September 19, 2025
Military, civilian cyber operators train for response, mitigation at Cyber Fortress 25
Virginia Guard to Test New Mobile Brigade Combat Team
June 12, 2025
Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to the Bedford-based Alpha Company, 3rd Battalion, 116th Infantry Regiment, 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team conduct a movement to contact situational training lane June 9, 2025, at Fort Barfoot, Virginia.
Virginia National Guard Team Trains for Disaster Response
May 9, 2025
34th CERFP conducts collective training exercise
Virginia Guard Soldiers, Tajikistan Conduct Battle Exchange Training
May 5, 2025
Virginia Army National Guard Soldiers conduct mountain warfare exchange in Tajikistan
Lt. Gen. Jon Stubbs Highlights Virginia National Guard Excellence at Military Ball
April 30, 2025
Lt. Gen. Jon Stubbs, director of the Army National Guard, speaks with Virginia National Guard Soldiers and Airmen during the 2025 annual Virginia National Guard Military Ball on April 26 in Virginia Beach, Virginia.
Virginia Army Guard Soldiers, Tajikistan Conduct Battle Exchange Training
April 23, 2025
VNG Soldiers conduct close-quarters battle exchange in Tajikistan
Virginia National Guard Aviation Crews Train on Firefighting
March 28, 2025
Virginia National Guard aviation crews assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 224th Aviation Regiment, 29th Infantry Division, train on aerial fire suppression with UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters equipped with water buckets March 12, 2025, during a prescribed burn at Fort Barfoot, Virginia.
Virginia Guard, Finnish Counterparts Train at Arctic Forge 25
March 28, 2025
Virginia National Soldiers assigned to the 237th Engineer Company, 276th Engineer Battalion, 329th Regional Support Group, stand together in front of the ‘Eleven Row’ anti-vehicle obstacle they constructed to demonstrate U.S. counter-mobility tactics for Finland’s Kymi Engineer Battalion.
Virginia National Guard Conducts Exchange in Tajikistan
February 28, 2025
Virginia National Guard Soldiers and Airmen conducted an exchange with the Republic of Tajikistan, focusing on noncommissioned officer and junior officer development Feb. 17-21, 2025, in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. The exchange supported the Department of Defense National Guard Bureau State Partnership program, in which Virginia and Tajikistan have been partners since 2003.
FEBEX 25 Prepares Air National Guard for Global Challenges
February 6, 2025
Airmen from the Florida Air National Guard's 125th Fighter Wing don protective gear as part of a training inject during February Exercise 2025 at Camp Blanding Joint Training Center, Florida, Jan. 31, 2025. FEBEX 25 is a comprehensive, multi-faceted annual training event planned and executed by the 202nd Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operational Repair Squadron Engineer (RED HORSE) Squadron.
National Guard Soldiers Prepare for Funeral Honors Duty
January 17, 2025
Virginia and North Carolina Army National Guard Soldiers train on the basics of military funeral honors during a course hosted by the Virginia National Guard Funeral Honors Program Dec. 12, 2024, at the State Military Reservation in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Military Funeral Honors Level 1 training is a five-day course that prepares Soldiers to conduct professional military funeral honors in accordance with service tradition.