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Virginia Guard Cyber Brigade Validated for Federal Mobilizations
July 5, 2024 — VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. - As National Guard and Reserve Soldiers and Airmen joined civilian cyber professionals and international partners for Cyber Shield 24 from May 31 to June 15, the Virginia National...

National Guard Members Test Skills at Cyber Shield 2024
June 27, 2024 — VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. - Almost 1,000 participants flooded the Virginia National Guard State Military Reservation in Virginia Beach for the longest-running and largest Department of Defense cyber defense...

Task Force St. Lo Soldiers Train in Czech Republic
June 21, 2024 — OLOMOUC REGION, Czech Republic – Nearly 800 Virginia, Kentucky and West Virginia National Guard Soldiers conducted annual training in the Czech Republic as part of Operation Immediate Response 24, a...

National Guard, US Army North, FEMA Train for Hurricane Response
June 17, 2024 — JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO – FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas – More than 150 military and civilian partners joined U.S. Army North in person and virtually for a Hurricane Rehearsal of Concept (ROC) Drill June...

80 Years Ago, National Guard Units Played Key Role in D-Day Landings
June 5, 2024 — ARLINGTON, Va. – Their waterlogged footsteps were historic. That thought, however, most likely wasn’t on the Soldiers minds as they stepped ashore from rocking landing craft onto the French coast...

29th Infantry Division HQ Heads Exercise Immediate Response
May 31, 2024 — USTKA, Poland – Spc. Shiquies Branch, an administrative specialist with Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, 29th Infantry Division, Virginia Army National Guard, has a birthday coming up. But...

Virginia Guard, Tajikistan Conduct Key Leader Exchange
May 28, 2024 — DUSHANBE, Tajikistan – Brig. Gen. Todd H. Hubbard, the Virginia National Guard director of the Joint Staff, conducted key leader engagements with senior leaders from the Republic of Tajikistan April...

Guard Soldiers, Czech Partners Celebrate Victory in Europe Day
May 28, 2024 — HRANICE, Czech Republic - Virginia, Kentucky and West Virginia National Guard Soldiers participated in a Victory in Europe celebration May 8 in the Czech Republic.The units mobilized to the Czech...

Virginia Guard, Tajik Partners Conduct Mountain Warfare Exchange
May 22, 2024 — ROMIT, Tajikistan - Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to the 276th Engineer Battalion, 329th Regional Support Group, conducted a mountain warfare exchange with Tajik military forces Apr. 29 to...

Maryland, Virginia Guardsmen Are Regional Best Warriors
May 13, 2024 — EDGEWOOD, Md. – After four days of competition, Spc. Carter Cooper and Staff Sgt. Alexander Wilkinson-Johnson were named the National Guard Bureau’s Region II Best Warriors for 2024 in the Soldier of...

Virginia Guard Takes Holistic Approach to Health, Readiness
May 10, 2024 — RICHMOND, Va. – While the Virginia National Guard has long had dedicated personnel ready to respond to a Soldier or Airman in crisis, a new team of specialists focuses on prevention to help maintain...

Virginia National Guard Formalizes Partnership with Finland
May 2, 2024 — RICHMOND, Va. – The Virginia National Guard has been selected as the U.S. partner to the nation of Finland for the Department of Defense National Guard Bureau State Partnership Program, Gov. Glenn...

Virginia National Guard Soldiers Conduct Air Assault Drill
May 1, 2024 — WEYERS CAVE, Va. - Virginia National Guard Soldiers with Alpha Company, 3rd Battalion, 116th Infantry Regiment, 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, conducted aviation training with crews with the 2nd...

New York Army Guard Soldiers Heading to North Africa
April 30, 2024 — LATHAM, N.Y. - Seven hundred New York Army National Guard Soldiers will take part in the multinational African Lion training exercise in Tunisia and Morocco in May.Most of the New York National Guard...

Virginia Guard Avionics Team Tackles High-flying Challenges
April 30, 2024 — RICHMOND, Va. - Tucked behind a blue door at the Virginia Army National Guard’s Army Aviation Support Facility is the organization’s avionics section, where a small group of full-time Soldiers work to...

Virginia Guard CST, State Police Team Up for Training Exercise
April 22, 2024 — BLACKSTONE, Va. - Virginia National Guard Soldiers and Airmen assigned to the 34th Civil Support Team trained with Virginia State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigation bomb technicians March 19-21...

Virginia Guardsman Earns Expert Soldier Badge
April 16, 2024 — RICHMOND, Va. - Maj. Josh Favaro, executive officer of the Virginia National Guard’s 229th Brigade Engineering Battalion, 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, earned the Expert Soldier Badge March...

Finnish Air Force Commander Meets Virginia Guard Leaders
April 12, 2024 — HAMPTON, Va. - Maj. Gen. Juha-Pekka Keränen, commander of the Finnish Air Force, met with Virginia National Guard leaders April 8 at Joint Base Langley-Eustis.Maj. Gen. James W. Ring, the adjutant...

Virginia Guard Conducts Infantry Tactics Exchange in Tajikistan
March 29, 2024 — DUSHANBE, Tajikistan - Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to the 183rd Regiment, Regional Training Institute, conducted an infantry tactics exchange with soldiers from the Republic of...

Army National Guard Soldiers Train in Funeral Honors Program
March 20, 2024 — VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. - The Virginia Army National Guard Funeral Honors Program hosted 11 Army National Guard Soldiers from nine states and territories for a training course Feb. 26-March 8 at the State...

Washington Guard Strengthens Fiscal Readiness

Kentucky Guard Prepares Incoming Command Teams for Leadership

New PSYWAR Course Strengthens Guard Capabilities

Idaho Guard Strengthens Wildland Firefighting Capabilities

West Virginia Air Guard Trains for Complex Trauma Response