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Marines repair Harrier jet engine at Virginia Guard facility
October 23, 2020 — RICHMOND, Va. — The Virginia National Guard’s Army Aviation Support Facility (AASF) hosted a few unusual guests this fall when 14 Marines from Marine Attack Squadron 223 in Cherry Point, North... MORE

34th CST trains with federal, state, local first responders
October 9, 2020 — GLEN ALLEN, Va. — Virginia National Guard Soldiers and Airmen assigned to the Fort Pickett-based 34th Civil Support Team partnered with federal, state and local first responders to conduct a training... MORE

VNG Soldiers train on CROWS remote weapons system
September 11, 2020 — FORT PICKETT, Va. – Virginia Army National Guard Soldiers from across the commonwealth trained on the Common Remotely Operated Weapon Station Aug. 17-21. The course was designed to familiarize... MORE

VNG LT earns Ranger tab with teamwork, attention to detail
August 31, 2020 — RICHMOND, Va. – When Virginia National Guard 1st Lt. Aidan O’Connor decided to go to Ranger School, it was partly because of leadership. So many of the best leaders he’d met had Ranger tabs on their... MORE

Hurricane exercise prepares VNG for rapid response
August 28, 2020 — RICHMOND, Va. – The Virginia National Guard Joint Staff completed a virtual hurricane tabletop exercise to improve the VNG’s ability to respond to hazardous weather events in a COVID-19 environment... MORE

Driver training improves readiness for infantry battalion
August 21, 2020 — ARTEMUS, Ky. – Soldiers from India Company, 429th Brigade Sustainment Battalion, the logistical support company for 1st Battalion, 149th Infantry, hosted driver training at Harold L. Disney Training... MORE

Virginia National Guard Soldier marks cyber 1st
August 17, 2020 — FAIRFAX, Va. – Maj. Waldon W. Jue became the first Army National Guard Soldier to direct commission as a cyber operations officer July 30.Maj. Gen. Timothy P. Williams, the adjutant general of... MORE

Virginia National Guard mobilizes for Tropical Storm Isaias
August 3, 2020 — RICHMOND, Va. – The Virginia National Guard (VNG) has mobilized in the Eastern Shore and at key locations along the I-95 corridor and in the Hampton Roads area to help local and state agencies respond... MORE

Task Force helps Virginia respond to COVID-19 pandemic
July 20, 2020 — PETERSBURG, Va. – After months of hard work and unprecedented challenges, one element of the Virginia National Guard’s support to Virginia’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic is ending. While COVID-19... MORE

Virginia Guard Red Dragons evacuate flood victims in Roanoke
May 26, 2020 — ROANOKE, Va. – Virginia National Guard Soldiers helped evacuate more than 100 people in the Roanoke area after days of heavy rain caused major flooding in and around the city.Soldiers assigned to the... MORE

Va. Army Guard members set up mobile food distribution site
May 14, 2020 — HANOVER, Va. – The line of cars snaked past the building, lazily looping around the adjacent parking lot as a warm breeze fluttered past. A group of Soldiers was set up behind the building,... MORE

IN Guard's 127th Cyber Protection Battalion ready for duty
May 13, 2020 — INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – The new 127th Cyber Protection Battalion is the first unit of its kind in the Indiana National Guard, established for a changing battlefield.The unit’s nearly 100 Guard members... MORE

Virginia Guard strike teams boost COVID-19 testing capacity
May 11, 2020 — RICHMOND, Va. – Virginia National Guard Soldiers and Airmen are helping increase Virginia’s COVID-19 testing capacity at long-term care facilities with point prevalence sampling teams.Led by the... MORE

Virginia Army Guard members distribute food, positivity
May 8, 2020 — FREDERICKSBURG, Va. - Army Staff Sgt. Scott Andrews, a squad leader with the Virginia Army National Guard’s B Company, 229th Brigade Engineer Battalion, approached a group of Soldiers from his unit as... MORE

Virginia National Guard helping fight COVID-19
April 30, 2020 — RICHMOND, Va. – More than 530 members of the Virginia National Guard are supporting COVID-19 response efforts, including testing for the coronavirus, demonstrating how to use personal protective... MORE

Virginia National Guard helps with COVID-19 response
April 27, 2020 — RICHMOND, Va. — More than 540 members of the Virginia National Guard are ready to assist Virginia’s COVID-19 response with testing, distribution of food and key supplies and training people how to use... MORE

Army helo school tests aircrews high on jagged mountains
September 27, 2019 — Coming from the relatively flat state of New Jersey, Capt. Matthew Munoz recently learned how to land a UH-60 Black Hawk above 12,000 feet... MORE

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