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Army National Guard transitions cyber task force mission
February 16, 2021 — FORT MEADE, Md. – The transition of authority between two Army National Guard battalions was quiet and seamless, without the traditional pomp and circumstance associated with significant Army events...

Morale efforts sustain Guard members during DC mission
February 4, 2021 — WASHINGTON – Behind a serving line inside the District of Columbia National Guard’s armory, empty boxes that once contained warm meals quickly stacked up, forming a small hill of cardboard and ripped...

1,000 Virginia National Guard members remain on duty in DC
January 25, 2021 — RICHMOND, Va. – Approximately 1,000 Virginia National Guard members are among more than 7,000 National Guard Soldiers and Airmen from dozens of states remaining in Washington following the...

Guard continues legacy with record inauguration support
January 21, 2021 — WASHINGTON – Specialist Ivan Sights conceded he was a little sleep-deprived in the days leading up to the 59th presidential inauguration Wednesday. "We had to be at the Capitol at 2 this morning,"...

Virginia National Guard supporting security in Washington
January 11, 2021 — RICHMOND, Va. — More than 2,000 members of the Virginia National Guard are on the ground in Washington to assist law enforcement with security, joining a total National Guard force expected to top...

DOD details National Guard response to Capitol attack
January 8, 2021 — WASHINGTON – Once the reality of the assault on the U.S. Capitol became apparent, National Guard troops responded appropriately and with alacrity, Department of Defense officials said in a phone...

Virginia National Guard begins COVID-19 vaccinations
January 4, 2021 — RICHMOND, Va. — Members of the Virginia National Guard began receiving the COVID-19 vaccine on Dec. 31 as part of the national rollout established by the Department of Defense and National Guard...

Virginia National Guard staged for winter storm response
December 16, 2020 — RICHMOND, Va. – The Virginia National Guard has staged approximately 60 Soldiers and 20 vehicles in the northwest area of the state to help respond to the impact of heavy snow along the I-81 and I-66...

Virginia Guard flight crews pair with scuba rescue team
December 7, 2020 — CHESTERFIELD, Va. – Virginia National Guard flight crews have worked with the Chesterfield County Fire and Emergency Medical Services Scuba Rescue Team for nearly a decade, developing Virginia’s...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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