Virginia National Guard

Lee named new VNG state chaplain
January 23, 2023 — Lt. Col. Seung Lee, who most recently served as the command chaplain for the 134th Chaplain Support Team, is the new Virginia National Guard state chaplain. Lee succeeds Col. Benjamin Sprouse. ... MORE

AG provides update to General Assembly Military and Veterans Caucus
January 19, 2023 — Maj. Gen. Timothy P. Williams, the Adjutant General of Virginia, provided an information update on the Virginia National Guard to the members of the Virginia General Assembly Military and Veterans Caucus Jan. 18, 2023, in Richmond, Virginia... MORE

Virginia Army National Guard welcomes Reed as top NCO
January 10, 2023 — Command Sgt. Maj. Irving Reed Jr. took responsibility as the Virginia Army National Guard’s top NCO from Command Sgt. Maj. Ronald Smith Jr. during a change of responsibility ceremony Jan. 7, 2023, at the Virginia National Guard Sergeant Bob Slaughter Headquarters at Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia. ... MORE

Command Sgt. Maj. Irving Reed Jr. takes responsibility as the Virginia Army National Guard’s top noncommissioned officer from Command Sgt. Maj. Ronald Smith Jr. during a change of responsibility ceremony Jan. 7, 2023, at the Virginia National Guard Sergeant Bob Slaughter Headquarters at Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia. Brig. Gen. K. Weedon Gallagher, the Virginia National Guard Land Component Commander, presided over the ceremony. Smith currently serves as the Senior Enlisted Leader to the Commanding General of the District of Columbia National Guard. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Marc Heaton)

SMR hosts back-to-back national, regional funeral honors training
January 9, 2023 — Army National Guard Soldiers from around the country traveled to Virginia in December to participate in two separate Military Funeral Honors courses at the State Military Reservation in Virginia Beach, Virginia... MORE

SMR hosts national Military Funeral Honors training course

DMA training prepares ChalleNGe staff for cadets return
January 9, 2023 — Virginia Department of Military Affairs staff conducted a two-day, in-service training session for staff from Commonwealth ChalleNGe Youth Academy Jan. 3-4, 2023, at the State Military Reservation in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The focus of the training was on policy reviews, various safety and human resource topics and resiliency. The training also featured teambuilding and group activities. ... MORE

Training prepares ChalleNGe staff for return of cadets

VNG conducts CBRN exchange in Tajikistan
December 19, 2022 — Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to the Rocky Mount-based 229th Chemical Company, 1030th Transportation Battalion, 329th Regional Support Group conducted a chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosives exchange with the Committee of Emergency Services of the Republic of Tajikistan Dec. 5 - 9, 2022, in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. ... MORE

VNG State Military Reservation welcomes Huffman as new commander
December 16, 2022 — Lt. Col. Emily Huffman succeeded Lt. Col. Christopher Dunn as the commander of the Virginia National Guard’s State Military Reservation in Virginia Beach, Virginia, during a ceremony Dec. 16, 2022... MORE

VNG Total Health and Performance Newsletter - FY23 Q1
December 12, 2022 — The purpose of this newsletter is to share significant updates, education, training and events related to all five domains of health and fitness across the Virginia Army National Guard... MORE

More than 33 Soldiers complete the 12-mile ruck march on the final day of Expert Infantryman Badge testing Aug. 10, 2017, at Fort Pickett, Virginia. (U.S. Army National Guard photo Sgt. 1st Class Terra C. Gatti)

Governor tours Fort Pickett, visits DMA state employees
December 12, 2022 — Virginia National Guard senior leaders hosted Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin and retired Maj. Gen. Craig Crenshaw, the Virginia Secretary of Veterans and Defense Affairs, Dec. 8, 2022, for an overview and tour of Maneuver Training Center Fort Pickett, Virginia. ... MORE

Gambill succeeds Boyd as MEDCOM commander
December 9, 2022 — Lt. Col. Christy Gambill assumed command of the Fort Pickett-based Virginia Army National Guard Medical Command from Col. David G. Boyd during a ceremony Dec. 3, 2022, at the State Military Reservation in Virginia Beach, Virginia... MORE

Governor commends VNG, families after year busy with mobilizations
December 7, 2022 — Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin and the First Lady of Virginia Suzanne S. Youngkin hosted a reception for Virginia National Guard Soldiers, Airmen and their families Dec. 4, 2022, at Virginia’s Executive Mansion in Richmond, Virginia, to recognize the families of those personnel who are currently on federal active duty deployments. ... MORE

Secretary Crenshaw visits Winchester STARBASE Academy
December 2, 2022 — Retired Maj. Gen. Craig Crenshaw, Virginia Secretary of Veterans and Defense Affairs, and retired Brig. Gen. Walt Mercer, Virginia Department of Military Affairs Chief Operations Officer, visited students taking part in activities at the Winchester STARBASE Academy Nov. 29, 2022, in Winchester, Virginia... MORE

Virginia National Guard Soldier competes at DEKA World Championships
December 1, 2022 — U.S. Army Master Sgt. Ramon Abreu-Perez, an operations noncommissioned officer with the Virginia National Guard's Richmond-based 34th Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and High-Yield Explosives Enhanced Response Force Package competed in the recent DEKA World Championships in Atlantic City, New Jersey, Nov. 19-20, 2022. ... MORE

Gloucester JROTC cadets visit Virginia National Guard aviation facility
November 30, 2022 — Gloucester High School’s junior ROTC cadets gained a peek into the Virginia Army National Guard’s aviation capabilities during a visit Nov. 8, 2022, to the Army Aviation Support Facility, in Sandston, Virginia. The event was organized with support from the Virginia Army National Guard’s Recruiting and Retention Battalion and included 18 cadets, all juniors and seniors at Gloucester High... MORE

Junior ROTC cadets from Gloucester High School visit the Virginia National Guard’s Army Aviation Support Facility for a tour and information session Nov. 8, 2022, in Sandston, Virginia. The event, organized by recruiters from the Virginia Army National Guard’s Recruiting and Retention Battalion, included 18 naval JROTC cadets, all juniors and seniors, who received an overview of the U.S. Army and the capabilities of the Virginia National Guard’s Army aviation assets before touring the maintenance facility and a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. 1st Class Terra C. Gatti)

Current, former 116th members come together at 54th annual Regimental Muster
November 30, 2022 — Veterans of the 116th Infantry Regiment and Soldiers of the Virginia National Guard’s Staunton-based 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team gathered to honor the unit’s history and enjoy an evening of camaraderie at the 54th annual Regimental Muster Nov. 13, 2022, in Staunton, Virginia. ... MORE

Current, former members of the 116th come together at 54th annual Regimental Muster

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