183rd Regiment, Regional Training Institute 

The Virginia Army National Guard’s 183rd Regiment, Regional Training Institute has a rich history and is recognized as one of the best warrior training locations due to the ability to leverage world class instructors and modern classroom facilities, as well as the extensive training resources at Fort Barfoot. This allows the Regional Training Institute to enhance our Warriors’ mastery of their craft while honing their leadership skills.

The Regiment is comprised of over 100 of the finest trainers in the Virginia Army National Guard organized into three battalions. The Regional Training Institute specializes in a multitude of areas, to include the 11B1O, 11B2/3, 11C1O, 88M1O Military Occupational Skill transition courses, the Air Assault and Pathfinder mobile training teams, the Common Faculty Development Instructor Course, the Virginia Army National Guard’s Marksmanship Program, and the Officer and Warrant Officer Candidate Schools.

In 2022 the Regiment was successful in maintaining their Accreditation, scoring in the top one percent in the country. The Regiment was able to do this while training over 1,000 Soldiers and simultaneously supporting Operation Allies Welcome, which allowed over 10,000 Afghans to be able to successfully come to the United States through Fort Barfoot. Instructors from 1st Battalion, under the command of LTC Richard Harrison, were focused on training infantryman and graduated almost 300 Soldiers from the courses they provided in 2022. Instructors from 2nd Battalion, under the command of LTC Aaron Loy, focused on transportation training courses and qualified more than 100 new truck drivers, as well as conducting additional bus driver and truck driver training to units throughout the Virginia Army National Guard. 

Instructors from 3rd Battalion, under the command of LTC Eric Quinn, had the privileged mission of training the future leaders of the Virginia Army National Guard as they host the Officer Candidate and Warrant Officer Candidate Schools. This past year saw the battalion commission over 20 second lieutenants. The Warrant Officer Candidate School produced 6 newly minted Warrant Officers.

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183rd RTI News

U.S. Army National Guard and Army Reserve Soldiers compete in the Virginia National Guard’s annual marksmanship match, hosted May 17-19, 2024, at Fort Barfoot, Virginia. More than 50 shooters participated in the event, which was hosted by the Marksmanship Training Unit, part of the Fort Barfoot-based 3rd Battalion, 183rd Regiment, Regional Training Institute. Over the course of three days, shooters engaged targets from a variety of distances and shooting positions while utilizing rifles, pistols and shotguns. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. 1st Class Terra C. Gatti)
VNG combined arms marksmanship match held at Fort Barfoot
June 18, 2024
The Virginia National Guard’s Marksmanship Training Unit hosted the Adjutant General’s Marksmanship Match, held May 17-19, 2024, at Fort Barfoot, Virginia. The annual competition brought together approximately 50 shooters from across the state. Over the course of the match, shooters tested their skills on both rifle and pistol from a variety of distances and firing positions.
The Virginia National Guard’s Marksmanship Training Unit, together with the Recruiting and Retention Battalion, hosts the 2024 ROTC College Clash Marksmanship Competition April 19-21, 2024, at Fort Barfoot, Virginia. The match included 59 ROTC cadets from six schools including George Mason University, James Madison University, Liberty University, Redford University, Virginia Tech and the Virginia Military Institute. Over the course of the competition, shooters tested their marksmanship skills on both the rifle and the pistol, and competed as both individuals and in two-person teams. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. 1st Class Terra C. Gatti)
VNG hosts ROTC marksmanship match at Fort Barfoot
May 7, 2024
ROTC cadets from six Virginia universities came together for a marksmanship match hosted by the Virginia National Guard’s Marksmanship Training Unit, as well as the state’s Recruiting and Retention Battalion. The event, held April 19-21, 2024, at Fort Barfoot, Virginia, was dubbed the 2024 ROTC College Clash Marksmanship Competition and included 59 cadets from schools including George Mason University, James Madison University, Liberty University, Radford University, Virginia Tech and the Virginia Military Institute.
Two teams of Virginia National Guard Soldiers compete in the 2024 U.S. Army Small Arms Championship, a week-long, All-Army marksmanship competition held March 10-16, 2024, at Fort Moore, Georgia.
VNG shooters excel at 2024 U.S. Army Small Arms Competition 
April 24, 2024
Two teams of Virginia National Guard Soldiers performed admirably during the 2024 U.S. Army Small Arms Championship, a week-long, All-Army marksmanship competition held March 10-16, 2024, at Fort Moore, Georgia. 
Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to the Fort Barfoot-based 183rd Regiment, Regional Training Institute conduct an infantry tactics exchange with soldiers from the Republic of Tajikistan’s Ministry of Defense Peacekeeping Battalion March 3 - 8, 2024, in Dushanbe, Tajikistan.
RTI instructors conduct infantry tactics exchange in Tajikistan
March 14, 2024
Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to the Fort Barfoot-based 183rd Regiment, Regional Training Institute conducted an infantry tactics exchange with soldiers from the Republic of Tajikistan March 3 - 8, 2024, in Dushanbe, Tajikistan.
U.S. Army Soldiers from units across the nation conduct flat rack training on M1075 Palletized Load System trucks during during the 88M Motor Transport Operator Course March 2, 2024, at Fort Barfoot, Virginia. The course, taught by cadre assigned to the Virginia Army National Guard’s 2nd Battalion, 183rd Regiment, Regional Training Institute, instructs Soldiers on the fundamentals of operating wheeled vehicles to transport personnel and cargo. Graduates of the course are awarded the 88M Military Occupational Speciality. (U.S. National Guard photos by Staff Sgt. Marc Heaton)
Soldiers get behind the wheel during 88M MOS Transition Course
March 6, 2024
U.S. Army Soldiers from across the nation came together to attend the 88M Motor Transport Operator Course, taught by cadre assigned to 2nd Battalion, 183rd Regiment, Regional Training Institute, at Fort Barfoot, Virginia. The 28-day course teaches Soldiers how to safely operate some of the largest wheeled vehicles in the U.S. Army’s fleet.