Virginia National Guard

Virginia Department of Military Affairs plays key role in supporting Governor’s Inauguration
January 20, 2010 — Approximately 300 personnel from the Virginia Department of Military Affairs were on duty in Richmond Jan. 16, 2010, supporting the inauguration of Bob McDonnell as the 71st Governor of Virginia. Soldiers from the Virginia Army National Guard, Airmen from the Virginia Air National Guard and members of the Virginia Defense Force conducted a variety of missions including providing ceremonial music, firing a 19-gun salute, conducting a flyover with F-22 Raptors and providing command and control of the inaugural parade elements. A formation of Virginia Guard Soldiers and Airmen also led the inaugural parade... MORE

Virginia ChalleNGe program graduates largest class in program history
January 14, 2010 — The Virginia National Guard’s Commonwealth ChalleNGe Youth Academy graduated the largest class in the history of the program Dec. 19 in a ceremony at Virginia Beach’s Ocean Lakes High School... MORE

New commander takes reins of 203rd Red Horse Squadron
August 19, 2009 — During a military change-of-command ceremony June 6, 2009, Lt. Col. Peter S. Garner took the reins of the 203rd Red Horse Squadron, a Virginia Air National Guard unit based at the State Military Reservation in Virginia Beach. He assumed command of the rapid-response engineering unit from Lt. Col. Scott A. Hill... MORE

34th CST troops travel to Tajikistan to exchange disaster response information
July 28, 2009 — Members of the Virginia National Guard’s 34th Civil Support Team traveled to Dushanbe, Tajikistan on June 20 to participate in the Virginia National Guard State Partnership Program military exchange with Tajikistan. This was the fifth visit since 2004 for members of the 34th CST to exchange information with the Tajik Ministry of Defense emergency response team and the Committee for Emergency Services response team... MORE

'Mullins Corner' rededicated on D-Day anniversary
June 14, 2009 — The 65th anniversary of the World War ll Allied Forces D-Day invasion on the beaches of Normandy, France marked the day Soldiers and civilians gathered at the Virginia Army National Guard Maneuver Training Center, Fort Pickett site known as “Mullins Corner.”... MORE

Commonwealth ChalleNGe recognized for excellence at 2008 conference
January 15, 2009 — The Virginia Commonwealth ChalleNGe Program received the “Excellence in Responsible Citizenship Award” Jan. 9 at the National Guard Youth ChalleNGe Program Conference in Dallas... MORE

203rd RED HORSE takes to the field
November 6, 2008 — More than 160 Airmen from the 203rd RED HORSE Squadron experienced divergent weather and a range of training opportunities during the unit's annual field training exercise at the State Military Reservation in Virginia Beach, Oct. 23-26. For 100 of these RED HORSE men and women it was their first field experience: staying in tents, eating from a field kitchen and protecting their compound from mock attacks... MORE

Freedom Salutes honor Soldiers of 3rd Bn., 116th BCT
August 27, 2008 — Virginia National Guard Soldiers from Charlottesville, Woodstock, Leesburg, Fredericksburg, and Winchester gathered in multiple locations Aug. 16 and 17, 2008, to conduct Freedom Salute ceremonies to honor the service of 3rd Battalion, 116th Brigade Combat Team during its successful mission in Iraq and Kuwait from September 2007 to April and May 2008 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom... MORE

More than 1,300 Virginia Guard Soldiers return to Virginia after serving for months in Iraq
May 8, 2008 — With the scheduled return of E Company, 429th Brigade Support Battalion to Roanoke May 13, 2008, more than 1,300 Virginia National Guard Soldiers have returned home in a 20-day period starting April 24. Approximately 400 Soldiers from the Tidewater area returned home on May 8 and 10 after having served in Iraq and Kuwait since September 2007. The Soldiers are assigned to the Portsmouth-based Headquarters Troop, the Norfolk-based A Troop, the Suffolk-based Troop B and the Virginia Beach-based C Troop... MORE

Soldiers, Sailors and Airmen Mourn One of Their Own
April 22, 2008 — Several hundred service members filled the chapel here, April 15 to pay their last respects to Staff Sgt. Jesse A. Ault, who died of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device struck his vehicle April 9, 2008... MORE

Staunton area Va. Guard Soldiers return from Iraq
February 27, 2008 — Approximately 150 Soldiers assigned to the Headquarters of the 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, based in Staunton, Va., returned home to Virginia Feb. 21 after serving in Iraq since June 2007. The returning Soldiers were greeted by hundreds of family members, friends and members of the Staunton community... MORE

Va. Guard Soldiers join the Commonwealth's firefighting effort
February 11, 2008 — More than 120 Virginia National Guard Soldiers went on state active duty Feb. 11, 2008, to join in the Commonwealth’s battle against wild fires raging throughout the state. While a Virginia National Guard helicopter dumped 600-galllon buckets of water to help contain fires in the Tappahanock area, more than 100 Soldiers trained at Fort Pickett to be prepared for duty on Feb. 12 in Roanoke and Bedford... MORE

Virginia National Guard Soldiers end mission in Kosovo
November 5, 2007 — The nearly year-long peacekeeping mission in Kosovo for more than 400 Virginia National Guard Soldiers came to an official end Nov. 2 with the transfer of authority ceremony held at Camp Bondsteel, Kosovo. The traditional exchange of guidons between Brig. Gen. Douglas Earhart of the 29th Infantry Division and Brig. Gen. John Davoren of the 35th Infantry Division marked the end of the KFOR 8 rotation that began Dec. 6, 2006... MORE

Tajik general visits with Virginia troops in Kosovo
October 4, 2007 — This is a story of two states. One is a newly-independent country that has a long, proud national history of more than 1,100 years, while the other is a state in a relatively young nation whose history only spans several centuries... MORE

New commander takes reins of 203rd Red Horse Squadron
September 18, 2007 — Lt. Col. Scott A. Hill took command of the 203rd RED HORSE Squadron during a change-of-command ceremony on Aug. 11 at Camp Pendleton in Virginia Beach... MORE

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