Virginia National Guard

Red Dragons participate in Finnish sniper competition
October 20, 2025 — A team of Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to the Lynchburg-based 1st Battalion, 116th Infantry Regiment, 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team competed in the HÄYHÄ Finnish Sniper Competition Sept. 5 - 7, 2025, in Pahkajärvi, Finland. ... MORE

Red Dragons participate in Finish sniper competition

116th IBCT officially converted to mobile brigade combat team
October 17, 2025 — The Virginia National Guard’s Staunton-based 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team was officially converted to the 116th Mobile Brigade Combat Team effective Oct. 16, 2025, by the Army Structure Memorandum, commonly referred to as the ARSTRUC... MORE

VNG’s 116th IBCT field tests new mobile brigade combat team organization during XCTC rotation

VNG participates in counter-mobility operations exchange in Finland
October 3, 2025 — Virginia National Guard Soldiers and Airmen participated in the Finnish Engineer Platoon Counter-Mobility Operations 25 course Aug. 25 - 29, 2025, at the Kainuu Brigade in Kajaani, Finland... MORE

VaARNG Soldiers conduct CBRN exercise in Finland
September 30, 2025 — Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to the Troutville-based 229th Chemical Company, 329th Regional Support Group, and Fort Pickett-based 34th Civil Support Team conducted a chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear exchange with members of the Finnish Defense Forces during Exercise Karelian Stronghold Sept. 1 - 5, 2025, near Helsinki, Finland. ... MORE

Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to the Troutville-based 229th Chemical Company, 329th Regional Support Group, and Fort Pickett-based 34th Civil Support Team conduct a chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear exchange with members of the Finnish Defense Forces during Exercise Karelian Stronghold Sept. 1 - 5, 2025, near Helsinki, Finland.

VNG celebrates graduates of OCS Class 67, 68A, 68B
September 23, 2025 — Nine officer candidates graduated from the Virginia National Guard’s Officer Candidate School Sept. 14, 2025, in a ceremony at Fort Pickett, Virginia. The event brought together friends, family and leaders at the 183rd Regiment, Regional Training Institute to celebrate the accomplishments of both OCS Class 67 and 68B, and also marked the graduation of Class 68A, who completed their OCS experience earlier this year. Throughout the ceremony, the 29th Infantry Division Band provided musical accompaniment. ... MORE

VaARNG Funeral Honors team provides training to active-duty Soldiers
September 19, 2025 — Soldiers assigned to the Virginia Army National Guard Funeral Honors Program provided funeral honors training to active-duty Soldiers assigned to the Joint Base Langley-Eustis-based 7th Transportation Brigade Aug. 25 – Sept. 5, 2025, at the State Military Reservation in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The MFH Program Soldiers provided two separate, week-long training iterations to two groups of 7th Transportation Brigade Soldiers... MORE

VNG mobilizes personnel for admin, logistics support to ICE
September 19, 2025 — The Virginia National Guard mobilized approximately 40 Soldiers and Airmen Sept. 15, 2025, with a mission to provide administrative and logistics support to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement at locations across the state. ... MORE

Cyber operators train for response, mitigation at Cyber Fortress 25
September 19, 2025 — National Guard Soldiers and Airmen and members of the Virginia Defense Force partnered with military and civilian cyber operators Aug. 2-17, 2025, at the State Military Reservation in Virginia Beach, Virginia, during Cyber Fortress 25... MORE

Military, civilian cyber operators train for response, mitigation at Cyber Fortress 25

Ceremony formalizes return of 29th ID DIVARTY
September 18, 2025 — The Virginia National Guard formally re-activated the 29th Infantry Division Artillery, or DIVARTY, during a ceremony Sept. 6, 2025, at the Virginia War Memorial in Richmond, Virginia. Maj. Gen. James W. Ring, the Adjutant General of Virginia, presided over the ceremony featuring the uncasing of colors for DIVARTY and DIVARTY’s Headquarters and Headquarters Battery... MORE

DIVARTY command team uncases unit colors

180th Engineers begin federal active duty mobilization
September 18, 2025 — Approximately 130 Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to the Powhatan-based 180th Engineer Support Company, 276th Engineer Battalion, 329th Regional Support Group marked the beginning of their federal active duty mobilization with a departure ceremony Sept. 8, 2025, in Powhatan, Virginia. ... MORE

Company command team furls unit guidon during departure ceremony

VaANG’s Bosslift event enhances military-civilian partnerships
September 11, 2025 — Strengthening ties between the military and civilian sectors, the 192nd Wing, Virginia Air National Guard, hosted the 2025 Bosslift event on Sept. 6 at Joint Base Langley-Eustis in Hampton, Virginia. Organized by the VaANG Military and Family Readiness office and the Virginia Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve, or ESGR, this event provided civilian employers with an opportunity to experience firsthand the training and dedication of their Air National Guard employees. The 2025 Bosslift, part of the Virginia ESGR outreach, aimed to bridge the gap between civilian workplaces and National Guard responsibilities... MORE

Group of civilian employers and military personnel posing for a group photo with a red walkway and Air Force symbol, KC-135 in the background

Virginia Air National Guard welcomes its first Warrant Officer
September 11, 2025 — The 192nd Wing, Virginia Air National Guard’s Chief Warrant Officer 2 J. Anthony Dell graduated from Warrant Officer Training School May 21, 2025, at Maxwell Air Force Base in Montgomery, Alabama. He returned to the VaANG and is serving as the wing’s first warrant officer since the U.S. Air Force discontinued the rank in 1959... MORE

CWO2 Dell stands at attention while his family members pin on his new warrant officer 2 rank.

Batterton succeeds Jumper to lead Virginia Air National Guard
September 10, 2025 — Brig. Gen. Christopher Batterton succeeded Brig. Gen. Catherine Jumper as commander of the Virginia Air National Guard effective Sept. 6, 2025, and Jumper assumed responsibilities as the Assistant Adjutant General for Air Strategic Initiatives... MORE

Official portrait of Brig. Gen. Christopher G. Batterton

VaARNG recruiting battalion tops annual mission
September 9, 2025 — The Virginia Army National Guard’s Recruiting and Retention Battalion marked a milestone Aug. 20, 2025, when it surpassed its National Guard Bureau mission of 851 enlistments in what has been an exceptional recruiting year. With weeks still remaining before the Sept. 30 end of the recruiting year, the battalion’s recruiters have continued to build on that success, adding dozens more enlistments. ... MORE

Virginia Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to the state’s Recruiting and Retention Battalion conduct a battalion run June 27, 2025, at the State Military Reservation in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The battalion came together for a week of training at SMR to focus on professional development, sharing best practices and building esprit de corps. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. 1st Class Terra C. Gatti)

Harris succeeds Calley as VaARNG senior warrant officer
September 8, 2025 — Chief Warrant Officer 4 Douglas L. Harris assumed responsibility as the Virginia Army National Guard’s Command Chief Warrant Officer from Chief Warrant Officer 5 John D. Calley Sept. 6, 2025, at the Virginia National Guard Sergeant Bob Slaughter Headquarters at Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia... MORE

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