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Samulski succeeds DiNonno as 29th Infantry Division commanding general
August 7, 2025 — Brig. Gen. Christopher J. Samulski took command of the 29th Infantry Division from Maj. Gen. Joseph A. DiNonno Aug. 3, 2025, on the Long Parade Field at Fort Belvoir, Virginia...

Ceremony officially opens VNG’s Roanoke Regional Readiness Center expansion
August 6, 2025 — Virginia National Guard senior leaders along with state and local government officials cut a ribbon to formally open the expanded Roanoke Regional Readiness Center Aug. 2, 2025, in Troutville, Virginia...

Ribbon-cutting ceremony planned for VNG’s Roanoke Regional Readiness Center Complex expansion
July 30, 2025 — The Virginia National Guard will host a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the expansion of the Roanoke Regional Readiness Center Aug. 2, 2025, in Troutville, Virginia...

1033rd Soldiers construct parking areas, walking trail at national park
July 28, 2025 — Approximately 40 Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to the Cedar Bluff-based 1033rd Engineer Support Company constructed two parking areas, a walking trail and installed a split-rail fence during their annual training July 12-25, 2025, at the Cedar Creek & Belle Grove National Historical Park in Middletown, Virginia...

Plus One Day brings morale boost to 276th Engineers
July 28, 2025 — Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to the Petersburg-based 276th Engineer Battalion, 329th Regional Support Group conducted a Plus One Day with their loved ones July 18, 2025, at Fort Pickett, Virginia, during the unit’s annual training. ...

229th MPs begin customs operations during federal mobilization
July 28, 2025 — The Virginia National Guard’s Hanover-based 229th Military Police Company, 276th Engineer Battalion, 329th Regional Support Group took responsibility for a U.S. Central Command customs operations mission during a transfer of authority ceremony July 6, 2025, at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait. ...

VNG Soldiers, Airmen participate in Regional Cooperation 25
July 18, 2025 — Seven Virginia National Guard Soldiers and Airmen participated in U.S. Central Command’s annual Regional Cooperation exercise June 15-27, 2025, at Camp Edwards, Massachusetts...

VNG launches integrated wellness training for Soldiers
July 16, 2025 — A groundbreaking effort to unify medical, spiritual, and behavioral care in the Virginia National Guard took shape June 25, 2025, at Fort Pickett, Virginia, as Soldiers across the three disciplines gathered for an integrated training event focused on improving how they work together to serve the force...

Hart family celebrates VNG enlistment with brother-led oath
July 15, 2025 — When Will Hart raised his right hand to enlist into the Virginia Army National Guard, it was his older brother, 2nd Lt. Luke Hart, who stood across from him and administered the oath of enlistment. For the Hart brothers, service in the Virginia Army National Guard is now a shared commitment...

Moore takes command of 116th IBCT
July 14, 2025 — Col. Arthur S. Moore took charge as the new commander of the Staunton-based 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team from Col. Jared D. Lake June 24, 2025, at Fort Pickett, Virginia...

TAG, CSEL conduct key leader engagements in Tajikistan
July 14, 2025 — Maj. Gen. James W. Ring, the Adjutant General of Virginia, and Command Master Sgt. John Nye, the Virginia National Guard Command Senior Enlisted Leader, conducted key leader engagements with senior Tajikistan officials June 23 and 24, 2025, in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. ...

116th IBCT tests new mobile brigade combat team organization during XCTC rotation
July 11, 2025 — The Virginia National Guard’s Staunton-based 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team was the first Army National Guard brigade to test and evaluate an approved task organization for a mobile brigade combat team during their 21-day eXportable Combat Training Capability rotation in June 2025 at Fort Pickett, Virginia...

111th FA Soldier among VNG's World War II missing in action
July 7, 2025 — Henrico County resident Tech. Sgt. Joshua B. Swanner, originally part of the 111th Field Artillery, was shot down in a B-24 over Indonesian waters in May 1944 during Woirld War II...

DMA state employees honored at SMR
July 1, 2025 — Retired Col. Everton E. Nevers, the Virginia Department of Military Affairs Chief of Staff, and Lt. Col. Emily Huffman, the State Military Reservation commander, recognized DMA state employees and thanked them for their service during a luncheon June 16, 2025, at the State Military Reservation in Virginia Beach, Virginia...

29th ID participates in Finland's Exercise Karelian Sword
July 1, 2025 — Approximately 20 Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to the Fort Belvoir-based 29th Infantry Division participated in exercise Karelian Sword, a large-scale, multi-national military exercise, May 23 - 30, 2025, in the Kymenlaakso region of Finland. ...

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