FEATURED STORIES

VNG supports 75th Virginia Gubernatorial Inauguration
Jan. 17, 2026
Virginia National Guard Soldiers and Airmen supported the inauguration of Abigail Spanberger as the 75th Governor of Virginia Jan. 17, 2026, in Richmond, Virginia. VNG personnel conducted a variety of missions including a blank-fire artillery salute, playing ceremonial music and conducting a flyover with F-22 fighter jets. A formation of Virginia National Guard Soldiers and Airmen also led the inaugural parade.
116th IBCT officially converted to mobile brigade combat team
Oct. 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.

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VaARNG aviation safety event highlights readiness, risk management
Sept. 14, 2026
Virginia Army National Guard aviation Soldiers gathered for the 2026 Aviation Safety Stand Down Sept. 12, 2026, at Bunker Hall at Fort Lee, Virginia, bringing together senior leaders and experienced aviators to reinforce a culture of safety, risk management and adherence to standards.
VNG receives laptop donation for Soldiers
Sept. 14, 2026
Mark Casper, president and CEO of Tech for Troops, presented laptop computers to Virginia Army National Guard Soldiers Sept. 2, 2026, at the VNG Sergeant Bob Slaughter Headquarters at Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia. 
VNG Soldiers train on rescue operations in Finland
Sept. 14, 2026
Six Virginia National Guard Soldiers trained alongside approximately 60 members of the Finnish Army and local Finnish fire departments during exercise Karelian Stronghold 2026, held Sept. 1 - 4, 2026, in Mikkeli, Finland. 
94th Fighter Squadron and 149th FS Airmen awarded Distinguished Flying Cross
Sept. 8, 2026
Two pilots assigned to the 149th Fighter Squadron, 192nd Wing, and four from the 94th Fighter Squadron, 1st Fighter Wing, were awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross, for actions while deployed in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, during a ceremony at Langley Air Force Base, Virginia, Aug. 31, 2026.
329th Soldiers conduct annual training in Mississippi
Sept. 3, 2026
The Virginia National Guard’s Virginia Beach-based Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 329th Regional Support Group, completed their annual training in August at Camp Shelby, Mississippi. 
2-183rd Cavalry cases colors after more than two decades of service
Aug. 21, 2026
More than 20 years after they were first unfurled, the colors of 2nd Squadron, 183rd Cavalry Regiment, 116th Mobile Brigade Combat Team were cased in a ceremony held Aug. 13, 2026, at Fort Pickett, Virginia. The ceremony marked the inactivation of the unit, which traces its lineage back through more than two centuries of Virginia military service.
Cyber Fortress 26 tests military, civilian experts on domestic cyber-attack scenarios
Aug. 20, 2026
The Virginia Army National Guard’s 91st Cyber Brigade hosted Cyber Fortress 26, a joint, interagency, intergovernmental multinational exercise, July 25- Aug. 8, 2026, at the State Military Reservation in Virginia Beach.
Nordhaus visits VNG, leads enlistment, reenlistment oaths
Aug. 19, 2026
Gen. Steven Nordhaus, the 30th Chief of the National Guard Bureau, visited Virginia National Guard facilities and administered the oath of enlistment to new and current VNG Soldiers and Airmen during a visit Aug. 15, 2026, to the Richmond, Virginia, area. 
229th BEB cases colors, leaves legacy of engineering excellence
Aug. 13, 2026
After more than 40 years in existence, the Fredericksburg-based 229th Brigade Engineer Battalion cased its colors Aug. 8, 2026, during a deactivation ceremony at the Mason-Ruhren Readiness Center in Fredericksburg, Virginia. 
Ring announces new senior leader assignments 
Aug. 13, 2026
Maj. Gen. James W. Ring, the Adjutant General of Virginia, announced new Virginia National Guard senior leader assignments in an announcement Aug. 12, 2026, in Richmond, Virginia. 

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ABOUT THE VA NATIONAL GUARD

The Virginia National Guard is a unique dual-status force with a federal mission to provide a combat reserve for the U.S. Army and U.S. Air Force to fight our nation’s wars and a state mission to provide a response force that answers the call of the Governor to defend the commonwealth. The VNG traces the history and tradition of Citizen-Soldier service to the founding of Jamestown in 1607, and there has been a military presence defending Virginia ever since. For more information on the Virginia National Guard click HERE.

J9 Resiliency Directorate Financial Assistance Information

A consolidated list of resources available to assist during periods of financial hardship or government disruption.

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Virginia National Guard Family Programs
24 Hour Emergency Hotline: 434-480-6585

SEXUAL ASSAULT PREVENTION & RESPONSE

  • Virginia National Guard Reporting sexual assault line - 434-294-4669
  • DoD Safe Helpline - 877-995-5247/ 202-470-5546 (Oconus)

RESILIENCY RESOURCES

The Virginia National Guard J9 Directorate of Resiliency brings together Soldier-care efforts under one umbrella and includes: 

  • the Integrated Primary Prevention Workforce
  • Family Programs
  • Resilience, Risk Reduction and Suicide Prevention
  • Religious Support
  • the State Equal Employment Manager
  • the Sexual Assault Response Workforce

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