Virginia National Guard

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. ... MORE

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... MORE

Virginia National Guard Soldiers from across the 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team's medical, behavioral health and chaplaincy teams conduct integrated wellness training June 25, 2025, at Fort Pickett, Virginia. The event marked the beginning of a coordinated care initiative aimed at improving holistic Soldier support through unified, interdisciplinary collaboration.

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... MORE

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... MORE

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

Virginia National Guard military installation renamed to honor World War II hero
June 10, 2025 — By order of the Secretary of Defense, the Virginia National Guard’s Fort Barfoot military installation near Blackstone, Virginia, has been renamed as Fort Pickett, effective June 11, 2025, to honor 1st Lt. Vernon W. Pickett for his extraordinary heroism during World War II... MORE

DMA Employees at Fort Barfoot recognized during appreciation luncheon
June 10, 2025 — Col. Beau Mason, Virginia National Guard construction and facilities management officer, Lt. Col. Eric Quinn, Fort Barfoot garrison commander, and retired Col. Everton E. Nevers, the Virginia Department of Military Affairs Chief of Staff, presented awards to DMA workers as part of a state employee recognition luncheon May 22, 2025, at Fort Barfoot, Virginia. ... MORE

116th IBCT to field test new mobile brigade combat team organization
June 9, 2025 — The Virginia National Guard’s Staunton-based 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team will be the first Army National Guard brigade to test and evaluate the approved task organization for a mobile brigade combat team during their 21-day eXportable Combat Training Capability rotation in June 2025 at Fort Barfoot, Virginia... MORE

3-116th Soldiers kick off XCTC with STX lanes at Fort Barfoot

VNG hosts combined arms marksmanship match
May 27, 2025 — Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to the Staunton-based 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team took top honors at the 2025 Virginia National Guard Adjutant General’s Marksmanship Match, held May 16 - 18, 2025, at Fort Barfoot, Virginia... MORE

29th ID partners with Army researchers to capture electromagnetic signatures
May 15, 2025 — National Guard Soldiers assigned to the Fort Belvoir-based 29th Infantry Division took part in a command post training exercise to sharpen their readiness for real-world missions April 26 to May 10, 2025, at Fort Barfoot, Virginia. The event allowed division staff to rehearse their duties in a simulated combat environment.This year’s exercise... MORE

Blue and Gray division welcomes new CSM
May 7, 2025 — The 29th Infantry Division welcomed Command Sgt. Maj. Eric J. Saxton as its new senior enlisted leader in a change of responsibility ceremony May 3, 2025, at the Fort Barfoot, Virginia, post stadium. Maj. Gen. Joseph A. DiNonno, the 29th Infantry Division commander, presided over the ceremony and passed the organization’s colors from outgoing Command Sgt. Maj. Timothy M. Hawley to Saxton... MORE

34th CERFP conducts collective training exercise at Fort Barfoot
May 6, 2025 — Virginia National Guard Soldiers and Airman conducted a collective training exercise responding to a simulated mass casualty radiological event April 28 - May 2, 2025, at Fort Barfoot, Virginia. ... MORE

34th CST trained, ready after formal evaluation
April 17, 2025 — The Virginia National Guard’s Fort Barfoot-based 34th Civil Support Team was evaluated as trained and mission capable after a Training Proficiency Evaluation March 31 - April 3, 2025, in Lynchburg, Virginia. The evaluation was conducted by U.S. Army North, which supervised the exercise and validated the unit’s level of readiness. ... MORE

Real ID soon required for VNG installation access
April 7, 2025 — Visitors to military installations including Fort Barfoot and Defense Supply Center Richmond will need to present a Real ID for access beginning May 7, 2025. ... MORE

329th RSG’s Warren, 116th IBCT’s Garner tops at Best Warrior Competition
March 21, 2025 — Virginia Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to the 329th Regional Support Group and the 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team took top honors at the 2025 VaARNG Best Warrior Competition March 13-16, 2025, at Fort Barfoot, Virginia. ... MORE

VNG aviation crews train on fire suppression during Fort Barfoot prescribed burn
March 17, 2025 — Virginia National Guard aviation crews assigned to the Sandston-based 2nd Battalion, 224th Aviation Regiment, 29th Infantry Division trained on aerial fire suppression with UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters equipped with water buckets March 12, 2025, during a prescribed burn at Fort Barfoot, Virginia... MORE

VNG aviation crews train on aerial fire suppression during Fort Barfoot prescribed burn

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