Virginia National Guard

MTC leaders gain historical insights during staff ride
September 30, 2022 — Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to Maneuver Training Center Fort Pickett attended a senior leader staff ride to Sailor’s Creek Battlefield Historical State Park Sept. 18, 2022, in Rice, Virginia. ... MORE

Virginia National Guard installation, brigade and battalion command selections announced
September 28, 2022 — The Adjutant General of Virginia announced officers who have been selected for command in the Virginia National Guard at the instillation, brigade and battalion level... MORE

Briefing helps VNG Soldiers plan for retirement
September 20, 2022 — Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to units across the state attended an annual retirement briefing Sept. 10, 2022, at Fort Pickett, Virginia. The training was conducted by the Virginia Army National Guard G1 Personnel Directorate Retirement Services Office, led by Tanisha Roberts. ... MORE

Orientation course prepares new DMA workers for success
September 19, 2022 — New Virginia Department of Military Affairs employees completed the DMA New Employee Orientation Course Sept. 8, 2022, at Fort Pickett, Virginia... MORE

Annual retirement briefing scheduled for Sept. 10
August 25, 2022 — The Virginia Army National Guard G1 Personnel Directorate Retirement Services Office will hold the annual retirement briefing Sept. 10, 2022, at Fort Pickett, Virginia... MORE

Fort Pickett hosts CNGB for weapons qualifications
August 22, 2022 — Gen. Daniel Hokanson, chief of the National Guard Bureau, completed a weapons qualification course for the M17 pistol and M4 carbine Aug. 1, 2022, at Fort Pickett, Virginia... MORE

Senior leaders present awards to DMA employees at Fort Pickett
August 22, 2022 — The Virginia Secretary of Veterans and Defense Affairs and senior VNG and DMA leaders presented awards to DMA employees as part of a state employee recognition luncheon Aug. 11, 2022, at Fort Pickett, Virginia. ... MORE

Pre-Warrant Office Candidate Course scheduled for Sept. 9-11
August 10, 2022 — The 183rd Regiment, Regional Training Institute Warrant Officer Candidate School is hosting a Pre-Warrant Officer Candidate Course Sept. 9-11, 2022, at Fort Pickett, Virginia. Completion of Pre-WOC is a pre-requisite for any VaARNG Soldier to attend Warrant Officer Candidate School... MORE

183rd RTI trains 20 new infantrymen
August 5, 2022 — U.S. Army National Soldiers from across the nation spent three weeks training as infantryman during an 11B Infantry Transition Course, taught by cadre assigned to the 183rd Regiment, Regional Training Institute. The course, held July 9-23, 2022, at Fort Pickett, Virginia, started with 29 students and graduated with 20. ... MORE

U.S. Army National Guard Soldiers conquer the culminating training event on the way to earning the 11B Infantryman military occupational speciality July 27, 2022, at Fort Picket, Virginia. The Soldiers repeatedly worked their way through an urban training site using dry fire before donning protective gear and utilizing simulation rounds against opposing forces as they secured the site. The exercise was part of the three-week 11B Infantry Transition Course, taught by cadre assigned to the 183rd Regiment, Regional Training Institute. The course brought together more than 20 Soldiers from across the nation to learn basic infantry skills at the junior Soldier and noncommissioned officer level. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. 1st Class Terra C. Gatti)

New bridge improves MTC impact area access
July 26, 2022 — South Carolina Army National Guard Soldiers, in coordination with MTC Fort Pickett’s Range Operations and MATES staff, recently completed a project to help improve mobility within the installation’s dedicated impact area July 17, 2022, at Fort Pickett, Virginia. ... MORE

Virginia National Guard's newest Warrant Officers recognized
May 23, 2022 — The Virginia National Guard's Warrant Officer Candidate School welcomed five new graduates at a ceremony May 14, 2022, at Fort Pickett, Virginia. Warrant Officer Candidate School Class 22-001, hosted by 3rd Battalion, 183rd Regiment, Regional Training Institute, also included four warrant officer candidates from the North Carolina Army National Guard. One Virginia Guard graduate was unable to participate in the ceremony... MORE

Shaver succeeds Pillion as MTC commander
May 18, 2022 — Lt. Col. James C. Shaver Jr. took command of Maneuver Training Center Fort Pickett from Col. Timothy D. Pillion during a ceremony May 14, 2022, at Fort Pickett, Virginia. Brig. Gen. K. Weedon Gallagher, the Virginia National Guard Land Component Commander, presided over the traditional exchange of colors symbolizing the transfer of the garrison command from Pillion to Shaver... MORE

Fort Pickett Fire Department helps lead response to large commercial fire
May 2, 2022 — Firefighters assigned to the Fort Pickett Fire Department helped tackle a large fire near the installation April 21, 2022, marking one of the department’s largest response operations in recent memory. ... MORE

Fort Pickett Fire Dept. helps lead response to large commercial fire

MTC marks Earth Day with trail dedication, garden planting
May 2, 2022 — Staff assigned to multiple directorates at Maneuver Training Center Fort Pickett gathered to rededicate the Joy Nature Trail after extensive renovations April 22, 2022, at Fort Pickett, Virginia... MORE

229th BEB, RRB Soldiers capture 2022 VNG Best Warrior titles
April 6, 2022 — Virginia National Guard Soldiers representing the 229th Brigade Engineer Battalion and the Recruiting and Retention Battalion claimed top honors at the 2022 Virginia Army National Guard Best Warrior Competition April 3, 2022, at the State Military Reservation in Virginia Beach, Virginia... MORE

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