Virginia National Guard

Reed talks pathway to success as Va. Army National Guard’s top NCO
February 8, 2023 — During a career spanning across four decades, Command Sgt. Maj. Irving Reed Jr. followed a path that led him up and through the enlisted ranks to the top enlisted spot in the Virginia Army National Guard. His career started in 1982 and today, he’s the Virginia Army National Guard’s Command Sergeant Major... MORE

Command Sgt. Maj. Irving Reed Jr. takes responsibility as the Virginia Army National Guard’s top noncommissioned officer from Command Sgt. Maj. Ronald Smith Jr. during a change of responsibility ceremony Jan. 7, 2023, at the Virginia National Guard Sergeant Bob Slaughter Headquarters at Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia. Brig. Gen. K. Weedon Gallagher, the Virginia National Guard Land Component Commander, presided over the ceremony. Smith currently serves as the Senior Enlisted Leader to the Commanding General of the District of Columbia National Guard. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Marc Heaton)

VNG medics tackle 68W sustainment training
February 7, 2023 — The Fort Pickett-based Virginia Army National Guard Medical Command hosted combat medics from across the state for 68W sustainment training Jan. 22-28, 2023, at Fort Pickett, Virginia. ... MORE

VNG Combat Medics tackle 68W sustainment training

Lt. Gov. Earle-Sears commends Virginia National Guard
January 29, 2023 — Virginia Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears commended the Virginia National Guard for the organization's service to commonwealth and country at a reception hosted Jan. 26, 2023, by the Virginia National Guard Association in Richmond, Virginia... MORE

UAS detachment recognized in Fort Pickett ceremony
January 25, 2023 — Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to the Blackstone-based Detachment 1, Delta Company, 229th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team received the Virginia Governor’s National Service Medal during a ceremony Jan. 21, 2023, at Fort Pickett, Virginia. U.S. Rep. Abigail Spanberger was on hand to congratulate the Soldiers, thank them for their service and welcome them home alongside Lt. Col. Robert P. “Beau” Mason, commander of the 229th Brigade Engineer Battalion... MORE

Spanberger helps recognize Soldiers at Fort Pickett

Task Force Red Dragon Soldiers recognized for federal active duty in Africa
January 25, 2023 — Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to Task Force Red Dragon received the Virginia Governor’s National Service Medal Jan. 21, 2023, at multiple locations across Virginia to recognize their federal active-duty service in Africa from November 2021 through September 2022. ... MORE

2-183rd Soldier profiled by FUTURES magazine
January 24, 2023 — Pfc. Noor Habr, assigned to the Virginia Beach-based Alpha Troop, 2nd Squadron, 183rd Cavalry Regiment, 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, spent three days being photographed and interviewed for FUTURES magazine Jan. 19-21, 2023, in Virginia Beach, Virginia. ... MORE

Virginia Army National Guard welcomes Reed as top NCO
January 10, 2023 — Command Sgt. Maj. Irving Reed Jr. took responsibility as the Virginia Army National Guard’s top NCO from Command Sgt. Maj. Ronald Smith Jr. during a change of responsibility ceremony Jan. 7, 2023, at the Virginia National Guard Sergeant Bob Slaughter Headquarters at Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia. ... MORE

SMR hosts back-to-back national, regional funeral honors training
January 9, 2023 — Army National Guard Soldiers from around the country traveled to Virginia in December to participate in two separate Military Funeral Honors courses at the State Military Reservation in Virginia Beach, Virginia... MORE

SMR hosts national Military Funeral Honors training course

VNG State Military Reservation welcomes Huffman as new commander
December 16, 2022 — Lt. Col. Emily Huffman succeeded Lt. Col. Christopher Dunn as the commander of the Virginia National Guard’s State Military Reservation in Virginia Beach, Virginia, during a ceremony Dec. 16, 2022... MORE

VNG Total Health and Performance Newsletter - FY23 Q1
December 12, 2022 — The purpose of this newsletter is to share significant updates, education, training and events related to all five domains of health and fitness across the Virginia Army National Guard... MORE

More than 33 Soldiers complete the 12-mile ruck march on the final day of Expert Infantryman Badge testing Aug. 10, 2017, at Fort Pickett, Virginia. (U.S. Army National Guard photo Sgt. 1st Class Terra C. Gatti)

Governor tours Fort Pickett, visits DMA state employees
December 12, 2022 — Virginia National Guard senior leaders hosted Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin and retired Maj. Gen. Craig Crenshaw, the Virginia Secretary of Veterans and Defense Affairs, Dec. 8, 2022, for an overview and tour of Maneuver Training Center Fort Pickett, Virginia. ... MORE

Gambill succeeds Boyd as MEDCOM commander
December 9, 2022 — Lt. Col. Christy Gambill assumed command of the Fort Pickett-based Virginia Army National Guard Medical Command from Col. David G. Boyd during a ceremony Dec. 3, 2022, at the State Military Reservation in Virginia Beach, Virginia... MORE

Governor commends VNG, families after year busy with mobilizations
December 7, 2022 — Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin and the First Lady of Virginia Suzanne S. Youngkin hosted a reception for Virginia National Guard Soldiers, Airmen and their families Dec. 4, 2022, at Virginia’s Executive Mansion in Richmond, Virginia, to recognize the families of those personnel who are currently on federal active duty deployments. ... MORE

Virginia National Guard Soldier competes at DEKA World Championships
December 1, 2022 — U.S. Army Master Sgt. Ramon Abreu-Perez, an operations noncommissioned officer with the Virginia National Guard's Richmond-based 34th Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and High-Yield Explosives Enhanced Response Force Package competed in the recent DEKA World Championships in Atlantic City, New Jersey, Nov. 19-20, 2022. ... MORE

Gloucester JROTC cadets visit Virginia National Guard aviation facility
November 30, 2022 — Gloucester High School’s junior ROTC cadets gained a peek into the Virginia Army National Guard’s aviation capabilities during a visit Nov. 8, 2022, to the Army Aviation Support Facility, in Sandston, Virginia. The event was organized with support from the Virginia Army National Guard’s Recruiting and Retention Battalion and included 18 cadets, all juniors and seniors at Gloucester High... MORE

Junior ROTC cadets from Gloucester High School visit the Virginia National Guard’s Army Aviation Support Facility for a tour and information session Nov. 8, 2022, in Sandston, Virginia. The event, organized by recruiters from the Virginia Army National Guard’s Recruiting and Retention Battalion, included 18 naval JROTC cadets, all juniors and seniors, who received an overview of the U.S. Army and the capabilities of the Virginia National Guard’s Army aviation assets before touring the maintenance facility and a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. 1st Class Terra C. Gatti)

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