Virginia National Guard

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

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)

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)

Current, former 116th members come together at 54th annual Regimental Muster
November 30, 2022 — Veterans of the 116th Infantry Regiment and Soldiers of the Virginia National Guard’s Staunton-based 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team gathered to honor the unit’s history and enjoy an evening of camaraderie at the 54th annual Regimental Muster Nov. 13, 2022, in Staunton, Virginia. ... MORE

Current, former members of the 116th come together at 54th annual Regimental Muster

VNG combat engineer earns coveted Sapper Tab
November 29, 2022 — Staff Sgt. Steven Moniuszko was recognized in front of his unit, the West Point-based 237th Engineer Company, 276th Engineer Battalion, 329th Regional Support Group, Oct. 16, 2022, in West Point, Virginia, after graduating from the U.S. Army’s Sapper Leader Course and earning the coveted Sapper Tab... MORE

The West Point-based 237th Engineer Company, 276th Engineer Battalion, honored Staff Sgt. Steven Moniuszko Oct. 16, 2022, during an informal recognition ceremony at the Virginia Army National Guard armory, West Point, Virginia. Moniuszko is a recent graduate of the U.S. Army Sapper Leader Course in Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Lisa M. Sadler)

HART demonstrates hoist capabilities for SWVA emergency managers
November 22, 2022 — Virginia National Guard aviation crews and Chesterfield County Fire and Emergency Medical Services Scuba Rescue Team members provided a hoist rescue capability demonstration for emergency managers from across southwestern Virginia Nov. 16, 2022, in Tazewell, Virginia. ... MORE

Rohler succeeds Pegg as 329th RSG commander
November 22, 2022 — Col. Dennis Rohler took command of the Virginia National Guard’s Virginia Beach-based 329th Regional Support Group from Col. Todd Pegg Nov. 20, 2022, in Virginia Beach, Virginia... MORE

1-111th Field Artillery officially ends mission in Iraq
November 16, 2022 — Virginia and Ohio National Guard Soldiers assigned to the Norfolk-based 1st Battalion, 111th Field Artillery Regiment, 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, conducted a transfer of authority ceremony Nov. 12, 2022, at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, to officially end their short-range air defense mission for Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve... MORE

Va. Army National Guard recruiters nab top spots after regional recruiting boards
November 15, 2022 — The Virginia Army National Guard’s top recruiters traveled to Bethany Beach, Delaware, Nov. 8-10, 2022, for the opportunity to be named top among their regional peers. At the conclusion of Region II’s Strength Maintenance Advisory Group Conference, Staff Sgt. Sydney Mapp was named the region’s top recruiting noncommissioned officer, or Director’s 54; Master Sgt. Thomas L. Clarke Jr. was named the region’s top section chief, or Expert 7; and Staff Sgt. DeAndre McCall was named runner up for the region’s top rookie... MORE

Leaders from the Virginia Army National Guard’s Recruiting and Retention Battalion alongside the Virginia’s top recruiters at Region II’s Strength Maintenance Advisory Group Conference Nov. 9, 2022, in Bethany Beach, Delaware. While there, Staff Sgt. Sydney Mapp was named the region’s top recruiting noncommissioned officer, or Director’s 54; Master Sgt. Thomas L. Clarke Jr. was named the region’s top section chief, or Expert 7; and Staff Sgt. DeAndre McCall was named runner up for the region’s top rookie. (Courtesy photo)

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