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Barfoot to be honored as part of Fort Gregg-Adams redesignation
April 13, 2023 — The namesake for the recently-redesignated Fort Barfoot will be among those honored with new street and facilities names as Fort Lee becomes Fort Gregg-Adams this year. According to a news release published April 12, 2023, B Avenue will become Barfoot Avenue after Col. Van T. Barfoot, a World War II Medal of Honor recipient with extension ties to Virginia. ...

229th BEB leaders share Guard experiences with high school students
April 6, 2023 — Leaders from the Virginia National Guard’s Fredericksburg-based 229th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team partnered with the Virginia Army National Guard Recruiting and Retention Battalion to highlight the benefits of National Guard membership during showcase events April 3 and 5, 2023, at Courtland High School and Colonial Forge High School. The event generated three leads for individuals interested in joining the VNG...

VNG public affairs NCO named Army Military Photographer of the Year
April 5, 2023 — The Army Chief of Public Affairs announced Virginia National Guard’s Staff Sgt. Jeff Clements as the Military Photographer of the Year during the 2022 Department of the Army Maj. Gen. Keith L. Ware award announcements April 14, 2023. ...

Hubbard to succeed Ring as VNG Director of the Joint Staff
April 4, 2023 — Col. Todd H. Hubbard will succeed Brig. Gen. James W. Ring as the Virginia National Guard Director of the Joint Staff, according to an announcement made April 3, 2023, by Maj. Gen. Timothy P. Williams, the Adjutant General of Virginia. Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin announced Williams will retire effective July 1 after nearly 40 years of service, and Ring will be the 29th Adjutant General of Virginia effective June 3. Hubbard will assume the DJS duties effective May 6. Col. Paul C. Gravely will replace Hubbard as the Virginia Army National Guard Chief of Staff, and Col. Kurt K. Kobernik’s will succeed Gravely as the VAARNG G3 State Training and Operations Officer. Both assignments are effective May 6. ...

VNG referral program now offering $1,000 per enlistment
April 1, 2023 — The Virginia National Guard’s Referral Incentive Program, or REP, is now offering $1,000 to Virginia citizens who help grow the force with qualified leads who successfully enlist into the Virginia Army or Air National Guard. Previously, referral bonuses were capped at $750. ...

Governor Youngkin appoints Brig. Gen. James W. Ring as 29th Adjutant General of Virginia
March 31, 2023 — Governor Glenn Youngkin announced the appointment of Brig. Gen. James W. Ring to serve as the 29th Adjutant General of Virginia. Ring’s appointment as the leader of the Virginia National Guard and Virginia Defense Force is effective June 3, 2023...

576th Soldiers recognized for overseas service
March 31, 2023 — Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to the Virginia Beach-based 576th Engineer Utilities Detachment, 276th Engineer Battalion, 329th Regional Support Group, received the Virginia Governor’s National Service Medal during a ceremony March 26, 2023, in Virginia Beach, Virginia...

VNG recruiter continues family legacy of military service
March 30, 2023 — Military service for the women of Staff Sgt. Naomi Williams’ family has become a tradition. During World War II, Williams’ grandmother, her Nana, served as a truck driver and her mother served in the Navy...

Flight dreams realized for new VNG Medevac commander
March 27, 2023 — As a little girl, the sound of helicopter rotor blades spinning over 1st Lt. Valerie Harter’s house would send her running. Her childhood home lay in the flight path of medical evacuation helicopters flying to and from her local hospital. When she heard the rotor blades, whatever she was doing was quickly forgotten and anything that blocked her path to a clear view of the aircraft overhead was demolished...

WOCs learn to lead, give back to local community
March 27, 2023 — U.S. Army National Guard and Army Reserve warrant officer candidates completed their community service project at the Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 806 food bank March 11, 2023, at Fort Barfoot, Virginia. The WOCs are part of Class 23-001, instructed by cadre assigned to the Fort Barfoot-based Warrant Officer Candidate School at the 183rd Regiment, Regional Training Institute...

3647th provides maintenance support to JMRC in Germany
March 24, 2023 — Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to the Blackstone-based 3647th Maintenance Company, 529th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 329th Regional Support Group provided support to the Joint Multinational Readiness Center during an exercise March 4 - 18, 2023, at Hohenfels Training Area in Hohenfels, Germany. ...

Wynn steps into new role at R&R, stresses fairness, dignity, respect
March 21, 2023 — What first drew Maj. Kim Wynn to military service was the Army uniform of the 1980s and 90s. Catchy “Be All You Can Be” ads were filling the commercial breaks of her TV time, and she thought the Battle Dress Uniform, or BDU, looked pretty good. There was just something about it that she was attracted to and when she started attending Petersburg High School, she participated in Junior ROTC, and then, when she got to Virginia Tech, she decided to join the Virginia Army National Guard. ...

Bergman, Abbott take top honors at 2023 Best Warrior Competition
March 21, 2023 — Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to the Virginia Beach-based 329th Regional Support Group and Maneuver Training Center Fort Pickett took top honors at the Virginia Army National Guard’s 2023 Best Warrior Competition, held March 16 - 19, 2023, at Fort Pickett, Virginia. ...

VNG conducts Tactical Combat Care exchange in Tajikistan
March 20, 2023 — Virginia National Guard Soldiers conducted a medical infantry tactics exchange with the Republic of Tajikistan March 5-10, 2023, in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. The exchange, which took place at a military installation in Dushanbe, was conducted in support of the Department of Defense's State Partnership Program, in which Virginia and Tajikistan have been partners since 2003...

Virginia Guard Funeral Honors Program hosts Soldiers from 7 states for training
March 20, 2023 — Ten National Guard Soldiers from seven states participated in Military Funeral Honors Level 2 training Feb. 26- March 11, 2023, at the State Military Reservation in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Soldiers from Alabama, California, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, South Carolina and Virginia participated in the two-week course, hosted by the Virginia Army National Guard Funeral Honors Program...

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