Virginia National Guard

29th ID returns to USA after Spartan Shield rotation
March 25, 2022 — The final group of Soldiers assigned to the Fort Belvoir-based 29th Infantry Division Headquarters return to the United States March 24, 2022, and were greeted by senior leaders from the Virginia National Guard when their plane landed at Fort Hood, Texas... MORE

29th ID concludes tour as Task Force Spartan
March 22, 2022 — Maj. Gen. John Rhodes, commanding general, 29th Infantry Division, Virginia Army National Guard, relinquished command of Task Force Spartan to Maj. Gen. William Blaylock II, commanding general, 35th Infantry Division, Kansas Army National Guard, March 20, 2022, at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait... MORE

29ID Concludes Tour as Task Force Spartan

Infantry Squad Battle Course open for business at MTC
March 21, 2022 — After months of renovations, one of Maneuver Training Center Fort Pickett’s live fire ranges is back open for business after a short ceremony March 10, 2022, at Fort Pickett, Virginia... MORE

VNG NCO recounts career moves from band geek to section chief
March 18, 2022 — Master Sgt. Jessica Dickenson started her first job when she was 11. Her parents were lucky to finish high school, she said, and money was tight. Everyone worked. She didn’t know much about the military, didn’t have any sort of family connection to it, but she was still fascinated with the idea of military service. A friend from high school had recently joined the Connecticut National Guard as a musician in the 102nd Army Band. ... MORE

Master Sgt. Jessica Dickenson, center, poses with her team during an awards ceremony with the Virginia Army National Guard’s Recruiting and Retention Battalion June 11, 2021, at the State Military Reservation in Virginia Beach, Virginia. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. 1st Class Terra C. Gatti)

R&R names battalion NCO of the Year
March 18, 2022 — The Virginia Army National Guard’s Recruiting and Retention Battalion selected Sgt. 1st Class Jo-Ann Lindquist-Rucker as their noncommissioned officer of the year in a short ceremony held March 15, 2022, at Fort Pickett, Virginia... MORE

The Virginia Army National Guard’s Recruiting and Retention Battalion recognizes Sgt. 1st Class Jo-Ann Lindquist-Rucker as the battalion’s Noncommissioned Officer of the Year for 2021 during a small ceremony held March 15, 2022, at Fort Pickett, Virginia. Lindquist-Rucker serves as the battalion’s senior supply sergeant. (U.S. Army National Guard photo Sgt. 1st Class Terra C. Gatti)

Virginia artillery battalion takes responsibility for air defense mission in Iraq
March 16, 2022 — The VNG's Norfolk-based 1st Battalion, 111th Field Artillery Regiment, 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team took responsibility for the U.S. Central Command Counter-Rocket, Artillery, Mortar Intercept Land-based Phalanx Weapon System mission during a transfer of authority ceremony March 13, 2022, at Al Udeid Air Force Base in Doha, Qatar... MORE

Counterdrug Task Force facilitates human trafficking awareness event
March 16, 2022 — Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to the Counterdrug Task Force facilitated a community engagement session focused on educating the public about human trafficking Feb. 28, 2022, in Chesterfield County, Va... MORE

Richmond recruiter talks family, career and women’s strength
March 14, 2022 — With a house full of boys, a multi-hour roundtrip commute to work and a demanding job as a recruiter for the Virginia Army National Guard, Staff Sgt. Brittany Brayboy is busy. But, she’s part of a diverse family and making time to recognize and celebrate diversity is important for her and her family. ... MORE

Course provides training, resources for company-level XOs
March 10, 2022 — The Virginia Army National Guard G4 Logistics Directorate conducted their annual Executive Officer Course Feb. 5-6, 2022, at the Frank B. Lotts Conference Center on Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia. ... MORE

116th IBCT takes responsibility for KFOR’s Regional Command – East in Kosovo
March 8, 2022 — NATO’s Kosovo Force officially welcomed the 30th rotation of U.S. Soldiers taking responsibility for the Regional Command – East mission during a transfer of authority ceremony March 4, 2022, at Camp Bondsteel, Kosovo. During the ceremony, the Virginia National Guard's 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team took responsibility for peace stability operations from the Vermont National Guard's 86th Infantry Brigade Combat Team... MORE

Troops to Trucks program paves way for military drivers to earn CDL
March 7, 2022 — In Virginia, the Troops to Trucks program, managed by the Department of Motor Vehicles, provides an avenue of ease for current and former military members to obtain their commercial driver’s license. For most, obtaining a CDL requires both a knowledge and a skills test, but for military members both requirements may be waived depending on military driving experience and occupational specialty... MORE

U.S. Army Soldiers from across the nation practice alley docking an M915s during an 88M Motor Transport Operator Course, taught by cadre assigned to 2nd Battalion, 183rd Regiment, Regional Training Institute Aug. 2, 2021, at Fort Pickett, Virginia. Successful completion of the two-phase, four-week course will certify Soldiers as 88M Motor Transport Operators with the primary responsibility of operating wheeled vehicles. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. 1st Class Terra C. Gatti)

Education center offers opportunities to learn, lead for evacuated Afghans
March 7, 2022 — Evacuated Afghan children who have been out of school since August 2021 are back in class thanks to a newly-renovated community education center here. Located across the street from where Afghan evacuees are temporarily staying while awaiting processing for onward movement, the center is opened to adults and children and a result of collaboration efforts among multiple organizations currently participating in the largest evacuation of at-risk personnel since the Vietnam War, said Maj. Delphoney Kargbo, a 29th Infantry Division chaplain currently supporting Task Force Liberty. ... MORE

VNG Soldiers awarded Va. Governor’s National Service Medal
February 23, 2022 — Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to multiple units recently received the Virginia Governor’s National Service Medal in recognition of their service during a federal active duty mobilization in 2021. ... MORE

DMA HR manager credits personal, professional families for her success
February 23, 2022 — A life serving in or connected to the military always seemed to be in the cards for Michelle Claiborne, the Human Resources manager for the Virginia Department of Military Affairs. ... MORE

DMA HR manager credits personal, professional family for success

576th Engineer Utilities Detachment prepares for overseas mission
February 22, 2022 — Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to the Virginia Beach-based 576th Engineer Utilities Detachment, 276th Engineer Battalion, 329th Regional Support Group trained on their engineer skills, as well as their individual and detachment-level Soldier skills, Feb. 3-19, 2022, in preparation for their upcoming overseas federal mobilization this spring... MORE

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