Virginia National Guard

29th ID takes command of KFOR Multi-National Task Force (East)
December 10, 2006 — Brig. Gen. Douglas B. Earhart took command of the Kosovo Force’s Multi-National Task Force (East) in a ceremony held here Dec. 6. The Transfer of Authority Ceremony recognized Earhart’s assumption of command from Brig. Gen. Darren Owens, as well as the transfer of authority of the MNTF(E) mission from the 36th Infantry Division to the 29th Infantry Division... MORE

Virginia Guard on hand to help welcome new governor
January 20, 2006 — The Soldiers and Airmen of the Virginia National Guard received a new commander-in-chief Jan. 14, 2006, when Timothy M. Kaine was sworn in as Virginia’s 70th governor during a historic day of inaugural events in Colonial Williamsburg... MORE

Virginia-Tajikistan State Partnership reaches out to children
August 24, 2005 — The Virginia National Guard's State Partnership Program (SPP) with the Republic of Tajikistan touched the lives of some children this past Aug. 4 when Virginia Army National Guard Soldiers joined with members of the United States State Department and Counterpart International in the rededication of the Republic House for Mentally Handicapped Children in Dushanbe, Tajikistan... MORE

29th Division Artillery conducts final live fire exercise
June 25, 2005 — Virginia Army National Guard Soldiers of past and present gathered at Fort Pickett to bid a final farewell to the 29th Infantry’s Division Artillery long-revered “Red Legs,” affectionately nicknamed “DIVARTY.”... MORE

183rd PSD bids farewell to family and friends
January 10, 2005 — The 183rd Personnel Service Detachment (PSD) of the Virginia Army National Guard said goodbye to over 200 family members and friends during their mobilization departure ceremony held on December 14, 2004 at their home station in Richmond Virginia. The 183rd was ordered to active federal service on December 11, 2004 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. However, since receiving their warning order in April 2004, the 183rd has been gearing up for their impending deployment... MORE

Infantry soldiers ordered to active duty
February 24, 2004 — Maj. Gen. Claude Williams, the Adjutant General of Virginia, announced that approximately 570 soldiers of 3rd Battalion, 116th Infantry will enter active federal service at their home armories on March 1st, 2004... MORE

Tajikistan military visits Virginia Guard
January 28, 2004 — The Virginia National Guard hosted the first official visit by the military of the Republic of Tajikistan on Jan. 15 at the Army Aviation Support Facility in Sandston... MORE

Members of 224th Aviation return home
April 8, 2002 — The first of two groups of Virginia Army National Guard soldiers returned to the Commonwealth and to loved ones from Bosnia-Herzegovina on April 6, 2002. Approximately 60 soldiers of the 2nd Battalion, 224th Aviation returned home after almost seven month of demanding duty in support of NATO's Stabilization Force mission in the Balkans... MORE

Security mission a "chance of a lifetime" experience
February 27, 2002 — Guard soldiers from all over the Commonwealth of Virginia recently spent several weeks in Utah to support security augmentation at the 2002 Winter Olympics Games. They were part of a force of over 3,000 National Guard soldiers from 25 different states that helped civilian volunteers and law enforcement personnel provide security to the Olympic venues... MORE

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