Virginia National Guard

Virginia Guard helicopter crew helps firefighters battle fire at Henrico landfill
September 13, 2010 — A Virginia National Guard helicopter crew flying a Black Hawk helicopter equipped with a 600-gallon water bucket helped Henrico County firefighters contain a blaze Sept. 8 at The East End landfill... MORE

Lynchburg-based infantry battalion returns to Virginia from Iraqi duty
August 25, 2010 — Approximately 300 Soldiers from the Lynchburg-based 1st Battalion, 116th Infantry Regiment, 116th Brigade Combat Team returned to the United States Aug. 25, 2010, after serving in Iraq since March 2010. The Soldiers flew into the Roanoke Regional Airport where they were greeted by senior leaders of the Virginia Guard as well as World War II veterans from the 29th Infantry Division Association and then travelled by bus to be reunited with their family and friends in their home armories in Bedford, Christiansburg, Lexington and Lynchburg... MORE

Virginia’s Task Force Overlord prepares for Iraq departure
August 10, 2010 — A sandy windswept parking lot makes an unlikely backdrop for military pageantry, but the Soldiers and leadership of 1st Battalion, 116th Infantry Regiment from Lynchburg, Va., did their best to uphold the finest traditions of the Army at their End of Mission and Colors Casing ceremony Aug. 8, 2010, at Contingency Operating Base Adder. The ceremony marked the end of Task Force Overlord’s formal mission in Iraq... MORE

Virginia Beach-based military police company returns to Virginia from Iraqi duty
July 30, 2010 — Senior leaders from the Virginia National Guard joined family, friends and members of the Virginia Beach community July 29 to welcome home Soldiers from the Virginia Beach-based 229th Military Police Company after serving in Iraq since October 2009. Approximately 80 Soldiers from the Hampton Roads and Richmond areas returned to Birdneck Elementary School and approximately 40 Soldiers from the Roanoke and Southwest Virginia area returned to Patrick Henry High School to be reunited with their families. The Soldiers began their tour on federal active duty Aug. 3, 2009... MORE

Virginia Beach-based 229th Military Police Company returns to Virginia

529th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion conducts departure ceremony
March 25, 2010 — The Virginia National Guard’s Virginia Beach-based 529th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 329th Regional Support Group conducted a departure ceremony March 23 at the Sands Armory in Virginia Beach to mark the official start of the unit's federal active duty service. Approximately 80 Soldiers will operate as a command and control headquarters with the mission of planning and executing combat sustainment support for U.S. and coalition forces. The U. S. Army uses the term “sustainment” to describe a wide range of logistics support such as maintenance, food service, fueling, personnel and cargo transportation and medical support... MORE

229th MPs help protect Vice President Biden in Iraq
March 24, 2010 — Soldiers from the 229th Military Police Company stepped away from normal Operation Iraqi Freedom duties to perform a bigger task: Provide route security here for the United States’ second-in-charge... MORE

Virginia Department of Military Affairs plays key role in supporting Governor’s Inauguration
January 20, 2010 — Approximately 300 personnel from the Virginia Department of Military Affairs were on duty in Richmond Jan. 16, 2010, supporting the inauguration of Bob McDonnell as the 71st Governor of Virginia. Soldiers from the Virginia Army National Guard, Airmen from the Virginia Air National Guard and members of the Virginia Defense Force conducted a variety of missions including providing ceremonial music, firing a 19-gun salute, conducting a flyover with F-22 Raptors and providing command and control of the inaugural parade elements. A formation of Virginia Guard Soldiers and Airmen also led the inaugural parade... MORE

Virginia National Guard supports Gov. McDonnell Inauguration

229th Military Police Company adopts Iraqi school
January 10, 2010 — The 229th Military Police Company took the first steps in a humanitarian mission to assist a grade school Dec. 23 in the Furat neighborhood of Baghdad. Capt. David Sutton, commander of the 229th MP Company stated that this is an important mission because the children at this elementary school are from our immediate area, and that it is important to have a positive impact on the children and the community... MORE

Powhatan-based Virginia Guard engineer company returns from Iraqi duty
October 8, 2009 — Approximately 160 Soldiers from the Powhatan-based 180th Engineer Company returned to Virginia Oct. 6 after serving in Iraq since December 2008. Approximately 30 Soldiers from the Southwest Virginia area arrived at Tri-Cities Regional Airport for a reunion with their families, and the remaining Soldiers returned to the Powhatan Readiness Center where they were formally welcomed home by Gov. Timothy M. Kaine, Maj. Gen. Robert B. Newman, Jr., the Adjutant General of Virginia, their families and friends from the Powhatan area... MORE

180th Engineer Company returns to Virginia

Virginia Beach-based 229th MP Company mobilizes for Iraq
August 4, 2009 — Friends and family of the Soldiers of the Virginia Beach-based 229th Military Police Company gathered at the State Military Reservation for a departure ceremony Aug. 3... MORE

'Mullins Corner' rededicated on D-Day anniversary
June 14, 2009 — The 65th anniversary of the World War ll Allied Forces D-Day invasion on the beaches of Normandy, France marked the day Soldiers and civilians gathered at the Virginia Army National Guard Maneuver Training Center, Fort Pickett site known as “Mullins Corner.”... MORE

229th Military Police company prepares for upcoming Iraq mission
June 8, 2009 — In preparation their upcoming deployment to Iraq, Soldiers from the Virginia Beach-based 229th Military Police Company are training in their core Army Warrior Tasks at Fort Pickett during annual training in June... MORE

Freedom Salutes honor Soldiers of 3rd Bn., 116th BCT
August 27, 2008 — Virginia National Guard Soldiers from Charlottesville, Woodstock, Leesburg, Fredericksburg, and Winchester gathered in multiple locations Aug. 16 and 17, 2008, to conduct Freedom Salute ceremonies to honor the service of 3rd Battalion, 116th Brigade Combat Team during its successful mission in Iraq and Kuwait from September 2007 to April and May 2008 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom... MORE

More than 1,300 Virginia Guard Soldiers return to Virginia after serving for months in Iraq
May 8, 2008 — With the scheduled return of E Company, 429th Brigade Support Battalion to Roanoke May 13, 2008, more than 1,300 Virginia National Guard Soldiers have returned home in a 20-day period starting April 24. Approximately 400 Soldiers from the Tidewater area returned home on May 8 and 10 after having served in Iraq and Kuwait since September 2007. The Soldiers are assigned to the Portsmouth-based Headquarters Troop, the Norfolk-based A Troop, the Suffolk-based Troop B and the Virginia Beach-based C Troop... MORE

Soldiers, Sailors and Airmen Mourn One of Their Own
April 22, 2008 — Several hundred service members filled the chapel here, April 15 to pay their last respects to Staff Sgt. Jesse A. Ault, who died of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device struck his vehicle April 9, 2008... MORE

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