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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

Staunton area Va. Guard Soldiers return from Iraq
February 27, 2008 — Approximately 150 Soldiers assigned to the Headquarters of the 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, based in Staunton, Va., returned home to Virginia Feb. 21 after serving in Iraq since June 2007. The returning Soldiers were greeted by hundreds of family members, friends and members of the Staunton community... MORE

Va. Guard Soldiers join the Commonwealth's firefighting effort
February 11, 2008 — More than 120 Virginia National Guard Soldiers went on state active duty Feb. 11, 2008, to join in the Commonwealth’s battle against wild fires raging throughout the state. While a Virginia National Guard helicopter dumped 600-galllon buckets of water to help contain fires in the Tappahanock area, more than 100 Soldiers trained at Fort Pickett to be prepared for duty on Feb. 12 in Roanoke and Bedford... MORE

Virginia National Guard Soldiers end mission in Kosovo
November 5, 2007 — The nearly year-long peacekeeping mission in Kosovo for more than 400 Virginia National Guard Soldiers came to an official end Nov. 2 with the transfer of authority ceremony held at Camp Bondsteel, Kosovo. The traditional exchange of guidons between Brig. Gen. Douglas Earhart of the 29th Infantry Division and Brig. Gen. John Davoren of the 35th Infantry Division marked the end of the KFOR 8 rotation that began Dec. 6, 2006... MORE

Tajik general visits with Virginia troops in Kosovo
October 4, 2007 — This is a story of two states. One is a newly-independent country that has a long, proud national history of more than 1,100 years, while the other is a state in a relatively young nation whose history only spans several centuries... MORE

Virginia National Guard Soldiers stand ready in Kosovo
February 27, 2007 — As the political leaders and diplomats debate the final status of the Serbian province of Kosovo, National Guard Soldiers from across the country stand ready to help maintain a safe and secure environment in the troubled region... MORE

Virginia welcomes home 2/224th Aviation from Iraqi deployment
February 25, 2007 — On the day following Valentine’s Day, Feb. 15, 2007, the hearts of over 300 families beat wildly in anticipation of the return of the Virginia National Guard’s 2nd Battalion, 224th Aviation, which had served over a year in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom... MORE

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

Virginia Guard engineers conduct service project
June 25, 2005 — When Soldiers of the 229th Engineer Battalion and the 28th Engineer Brigade took a pass on combat operations and exchanged Kevlar helmets for hard hats, the result was a win-win situation. During annual training 2005, the two units pulled their assets together in support of Operation Virginia for Virginians and headed to the town of Bowling Green to turn a wooded parcel of land into a baseball field... 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

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