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116th IBCT
“Major of Saint Lô,” other Citadel cadets honored at D-Day Memorial
June 15, 2022
— Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to the Staunton-based 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team and alumni from The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina, attended a memorial plaque dedication at the National D-Day Memorial June 4, 2022, in Bedford, Virginia. ...
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Task Force Red Dragon hosts D-Day remembrance ceremony in the Horn of Africa
June 14, 2022
— U.S. Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to Task Force Red Dragon, Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), hosted a D-Day commemoration ceremony and ruck march June 6, 2022, at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti...
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Virginia National Guard helps commemorate 78th anniversary of D-Day
June 14, 2022
— Maj. Gen. Timothy P. Williams, the Adjutant General of Virginia, and Virginia National Guard Soldiers, including the Troutville-based 29th Infantry Division Band, participated in the commemoration of the 78th anniversary of the 1944 Allied D-Day invasion of Normandy June 6, 2022, at the National D-Day Memorial in Bedford, Virginia. ...
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A family business: Virginia family serves together in Africa
April 13, 2022
— Staff Sgt. Daniel Fisher is serving alongside two of his sons, Spc. Caleb and Spc. Jacob Fisher, with the Virginia Army National Guard’s Task Force Red Dragon, assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa...
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229th BEB, RRB Soldiers capture 2022 VNG Best Warrior titles
April 6, 2022
— Virginia National Guard Soldiers representing the 229th Brigade Engineer Battalion and the Recruiting and Retention Battalion claimed top honors at the 2022 Virginia Army National Guard Best Warrior Competition April 3, 2022, at the State Military Reservation in Virginia Beach, Virginia...
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Task Force Red Dragon Soldiers join French-led Exercise WAKRI 22
April 6, 2022
— Virginia and Kentucky National Guard Soldiers assigned to Task Force Red Dragon serving in Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa joined French Forces and units from Camp Lemonnier March 13-15, 2022, for the French-led Exercise WAKRI 22 in Djibouti...
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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...
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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...
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116th IBCT HQ completes CTE, begins next phase of KFOR mission
February 14, 2022
— The Virginia National Guard’s 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team headquarters completed their first step of pre-mobilization training after completing a culminating training exercise Jan. 24, 2022, at Camp McGregor, New Mexico...
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$20K bonus available for field artillery enlistments
February 8, 2022
— As 2022 began, the Virginia Army National Guard put extra emphasis into recruiting 13B Cannon Crewmembers offering a $20,000 sign-on bonus for those who enlist for six years. Currently, the hefty $20,000 bonus is only available for the 13B military occupational specialty, or MOS...
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Field Artillery officer continues family legacy of Army service
February 1, 2022
— In Capt. Adrian Fonville’s family, military service is tradition. Both his grandfathers served, as did his mother, father and stepfather. His is an all-Army family. Today, Fonville serves as the rear detachment commander for 1st Battalion, 111th Field Artillery Regiment, 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, and despite his family’s affinity for military service, he didn’t join the Virginia National Guard until he was in his mid-20s. For Fonville, it was all about timing...
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Task Force Red Dragon takes charge of security mission in Horn of Africa
January 24, 2022
— The Virginia National Guard’s Task Force Red Dragon took responsibility for the Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa’s security forces mission during a transfer of authority ceremony Jan. 8, 2022, Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti...
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VNG brigade HQs, aviation battalion begin mission to Kosovo
January 12, 2022
— The Virginia National Guard’s Staunton-based 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team Headquarters officially began federal active duty Jan. 5, 2022, to take responsibility for the NATO-led Kosovo Force Regional Command-East, and the Sandston-based 2nd Battalion, 224th Aviation Regiment, 29th Infantry Division started their mobilization as their aviation task force Jan. 2...
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Governor, First Lady host families of deployed VNG Soldiers, Airmen
January 3, 2022
— Virginia Governor Ralph Northam and the First Lady of Virginia Pam Northam hosted a reception for Virginia National Guard Soldiers, Airmen and their families Dec. 11, 2021, at Virginia’s Executive Mansion in Richmond, Virginia...
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TF Red Dragon trained, ready following CTE
December 21, 2021
— With almost 1,000 Soldiers on the ground, Task Force Red Dragon has finished its training and is now ready to deploy to the Horn of Africa after completing a Culminating Training Exercise, which began Dec. 13, 2021, at Camp McGregor, New Mexico. ...
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