Virginia National Guard

429th line companies get refresh during transformation to LSB
December 1, 2025 — The Virginia National Guard’s Danville-based 429th Light Support Battalion formally conducted a casing of the colors ceremony for Alpha, Bravo and Charlie Companies Nov. 14, 2025, at Fort Pickett, Virginia, marking the conclusion of their storied service under the BSB structure. ... MORE

116th MBCT Soldiers field Infantry Squad Vehicle
November 24, 2025 — Virginia National Guard Soldiers from units across the Staunton-based 116th Mobile Brigade Combat Team conducted Infantry Squad Vehicle Operator New Equipment Training Nov. 10-14, 2025, at Fort Pickett, Virginia... MORE

Red Dragon Soldiers compete for scout platoon selection
November 18, 2025 — Soldiers assigned to the Lynchburg-based 1st Battalion, 116th Infantry Regiment, 116th Mobile Brigade Combat Team spent the week ending Nov. 16, 2025, pushing their limits during a demanding Scout Selection Board designed to identify the battalion’s next generation of reconnaissance leaders... MORE

116th Infantry Regiment Soldiers gather for 57th Annual Muster
November 13, 2025 — Currently-serving and veteran Soldiers of the 116th Infantry Regiment gathered with loved ones and invited guests for the 57th Annual 116th Regimental Muster Nov. 8, 2025, in Staunton, Virginia... MORE

Red Dragons participate in Finnish sniper competition
October 20, 2025 — A team of Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to the Lynchburg-based 1st Battalion, 116th Infantry Regiment, 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team competed in the HÄYHÄ Finnish Sniper Competition Sept. 5 - 7, 2025, in Pahkajärvi, Finland. ... MORE

Red Dragons participate in Finish sniper competition

116th IBCT officially converted to mobile brigade combat team
October 17, 2025 — The Virginia National Guard’s Staunton-based 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team was officially converted to the 116th Mobile Brigade Combat Team effective Oct. 16, 2025, by the Army Structure Memorandum, commonly referred to as the ARSTRUC... MORE

VNG’s 116th IBCT field tests new mobile brigade combat team organization during XCTC rotation

3-116th Soldiers excel “in the box” at National Training Center
August 28, 2025 — More than 70 Virginia Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to the Charlottesville-based Alpha Company, 3rd Battalion, 116th Infantry Regiment, 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team supported a Florida National Guard IBCT during their National Training Center rotation July 16 - Aug. 8, 2025, at Fort Irwin, California. ... MORE

VNG launches integrated wellness training for Soldiers
July 16, 2025 — A groundbreaking effort to unify medical, spiritual, and behavioral care in the Virginia National Guard took shape June 25, 2025, at Fort Pickett, Virginia, as Soldiers across the three disciplines gathered for an integrated training event focused on improving how they work together to serve the force... MORE

Virginia National Guard Soldiers from across the 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team's medical, behavioral health and chaplaincy teams conduct integrated wellness training June 25, 2025, at Fort Pickett, Virginia. The event marked the beginning of a coordinated care initiative aimed at improving holistic Soldier support through unified, interdisciplinary collaboration.

Moore takes command of 116th IBCT
July 14, 2025 — Col. Arthur S. Moore took charge as the new commander of the Staunton-based 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team from Col. Jared D. Lake June 24, 2025, at Fort Pickett, Virginia... MORE

116th IBCT tests new mobile brigade combat team organization during XCTC rotation
July 11, 2025 — The Virginia National Guard’s Staunton-based 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team was the first Army National Guard brigade to test and evaluate an approved task organization for a mobile brigade combat team during their 21-day eXportable Combat Training Capability rotation in June 2025 at Fort Pickett, Virginia... MORE

111th FA Soldier among VNG's World War II missing in action
July 7, 2025 — Henrico County resident Tech. Sgt. Joshua B. Swanner, originally part of the 111th Field Artillery, was shot down in a B-24 over Indonesian waters in May 1944 during Woirld War II... MORE

VNG’s World War II MIA includes sergeant serving with Air Corps

VNG helps commemorate D-Day 81 in Bedford
June 12, 2025 — Virginia National Guard senior leaders and Soldiers participated in the 81st D-Day Anniversary Commemoration Ceremony June 6, 2025, at the National D-Day Memorial in Bedford, Virginia, on the anniversary of the Allied landings in Normandy during World War II... MORE

116th IBCT to field test new mobile brigade combat team organization
June 9, 2025 — The Virginia National Guard’s Staunton-based 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team will be the first Army National Guard brigade to test and evaluate the approved task organization for a mobile brigade combat team during their 21-day eXportable Combat Training Capability rotation in June 2025 at Fort Barfoot, Virginia... MORE

3-116th Soldiers kick off XCTC with STX lanes at Fort Barfoot

VNG Endurance Team Soldiers compete at All-Guard Marathon Trials
June 3, 2025 — Four Virginia Army National Guard Soldiers from the Virginia National Guard Endurance Team competed in the All-Guard Marathon Trials May 4, 2025, in Lincoln, Nebraska, at the Lincoln Marathon, for an opportunity to earn a spot on the All-Guard Competition Team. ... MORE

VNG Endurance Team Soldiers compete for spot on All-Guard Team

VNG hosts combined arms marksmanship match
May 27, 2025 — Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to the Staunton-based 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team took top honors at the 2025 Virginia National Guard Adjutant General’s Marksmanship Match, held May 16 - 18, 2025, at Fort Barfoot, Virginia... MORE

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