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Va. National Guard resuming COVID-19 response support
September 8, 2020
— Approximately 85 Virginia National Guard Soldiers and Airmen are trained and ready to resume support for Virginia’s COVID-19 response Sept. 8, 2020, and they are available to conduct COVID-19 sample test collection and training on the proper fit and wear of personal protective equipment. They spent about a week training and and preparing to include training with Virginia Department of Health medical professionals Sept. 4. The VNG will also provide regional planners to support Virginia Department of Emergency Management and VDH priorities for COVID-19 response...
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Army COVID-19 Response Operations Cell provides valuable support to Va. Guard Soldiers
July 15, 2020
— FORT PICKETT, Va. — In April 2020, as more and more Virginia National Guard Soldiers were activated as part of the state’s COVID-19 response mission, the Virginia Army National Guard established the Army COVID-19 Response Operations Cell to oversee and streamline the process. More than three months later, the ACROC… ...
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VDF assisting in statewide COVID-19 response effect
June 18, 2020
— RICHMOND, Va. – The Virginia Defense Force continues to augment the COVID-19 response efforts being carried out by the Virginia National Guard and Virginia Emergency Support Team. On a daily average 12 to 13 VDF personnel are on duty with about 35 total members mostly rotating in one or two-week… ...
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229th BEB supports operations at Fredericksburg Regional Food Bank
June 2, 2020
— FREDERICKSBURG, Va. — Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to the Fredericksburg-based 229th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team are lending a hand to help feed citizens in need by supporting the Fredericksburg Regional Food Bank as part of COVID-19 response operations. A team of about 35 Soldiers... ...
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VNG continues to support state COVID-19 response
May 21, 2020
— RICHMOND, Va. — The Virginia National Guard has more than 530 personnel actively working or ready to support the Commonwealth of Virginia’s COVID-19 response as of May 21, 2020. VNG Soldiers, Airmen, and members of the Virginia Defense Force are conducting numerous missions including sample collection for COVID-19 testing, N95 […] ...
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VNG state safety office helps Soldiers train for mask fit missions
May 19, 2020
— PETERSBURG, Va. — As part of Virginia National Guard’s ongoing COVID-19 response operations, VNG Soldiers are performing N95 mask fit testings at long term care and other facilities across the Commonwealth. Before the Soldiers can perform these missions, they’re getting hands-on training courtesy of the VNG state safety office…...
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VNG strike teams boost Virginia's COVID-19 testing capacity
May 7, 2020
— RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia National Guard Soldiers and Airman are helping increase Virginia’s COVID-19 testing capacity at long-term care facilities with point prevalence sampling teams. The PPS teams began testing missions April 29, 2020, and have collected more than 2,700 patient samples for testing. Led by the Richmond-based 34th Chemical… ...
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#StayHome & COVID-19: Reflections from VNG'g Director of Psychological Health
May 6, 2020
— It’s been roughly six weeks since the outside closed and we were encouraged to #StayHome in hopes these efforts would slow the spread of COVID-19. Home is where we were the safest and that is where we were told to stay. Early on in the beginning stages of the pandemic… ...
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News Release: VA. National Guard continues to assist statewide COVID-19 response
April 29, 2020
— RICHMOND, Va. — The Virginia National Guard has more than 530 personnel actively working or ready to support the Commonwealth of Virginia’s COVID-19 response as of April 29, 2020. VNG Soldiers, Airmen, and members of the Virginia Defense Force are supporting planning teams and assisting with logistics support in multiple… ...
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VNG continues COVID-19 to assist statewide COVID-19 response
April 23, 2020
— RICHMOND, Va. — The Virginia National Guard has more than 500 personnel actively working or ready to support the Commonwealth of Virginia’s COVID-19 response as of April 27, 2020. VNG Soldiers, Airmen and members of the Virginia Defense Force are supporting planning teams and assisting with logistics support in multiple… ...
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MTC Fort Pickett full stream ahead with range maintenance projects
April 22, 2020
— FORT PICKETT, Va. — With regular Virginia National Guard field training on hold during the COVID-19 pandemic, some opportunistic improvements are in the works at Maneuver Training Center Fort Pickett, which will benefit units once training resumes. While units drill remotely, the Fort Pickett Range Operations staff has been hard… ...
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VNG supports VDEM efforts at primary supply distribution hub
April 22, 2020
— RICHMOND, Va. – Virginia’s Covid-19 response efforts continue across the commonwealth with the support of Virginia National Guard Soldiers and Airman as well as members of the Virginia Defense Force. These efforts include statewide distribution support at the Virginia Department of Emergency Management’s disaster logistics warehouse in Richmond, Virginia. Since…...
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State employees prove vital in VNG's COVID-19 response
April 21, 2020
— RICHMOND, Va. — When uniformed Soldiers and Airmen of the Virginia National Guard were called to duty to support the fight against COVID-19 in March, they wouldn’t have been able to tackle their mission without the hard work, expertise, and dedication of the 400 state employees of the Virginia Department…...
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VNG MFTs offer tips on staying fit while staying hime during pandemic
April 8, 2020
— RICHMOND, Va. — With gyms closed and sports canceled, the Virginia National Guard’s Master Fitness Trainers are teaming up to provide some tips on staying fit while staying home. “There’s no reason people can’t come out of this more fit,” said Master Sgt. Ramon Abreu-Perez, master fitness coordinator for the… ...
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VNG supports efforts to fight COVID-19 in Southwest, Central Virginia
April 8, 2020
— RICHMOND, Va. – Virginia National Guard Soldiers, Airmen and members of the Virginia Defense Force continue to support Virginia’s COVID-19 response efforts, including planning and logistics in Blacksburg, Christiansburg and Roanoke, Virginia, and supporting at a Virginia Department of Emergency Management supply warehouse in Richmond, Virginia. “Each of these Soldiers…...
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