Virginia National Guard

60 campers enjoy 18th annual Virginia National Guard Youth Camp
August 30, 2023 — Children of Virginia National Guard Soldiers and Airmen enjoyed a variety of activities at the 18th annual Virginia National Guard Youth Camp July 23-28, 2023, at the State Military Reservation in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The camp featured educational activities, team building exercises, displays from National Guard units and local first responders, a flag retirement ceremony, an afternoon at the beach and trips to the Virginia Aquarium and Nauticus... MORE

DMA mentorship program graduates third class
February 28, 2023 — Participants in the Virginia Department of Military Affairs Workforce Development Mentoring Program graduated during a ceremony Feb. 23, 2023, at Fort Pickett, Virginia... MORE

Secretary Crenshaw visits Winchester STARBASE Academy
December 2, 2022 — Retired Maj. Gen. Craig Crenshaw, Virginia Secretary of Veterans and Defense Affairs, and retired Brig. Gen. Walt Mercer, Virginia Department of Military Affairs Chief Operations Officer, visited students taking part in activities at the Winchester STARBASE Academy Nov. 29, 2022, in Winchester, Virginia... MORE

DMA COO visits Winchester STARBASE Academy
April 20, 2022 — Retired Brig. Gen. Walt Mercer, Virginia Department of Military Affairs Chief Operations Officer, visits students taking part in activities at the Winchester STARBASE Academy April 5, 2022, at the Virginia National Guard's Cherry-Beasley Readiness Center in Winchester, Virginia... MORE

STARBASE staff provide STEM instruction to VNG Youth Camp, ChalleNGe cadets
August 16, 2019 — VIRGINIA BEACH, Virginia — Staff from the Winchester-based STARBASE Academy traveled to Virginia Beach to provide hands-on instruction to more than 60 sons and daughters of Virginia National Guard Airmen and Soldiers at the Virginia National Guard’s 14th Annual Youth Camp July 27 – Aug. 2, 2019, at the State Military Reservation in Virginia Beach... MORE

Secretary Hopkins visits Winchester STARBASE Academy
May 29, 2019 — WINCHESTER, Va. — Virginia Secretary of Veterans and Defense Affairs Carlos Hopkins visited students taking part in activities at the Winchester STARBASE Academy May 20, 2019, at the Virginia National Guard’s Cherry-Beasley Readiness Center in Winchester, Virginia, to talk with students and see the program’s hands-on instructional approach for science, technology, math and engineering in person... MORE

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