Virginia National Guard

Winchester-based 3-116th Soldiers travel to Tajikistan to share military skills, experience
June 5, 2013 — As part of the Virginia National Guard State Partnership Program, a group of Soldiers from the Winchester-based 3rd Battalion, 116th Infantry Regiment, 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team traveled to Dushanbe, Tajikistan in April for a six-day information exchange focused on introducing Tajik servicemembers to the U.S. Army Military Decision Making Process and developing leadership skills at the platoon and company levels... MORE

Virginia National Guard works with Tajikistan’s Peacekeeping Operations Battalion on infantry and medical tactics
November 30, 2012 — Soldiers and Airmen of the Virginia National Guard participated in missions to Tajikistan from Nov. 3-16, 2012, where they conducted an exchange in infantry tactics and medical support procedures with the Tajikistan Peacekeeping Operations Battalion in preparation for future United Nations missions... MORE

Virginia Guard Engineers work with Tajikistani troops
January 10, 2012 — A group of Virginia Army National Guard Soldiers traveled to Tajikistan Nov. 10- 17 to conduct a four-day engineer workshop with members of the Tajikistani military... MORE

Virginia Guard medical professionals conduct medical information exchange in Tajikistan
October 5, 2011 — A group of six medical professionals from the Virginia Air and Army National Guard traveled to Dushanbe, Tajikistan in August to conduct a medical information exchange with military forces there. The five-day trip was a follow on to a 2010 medical information exchange in Virginia and the goal was to assess and develop the medical readiness and capabilities of the Tajik Peacekeeping Forces in preparation for a 2013 NATO mission... MORE

Virginia troops meet with Tajik border guards during SPP trip
October 1, 2011 — A group of Soldiers from the Virginia Army National Guard traveled to Tajikistan Aug. 8-16 to advise the Tajik Border Guard on how to reduce the threat of narcotics trafficking along the Afghan border. The two officers and four noncommissioned officers advised the TBG in designing and implementing an Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance plan that concentrated on a U.S.-provided Unmanned Ground Sensor System border in the Pianj and Hamadoni districts of Khatlon Province... MORE

Tajik Ministry of Defense, Virginia Guard look toward future
July 29, 2011 — A small group of Soldiers and Airmen from the Virginia National Guard met with leaders of the Tajikistan Ministry of Defense and Committee for Emergency Situations in Dushanbe to discuss disaster preparedness and military response to a domestic natural disaster June 13 to 19. The six Guardsmen were in the capital city visiting training facilities and examining terrain conditions around the city as part of the commonwealth’s State Partnership Program with the Central Asian country... MORE

Tajik officers join leaders from 183rd RTI, Virginia OCS for training seminar
October 7, 2010 — The 183rd Regiment, Regional Training Institute and the Virginia Officer Candidate School hosted a delegation of three Tajik field grade officers from the Tajikistan Military Institute, as well as Maj. Joe Gross, a U.S. Embassy liaison in Tajikistan, Sept. 20-24 as part of the State Partnership Program. The Tajiks participated in a workshop with OCS staff as they analyzed the current OCS Program of Instruction and tried to assimilate applicable areas into creating a 20-day program for their Institute graduates as they prepare to stand up a peacekeeping battalion... MORE

Medical personnel from the Virginia Guard and Defense Force host Tajikistan counterparts
June 17, 2010 — Members of the Virginia Defense Force and the Virginia Army and Air National Guard hosted medical officers from Tajikistan’s Ministry of Defense May 17-21 to discuss emergency medical response operations... MORE

Virginia reinforces partnership with Tajikistan
March 25, 2010 — Virginia National Guard Soldiers completed a three-week visit to Tajikistan March 12 where they took part in high level discussions about the country’s security and military objectives as well as trained and mentored junior leaders in the Tajik military. The trip was the latest in a series of activities designed to strengthen the state partnership program between the Virginia Guard and Tajikistan... MORE

34th CST troops travel to Tajikistan to exchange disaster response information
July 28, 2009 — Members of the Virginia National Guard’s 34th Civil Support Team traveled to Dushanbe, Tajikistan on June 20 to participate in the Virginia National Guard State Partnership Program military exchange with Tajikistan. This was the fifth visit since 2004 for members of the 34th CST to exchange information with the Tajik Ministry of Defense emergency response team and the Committee for Emergency Services response team... 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

Tajik NCOs learn new responsibilities during U.S.-led exchange
February 5, 2007 — The saying “old habits never die” could be a good way to describe the current Tajikistan Soviet-style run military. From its troop-leading procedures to its training methods, it’s a trend they’re slowly continuing to improve on... MORE

New Virginia AG hosts first official visit with Tajiks
April 20, 2006 — Commander of the Tajik National Guard, General-Major Rajabali Rahkmanoliev, conducted a visit with the Virginia National Guard on April 17 and 18 as part of the State Partnership Program. During the two-day visit Maj. Gen. Robert Newman, the Adjutant General of Virginia, hosted Rahkmanoliev in Richmond on April 17. ... 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 delegation visits Tajikistan
July 14, 2004 — In addition to supporting this country’s Global War on Terrorism both at home and abroad, working to improve the quality of life here in the Commonwealth and answering the call when our communities are in need, the Virginia National Guard has assumed a new role in service to community, commonwealth, and country. The Virginia National Guard, through the National Guard Bureau’s State Partnership Program, has begun a partnership with the Central Asia country of Tajikistan... MORE

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