Brig. Gen. Todd H. Hubbard, the Virginia National Guard Director of the Joint Staff, Command Chief Master Sgt. Kelly B. Reich, the VNG Senior Enlisted Leader, and retired Col. Everton Nevers, the Virginia Department of Military Affairs Chief of Staff, receive a tour and briefing on Commonwealth ChalleNGe Youth Academy from Jen Lanz, director of Commonwealth ChalleNGe, and several Class 61 cadets Oct. 19, 2024, at the State Military Reservation in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Commonwealth ChalleNGe, the Virginia component of the National Guard Youth ChalleNGe Program, is celebrating its 30th year in 2024. ChalleNGe is a 17-and-a-half-month program structured in a military-style environment designed to promote academics, attention to detail, time management, and leadership, while promoting self-esteem, confidence and pride. (U.S. National Guard photo by A.J. Coyne)