Military outreach coordinators from Virginia’s senate delegation visit Commonwealth ChalleNGe Youth Academy Feb. 10, 2026, at the State Military Reservation in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Janet Lomax, military outreach coordinator for Sen. Tim Kaine, and Gene L. Garland, military outreach coordinator for Sen. Mark Warner, met with CCYA staff, received an informational briefing on the program’s history, current status and future goals, and heard first-hand from cadets currently attending the program as part of Class 64. CCYA is the Virginia component of the National Guard Youth ChalleNGe Program. ChalleNGe is a 29-and-a-half-month program that is 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)