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Soldiers from 29th Infantry Division return from duty in Afghanistan
October 27, 2011 — Approximately 72 Virginia and Maryland National Guard Soldiers from the Fort Belvoir-based 29th Infantry Division returned home to family and friends Oct. 27 after serving in Afghanistan since early December 2010. The Soldiers returned to their demobilization station at Camp Atterbury, Ind., Oct. 20 and completed health screenings and other administrative tasks to transition from active duty back to National Guard status. The Soldiers returned to airports close to their home of record throughout the day on Thursday...

Virginia Beach-based Air Guard civil engineer squadron returns to Virginia from overseas duty
October 13, 2011 — Family and friends welcomed approximately 120 Airmen from the Virginia Beach-based 203rd RED HORSE Squadron back to Virginia Oct. 8, 2011, after serving in Afghanistan and other locations in the Central Command area of operations. The unit began federal active duty Feb. 17, 2011, spent several weeks conducting final preparations in Virginia, then spent three weeks in early March at Fort McCoy, Wisc., for Combat Skills Training before heading overseas...

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...

TF 183 'CET' up for success in Iraq
October 3, 2011 — Convoys loaded down with supplies and equipment travel the roads of Iraq every day. Their goals are simply to get from point A to point B. In southern Iraq it is the mission of the Soldiers of the Task Force 183, also known as Task Force Recon, to ensure they make it safely. U.S. Forces continue to provide security for these convoys to keep up supplies for troops stationed throughout the country as well as to assist with the scheduled withdrawal by the end of 2011. For the Virginia National Guardsmen of Task Force 183 based out of Contingency Operating Base Adder, it is a mission they are determined to continue and succeed at...

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...

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