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2020
Va. Defense Forces assisting with COVID-19 response
April 7, 2020
— RICHMOND, Va. — Nearly 20 members of the Virginia Defense Force are serving on state active duty in direct support of the Virginia National Guard and the Virginia Emergency Support Team as of April 7, 2020, assisting the state’s COVID-19 response. VDF personnel are assisting with mission tracking, planning, and public… ...
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VaANG twins mission-critical amid stay-at-home order
April 6, 2020
— For Staff Sgt. Brian Petrine, it’s a common occurrence for strangers at his job in the 192nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron to walk up and start talking as if they know him. “And then they start yelling at me ‘stop playing around,’ and I tell them no really, I don’t know you,” Brian said. The same is true for his identical twin, Staff Sgt. Trevor Petrine, who also works on the flightline at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, with the 192nd Maintenance Squadron. ...
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VaANG officer brings experience from motorsports to the flightline
April 1, 2020
— His grandfather instilled in him a passion for cars and racing early on at the drag strip, not far from his hometown in Brodhead, Wisconsin. But as he got older, Capt. Andrew Gibler said he didn’t invest the time he probably should have in the family’s pastime. “Especially when I got to high school, and I was too cool,” Gibler said. Now, as an adult and a maintenance officer in the Virginia Air National Guard’s 192nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Gibler spends whatever free time he has designing, developing, and producing suspension components for race cars...
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Virginia National Guard assists with planning, logistics in COVID-19 fight
March 26, 2020
— RICHMOND, Va. — The Virginia National Guard has approximately 100 personnel working directly to support Virginia’s COVID-19 response as of March 25, 2020. VNG Soldiers, Airmen and members of the Virginia Defense Force are helping with medical and logistics planning as well as help prepare supplies for delivery. Additional personnel…...
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VNG, DMA bills pass during 2020 Virginia General Assembly session
March 25, 2020
— RICHMOND, Va. — A number of bills impacting the Virginia National Guard have passed the Virginia General Assembly during the 2020 legislative session, including bills aimed at increasing tuition assistance, increasing pay for Soldiers on state active duty for emergency response, and increasing the maximum age for Virginia Defense Force…...
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VNG aviation battalion conducts aerial gunnery in N.C.
March 18, 2020
— ATLANTIC, North Carolina — Virginia National Guard flight crews and support personnel assigned to 2nd Battalion, 224th Aviation Regiment, 29th Infantry Division traveled south to Marine Corps Outlying Field Atlantic in Atlantic, North Carolina, for aerial door gunnery from their UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters Feb. 29 – March 8, 2020…...
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Virginia Guard Funeral Honors Program "trains the trainer' during 2-week course
March 12, 2020
— VIRGINIA BEACH, Virginia — Nearly a dozen National Guard Soldiers from six states participated in a National Military Funeral Honors Instructor Certification Course Feb. 24 to March 6, 2020, at the State Military Reservation in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The Virginia National Guard Funeral Honors Program hosted the two-week training course…...
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429th BSB competes for national food service award
March 10, 2020
— FORT PICKETT, Va. — Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to the Danville-based Headquarters Company, 429th Brigade Support Battalion, 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team competed in the Philip A. Connelly Food Service Competition March 6, 2020, at Fort Pickett, Virginia. The 429th is competing for the national award after winning a…...
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VNG holds ACFT challenge, names top battalion team
March 9, 2020
— RICHMOND, Va. — Approximately 45 Soldiers from 16 Virginia Army National Guard battalions participated in a Battalion Army Combat Fitness Test Challenge Feb. 28, 2020, at Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia. Three-man teams from 1st Battalion, 116th Infantry Regiment, 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team and the Recruiting and Retention Battalion…...
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Ribbon cutting marks opening of Virginia War Memorial expansion
March 9, 2020
— RICHMOND, Va. — More than 800 people, including Gold Star families and national, state and local leaders attended the dedication day and grand opening of the Virginia War Memorial’s new C. Kenneth Wright Pavilion and the Shrine of Memory for the Global War on Terrorism and Beyond Feb. 29, 2020, in…...
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Commonwealth challeNGe graduates 114 cadets from class 52
March 9, 2020
— RICHMOND, Va. — More than 800 people, including Gold Star families and national, state and local leaders attended the dedication day and grand opening of the Virginia War Memorial’s new C. Kenneth Wright Pavilion and the Shrine of Memory for the Global War on Terrorism and Beyond Feb. 29, 2020, in…...
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Personalized certificates, proclamation available for VNG youth
March 9, 2020
— RICHMOND, Va. — April is the Month of the Military Child, a special month to recognize and pay tribute to military families and their children for the daily sacrifices and for their commitment, courage, and unconditional support of our Armed Forces. To show how much they are appreciated, the National…...
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Top VNG units, personnel recognized at 2020 Virginia Military Ball
March 4, 2020
— RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia National Guard senior leaders recognized the top company-level units in the Virginia Army National Guard for high levels of readiness at the 2020 Virginia Military Ball Feb. 29, 2020, in Richmond, Virginia. The Virginia Air National Guard Outstanding Airman of the Year, Outstanding Non-commissioned Officer of…...
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Staunton recruiter hits the streets with new ruck club
February 26, 2020
— RICHMOND, Va. — Sgt. Donald Arbaugh, a new recruiter with the Virginia Army National Guard, recently started a ruck club in Staunton, Virginia. Arbaugh wanted to do something new that would both serve a recruiting tool for people interested in serving in the National Guard, as well as a way…...
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WOCS candidates experience history in Petersburg
February 26, 2020
— PETERSBURG, Va. — Virginia National Guard warrant officer candidates took a deep dive into history during a visit to the National Museum of the Civil War Soldier and Petersburg National Battlefield Feb. 22, 2020, in Petersburg, Virginia. The candidates toured both sites, along with WOCS cadre, as part of their…...
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