Virginia National Guard

VNG Soldier takes gold at World Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi Championship
July 25, 2022 — Pvt. Braylon Manuel won gold at the International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation’s World Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi Championship two years in a row, earning the top spot in both 2021 and 2022. Manuel will be assigned to the Virginia National Guard's 2nd Squadron, 183rd Cavalry Regiment, 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team following his initial entry training... MORE

3647th providing key support to New Jersey National Guard
July 21, 2022 — As more than 2,500 Soldiers assigned to the New Jersey Army National Guard’s 44th Infantry Brigade Combat Team embarked on their three-week long eXportable Combat Training Capability exercise, it wasn’t without support from the Virginia National Guard. ... MORE

3647th provides key support for New Jersey National Guard

TF Red Dragon Soldiers awarded for German Armed Forces proficiency
July 19, 2022 — Fifty-seven Soldiers and Airmen assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa earned the German Armed Forces Proficiency Badge July 4-5, 2022, at Camp Simba, Kenya... MORE

TF Red Dragon Soldiers assigned to CJTF-HOA earn GAFPB in Kenya

Task Force Red Dragon Soldiers save lives in Kenya
July 19, 2022 — Potts turned around to see a large cloud of dust emanating from the tree line where his squad had just come from. Looking around at one another, the squad immediately assumed that there had been a vehicle crash... MORE

Task Force Red Dragon Soldiers saves lives in Kenya

VDF personnel take part in amateur radio group field day
July 14, 2022 — Members of the Virginia Defense Force assigned to the Warrenton-based Echo Company, 11th Signal Battalion, 1st Regiment took part in the American Radio Relay League Field Day June 25, 2022, in Leesburg, Virginia... MORE

Virginia National Guard celebrates Unity Day
July 13, 2022 — The Virginia National Guard celebrated Unity Day June 22, 2022, at the Virginia National Guard Sergeant Bob Slaughter Headquarters at Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia. Presented by the VNG Joint Diversity Council, the event featured speeches from Jason Pak, the Virginia Deputy Secretary of Veterans and Defense Affairs, and Mila Demchyk, a native of Ukraine, displays and information booths on a number of cultures, as well as a variety of food tastings. ... MORE

29th ID Soldiers from Maryland, Virginia recognized for overseas deployment
July 13, 2022 — Maryland and Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to the Fort Belvoir-based 29th Infantry Division Headquarters were recognized for their federal active-duty service June 26, 2022, in Baltimore. The Soldiers returned to the United States in late March 2022 after completing a nine-month deployment to the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility as the headquarters of Task Force Spartan, which exercises command and control of Operation Spartan Shield... MORE

VNG maintenance, engineer units supporting XCTC rotation at Fort Drum
July 11, 2022 — Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to the Blackstone-based 3647th Maintenance Company and the Cedar Bluff-based 1033rd Engineer Company are supporting a New Jersey National Guard brigade’s eXportable Combat Training Capability rotation June 9 - 30, 2022, at Fort Drum, New York. ... MORE

Military Funeral Honors Program hosts National Guard Soldiers from 4 states for funeral honors training
July 8, 2022 — The Virginia National Guard Funeral Honors Program hosted Level 1 funeral honors training for nine National Guard Soldiers from four states June 27 to July 1, 2022, at the State Military Reservation in Virginia Beach, Va. Soldiers from Maryland, North Carolina and Ohio joined Virginia Soldiers for the five-day course, which prepares Soldiers to conduct professional military funeral honors in accordance with service tradition... MORE

Slater receives Trail Blazer Award at 2022 Virginia Women Veterans Summit
July 8, 2022 — Retired Sgt. Maj. Jacqueline R. Slater, a current federal civilian employee working in the Virginia National Guard Human Resources Office, was recognized with the Trail Blazer Award at the 2022 Virginia Women Veterans Summit held June 15, 2022, in Richmond, Virginia. Hosted by the Virginia Department of Veterans Services in partnership with the Virginia Employment Commission, the Summit featured more than 200 women veterans, speakers, sponsors, exhibitors and other participants taking part in a full day of inspiring speeches and panel discussions on topics of interest to Virginia’s more than 109,000 women veterans... MORE

R&R offering up pizza party for top lead-producing unit
July 6, 2022 — The Virginia Army National Guard’s Recruiting and Retention Battalion is offering up a pizza party for the top lead-producing unit in the state as part of their Summer Slam Challenge. The contest, open to all Virginia Army National Guard Soldiers now through July 31, 2022, challenges units to see which can gather the most qualified leads over the contest period. ... MORE

Additional staffers expand VaARNG behavioral health support
July 6, 2022 — The Virginia Army National Guard Behavioral Health Program, which works to ensure that psychological health for service members and their families throughout the VaARNG is effectively addressed, has expanded recently by adding three new psychological health coordinators throughout the state. “These contractors will provide additional behavioral health support and coordination to Virginia Army National Guard Soldiers and technicians,” explained Jonathan Goldwire, Virginia Army National Guard full-time director of psychological health... MORE

Alpha Company, 429th Soldiers train at Camp Dodge, Iowa
June 29, 2022 — More than 30 Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to the South Boston-based Alpha Company, 429th Brigade Support Battalion, 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team traveled to Camp Dodge, Iowa, to conduct annual training June 5-18, 2022, at the Army National Guard Sustainment Training Center... MORE

429th BSB Soldiers train at Camp Dodge, Iowa

Williams sworn in as Adjutant General of Virginia
June 29, 2022 — Maj. Gen. Timothy P. Williams took the oath of office as Adjutant General of Virginia from Virginia Secretary of the Commonwealth Kay Coles James with retired Maj. Gen. Craig Crenshaw, the Virginia Secretary of Veterans and Defense Affairs, holding the Bible used for the ceremony June 28, 2022, in Richmond, Virginia... MORE

VNG's 91st Cyber Brigade makes history at Cyber Shield
June 29, 2022 — The Virginia Army National Guard’s 91st Cyber Brigade, the National Guard’s only cyber brigade, completed the congressional mandate of validating the mission capability of all 11 of its subordinate Cyber Protection Teams. This concludes a five-year training pipeline... MORE

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