Virginia National Guard

Va. National Guard ceremony at Defense Supply Center Richmond June 3 to feature F-22 flyover, artillery salute
May 31, 2023 — The Virginia National Guard’s change of command ceremony scheduled for June 3, 2023, will feature an F-22 Raptor flyover and blank-fire artillery salute, and residents of the Bellwood area of Chesterfield County surrounding Defense Supply Center Richmond should expect brief periods of loud noise during the Saturday morning ceremony and the Friday afternoon rehearsal... MORE

VNG hosts combined arms marksmanship match
May 29, 2023 — The Virginia National Guard’s Marksmanship Training Unit tested the skills of nearly 90 shooters during the Adjutant General’s Marksmanship Match, a three-day combined arms match held May 19-21, 2023, at Fort Barfoot, Virginia. The Virginia National Guard’s annual marksmanship match brought together Soldiers and Airmen from across the state to test their skills on both rifle and pistol. The shooters were challenged with matches that required them to engage targets with both rifle and pistol from a variety of firing positions and distances... MORE

A Soldier shoots a rifle in the prone position in a field.

Virginia NCO, West Virginia Soldier take top honors at Region II Best Warrior Competition
May 26, 2023 — The Virginia National Guard’s Staff Sgt. Dan Abbott and the West Virginia National Guard’s Spc. Bret Williams took top honors after the five-day Army National Guard Region II Best Warrior Competition May 15-19, 2023, at Fort Barfoot, Virginia... MORE

329th RSG conducts logistics and officer professional development exchange in Tajikistan
May 22, 2023 — Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to the Virginia Beach-based 329th Regional Support Group conducted logistics and military decision making process exchanges with the Republic of Tajikistan May 8-12, 2023, in Dushanbe, Tajikistan... MORE

DMA employees honored during recognition luncheon at Fort Barfoot
May 20, 2023 — Maj. Gen. Timothy P. Williams, the Adjutant General of Virginia, and retired Brig. Gen. Walt Mercer, Virginia Department of Military Affairs Chief Operations Officer, presented awards to DMA employees as part of a state employee recognition luncheon May 11, 2023, at Fort Barfoot, Virginia. ... MORE

Chaplains gather for annual sustainment training
May 17, 2023 — More than 30 chaplains and religious affairs specialists from the Virginia Army National Guard, Virginia Air National Guard and Virginia Defense Force participated in a one-day Joint Chaplain Annual Sustainment Training May 6, 2023, at the Virginia National Guard’s Sergeant Bob Slaughter Headquarters at Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia... MORE

New VNG warrant officers recognized as TACs make national impact
May 16, 2023 — The Virginia Army National Guard’s Warrant Officer Candidate School celebrated and recognized the graduation of six warrant officer candidates from Class 23-001 in a ceremony held May 6, 2023, at Fort Barfoot, Virginia. The class of newly-promoted warrant officers included Soldiers from both the Virginia and North Carolina Army National Guard, as well as the U.S. Army Reserve. ... MORE

Virginia National Guard and U.S. Army Reserve candidates swear in as new the nation’s newest warrant officers during a recognition ceremony at the conclusion of the Virginia National Guard’s Warrant Officer Candidate School, taught by cadre assigned to the 183rd Regiment, Regional Training Institute, May 6, 2023, at Fort Barfoot, Virginia. The ceremony marked the conclusion of WOCS for the six candidates, who were pinned with their new WO1 rank during the ceremony. Chief Warrant Officer 5 John D. Calley, the State Command Chief Warrant Officer, served as the guest speaker for the event.(U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. 1st Class Terra C. Gatti)

VNG fixed-wing detachment named “Unit of the Year”
May 15, 2023 — The Virginia National Guard’s Chesterfield-based Detachment 1, Charlie Company, 2-245th Aviation Regiment was recently named the Army National Guard East Region Unit of the Year for Fiscal Year 2022 according to an announcement by the Joint Operational Support Airlift Center... MORE

Virginia National Guard celebrates 416th birthday
May 15, 2023 — The Virginia National Guard celebrated its 416th birthday May 12, 2023, with a ceremonial cake cutting at the Sergeant Bob Slaughter Headquarters at Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia... MORE

New VNG NCO talks experience from pandemic to promotion
May 12, 2023 — In less than three years, Sgt. Khiyon Bond completed high school during the peak of the global pandemic, joined the National Guard, completed basic and advanced training, deployed to Kosovo and, most recently, became one of the Virginia Army National Guard’s newest noncommissioned officers... MORE

VNG kicks off Mental Health Awareness Month by highlighting staff, resources available for assistance
May 11, 2023 — May is Mental Health Awareness Month, an opportunity to remind Soldiers and civilians the Virginia Army National Guard behavioral health program is ready to provide mental health support to service members not only this month, but throughout the year. Mental Health Awareness Month strives to reduce the stigma that surrounds mental illnesses... MORE

Behavioral health professionals provide assistance, support to Virginia Guard Soldiers

Five ANG wings train at Operation Hoodoo Sea
May 4, 2023 — Five Air National Guard wings are conducting agile combat training during Operation Hoodoo Sea along the southeast U.S. coast. The exercise, led by the Virginia ANG, seeks to test and validate minimum force elements using multi-capable Airmen executing functions across job specialties and multiple platforms... MORE

KC-135 boom operators assigned to the 121st Air Refueling Wing, Ohio Air National Guard, receive instruction on ground refueling and maintenance of a KC-135 Stratotanker during Operation Hoodoo Sea April 28, 2023, at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia.

Fort Barfoot ASP recognized for outstanding performance
May 3, 2023 — Virginia Army National Guard senior leaders visited and recognized Soldiers and civilian employees assigned to the Fort Barfoot Ammunition Supply Point after their outstanding performance during a recent inspection April 26, 2023, at Fort Barfoot, Virginia. ... MORE

Fort Barfoot celebrates Earth Day with beautification projects
May 1, 2023 — Virginia National Guard Soldiers and civilian staff assigned to Fort Barfoot completed several beautification projects on and around the post in honor of Earth Day April 20, 2023, at Fort Barfoot, Virginia. ... MORE

Va. Beach high schoolers experience National Guard for a day
April 28, 2023 — Recruiters from the Virginia Army National Guard’s Recruiting and Retention Battalion held an all-day outing for more than 30 students from the Virginia Beach Technical and Career Education Center's public safety class April 6, 2023, at the State Military Reservation in Virginia Beach, Virginia... MORE

A group of high school students pose together at an obstacle course

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