Virginia National Guard

VNG celebrates graduates of OCS Class 67, 68A, 68B
September 23, 2025 — Nine officer candidates graduated from the Virginia National Guard’s Officer Candidate School Sept. 14, 2025, in a ceremony at Fort Pickett, Virginia. The event brought together friends, family and leaders at the 183rd Regiment, Regional Training Institute to celebrate the accomplishments of both OCS Class 67 and 68B, and also marked the graduation of Class 68A, who completed their OCS experience earlier this year. Throughout the ceremony, the 29th Infantry Division Band provided musical accompaniment. ... MORE

VaARNG Funeral Honors team provides training to active-duty Soldiers
September 19, 2025 — Soldiers assigned to the Virginia Army National Guard Funeral Honors Program provided funeral honors training to active-duty Soldiers assigned to the Joint Base Langley-Eustis-based 7th Transportation Brigade Aug. 25 – Sept. 5, 2025, at the State Military Reservation in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The MFH Program Soldiers provided two separate, week-long training iterations to two groups of 7th Transportation Brigade Soldiers... MORE

VNG mobilizes personnel for admin, logistics support to ICE
September 19, 2025 — The Virginia National Guard mobilized approximately 40 Soldiers and Airmen Sept. 15, 2025, with a mission to provide administrative and logistics support to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement at locations across the state. ... MORE

Cyber operators train for response, mitigation at Cyber Fortress 25
September 19, 2025 — National Guard Soldiers and Airmen and members of the Virginia Defense Force partnered with military and civilian cyber operators Aug. 2-17, 2025, at the State Military Reservation in Virginia Beach, Virginia, during Cyber Fortress 25... MORE

Military, civilian cyber operators train for response, mitigation at Cyber Fortress 25

Ceremony formalizes return of 29th ID DIVARTY
September 18, 2025 — The Virginia National Guard formally re-activated the 29th Infantry Division Artillery, or DIVARTY, during a ceremony Sept. 6, 2025, at the Virginia War Memorial in Richmond, Virginia. Maj. Gen. James W. Ring, the Adjutant General of Virginia, presided over the ceremony featuring the uncasing of colors for DIVARTY and DIVARTY’s Headquarters and Headquarters Battery... MORE

DIVARTY command team uncases unit colors

180th Engineers begin federal active duty mobilization
September 18, 2025 — Approximately 130 Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to the Powhatan-based 180th Engineer Support Company, 276th Engineer Battalion, 329th Regional Support Group marked the beginning of their federal active duty mobilization with a departure ceremony Sept. 8, 2025, in Powhatan, Virginia. ... MORE

Company command team furls unit guidon during departure ceremony

VaANG’s Bosslift event enhances military-civilian partnerships
September 11, 2025 — Strengthening ties between the military and civilian sectors, the 192nd Wing, Virginia Air National Guard, hosted the 2025 Bosslift event on Sept. 6 at Joint Base Langley-Eustis in Hampton, Virginia. Organized by the VaANG Military and Family Readiness office and the Virginia Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve, or ESGR, this event provided civilian employers with an opportunity to experience firsthand the training and dedication of their Air National Guard employees. The 2025 Bosslift, part of the Virginia ESGR outreach, aimed to bridge the gap between civilian workplaces and National Guard responsibilities... MORE

Group of civilian employers and military personnel posing for a group photo with a red walkway and Air Force symbol, KC-135 in the background

Virginia Air National Guard welcomes its first Warrant Officer
September 11, 2025 — The 192nd Wing, Virginia Air National Guard’s Chief Warrant Officer 2 J. Anthony Dell graduated from Warrant Officer Training School May 21, 2025, at Maxwell Air Force Base in Montgomery, Alabama. He returned to the VaANG and is serving as the wing’s first warrant officer since the U.S. Air Force discontinued the rank in 1959... MORE

CWO2 Dell stands at attention while his family members pin on his new warrant officer 2 rank.

Batterton succeeds Jumper to lead Virginia Air National Guard
September 10, 2025 — Brig. Gen. Christopher Batterton succeeded Brig. Gen. Catherine Jumper as commander of the Virginia Air National Guard effective Sept. 6, 2025, and Jumper assumed responsibilities as the Assistant Adjutant General for Air Strategic Initiatives... MORE

Official portrait of Brig. Gen. Christopher G. Batterton

VaARNG recruiting battalion tops annual mission
September 9, 2025 — The Virginia Army National Guard’s Recruiting and Retention Battalion marked a milestone Aug. 20, 2025, when it surpassed its National Guard Bureau mission of 851 enlistments in what has been an exceptional recruiting year. With weeks still remaining before the Sept. 30 end of the recruiting year, the battalion’s recruiters have continued to build on that success, adding dozens more enlistments. ... MORE

Virginia Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to the state’s Recruiting and Retention Battalion conduct a battalion run June 27, 2025, at the State Military Reservation in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The battalion came together for a week of training at SMR to focus on professional development, sharing best practices and building esprit de corps. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. 1st Class Terra C. Gatti)

Harris succeeds Calley as VaARNG senior warrant officer
September 8, 2025 — Chief Warrant Officer 4 Douglas L. Harris assumed responsibility as the Virginia Army National Guard’s Command Chief Warrant Officer from Chief Warrant Officer 5 John D. Calley Sept. 6, 2025, at the Virginia National Guard Sergeant Bob Slaughter Headquarters at Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia... MORE

VNG aviators conduct water bucket training using portable tank
September 5, 2025 — Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to the Sandston-based 2nd Battalion, 224th Aviation Regiment, 29th Infantry Division and members of the Fort Pickett Fire and Emergency Services conduct water bucket training Aug. 21, 2025, at Fort Pickett, Virginia. ... MORE

Aviators on the ground watch water bucket training at Fort Pickett

Sexual Assault Prevention and Response course provides refresher training to Soldiers, civilians
September 3, 2025 — More than 30 Soldiers and civilians from a variety of National Guard organizations participated in a Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Credentialed Education Unit Refresher course Aug. 18-22, 2025, at the State Military Reservation in Virginia Beach, Virginia... MORE

3-116th Soldiers excel “in the box” at National Training Center
August 28, 2025 — More than 70 Virginia Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to the Charlottesville-based Alpha Company, 3rd Battalion, 116th Infantry Regiment, 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team supported a Florida National Guard IBCT during their National Training Center rotation July 16 - Aug. 8, 2025, at Fort Irwin, California. ... MORE

Virginia Air National Guard’s Eleanor Warren named among USAF’s top 12 Airmen of 2025
August 25, 2025 — The U.S. Air Force announced the service’s 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year for 2025, including members from across active duty, the Air National Guard and the Air Force Reserve. Among those named is the Virginia Air National Guard’s Senior Airman Eleanor R. Warren, a geospatial intelligence analyst assigned to the 192nd Wing’s Intelligence Squadron... MORE

Staff Sgt. Eleanor Warren smiles, holding papers with maps in background

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