Spanberger helps recognize Soldiers at Fort Pickett
230122-Z-SM601-0002.JPG Photo By: SFC Terra C. Gatti

Fort Pickett, Virginia - U.S. Rep. Abigail Spanberger presents the Governor’s National Service Medal to Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to the Blackstone-based Detachment 1, Delta Company, 229th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team Jan. 21, 2023, at Fort Pickett, Virginia. The Soldiers mobilized in 2022 on federal active duty to provide support to the Department of Defense-approved mission assisting Customs and Border Protection on the Southwest Border where they operated the RQ-7B Shadow unmanned aircraft system. With the detachment’s four unmanned aerial vehicles, they flew nearly 300 missions and more than 2,500 safe flying hours over the course of their mobilization. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. 1st Class Terra C. Gatti)


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