Nordhaus visits VNG Soldiers, Airmen in Sandston
260815-Z-RW533-1001.JPG Photo By: Mike Vrabel

SANDSTON, Va. - Gen. Steven Nordhaus, the 20th Chief of the National Guard Bureau, and Command Sgt. Maj. James B. Kendrick, the 14th Sergeant Major of the Army National Guard, visit with Virginia Air National Guard senior leaders and Virginia Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to the Sandston-based 2nd Battalion, 224th Aviation Regiment, 29th Infantry Division Aug. 15, 2026, in Sandston, Virginia. Maj. Gen. James W. Ring, the Adjutant General of Virginia, and Chief Master Sgt. John F. Nye, the Virginia National Guard’s senior enlisted leader, joined the NGB senior leaders visiting with VaANG leaders at the Mullins Readiness Center, and VaARNG leaders at the VNG Army Aviation Support Facility, where Nordhaus presented five aviators with his challenge coin for exceptional performance.


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