Virginia National Guard

329th Soldiers conduct annual training in Mississippi
September 3, 2026 — The Virginia National Guard’s Virginia Beach-based Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 329th Regional Support Group, completed their annual training in August at Camp Shelby, Mississippi. ...

2-183rd Cavalry cases colors after more than two decades of service
August 21, 2026 — More than 20 years after they were first unfurled, the colors of 2nd Squadron, 183rd Cavalry Regiment, 116th Mobile Brigade Combat Team were cased in a ceremony held Aug. 13, 2026, at Fort Pickett, Virginia. The ceremony marked the inactivation of the unit, which traces its lineage back through more than two centuries of Virginia military service...

Cyber Fortress 26 tests military, civilian experts on domestic cyber-attack scenarios
August 20, 2026 — The Virginia Army National Guard’s 91st Cyber Brigade hosted Cyber Fortress 26, a joint, interagency, intergovernmental multinational exercise, July 25- Aug. 8, 2026, at the State Military Reservation in Virginia Beach...

Nordhaus visits VNG, leads enlistment, reenlistment oaths
August 19, 2026 — Gen. Steven Nordhaus, the 30th Chief of the National Guard Bureau, visited Virginia National Guard facilities and administered the oath of enlistment to new and current VNG Soldiers and Airmen during a visit Aug. 15, 2026, to the Richmond, Virginia, area. ...

229th BEB cases colors, leaves legacy of engineering excellence
August 13, 2026 — After more than 40 years in existence, the Fredericksburg-based 229th Brigade Engineer Battalion cased its colors Aug. 8, 2026, during a deactivation ceremony at the Mason-Ruhren Readiness Center in Fredericksburg, Virginia. ...

Ring announces new senior leader assignments
August 13, 2026 — Maj. Gen. James W. Ring, the Adjutant General of Virginia, announced new Virginia National Guard senior leader assignments in an announcement Aug. 12, 2026, in Richmond, Virginia. ...

Air National Guard details bonuses, policy changes amid ‘Summer Surge Incentives’
August 4, 2026 — The Air National Guard is rolling out sweeping recruiting and retention transformation initiatives—removing accession barriers, expanding enterprise support and reshaping how it competes for the talent required to build dominating air power and ensure wartime readiness...

N.C., Va. Soldiers train on military funeral honors basics in Virginia Beach
July 24, 2026 — Six North Carolina Army National Guard and two Virginia Army National Guard Soldiers trained on the basics of military funeral honors during a course hosted by the Virginia National Guard Funeral Honors Program July 13-17, 2026, at the State Military Reservation in Virginia Beach, Virginia...

1033rd ESC supports exercise Khaan Quest in Mongolia
July 22, 2026 — Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to the Cedar Bluff-based 1033rd Engineer Support Company, 276th Engineer Battalion, 329th Regional Support Group supported a multi-national exercise in Mongolia during the unit’s annual training. ...

Fort Pickett, partner agencies conduct high-risk rescues
July 16, 2026 — Fort Pickett Fire and Emergency Services personnel, as well as personnel from several other garrison directorates and state and local partner agencies combined forces to execute complex, high-risk rescue operations after several paratroopers became stuck in trees July 10, 2026, at Fort Pickett, Virginia. ...

34th CST conducts collective training in Virginia Beach
July 16, 2026 — Virginia National Guard Soldiers and Airmen assigned to the Fort Pickett-based 34th Civil Support Team participated in a collective training event June 23, 2026, at the Virginia Beach Police Department’s Creeds Law Enforcement Training Facility in Virginia Beach, Virginia, and June 25, 2026, at the State Military Reservation in Virginia Beach, Virginia. ...

Rohler promoted, takes command of Virginia Army National Guard
July 13, 2026 — Brig. Gen. Dennis Rohler took the reins as the Virginia National Guard’s Land Component Commander during a ceremony July 11, 2026, at the VNG Sergeant John Slaughter Headquarters at Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia...

ChalleNGe Class 64 graduates 40 cadets
July 13, 2026 — The Commonwealth ChalleNGe Youth Academy graduated 40 cadets during a ceremony for Class 64 July 2, 2026, at Green Run High School in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Retired Army Col. Everton Nevers, Virginia Department of Military Affairs chief of staff, Jen Lanz, director of CCYA, and Jerome Ferrette, the CCYA deputy director, congratulated each of the graduates on completing the five-and-a-half month-long residential portion of the program...

180th ESC returns to Virginia after mobilization to Horn of Africa
July 9, 2026 — Approximately 120 Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to the Powhatan-based 180th Engineer Support Company, 276th Engineer Battalion, 329th Regional Support Group, returned home from their federal mobilization July 9, 2026, after completing their mission with Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa...

180th ESC named top Army National Guard engineer company
July 8, 2026 — The Powhatan-based 180th Engineer Support Company, 276th Engineer Battalion, 329th Regional Support Group was named the most outstanding engineer company in the Army National Guard by the Society of American Engineers during a ceremony May 21, 2026, in Portland, Oregon. ...

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