Fort Pickett Fire Dept. helps lead large fire response Firefighters assigned to the Fort Pickett Fire Department helped tackle a large fire near the installation April 21, 2022, marking one of the department’s largest response operations in recent memory. “I am very...

576th Engineer Utilities Detachment begins federal duty Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to the Virginia Beach-based 576th Engineer Utilities Detachment, 276th Engineer Battalion, 329th Regional Support Group marked the official start of their federal...

29th ID returns to USA after Spartan Shield rotation The final group of Soldiers assigned to the Fort Belvoir-based 29th Infantry Division Headquarters returned to the United States March 24, 2022, and were greeted by senior leaders from the Virginia National Guard...

29th ID concludes tour as Task Force Spartan Maj. Gen. John Rhodes, commanding general of the Virginia National Guard’s 29th Infantry Division, relinquished command of Task Force Spartan to Maj. Gen. William Blaylock II, commanding general of the Kansas National...

VaANG awards Airmen for outstanding performance The Virginia Air National Guard recognized its top performers for 2021 in the organization’s annual awards ceremony Feb. 5, 2022, at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia. Brig. Gen. Toni M. Lord, Virginia National Guard...

116th IBCT HQs completes CTE, heads to Germany The 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team Headquarters completed their first step of pre-mobilization training after a culminating training exercise, Jan. 24, 2022, at Camp McGregor, New Mexico. Approximately 400 Virginia...