VNG Soldiers, Airmen continue COVID-19 response Virginia National Guard Soldiers and Airmen continue to conduct COVID-19 response mission support, providing key testing sample collection and personal protective equipment fit testing capabilities in support of the...
Va. National Guard commissions 11 new officers The Virginia National Guard welcomed 11 new lieutenants to its ranks with the commissioning of Officer Candidate School Class 62 Oct. 18, 2020, in a ceremony held at Fort Pickett’s 183rd Regiment, Regional Training...
Rhodes succeeds Epperly as 29th ID commander Maj. Gen. John M. Rhodes took command of the Fort Belvoir-based 29th Infantry Division from Maj. Maj. Gen. John M. Rhodes took command of the Fort Belvoir-based 29th Infantry Division from Maj. Gen. John M. Epperly Oct. 3...
203rd RED HORSE departs for federal deployment Virginia National Guard Airmen assigned to the Virginia Beach-based 203rd Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy OperationalRepair Squadron Engineers, 192nd Wing made final preparations and departed for an overseas federal...
Va. National Guard resuming COVID-19 response Approximately 85 Virginia National Guard Soldiers and Airmen are trained and ready to resume support for Virginia’s COVID-19 response Sept. 8, 2020, and they are available to conduct COVID-19 sample test collection and...
Hurricane exercise prepares VNG for rapid response The Virginia National Guard Joint Staff completed a virtual hurricane tabletop exercise Aug. 17, 2020, focused on improving the VNG’s ability to rapidly respond to hazardous weather eventsin a COVID-19 environment....
