VNG’s search and extraction team proves capabilities More than 200 Virginia National Guard Soldiers and Airmen conducted multiple mass casualty response drills during a collective training exercise May 20 - 24, 2024, at Fort Barfoot, Virginia. The Soldiers and Airmen...
80th anniversary of D-Day observed abroad, at home Virginia National Guard Soldiers paid tribute to the valor, idelity and sacrifice of the U.S. and Allied Forces who participated in the June 1944 invasion of Normandy and commemorated the 80th anniversary of D-Day at...
Commonwealth’s Memorial Day Ceremony honors the fallen Service members who made the ultimate sacrifice in service to their country were honored at the Commonwealth’s Memorial Day Ceremony May 27, 2024, at the Virginia War Memorial in Richmond, Virginia. Virginia...
116th’s Cooper takes top Soldier honors at Region Il BWC Sgt. Carter Cooper, a Virginia Army National Guard infantry Soldier assigned to the Lynchburg-based 1st Battalion, 116th Infantry Regiment, 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, took top honors in the Soldier...
Virginia signs state partnership agreement with Finland The Virginia National Guard formalized its partnership with the Finnish Defense Forces during a signing ceremony May 2, 2024, at the Finnish Ministry of Defense in Helsinki, Finland. The letter of intent, signed...
VNG, VDF chaplains gather for joint sustainment training More than 40 chaplains and religious affairs specialists personnel from the Virginia Army National Guard, Virginia Air National Guard and the Virginia Defense Force came together for a two-day Joint Chaplain...
