ISSUE #16 OF THE 2025 COMMONWEALTH’S GUARDIAN BI-WEEKLY NEWSLETTER
VANG Publication Ceremony officially opens VNG’s Roanoke RRC expansion Virginia National Guard senior leaders along with state and local officials cut a ribbon to formally open the expanded Roanoke Regional Readiness Center Aug. 2, 2025, in Troutville, Virginia. The completed project...
ISSUE #15 OF THE 2025 COMMONWEALTH’S GUARDIAN BI-WEEKLY NEWSLETTER
VANG Publication 229th MPs begin customs operations during federal duty The Virginia National Guard’s Hanover-based 229th Military Police Company, 276th Engineer Battalion, 329th Regional Support Group took responsibility for a U.S. Central Command customs operations mission from the...
ISSUE #14 OF THE 2025 COMMONWEALTH’S GUARDIAN BI-WEEKLY NEWSLETTER
VANG Publication 192nd Wing conducts agile combat training exercise More than 800 mission-ready Air National Guard members gathered at the Air Dominance Center in Savannah, Georgia, April 21-27, 2025, for Operation Maverick’s Armistice. This exercise aimed to strengthen the ability of...
ISSUE #13 OF THE 2025 COMMONWEALTH’S GUARDIAN BI-WEEKLY NEWSLETTER
VANG Publication 34th CST travels to Alaska for joint exercise Virginia National Guard Soldiers and Airmen assigned to the Fort Pickett-based 34th Civil Support Team joined other CSTs and emergency response organizations for Exercise ORCA 25 June 9-13, 2025, in Juneau, Alaska. The...
ISSUE #12 OF THE 2025 COMMONWEALTH’S GUARDIAN BI-WEEKLY NEWSLETTER
VANG Publication 116th to field test new MBCT organization The Virginia National Guard’s Staunton-based 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team will be the first Army National Guard brigade to test and evaluate evaluate the approved task organization for a mobile brigade combat team during...
ISSUE #11 OF THE 2025 COMMONWEALTH’S GUARDIAN BI-WEEKLY NEWSLETTER
VANG Publication Virginia’s fallen remembered on Memorial Day The Commonwealth’s Memorial Day Ceremony honored and remembered the military men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice in service to the nation May 26, 2025, at the Virginia War Memorial in Richmond, Virginia. Governor...
ISSUE #10 OF THE 2025 COMMONWEALTH’S GUARDIAN BI-WEEKLY NEWSLETTER
VANG Publication Virginia National Guard celebrates 418th birthday The Virginia National Guard celebrated its 418th birthday May 14, 2025, with a ceremonial cake cutting at the Sergeant Bob Slaughter Headquarters at Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia. Spc. Brett Shropshire and...
Exercise in Honor: Make the ‘Murph’ Personal
VNGA NEWS RICHMOND, Va. — The “Murph” Workout is one of the CrossFit “hero” WODs, or workouts of the day. Hero WOD are performed in honor of those who served in the military and made the ultimate sacrifice. The “Murph” honors the...