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Virginia Guardsman Earns Expert Soldier BadgeApril 16, 2024 — RICHMOND, Va. - Maj. Josh Favaro, executive officer of the Virginia National Guard’s 229th Brigade Engineering Battalion, 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, earned the Expert Soldier Badge March... MORE 

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Finnish Air Force Commander Meets Virginia Guard LeadersApril 12, 2024 — HAMPTON, Va. - Maj. Gen. Juha-Pekka Keränen, commander of the Finnish Air Force, met with Virginia National Guard leaders April 8 at Joint Base Langley-Eustis.Maj. Gen. James W. Ring, the adjutant... MORE 

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Virginia Guard Conducts Infantry Tactics Exchange in TajikistanMarch 29, 2024 — DUSHANBE, Tajikistan - Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to the 183rd Regiment, Regional Training Institute, conducted an infantry tactics exchange with soldiers from the Republic of... MORE 

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Army National Guard Soldiers Train in Funeral Honors ProgramMarch 20, 2024 — VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. - The Virginia Army National Guard Funeral Honors Program hosted 11 Army National Guard Soldiers from nine states and territories for a training course Feb. 26-March 8 at the State... MORE 

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Virginia National Guard Takes Over Poland Sustainment MissionMarch 15, 2024 — POWIDZ, Poland - The Virginia National Guard’s 529th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion unfurled its organizational colors and took responsibility for logistics, maintenance and supply missions from... MORE 

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Army Flight School Grad Follows in Father’s FootstepsMarch 8, 2024 — FORT NOVOSEL, Ala. – When Warrant Officer Paul D. Kelly walked across the stage and graduated flight school Feb. 8, his silver wings were not the only thing he took away with him.Also in his tool kit... MORE 

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National Guard Conducts Arctic Training with CanadaMarch 4, 2024 — RESOLUTE BAY, Nunavut, Canada - Members of the Vermont, New Hampshire, Virginia and Alaska National Guard and active-duty members of the Army, Navy and Marine Corps are participating in an Arctic... MORE 

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Virginia National Guard Soldiers Validated for Poland MissionMarch 1, 2024 — FORT CAVAZOS, Texas – Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to the 529th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion have been validated for their upcoming federal active duty mission to Poland after... MORE 

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From Marine to Virginia Guard, Soldier's Journey Across ContinentsFebruary 27, 2024 — RICHMOND, Va.  –  Staff Sgt. Joshua Johnson’s journey into the military began with a casual invitation from a friend to go “hang out” at the local U.S. Marine Corps recruiting station. His friend had... MORE 

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Virginia Airmen Conduct Engineer Exchange in TajikistanFebruary 14, 2024 — DUSHANBE, Tajikistan – Virginia National Guard Airmen assigned to the 203rd Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operational Repair Squadron Engineers, 192nd Wing, conducted an engineer exchange with... MORE 

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Virginia Guard Soldiers, Airmen Train on Emergency ResponseJanuary 31, 2024 — FORT BARFOOT, Va. – Virginia National Guard members of the 34th Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and High-Yield Explosive Enhanced Response Force Package conducted a collective training... MORE 

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Virginia Guard Begins Federal Duty Before Poland DeploymentJanuary 31, 2024 — VIRGINIA BEACH, Va.  –  Approximately 70 Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to Headquarters, 529th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 329th Regional Support Group, began a federal... MORE 

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Virginia National Guard Conducts Medevac Exchange in TajikistanJanuary 8, 2024 — DUSHANBE, Tajikistan – Virginia National Guard Soldiers conducted a medical evacuation tactics exchange with the Republic of Tajikistan Dec. 4-9 in support of the Department of Defense National Guard... MORE 

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Virginia, NC Guard Soldiers Learn Funeral Honor FundamentalsJanuary 5, 2024 — VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. - Army National Guard Soldiers from Virginia and North Carolina learned the finer points of rendering honors to military veterans during Level 1 funeral honors training Dec. 11-15... MORE 

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Native Name Inspires Strength, Pride for Virginia GuardsmanNovember 28, 2023 — RICHMOND, Va. –  First Lt. Gavin Steel traces his Native American heritage through his maternal and paternal grandmothers’ bloodlines. His maternal grandmother comes from the Eastern Band of Cherokee... MORE 

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Exercise Sharpens Virginia Guard Unit’s Expeditionary SkillsNovember 28, 2023 — VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. – Virginia National Guard Airmen assigned to the 203rd Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operational Repair Squadron Engineers, 192nd Mission Support Group, 192nd Wing, trained on... MORE 

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Virginia National Guard Trains for Firefighting Ground SupportNovember 13, 2023 — FORT BARFOOT, Va.  –  Virginia National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crews completed aerial firefighting support and Soldiers and Airmen began ground firefighting training Nov. 11.After Virginia... MORE 

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Southern Vanguard 24 Exercise Begins in BrazilNovember 8, 2023 — MACAPA, Brazil - Standing under the Brazilian sun, Soldiers assigned to Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), stood at close interval in... MORE 

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Virginia Army National Guard Battles Wildfires From the AirNovember 8, 2023 — MADISON COUNTY, Va. - Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to the Sandston-based 2nd Battalion 224th Aviation Regiment, 29th Infantry Division, are helping fight wildfires in Madison County. In... MORE 

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National Guard’s Heritage Honored at Storied Army BaseNovember 7, 2023 — ARLINGTON, Va. – In a hallowed corner of Patton Hall at Northern Virginia’s Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, a journey through the annals of American military history awaits. An officer’s saber from... MORE 

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