34th CST trained, ready following formal evaluation

The Virginia National Guard’s Fort Pickett-based 34th Civil Support Team was evaluated as trained and mission capable after a Training Proficiency Evaluation Nov. 16 and 18, 2021, in Henrico County, Virginia, and at Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia. The evaluation was conducted by U.S. Army North, which supervised the exercise and validated the unit’s readiness.

The mission of the 34th CST is to support civil authorities in a domestic chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear or high-yield explosive incident, and the evaluated tasks included deploying the team, establishing communications and medical support, conducting survey, technical decontamination and analytical functions as well as conducting interagency coordination.

“The mission sets of the 34th CST are complex and require a high degree of technical expertise,” said Brig. Gen. James W. Ring, the VNG Director of the Joint Staff. “The performance by the men and women of the 34th CST during this TPE reflects their individual and collective readiness to conduct complex operations. They demonstrated that they remain ready to deploy at short notice in support of local, state or federal requirements.”

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Virginia National Guard Soldiers and Airmen assigned to the Fort Pickett-based 34th Civil Support Team conduct their training proficiency evaluation Nov. 16, 2021, in Henrico County, Virginia.