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 Annual Sustainment Training event April 13-14, 2024, at the Virginia National Guard’s Sergeant Bob Slaughter Headquarters at Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia.
The theme for this year’s training was “Spiritually Ready and Professionally Equipped,” with the goal being to give chaplains ways to bolster their own spirituality and inner fire for the important work they do, while also embracing new and changing approaches to that work, explained Col. Seung Lee, the VNG state chaplain.
Maj. Gen. James W. Ring, the Adjutant General of Virginia, opened the event with remarks. Ring stressed the critical role fulfilled by the religious support teams throughout the VNG.“The work that you all do within our chaplains team to build readiness within our formations, and to sustain readiness and resilience within our formations, it is absolutely vital,” said Ring.
More than 40 chaplains and religious affairs specialists from the Virginia Army National Guard, Virginia Air National Guard and the Virginia Defense Force came together for a two-day Joint Chaplain Annual Sustainment Training event April 13-14, 2024, at Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia.