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Issue #9 of the 2022 Commonwealth’s Guardian bi-weekly newsletter

by VNG Staff Writer | May 7, 2022 | VANG Publication

Fort Pickett Fire Dept. helps lead large fire response Firefighters assigned to the Fort Pickett Fire Department helped tackle a large fire near the installation April 21, 2022, marking one of the department’s largest response operations in recent memory. “I am very...

Call of the 62nd VNGA Conference & Annual Business Meeting

by VNG Staff Writer | Apr 28, 2022 | VNGA NEWS

The 62nd Conference & Annual Business meeting of the Virginia National Guard Association will convene July 29-30, 2022, in our capital city, Richmond, Virginia. We gather this year under the them: Build. Please join us in The River City during the late July...

ISSUE #8 OF THE 2022 COMMONWEALTH’S GUARDIAN BI-WEEKLY NEWSLETTER

by VNG Staff Writer | Apr 27, 2022 | VANG Publication

576th Engineer Utilities Detachment begins federal duty Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to the Virginia Beach-based 576th Engineer Utilities Detachment, 276th Engineer Battalion, 329th Regional Support Group marked the official start of their federal...

ISSUE #7 OF THE 2022 COMMONWEALTH’S GUARDIAN BI-WEEKLY NEWSLETTER

by VNG Staff Writer | Apr 8, 2022 | VANG Publication

29th ID returns to USA after Spartan Shield rotation The final group of Soldiers assigned to the Fort Belvoir-based 29th Infantry Division Headquarters returned to the United States March 24, 2022, and were greeted by senior leaders from the Virginia National Guard...

ISSUE #6 OF THE 2022 COMMONWEALTH’S GUARDIAN BI-WEEKLY NEWSLETTER

by VNG Staff Writer | Apr 2, 2022 | VANG Publication

29th ID concludes tour as Task Force Spartan Maj. Gen. John Rhodes, commanding general of the Virginia National Guard’s 29th Infantry Division, relinquished command of Task Force Spartan to Maj. Gen. William Blaylock II, commanding general of the Kansas National...