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ISSUE #16 OF THE 2025 COMMONWEALTH’S GUARDIAN BI-WEEKLY NEWSLETTER

by VNGMG Office | Aug 17, 2025 | 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

by VNGMG Office | Aug 3, 2025 | 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

by VNGMG Office | Jul 20, 2025 | 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

by VNGMG Office | Jul 9, 2025 | 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

by VNGMG Office | Jun 26, 2025 | 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...