ISSUE #19 OF THE 2025 COMMONWEALTH’S GUARDIAN BI-WEEKLY NEWSLETTER
80th Engineers begin federal active duty mobilization Approximately 130 Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to the l80th Engineer Support Company, 276th Engineer Battalion, 329th Regional Support Group marked the beginning of their federal active duty...
ISSUE #18 OF THE 2025 COMMONWEALTH’S GUARDIAN BI-WEEKLY NEWSLETTER
VaARNG recruiting battalion tops annual mission The Virginia Army National Guard’s Recruiting and Retention Battalion marked a milestone Aug. 20, 2025, when it surpassed its National Guard Bureau mission of 851 enlistments in what has been an exceptional...
ISSUE #17 OF THE 2025 COMMONWEALTH’S GUARDIAN BI-WEEKLY NEWSLETTER
192nd Ops Group conducts final change of command The 192nd Operations Group, 192nd Wing, Virginia Air National Guard, conducted its last change of command Aug. 10, 2025, at Joint Base Langley-Eustis in Hampton, Virginia. Col. Brock E. Lange, 192nd Wing commander,...
ISSUE #16 OF THE 2025 COMMONWEALTH’S GUARDIAN BI-WEEKLY NEWSLETTER
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
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...YOUR SPONSORS
