3rd Battalion, 116th Infantry Archive

  • LEESBURG, Va. — Soldiers of the Leesburg-based Company C, 3rd Battalion, 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team received a resume building and career development workshop courtesy of the Loudoun County Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1177, and the Military Alliance Group of Science Applications International Corporation Feb. 9, 2013, at their armory in Leesburg, Va. Raymond Houck, a member of VFW Post 1177 and MAG, gave a two-hour course to more than 40 infantry Soldiers on goal setting, resume writing, employer research and networking. “It’s good that they’re doing this,” says Spc. Nikita Vasilyev, an infantryman of Company C attending the workshop. “A lot of these guys are taking notes and learning valuable information, like how to format their skills and...

    Loudoun County VFW conducts job training for Va. Guard Soldiers

    Posted on February 12, 2013 | 1 Comment
    LEESBURG, Va. — Soldiers of the Leesburg-based Company C, 3rd Battalion, 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team received a resume building and career development workshop courtesy of the Loudoun County Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1177, and the Military Alliance Group of Science Applications International Corporation Feb. 9, 2013, at their armory in Leesburg, Va. Raymond Houck, a member of VFW Post 1177 and MAG, gave a two-hour course to more than 40 infantry Soldiers on goal setting, resume writing, employer research and networking. “It’s good that they’re doing this,” says Spc. Nikita Vasilyev, an infantryman of Company C attending the workshop. “A lot of these guys are taking notes and learning valuable information, like how to format their skills and...

    Continue Reading...

  • ARLINGTON, Va. — Approximately 90 Soldiers from the Leesburg-based Company C, 3rd Battalion, 116th Infantry Regiment, 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team assisted Arlington County Police with pedestrian traffic flow near the Roosevelt and 14th Street Bridges Jan. 21, 2013, for the 57th Presidential Inauguration. In addition to helping maintain safety and security for one of largest tourist events to take place in the Washington, D. C. area, the mission also provided the unit with valuable training for missions both here in Virginia and overseas. Soldiers from Company C helped make sure that pedestrians leaving Washington, D. C. were able to successfully and safely make their way to public transit locations in Arlington on Inauguration Day, but the work started weeks...

    Infantry Soldiers assist Arlington Police during 57th Presidential Inauguration

    Posted on January 24, 2013 | No Comments
    ARLINGTON, Va. — Approximately 90 Soldiers from the Leesburg-based Company C, 3rd Battalion, 116th Infantry Regiment, 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team assisted Arlington County Police with pedestrian traffic flow near the Roosevelt and 14th Street Bridges Jan. 21, 2013, for the 57th Presidential Inauguration. In addition to helping maintain safety and security for one of largest tourist events to take place in the Washington, D. C. area, the mission also provided the unit with valuable training for missions both here in Virginia and overseas. Soldiers from Company C helped make sure that pedestrians leaving Washington, D. C. were able to successfully and safely make their way to public transit locations in Arlington on Inauguration Day, but the work started weeks...

    Continue Reading...

  •   WINCHESTER, Va. – Lt. Col. Erik Gordon took command of the Virginia National Guard’s Winchester-based 3rd Battalion, 116th Infantry Regiment, 116th Brigade Combat Team from Lt. Col. Paul Gilman in a change of command ceremony held Dec. 1, 2012, at the Cherry-Beasley Readiness Center. Gilman assumed command of 3rd Battalion in May 2010 after serving as commander of the Fort Pickett-based 1st Battalion, 183d Regional Training Institute beginning in August 2009. He earned his commission through ROTC at the University of Virginia, where he graduated in 1991. He began his military career as an engineer officer and served in the 229th Engineer Battalion as a platoon leader, executive officer, company commander and battalion operations officer. He transitioned to infantry...

    Change of command ceremony held for Winchester-based Virginia Guard infantry battalion

    Posted on December 1, 2012 | No Comments
      WINCHESTER, Va. – Lt. Col. Erik Gordon took command of the Virginia National Guard’s Winchester-based 3rd Battalion, 116th Infantry Regiment, 116th Brigade Combat Team from Lt. Col. Paul Gilman in a change of command ceremony held Dec. 1, 2012, at the Cherry-Beasley Readiness Center. Gilman assumed command of 3rd Battalion in May 2010 after serving as commander of the Fort Pickett-based 1st Battalion, 183d Regional Training Institute beginning in August 2009. He earned his commission through ROTC at the University of Virginia, where he graduated in 1991. He began his military career as an engineer officer and served in the 229th Engineer Battalion as a platoon leader, executive officer, company commander and battalion operations officer. He transitioned to infantry...

    Continue Reading...

  • SANDSTON, Va. — The Virginia National Guard returned to normal operations Nov. 1, 2012, and all personnel on state active duty supporting Hurricane Sandy recovery operations were released from duty and returned to their home stations. Guard personnel began assisting Virginia State Police and local emergency response organizations late in the day Oct. 29 at numerous locations across Virginia, and at the height of operations had approximately 670 personnel working across the commonwealth. During that time they transported 42 civilians to safety, conducted almost 60 reconnaissance patrols to assess damage and report on route trafficability and performed 10 debris reduction missions. “Law enforcement personnel and the Virginia National Guard were the unsung heroes of the Hurricane Sandy response,” said Governor...

    Virginia Guard completes Hurricane Sandy response operations

    Posted on November 1, 2012 | No Comments
    SANDSTON, Va. — The Virginia National Guard returned to normal operations Nov. 1, 2012, and all personnel on state active duty supporting Hurricane Sandy recovery operations were released from duty and returned to their home stations. Guard personnel began assisting Virginia State Police and local emergency response organizations late in the day Oct. 29 at numerous locations across Virginia, and at the height of operations had approximately 670 personnel working across the commonwealth. During that time they transported 42 civilians to safety, conducted almost 60 reconnaissance patrols to assess damage and report on route trafficability and performed 10 debris reduction missions. “Law enforcement personnel and the Virginia National Guard were the unsung heroes of the Hurricane Sandy response,” said Governor...

    Continue Reading...

  • LEESBURG, VA – Soldiers from the Virginia National Guard’s Leesburg-based Company C, 3rd Battalion, 116th Infantry Regiment, 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team provided a color guard and fired a 21-gun salute in support of a dedication ceremony for a memorial to the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars Oct. 13, 2012, in Leesburg. The Loudoun County War Memorial Trust Fund Committee held the ceremony for the new memorial located on the eastern monument on south lawn of the Loudoun County Courthouse. Col. John Epperly, commander of the 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, provided remarks honoring the fallen Soldiers and Marine, and Veterans of Foreign War Loudoun County Post 1177 laid wreaths and unveiled the names on the memorial. “The Leesburg and Loudoun...

    Virginia Guard supports dedication ceremony for Loudoun County memorial to Iraq and Afghanistan wars

    Posted on October 13, 2012 | No Comments
    LEESBURG, VA – Soldiers from the Virginia National Guard’s Leesburg-based Company C, 3rd Battalion, 116th Infantry Regiment, 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team provided a color guard and fired a 21-gun salute in support of a dedication ceremony for a memorial to the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars Oct. 13, 2012, in Leesburg. The Loudoun County War Memorial Trust Fund Committee held the ceremony for the new memorial located on the eastern monument on south lawn of the Loudoun County Courthouse. Col. John Epperly, commander of the 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, provided remarks honoring the fallen Soldiers and Marine, and Veterans of Foreign War Loudoun County Post 1177 laid wreaths and unveiled the names on the memorial. “The Leesburg and Loudoun...

    Continue Reading...

  • SANDSTON, Va. — The Virginia National Guard brought more than 200 personnel on state active duty from June 30 to July 4 to support recovery operations in the wake of severe thunderstorms that struck across Virginia and caused wide-spread power outages. Soldiers distributed water and ice in Bedford, conducted reconnaissance patrols in the Fredericksburg and Lexington areas and Soldiers, Airmen and members of the Virginia Defense Force provided mission command and sustainment support in Sandston and Fort Pickett. “I was extremely pleased with the entire operation from how we alerted and staged our personnel to how we actually executed the missions,” said Maj. Gen. Daniel E. Long, Jr., the Adjutant General of Virginia. “I think the Virginia Guard continues to be a rapidly...

    Virginia National Guard personnel assist in the wake of severe thunderstorms

    Posted on July 11, 2012 | No Comments
    SANDSTON, Va. — The Virginia National Guard brought more than 200 personnel on state active duty from June 30 to July 4 to support recovery operations in the wake of severe thunderstorms that struck across Virginia and caused wide-spread power outages. Soldiers distributed water and ice in Bedford, conducted reconnaissance patrols in the Fredericksburg and Lexington areas and Soldiers, Airmen and members of the Virginia Defense Force provided mission command and sustainment support in Sandston and Fort Pickett. “I was extremely pleased with the entire operation from how we alerted and staged our personnel to how we actually executed the missions,” said Maj. Gen. Daniel E. Long, Jr., the Adjutant General of Virginia. “I think the Virginia Guard continues to be a rapidly...

    Continue Reading...

  • FORT PICKETT, Va. — More than 1,800 Soldiers from the Virginia National Guard’s Staunton-based 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team and the Virginia Beach-based 329th Regional Support Group conducted annual training at Fort Pickett and Fort A. P. Hill from June 9-23 with a focus on individual Soldier skills as well as collective training to better prepare their units for both their state and federal missions. Each brigade has unique challenges because of their different mission sets, so leaders have to adapt their training plans in order to make sure units are prepared for their assigned missions. The Army’s Force Generation model, or ARFORGEN, establishes how Guard units plan their training with the first year after a mobilization being known as the “reset” year. In following years, the training echelon advances to team, squad, platoon and higher...

    Virginia Soldiers sharpen their warrior skills during annual training

    Posted on June 27, 2012 | No Comments
    FORT PICKETT, Va. — More than 1,800 Soldiers from the Virginia National Guard’s Staunton-based 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team and the Virginia Beach-based 329th Regional Support Group conducted annual training at Fort Pickett and Fort A. P. Hill from June 9-23 with a focus on individual Soldier skills as well as collective training to better prepare their units for both their state and federal missions. Each brigade has unique challenges because of their different mission sets, so leaders have to adapt their training plans in order to make sure units are prepared for their assigned missions. The Army’s Force Generation model, or ARFORGEN, establishes how Guard units plan their training with the first year after a mobilization being known as the “reset” year. In following years, the training echelon advances to team, squad, platoon and higher...

    Continue Reading...

  • FORT A.P. HILL, Va. – Soldiers from the Winchester-based 3rd Battalion, 116th Infantry Regiment, 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team spent two weeks of their summer perfecting skills that will enable them to fight and win in combat. During their two-week annual training June 9-23 at Fort A.P. Hill, the infantry battalion participated in training that included Army Warrior Tasks, team live-fire exercises, reflex training, hand grenades, urban assault courses and mortar ranges. “Our focus this year was getting back to the basics,” said Maj. Kurt Kobernik, battalion executive officer, who explained that many of the Soldiers in his unit had deployed within the past year to both Iraq and Afghanistan in support of multiple overseas missions. “We gave up about 174...

    3-116th Soldiers get back to basics during annual training

    Posted on June 26, 2012 | No Comments
    FORT A.P. HILL, Va. – Soldiers from the Winchester-based 3rd Battalion, 116th Infantry Regiment, 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team spent two weeks of their summer perfecting skills that will enable them to fight and win in combat. During their two-week annual training June 9-23 at Fort A.P. Hill, the infantry battalion participated in training that included Army Warrior Tasks, team live-fire exercises, reflex training, hand grenades, urban assault courses and mortar ranges. “Our focus this year was getting back to the basics,” said Maj. Kurt Kobernik, battalion executive officer, who explained that many of the Soldiers in his unit had deployed within the past year to both Iraq and Afghanistan in support of multiple overseas missions. “We gave up about 174...

    Continue Reading...

  • LEESBURG, Va. — Approximately 40 Soldiers from the Leesburg-based Company C, 3rd Battalion, 116th Infantry Regiment, 116th Brigade Combat Team performed community service projects in the Leesburg and Loudon County areas June 2 to show their appreciation for the great support the community has provided in recent years. “I think it is great,” said Spc. Garry Brown, an acting team leader in Company C who works as a probation officer in Loudon County in his full-time civilian job. “The community was so good to us when we came back from Afghanistan and Iraq and for us to be able to give back to the community is a great thing. It is our time to give back to them.” The Soldiers,...

    Soldiers perform community service in Leesburg and Loudon County area

    Posted on June 5, 2012 | No Comments
    LEESBURG, Va. — Approximately 40 Soldiers from the Leesburg-based Company C, 3rd Battalion, 116th Infantry Regiment, 116th Brigade Combat Team performed community service projects in the Leesburg and Loudon County areas June 2 to show their appreciation for the great support the community has provided in recent years. “I think it is great,” said Spc. Garry Brown, an acting team leader in Company C who works as a probation officer in Loudon County in his full-time civilian job. “The community was so good to us when we came back from Afghanistan and Iraq and for us to be able to give back to the community is a great thing. It is our time to give back to them.” The Soldiers,...

    Continue Reading...

  • LEESBURG, Va. — Approximately 50 Soldiers and family members from the Virginia National Guard’s Leesburg-based Company C, 3rd Battalion, 116th Infantry Regiment, 116th Brigade Combat Team are scheduled to perform community service projects June 2 at locations across the Loudon County area. The Soldiers are volunteering their time as a way to express their appreciation for the support they have received from the community for their missions both here in Virginia and overseas. Work at the community service project locations is schedule from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., and the unit will host an open house at the Leesburg Armory from 1:30 to 6 p.m. The open house will feature static displays of equipment the Soldiers use in their mission...

    Va. Guard Advisory: Virginia Guard Soldiers to perform community service projects in Leesburg area

    Posted on May 30, 2012 | No Comments
    LEESBURG, Va. — Approximately 50 Soldiers and family members from the Virginia National Guard’s Leesburg-based Company C, 3rd Battalion, 116th Infantry Regiment, 116th Brigade Combat Team are scheduled to perform community service projects June 2 at locations across the Loudon County area. The Soldiers are volunteering their time as a way to express their appreciation for the support they have received from the community for their missions both here in Virginia and overseas. Work at the community service project locations is schedule from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., and the unit will host an open house at the Leesburg Armory from 1:30 to 6 p.m. The open house will feature static displays of equipment the Soldiers use in their mission...

    Continue Reading...

  • FORT A.P. HILL, Va — Dedicated to their mission of being a ready, relevant, and responsive Virginia Army National Guard unit, the 3rd Battalion, 116th Infantry Regiment, 116th Brigade Combat Team, conducted squad training exercises May 4-6 at Fort A.P. Hill. The Army Force Generation model has designated this year’s training emphasis for the 116th BCT to be on individual and squad skills and tactics.  The exercises conducted by 3rd Battalion over the weekend reflect this training mission, said Capt. Lawrence Yacubian, assistant operations office for the battalion. With the aid of two UH-60 Black Hawks and their crews from the Sandston-based 2nd Battalion, 224th Aviation Regiment, 3rd Battalion’s Company A Soldiers conducted squad-level air assault exercises, gaining a better...

    Infantry Soldiers focus on squad training at Fort A. P. Hill

    Posted on May 7, 2012 | No Comments
    FORT A.P. HILL, Va — Dedicated to their mission of being a ready, relevant, and responsive Virginia Army National Guard unit, the 3rd Battalion, 116th Infantry Regiment, 116th Brigade Combat Team, conducted squad training exercises May 4-6 at Fort A.P. Hill. The Army Force Generation model has designated this year’s training emphasis for the 116th BCT to be on individual and squad skills and tactics.  The exercises conducted by 3rd Battalion over the weekend reflect this training mission, said Capt. Lawrence Yacubian, assistant operations office for the battalion. With the aid of two UH-60 Black Hawks and their crews from the Sandston-based 2nd Battalion, 224th Aviation Regiment, 3rd Battalion’s Company A Soldiers conducted squad-level air assault exercises, gaining a better...

    Continue Reading...

  • LEESBURG, Va. — Community leaders from Leesburg and Loudon County learned more about the capabilities of the Virginia National Guard during the first-ever Community Leadership Conference held April 12 in Leesburg. The Virginia Guard’s Leesburg-based Company C, 3rd Battalion, 116th Infantry Regiment, 116th Brigade Combat Team hosted the event that was designed to bring together community leaders to share ideas and build interagency relationships. During the conference, community leaders learned details of the plans for a community service day scheduled for June 2 where Soldiers from Company C will volunteer their time in community service projects in the area. Karen Conlin, Virginia’s civilian aide to the Secretary of the Army, co-hosted the event and provided opening comments.She explained that one...

    Va. Guard hosts Community Leadership Conference in Leesburg

    Posted on April 14, 2012 | No Comments
    LEESBURG, Va. — Community leaders from Leesburg and Loudon County learned more about the capabilities of the Virginia National Guard during the first-ever Community Leadership Conference held April 12 in Leesburg. The Virginia Guard’s Leesburg-based Company C, 3rd Battalion, 116th Infantry Regiment, 116th Brigade Combat Team hosted the event that was designed to bring together community leaders to share ideas and build interagency relationships. During the conference, community leaders learned details of the plans for a community service day scheduled for June 2 where Soldiers from Company C will volunteer their time in community service projects in the area. Karen Conlin, Virginia’s civilian aide to the Secretary of the Army, co-hosted the event and provided opening comments.She explained that one...

    Continue Reading...