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- Sgt. 1st Class Terra Gatti is the Social Media NCO for the Virginia National Guard Public Affairs team. She can be reached via email at terra.c.gatti.mil@mail.mil.
![ATLANTIC, North Carolina — Virginia National Guard flight crews and support personnel assigned to 2nd Battalion, 224th Aviation Regiment, 29th Infantry Division traveled south to Marine Corps Outlying Field Atlantic in Atlantic, North Carolina, for aerial door gunnery from their UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters Feb. 29 – March 8, 2020. […]](https://vaguard.dodlive.mil/files/2020/03/49640286433_a6b36f3d82_k-1-115x115.jpg "VNG aviation battalion conducts aerial gunnery in N.C.")
![RICHMOND, Va. — Approximately 45 Soldiers from 16 Virginia Army National Guard battalions participated in a Battalion Army Combat Fitness Test Challenge Feb. 28, 2020, at Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia. Three-man teams from 1st Battalion, 116th Infantry Regiment, 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team and the Recruiting and Retention Battalion […]](https://vaguard.dodlive.mil/files/2020/03/49608507878_e3c1798199_k-115x115.jpg "VNG holds ACFT challenge, names top battalion team")
![PETERSBURG, Va. — Virginia National Guard warrant officer candidates took a deep dive into history during a visit to the National Museum of the Civil War Soldier and Petersburg National Battlefield Feb. 22, 2020, in Petersburg, Virginia. The candidates toured both sites, along with WOCS cadre, as part of their […]](https://vaguard.dodlive.mil/files/2020/02/200222-Z-SM601-6735-2-115x115.jpg "WOCS candidates experience history in Petersburg")
![RICHMOND, Va. — It was a unique and historic day for both the Rohler family and the Virginia National Guard’s 529th Combat Support Sustainment Battalion, 329th Regional Support Group. On Dec. 7, 2019, Lt. Col. Juanita Rohler took command of the Virginia Beach-based unit from her husband, Lt. Col. Dennis […]](https://vaguard.dodlive.mil/files/2020/01/49199536251_71613c697a_k-115x115.jpg "529th CSSB command stays in the family")
![RICHMOND, Va. — With the rollout of the new Army Combat Fitness Test, the Virginia National Guard’s master fitness trainers are providing unique training opportunities to help Soldiers prepare for the test. During one such event, held Nov. 21, 2019, near Richmond, Virginia, Master Sgt. Ramon Abreu-Perez, master fitness coordinator […]](https://vaguard.dodlive.mil/files/2019/12/49105221033_8e11446ce0_k-1-115x115.jpg "VNG Soldiers get creative with ACFT training")
![RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia National Guard recruiters took the top spots for both regional recruiter of the year and regional recruiting supervisor of the year following a board held Nov. 7, 2019, in West Virginia. Master Sgt. Donnie Brizendine and Sgt. 1st Class Jonathan Fretwell competed against their peers from […]](https://vaguard.dodlive.mil/files/2019/11/73498115_2768749763157693_5491582555176042496_o-115x115.jpg "Va. Army Guard recruiters recognized as top in region")
![HARRISONBURG, Va. – By the time he started walking toward the James Madison University football field, 2015 alum 1st Lt. Blake Place was already having a pretty great day. He and his fellow Soldiers, all assigned to Sandston-based 2nd Battalion, 224th Aviation Regiment, helped kick off the Nov. 9, 2019, […]](https://vaguard.dodlive.mil/files/2019/11/49054671448_bd9a7041f2_k-1-115x115.jpg "VNG pilot pops surprise proposal at JMU game")
![SANDSTON, Va. — More than 25 employers of Virginia National Guard Soldiers were able to experience the environments their employees work in first-hand during an Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve Boss Lift. The event was hosted by Sandston-based 2nd Battalion, 224th Aviation Regiment, 29th Infantry Division Sept. 7, […]](https://vaguard.dodlive.mil/files/2019/10/70839476_10157483623108560_7263589300187430912_o-115x115.jpg "ESGR Boss Lift held for employers of 2-224th Aviation")
![FORT PICKETT, Va. — As the sun rose on Fort Pickett’s Air Assault Obstacle Course Aug. 13, 2019, several hundred Soldiers were steaming in the morning’s muggy heat from their first physical challenge of the day, a two-mile run. That was just the beginning. From there, 238 Soldiers, plus a […]](https://vaguard.dodlive.mil/files/2019/09/69302778_10157442703688560_6434067202197946368_o-115x115.jpg "WTC brings Air Assault, Pathfinder School to Fort Pickett")
![VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — More than 70 newly-recruited Soldiers participated in a combined training event as part of the Virginia National Guard’s Recruit Sustainment Program July 20, 2019, at the State Military Reservation in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The recruits meet one weekend a month to focus on administrative tasks and […]](https://vaguard.dodlive.mil/files/2019/08/190720-Z-YS381-001-768x512-1-115x115.jpg "Recruit Sustainment Program produces greater success rate for newer recruits")
![FORT LEE, Va. — Pvt. Andrew Lee Ross followed in his father’s footsteps and enlisted into the Virginia Army National Guard July 2, 2019, at the Military Entrance Processing Station at Fort Lee, Virginia. He follows a long line of family members into the military, and his oath of enlistment […]](https://vaguard.dodlive.mil/files/2019/07/48298583857_e038186c3c_z-115x115.jpg "Son follows father into Virginia Army National Guard")
![FORT PICKETT, Va. — For the first time, the Virginia National Guard’s annual Adjutant General’s Marksmanship Match was a combined arms event, held June 21-23, 2019, at Fort Pickett, Virginia. More than 50 Soldiers and Airmen competed in the event, which tested their skills on both rifle and pistol, and […]](https://vaguard.dodlive.mil/files/2019/07/48120218926_3cf07e4d92_z-1-115x115.jpg "VNG hosts combined arms marksmanship match")
![FORT PICKETT, Va. — The Virginia National Guard hosted their inaugural Women’s Summit June 19, 2019, at Fort Pickett, Virginia. Women from across the force attended the event, which this year focused on balancing the demands of women’s personal and professional lives. “Women are far more likely to leave the […]](https://vaguard.dodlive.mil/files/2019/06/48099365471_22f466bf36_z-115x115.jpg "Va. National Guard hosts inaugural Women’s Summit")
![FORT PICKETT, Va. — For the first time in the history of the Virginia National Guard’s 183rd Regiment, Regional Training Institute, women were among the graduates of the 11B Infantry Transition Course. Five female Soldiers were among 34 U.S. Army National Guard and Reserve Soldiers who earned their blue cord […]](https://vaguard.dodlive.mil/files/2019/05/inf-1-115x115.jpg "183rd RTI graduates 1st female infantry Soldiers")
![FORT PICKETT, Va. — The Virginia National Guard’s Warrant Officer Candidate School welcomed a new commander and recognized the latest graduates of the program in back-to-back ceremonies held May 4, 2019, at Fort Pickett, Virginia. In the first ceremony, Chief Warrant Officer 3 Joshua Martin took command of the Virginia […]](https://vaguard.dodlive.mil/files/2019/05/web-190504-Z-SM601-9577-115x115.jpg "WOCS welcomes new commander, recognizes new warrants")
![RICHMOND, Va. — Just a few short weeks after completing his long-time goal of running the Boston Marathon, Master Sgt. Ramon Abreu-Perez will lace up his running shoes on Sunday to run the National Guard Marathon in Lincoln, Nebraska. He ran his first marathon back in 2004 and has been […]](https://vaguard.dodlive.mil/files/2019/05/57484784_10157317428226018_1053764943263825920_o-1-115x115.jpg "NCO takes Boston Marathon experience to VNG running team")
![RICHMOND, Va. — Fifty-three two-man teams started the Best Ranger Competition early on the morning of April 12, 2019, at Fort Benning, Georgia. Among the rangers to run across the start line were six National Guard Soldiers, three from Virginia, two from Massachusetts and one from Kentucky. The Virginia and […]](https://vaguard.dodlive.mil/files/2019/05/57076966_171411377097227_7895486097323458560_n-115x115.jpg "VNG rangers test their limits at Best Ranger Competition")
![FORT PICKETT, Va. — More than 20 leaders from the Virginia Army National Guard accepted the challenge offered by Command Sgt. Maj. Ronald Smith, the Virginia Army National Guard’s state command sergeant major, to take the new Army Combat Fitness Test April 6, 2019, at Fort Pickett, Virginia. The ACFT […]](https://vaguard.dodlive.mil/files/2019/04/WEB-190406-Z-SM601-8295-115x115.jpg "VNG leaders tackle ACFT challenge")
![VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. – Soldiers assigned to the U.S. Army Reserve’s 18th Field Hospital conducted their annual weapons qualification March 24, 2019, at the newly-renovated range at the State Military Reservation near Virginia Beach, Virginia. After training at other installations in the Hampton Roads area, the Fort Story-based 18th Field […]](https://vaguard.dodlive.mil/files/2019/04/190323-YS381-038-115x115.jpg "18th Field Hospital trains on renovated range at SMR")
![FORT PICKETT, Va. — Last summer, on one of the final days of annual training for the 1710th Transportation Company, Sgt. 1st Class Anthony Johnson collapsed on the drill floor of the readiness center in Emporia, Virginia. Three Soldiers – Sgt. 1st Class Michelle Homer, Sgt. Christina So and Sgt. […]](https://vaguard.dodlive.mil/files/2019/03/190310-Z-SM601-WEB-2-115x115.jpg "1710th TC Soldiers recognized for life-saving actions last summer")
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