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![FORT PICKETT, Va. — Virginia and Kentucky National Guard Soldiers assigned to the 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team and enabler units from Guard units in Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana and New York honed their combat skills during the eXportable Combat Training Capability Rotation 19-4 July 13 through August 2, […]](https://vaguard.dodlive.mil/files/2019/08/01_XCTC_BrigadeDefense_29jul19_0404-115x115.jpg "116th IBCT more combat ready after XCTC rotation at Fort Pickett")
116th IBCT more combat ready after XCTC rotation at Fort Pickett
Posted on August 6, 2019 | No CommentsFORT PICKETT, Va. — Virginia and Kentucky National Guard Soldiers assigned to the 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team and enabler units from Guard units in Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana and New York honed their combat skills during the eXportable Combat Training Capability Rotation 19-4 July 13 through August 2, […] -
![FORT PICKETT, Va. — Virginia and Kentucky National Guard Soldiers assigned to the 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team are honing their combat skills during the eXportable Combat Training Capability Rotation 19-4 scheduled for July 13 through August 2, 2019, at Fort Pickett, Virginia. “We want to leverage XCTC to validate […]](https://vaguard.dodlive.mil/files/2019/07/48315824032_773811598d_k-115x115.jpg "116th IBCT conducting eXportable Combat Training Capability rotation at Fort Pickett")
116th IBCT conducting eXportable Combat Training Capability rotation at Fort Pickett
Posted on July 14, 2019 | No CommentsFORT PICKETT, Va. — Virginia and Kentucky National Guard Soldiers assigned to the 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team are honing their combat skills during the eXportable Combat Training Capability Rotation 19-4 scheduled for July 13 through August 2, 2019, at Fort Pickett, Virginia. “We want to leverage XCTC to validate […] -
![SUFFOLK, Va. – Spc. Erik Murphy, a cavalry scout with the Virginia Army National Guard’s Troop B, 2nd Squadron, 183rd Cavalry Regiment, stood in the turret of a Humvee, prepared to engage targets with his M2 .50 caliber machine gun. “Gunner ready,” he said to his truck commander, as they […]](https://vaguard.dodlive.mil/files/2019/06/190608-Z-NB148-085-115x115.jpeg "Gunnery simulators augment Army Guard training")
Gunnery simulators augment Army Guard training
Posted on June 19, 2019 | No CommentsSUFFOLK, Va. – Spc. Erik Murphy, a cavalry scout with the Virginia Army National Guard’s Troop B, 2nd Squadron, 183rd Cavalry Regiment, stood in the turret of a Humvee, prepared to engage targets with his M2 .50 caliber machine gun. “Gunner ready,” he said to his truck commander, as they […] -
![FORT PICKETT, Va. — Virginia National Guard cavalry Soldiers provided vehicle crew evaluators for their active-duty counterparts from Fort Bragg, North Carolina, during gunnery training Jan. 15 – 26, 2019, at Fort Pickett, Virginia. Soldiers assigned to the Portsmouth-based 2nd Squadron, 183rd Cavalry Regiment, 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team provided […]](https://vaguard.dodlive.mil/files/2019/01/001CavEvals_20190123_003-115x115.jpg "Saber Soldiers provide crew evaluations for active-duty cavalry squadron")
Saber Soldiers provide crew evaluations for active-duty cavalry squadron
Posted on January 28, 2019 | No CommentsFORT PICKETT, Va. — Virginia National Guard cavalry Soldiers provided vehicle crew evaluators for their active-duty counterparts from Fort Bragg, North Carolina, during gunnery training Jan. 15 – 26, 2019, at Fort Pickett, Virginia. Soldiers assigned to the Portsmouth-based 2nd Squadron, 183rd Cavalry Regiment, 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team provided […] -
![FORT PICKETT, Va. — The Virginia Army National Guard welcomed 14 new lieutenants to its ranks with the commissioning of Officer Candidate School Class 60 and 61B Aug. 25, 2018, at Fort Pickett, Virginia. Class 60 was the traditional OCS program that runs nearly two years and taught by a […]](https://vaguard.dodlive.mil/files/2018/08/01_OCS_Graduation_25aug18_0119-115x115.jpg "Virginia Army National Guard welcomes 14 new lieutenants")
Virginia Army National Guard welcomes 14 new lieutenants
Posted on August 28, 2018 | No CommentsFORT PICKETT, Va. — The Virginia Army National Guard welcomed 14 new lieutenants to its ranks with the commissioning of Officer Candidate School Class 60 and 61B Aug. 25, 2018, at Fort Pickett, Virginia. Class 60 was the traditional OCS program that runs nearly two years and taught by a […] -
![FORT PICKETT, Va. — The following Virginia Army National Guard officers have been selected for command, according to a July 18, 2018, release from the Virginia Army National Guard personnel office: – Lt. Col. Kurt Kobernik will command the Fort PIckett-based Virginia Army National Guard Recruting and Retention Battalion – […]](https://vaguard.dodlive.mil/files/2015/10/VaGuardLogo_1oct15_100x100-115x115.jpg "Virginia Army National Guard command selections announced")
Virginia Army National Guard command selections announced
Posted on July 18, 2018 | No CommentsFORT PICKETT, Va. — The following Virginia Army National Guard officers have been selected for command, according to a July 18, 2018, release from the Virginia Army National Guard personnel office: – Lt. Col. Kurt Kobernik will command the Fort PIckett-based Virginia Army National Guard Recruting and Retention Battalion – […] -
![RICHMOND, Va. — Senior leaders from state government and the Virginia National Guard welcomed home the final group of Soldiers assigned to the Staunton-based 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team as they returned from hurricane recovery duty in the U.S. Virgin Islands Oct. 17, 2017, in Richmond, Virginia. The Soldiers provided mission […]](https://vaguard.dodlive.mil/files/2017/10/03_116thIBCT_USVI_Return_17oct17_0063-115x115.jpg "Final group of Va. Soldiers return from U.S. Virgin Islands")
Final group of Va. Soldiers return from U.S. Virgin Islands
Posted on October 19, 2017 | No CommentsRICHMOND, Va. — Senior leaders from state government and the Virginia National Guard welcomed home the final group of Soldiers assigned to the Staunton-based 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team as they returned from hurricane recovery duty in the U.S. Virgin Islands Oct. 17, 2017, in Richmond, Virginia. The Soldiers provided mission […] -
![ST. CROIX, U.S. Virgin Islands – Almost 2,000 National Guard Soldiers and Airmen are conducting recovery operations in the U.S. Virgin Islands, focusing on providing much-needed supplies to citizens and assisting local authorities with security after hurricanes battered the region. The Virginia National Guard’s Staunton-based 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team […]](https://vaguard.dodlive.mil/files/2017/09/JTF_Stonewall_POD_StCroix_30sep17-115x115.jpg "Multi-state National Guard team assisting with U.S. Virgin Islands recovery")
Multi-state National Guard team assisting with U.S. Virgin Islands recovery
Posted on October 4, 2017 | No CommentsST. CROIX, U.S. Virgin Islands – Almost 2,000 National Guard Soldiers and Airmen are conducting recovery operations in the U.S. Virgin Islands, focusing on providing much-needed supplies to citizens and assisting local authorities with security after hurricanes battered the region. The Virginia National Guard’s Staunton-based 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team […] -
![FORT PICKETT, Va. — Virginia National Guard indirect fire infantrymen trained on the newly-fielded M326 120mm Mortar Stowage Kit, or MSK, and executed fire missions Sept. 16, 2017, at Fort Pickett, Virginia. The M326 MSK is a trailer-mounted system allowing Soldiers to quickly emplace, fire and stow the fully-assembled, 300-pound 120mm […]](https://vaguard.dodlive.mil/files/2017/09/36424984844_b51e6b83c3_k-115x115.jpg "Virginia Guard indirect fire infantrymen train on new mobile kit for 120mm mortars")
Virginia Guard indirect fire infantrymen train on new mobile kit for 120mm mortars
Posted on September 20, 2017 | No CommentsFORT PICKETT, Va. — Virginia National Guard indirect fire infantrymen trained on the newly-fielded M326 120mm Mortar Stowage Kit, or MSK, and executed fire missions Sept. 16, 2017, at Fort Pickett, Virginia. The M326 MSK is a trailer-mounted system allowing Soldiers to quickly emplace, fire and stow the fully-assembled, 300-pound 120mm […] -
![RICHMOND, Va. — The Virginia National Guard welcomed 29 new second lieutenants from Officer Candidate School Classes 59 and 60B Aug. 26, 2017, at a commissioning ceremony held at the Virginia War Memorial in Richmond, Virginia. Maj. Gen. Timothy P. Williams, the Adjutant General of Virginia, administered the oath of […]](https://vaguard.dodlive.mil/files/2017/09/01_OCS_26aug17_0001-115x115.jpg "Virginia Guard OCS commissions 29 new officers")
Virginia Guard OCS commissions 29 new officers
Posted on August 28, 2017 | No CommentsRICHMOND, Va. — The Virginia National Guard welcomed 29 new second lieutenants from Officer Candidate School Classes 59 and 60B Aug. 26, 2017, at a commissioning ceremony held at the Virginia War Memorial in Richmond, Virginia. Maj. Gen. Timothy P. Williams, the Adjutant General of Virginia, administered the oath of […] -
![FORT PICKETT, Va. — After a week of hands-on training, 254 Soldiers began testing for the Expert Infantryman Badge Aug. 6, 2017, at Fort Pickett, Virginia. EIB testing was hosted by the Staunton-based 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team and was a key event in the brigade’s two-week annual training, held […]](https://vaguard.dodlive.mil/files/2017/08/DSC_3413-115x115.jpg "116th IBCT conducts EIB testing, focuses on individual skills")
116th IBCT conducts EIB testing, focuses on individual skills
Posted on August 15, 2017 | No CommentsFORT PICKETT, Va. — After a week of hands-on training, 254 Soldiers began testing for the Expert Infantryman Badge Aug. 6, 2017, at Fort Pickett, Virginia. EIB testing was hosted by the Staunton-based 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team and was a key event in the brigade’s two-week annual training, held […] -
![FORT PICKETT, Va. — Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to Portsmouth-based 2nd Squadron, 183rd Cavalry Regiment, 116th Brigade Combat Team competed against each other in a multi-day training and testing event Aug. 6-9, 2017, at Fort Pickett, Virginia. The competition used many of the tasks outlined in the Excellence in Armor […]](https://vaguard.dodlive.mil/files/2017/08/36395859576_9e9e4dfe3a_k-115x115.jpg "Saber Soldiers demonstrate superior scouting skills during annual training")
Saber Soldiers demonstrate superior scouting skills during annual training
Posted on August 12, 2017 | No CommentsFORT PICKETT, Va. — Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to Portsmouth-based 2nd Squadron, 183rd Cavalry Regiment, 116th Brigade Combat Team competed against each other in a multi-day training and testing event Aug. 6-9, 2017, at Fort Pickett, Virginia. The competition used many of the tasks outlined in the Excellence in Armor […] -
![FORT PICKETT, Va. — Virginia National Guard Soldiers and Airmen received awards for their outstanding performance during the Adjutant General’s 2017 Rifle Match May 21, 2017, at Fort Pickett, Virginia. Sixty-five participants competed in a variety of individual and team events May 19-20, hosted by the Fort Pickett-based 3rd Battalion, […]](https://vaguard.dodlive.mil/files/2017/05/A_StateRifleAwards_21may17_0011-115x115.jpg "Va. Guard Soldiers, Airmen awarded for rifle marksmanship excellence")
Va. Guard Soldiers, Airmen awarded for rifle marksmanship excellence
Posted on May 22, 2017 | No CommentsFORT PICKETT, Va. — Virginia National Guard Soldiers and Airmen received awards for their outstanding performance during the Adjutant General’s 2017 Rifle Match May 21, 2017, at Fort Pickett, Virginia. Sixty-five participants competed in a variety of individual and team events May 19-20, hosted by the Fort Pickett-based 3rd Battalion, […] -
![RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia Army and Air National Units were recognized for exceeding standards for readiness at the state and national level and for outstanding mission accomplishment at the inaugural Virginia Military Ball held April 29, 2017, in Richmond, Virginia. Retired Army Col. Roger Donlon, the first person to receive […]](https://vaguard.dodlive.mil/files/2017/04/A_VaMilitaryBall_29apr17_0118-115x115.jpg "Top Va. Guard units recognized at inaugural Virginia Military Ball")
Top Va. Guard units recognized at inaugural Virginia Military Ball
Posted on April 30, 2017 | No CommentsRICHMOND, Va. — Virginia Army and Air National Units were recognized for exceeding standards for readiness at the state and national level and for outstanding mission accomplishment at the inaugural Virginia Military Ball held April 29, 2017, in Richmond, Virginia. Retired Army Col. Roger Donlon, the first person to receive […] -
![VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. – Virginia National Guard Soldiers from the Virginia Beach-based Charlie Troop, 2nd Squadron, 183rd Cavalry Regiment, 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team conducted Army Combat Water Survival Training and combat rubber raiding craft familiarization April 8-9, 2017, at Virginia Beach, Virginia. The drill weekend focused on individual training […]](https://vaguard.dodlive.mil/files/2017/04/33576749850_6feb314481_k-115x115.jpg "Cavalry Soldiers splash through water operations training")
Cavalry Soldiers splash through water operations training
Posted on April 14, 2017 | No CommentsVIRGINIA BEACH, Va. – Virginia National Guard Soldiers from the Virginia Beach-based Charlie Troop, 2nd Squadron, 183rd Cavalry Regiment, 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team conducted Army Combat Water Survival Training and combat rubber raiding craft familiarization April 8-9, 2017, at Virginia Beach, Virginia. The drill weekend focused on individual training […] -
![FORT PICKETT, Va. — Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to multiple units in the Staunton-based 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team conducted training on weapons, medical and patrol tasks that are required to earn the Expert Infantryman Badge March 4, 2017, at Fort Pickett, Virginia. The purpose of the EIB is […]](https://vaguard.dodlive.mil/files/2017/03/1_116thIBCT_IDT_4mar17_0450-115x115.jpg "Infantry Soldiers train for Expert Infantry Badge testing")
Infantry Soldiers train for Expert Infantry Badge testing
Posted on March 6, 2017 | No CommentsFORT PICKETT, Va. — Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to multiple units in the Staunton-based 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team conducted training on weapons, medical and patrol tasks that are required to earn the Expert Infantryman Badge March 4, 2017, at Fort Pickett, Virginia. The purpose of the EIB is […] -
![VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to the Virginia Beach-based Troop A, 2nd Squadron, 183rd Cavalry Regiment, 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team conducted familiarization training on multiple weapons systems Feb. 4, 2017, at Camp Pendleton in Virginia Beach, Virginia, in preparation for gunnery tables scheduled for annual […]](https://vaguard.dodlive.mil/files/2017/02/A_TroopA_GunneryPrep_4feb17_0112-115x115.jpg "Camp Pendleton simulator prepares Soldiers for live fire ranges")
Camp Pendleton simulator prepares Soldiers for live fire ranges
Posted on February 6, 2017 | No CommentsVIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to the Virginia Beach-based Troop A, 2nd Squadron, 183rd Cavalry Regiment, 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team conducted familiarization training on multiple weapons systems Feb. 4, 2017, at Camp Pendleton in Virginia Beach, Virginia, in preparation for gunnery tables scheduled for annual […] -
![VIRGINIA BEACH, VA. — Nearly 200 members of the Virginia National Guard were on duty and ready to assist with the state’s multi-agency response to heavy snow Jan. 7-9, 2017, throughout the Hampton Roads area. Soldiers were staged and ready the morning of Jan. 7 with less than 12 hours […]](https://vaguard.dodlive.mil/files/2017/01/1710thSupportsVSP-115x115.jpg "Virginia National Guard assists with winter storm response in Hampton Roads")
Virginia National Guard assists with winter storm response in Hampton Roads
Posted on January 11, 2017 | No CommentsVIRGINIA BEACH, VA. — Nearly 200 members of the Virginia National Guard were on duty and ready to assist with the state’s multi-agency response to heavy snow Jan. 7-9, 2017, throughout the Hampton Roads area. Soldiers were staged and ready the morning of Jan. 7 with less than 12 hours […] -
![VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — More than 160 Virginia National Guard Soldiers served on state active duty to assist with the multi-agency state response to Hurricane Matthew Oct. 9-10, 2016, in the Hampton Roads area. Soldiers driving Humvees and light/medium tactical trucks provided high water transportation and were also organized into […]](https://vaguard.dodlive.mil/files/2016/10/SAD_10oct16_0001-115x115.jpg "Va. Guard supports state response to Hurricane Matthew")
Va. Guard supports state response to Hurricane Matthew
Posted on October 12, 2016 | No CommentsVIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — More than 160 Virginia National Guard Soldiers served on state active duty to assist with the multi-agency state response to Hurricane Matthew Oct. 9-10, 2016, in the Hampton Roads area. Soldiers driving Humvees and light/medium tactical trucks provided high water transportation and were also organized into […] -
![SANDSTON, Va. — The last groups of Soldiers assigned to the Winchester-based 3rd Battalion, 116th Infantry Regiment, 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, also known as Task Force Normandy, returned to Virginia July 27, 2016, after serving on federal active duty since September 2015. More than 450 Soldiers from units based […]](https://vaguard.dodlive.mil/files/2016/07/TF_Normandy_VaReturn_19jul16_0001-115x115.jpg "Task Force Normandy Soldiers return to Virginia after federal active duty")
Task Force Normandy Soldiers return to Virginia after federal active duty
Posted on July 27, 2016 | No CommentsSANDSTON, Va. — The last groups of Soldiers assigned to the Winchester-based 3rd Battalion, 116th Infantry Regiment, 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, also known as Task Force Normandy, returned to Virginia July 27, 2016, after serving on federal active duty since September 2015. More than 450 Soldiers from units based […]