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![CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. — A multi-unit effort resulted in the addition of a UH-1 Huey helicopter to the historical artifacts on display at the site of the new Virginia National Guard headquarters building March 10, 2018, at Defense Supply Center Richmond in Chesterfield County, Virginia. Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to Fort Pickett’s Maneuver Area Training Equipment Site prepared the […]](https://vaguard.dodlive.mil/files/2018/03/IMG_6889-115x115.jpg "Virginia Soldiers truck UH-1 from Pickett to new headquarters site")
Virginia Soldiers truck UH-1 from Pickett to new headquarters site
Posted on March 15, 2018 | No CommentsCHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. — A multi-unit effort resulted in the addition of a UH-1 Huey helicopter to the historical artifacts on display at the site of the new Virginia National Guard headquarters building March 10, 2018, at Defense Supply Center Richmond in Chesterfield County, Virginia. Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to Fort Pickett’s Maneuver Area Training Equipment Site prepared the […] -
![FORT PICKETT, Virginia — Fort Pickett staff members and first responders from the Town of Blackstone, Dinwiddie County and the Virginia State Police conducted an active shooter training exercise Sept. 29, 2017, at Fort Pickett, Virginia. The exercise was designed to assess Virginia National Guard, state and local first responders’ capabilities and identify any gaps or shortfalls in the current […]](https://vaguard.dodlive.mil/files/2017/10/DSC_0079-115x115.jpg "Active shooter exercise tests Fort Pickett, local first responders’ capabilities")
Active shooter exercise tests Fort Pickett, local first responders’ capabilities
Posted on October 4, 2017 | No CommentsFORT PICKETT, Virginia — Fort Pickett staff members and first responders from the Town of Blackstone, Dinwiddie County and the Virginia State Police conducted an active shooter training exercise Sept. 29, 2017, at Fort Pickett, Virginia. The exercise was designed to assess Virginia National Guard, state and local first responders’ capabilities and identify any gaps or shortfalls in the current […] -
![SANDSTON, Va. — The Virginia National Guard has signed a Memorandum of Agreement with the North Carolina National Guard to join the West Virginia and Pennsylvania National Guard as external customers storing equipment at the Fort Pickett Maneuver Area Training Equipment Site according to an announcement made June 21, 2017, by Maj. Gen. Timothy P. Williams, the Adjutant General of […]](https://vaguard.dodlive.mil/files/2017/06/MATES_M1A1_21jun17_0005-115x115.jpg "Agreement with NC Guard brings new jobs to MATES, more training to Fort Pickett")
Agreement with NC Guard brings new jobs to MATES, more training to Fort Pickett
Posted on June 21, 2017 | No CommentsSANDSTON, Va. — The Virginia National Guard has signed a Memorandum of Agreement with the North Carolina National Guard to join the West Virginia and Pennsylvania National Guard as external customers storing equipment at the Fort Pickett Maneuver Area Training Equipment Site according to an announcement made June 21, 2017, by Maj. Gen. Timothy P. Williams, the Adjutant General of […] -
![SANDSTON, Va. — Army Brig. Gen. Timothy Wojtecki, special assistant to the director of the Army National Guard, presented the 2015 Army Award for Maintenance Excellence in the Army National Guard Table of Distribution and Allowance Category to members of the Virginia Army National Guard’s Maneuver Area Training Equipment Site during a ceremony Sept. 21, 2016, in Arlington, Virginia. “Our […]](https://vaguard.dodlive.mil/files/2016/10/160921-Z-WU705-057-115x115.jpg "Fort Pickett maintenance site receives 2015 Army Award for Maintenance Excellence")
Fort Pickett maintenance site receives 2015 Army Award for Maintenance Excellence
Posted on September 22, 2016 | No CommentsSANDSTON, Va. — Army Brig. Gen. Timothy Wojtecki, special assistant to the director of the Army National Guard, presented the 2015 Army Award for Maintenance Excellence in the Army National Guard Table of Distribution and Allowance Category to members of the Virginia Army National Guard’s Maneuver Area Training Equipment Site during a ceremony Sept. 21, 2016, in Arlington, Virginia. “Our […] -
![FORT PICKETT, Va. — The Virginia National Guard’s Fort Pickett-based Maneuver Area Training Equipment Site has been selected for a 2015 Army Award for Maintenance Excellence in the Army National Guard Table of Distribution and Allowance Category, according to announcement made July 6, 2016. “Our MATES winning the Army Award for Maintenance Excellence is huge in the Army sustainment community,” […]](https://vaguard.dodlive.mil/files/2016/07/HMMWV-repair-115x115.jpg "Fort Pickett maintenance site wins 2015 Army Award for Maintenance Excellence")
Fort Pickett maintenance site wins 2015 Army Award for Maintenance Excellence
Posted on July 10, 2016 | No CommentsFORT PICKETT, Va. — The Virginia National Guard’s Fort Pickett-based Maneuver Area Training Equipment Site has been selected for a 2015 Army Award for Maintenance Excellence in the Army National Guard Table of Distribution and Allowance Category, according to announcement made July 6, 2016. “Our MATES winning the Army Award for Maintenance Excellence is huge in the Army sustainment community,” […]