Issue #4 of the 2021 Commonwealth’s Guardian bi-weekly newsletter
VNG adapts to support changing statewide COVID response Approximately 120 Soldiers and Airmen assigned to the Virginia National Guard’s COVID-19 testing task force are continuing operations in support of the Virginia Department of Health and the Virginia Department of...
Issue #3 of the 2021 Commonwealth’s Guardian bi-weekly newsletter
29th Infantry Division to deploy to Middle East The Virginia National Guard’s Fort Belvoir-based 29th Infantry Division has received a mobilization order for federal active duty in the Middle East, according to an announcement made Feb. 4, 2021, by Maj. Gen. Timothy...
Issue #2 of the 2021 Commonwealth’s Guardian bi-weekly newsletter
About VNG 1,000 troops remain on duty at U.S. Capitol Approximately 1,000 Virginia National Guard personnel are among more than 7,000 National Guard Soldiers and Airmen from dozens of states remaining in Washington, D.C. following the 59th Presidential Inauguration to...
Issue #1 of the 2021 Commonwealth’s Guardian bi-weekly Newsletter
VNG supporting 59th Presidential Inauguration The Virginia National Guard has approximately 2,400 personnel on the ground in Washington D.C. as of Jan. 14, 2021, assisting civilian law enforcement in protecting property and providing a safe environment for citizens to...
