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Va. Guard Soldiers earn civilian credit for military experience
Posted on January 11, 2013 | No CommentsSANDSTON, Va. – Virginia National Guard Soldiers have an easier way to translate their military driving skills into civilian credentials thanks to a program called Troops to Trucks that’s helped several Soldiers find employment. In 2012, the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles started the program, which simplifies the process of obtaining a commercial driver’s license for those military members with adequate driving experience gained through the military. “One of my Soldiers was able to get a job about three weeks later,” Capt. William Angle, commander of Company A, 429th Brigade Support Battalion, 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, said. “He’s recently back from deployment and needed worked. He’s an experienced truck driver but didn’t have a CDL. He got the waiver,... -
Va., Tenn. National Guard leaders attend ESGR Veterans Day and Employers Recognition Luncheon
Posted on November 13, 2012 | No CommentsBRISTOL, Tenn. — Maj. Gen. Daniel E. Long, Jr., Adjutant General of Virginia, Maj. Gen. Terry M. Haston, Adjutant General of Tennessee, and several distinguished members of the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve welcomed several Southwest Virginia and Northeast Tennessee business leaders to a Veterans Day and Employers Recognition Luncheon Nov. 8 at the Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tenn. The ESGR is a Department of Defense agency established in 1972 “to promote cooperation and understanding between Reserve Component Service members and their civilian employers and to assist in the resolution of conflicts arising from an employee’s military commitment.” Steve Villalpando, the ESGR Virginia Committee chairman, highlighted the important role the ESGR is playing in today’s fight. “Traditionally... -
Virginia Transportation Company competes in national food competition
Posted on November 6, 2012 | No CommentsFORT PICKETT, Va. – As one of seven regional winners, Virginia National Guard Soldiers from the Gate City-based 1032nd Transportation Company, 1030th Transportation Battalion, 329th Regional Support Group, competed for a top spot in the national-level Philip A. Connelly Awards for Excellence in Army Food Service Nov. 2 at Fort Pickett. The Soldiers of the 1032nd are no stranger to competing at the national level, taking the first place spot in the National Guard Field Kitchen category in 2009, and acheiving a runner-up spot in the 2012 competition after missing the top spot by just three points. “Honestly, a lot of our success is having a great cooking staff that works for the 1032nd and a great 1032nd that supports the cooking staff,”... -
Va. Guard Soldier honored at Veterans Center 15th Annual Awards Gala
Posted on October 31, 2012 | No CommentsWASHINGTON, D.C. — Sgt. Monica Beltran, a Woodbridge, Va., native and Soldier in the Virginia Army National Guard, was recognized for outstanding service with the Lillian K. Keil Award at the American Veterans Center 15th Annual Awards Gala Oct. 27, 2012. She was recognized alongside historical figures from American military history including Greta Freedman, the nurse from the iconic V-J Day Time magazine cover, Staff Sgt. Salvatore Giunta, a Medal of Honor recipient, the first African-American U.S. Marines, and a Sailor from the Battle of Midway. The Lillian K. Keil Award was created in honor of Keil, a flight nurse in WW2 and Korea, the most highly decorated woman in U.S. military history. Beltran is the second female Soldier in... -
Virginia Guard personnel preparing for possible Hurricane Sandy recovery operations
Posted on October 26, 2012 | No CommentsSANDSTON, Va. — The Virginia National Guard has been authorized to bring up to 300 personnel on state active duty for possible severe weather recovery operations from Hurricane Sandy. The Virginia Guard will begin staging approximately 50 Army Guard and Virginia Defense Force personnel in the Eastern Shore area in order to be ready to support potential response missions, and all personnel are scheduled to be in place by Saturday evening. Additional personnel have been alerted for possible duty and will be held in reserve for possible future missions. About 50 Virginia Army Guard, Air Guard and VDF personnel are also on duty in Sandston at the Guard’s Joint Operations Center for mission command and sustainment support as well as... -
Gate City-based transportation company earns runner-up award in national food service competition
Posted on January 5, 2012 | No CommentsSANDSTON, Va. — The Department of the Army announced Dec. 27 the Gate City-based 1032nd Transportation Company, 1030th Transportation Battalion, 329th Regional Support Group as the U.S. Army National Guard Runner-up in the 2012 Philip A. Connelly Awards Competition. Soldiers from the Gate City-based 1032nd Transportation Company, 1030th Transportation Battalion, 329th Regional Support Group serve the lunch meal Oct. 1 at Fort Pickett during the Phillip A. Connelly Awards for Excellence in Army Food Service. On Dec. 27 the Department of the Army announced the 1032nd as the U.S. Army National Guard Runner-up in the 2012 Philip A. Connelly Awards Competition. (Photo by Cotton Puryear, Virginia Department of Military Affairs) Click HERE to see more photos on Flickr. “I visited... -
Gate City-based Transportation Company competes in national food service competition
Posted on October 4, 2011 | No CommentsFORT PICKETT, Va. — Soldiers from the Gate City-based 1032nd Transportation Company, 1030th Transportation Battalion, 329th Regional Support Group prepared a lunch meal Oct. 1 at Fort Pickett for the national-level Philip A. Connelly Awards for Excellence in Army Food Service in the Army National Guard Field Kitchen Category. Virginia is one of seven regional winners competing for the national-level award. The Soldiers set up several tents around the mobile kitchen trailer where they spent a week preparing for the competition. In addition to preparing and serving food, the Soldiers also had an area where they could wash dishes, focus on field sanitation and an area for dining during the meal. The Soldiers spent long hours preparing for the actual...