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Virginia Guard personnel assisting Virginia State Police and local authorities
Posted on October 29, 2012 | No CommentsSANDSTON, Va. — Virginia National Guard personnel began assisting Virginia State Police and local emergency response organizations late in the day Oct. 29 at numerous locations across the commonwealth. Approximately 650 Guard personnel are staged and ready to respond to provide high water transport, debris reduction and reconnaissance patrols. Governor Bob McDonnell authorized an increase of Guard personnel to 750 on Sunday, and additional personnel have been alerted for possible duty and will be held in reserve for possible future missions. Specific accomplishments include the following: - In Winchester, Virginia Guard Soldiers assisted Virginia State Police with clearing a large tree blocking access to a VSP fueling station. - In Norfolk, Virginia Guard personnel provided high water transport to assist... -
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... -
Week-long exercise tests Virginia Guard’s ability to respond on multiple levels
Posted on July 28, 2012 | No CommentsSANDSTON, Va. — More than 300 members of the Virginia Department of Military Affairs from throughout the state tested the organization’s ability to respond to several simultaneous events during Commonwealth Guardian, a week-long command post exercise July 23-27. “The purpose was to exercise the DMA’s response to a ‘noticed’ event and a ‘no-notice’ event,” said Col. Paul Griffin, director of the joint staff. “In the exercise we wanted to identify gaps in our processes and procedures so we can in turn fix the gaps.” When the Virginia Guard supports a noticed event, months of planning takes place to make sure the Guard is ready to provide the required support. A no-notice event requires the Guard to be able to rapidly... -
Virginia National Guard personnel assist in the wake of severe thunderstorms
Posted on July 11, 2012 | No CommentsSANDSTON, Va. — The Virginia National Guard brought more than 200 personnel on state active duty from June 30 to July 4 to support recovery operations in the wake of severe thunderstorms that struck across Virginia and caused wide-spread power outages. Soldiers distributed water and ice in Bedford, conducted reconnaissance patrols in the Fredericksburg and Lexington areas and Soldiers, Airmen and members of the Virginia Defense Force provided mission command and sustainment support in Sandston and Fort Pickett. “I was extremely pleased with the entire operation from how we alerted and staged our personnel to how we actually executed the missions,” said Maj. Gen. Daniel E. Long, Jr., the Adjutant General of Virginia. “I think the Virginia Guard continues to be a rapidly... -
Virginia Guard personnel preparing for possible post-storm recovery operations
Posted on June 30, 2012 | No CommentsSANDSTON, Va. — The Virginia National Guard is staging personnel in Fredericksburg and Lexington June 30 to be prepared for possible post-storm recovery operations after a series of severe storms struck Virginia June 29. The Virginia Guard has been authorized to bring up to 300 personnel on state active duty and began staging approximately 110 personnel at the readiness center in Fredericksburg and 30 personnel at the readiness center in Lexington to be prepared for possible missions starting the morning of July 1. Additional personnel have been alerted for possible duty and will be held in reserve for possible future missions. Governor Bob McDonnell declared a state of emergency Saturday afternoon in response to severe weather that affected the Commonwealth Friday night. The declaration authorizes... -
Virginia Guard personnel support Hurricane Irene recovery operations
Posted on August 31, 2011 | No CommentsSANDSTON, Va. — The Virginia National Guard brought more than 350 personnel on state active duty to assist in the Commonwealth’s response to Hurricane Irene from Aug. 27 to 31, 2011. The Guard began staging forces Aug. 26 at readiness centers in Bowling Green, Emporia and Sandston as well as co-locating with Virginia State Police personnel in the Eastern Shore Region of Virginia near Onancock, and from there Soldiers worked with the VSP to clear nearly 350 fallen trees during the hurricane as well as in the immediate response after the storm had passed. Virginia Guard engineers from the Bowling Green-based 189th Engineer Company, the West Point-based 237th Engineer Company and the Powhatan-based 180th Engineer Company cleared debris fields along...