3rd Battalion, 183rd Regiment, Regional Training Institute Archive

  • BLACKSTONE, Va. — Virginia Officer Candidate School Class 54 conducted a community service project at the Blackstone Volunteer Fire Department Aug. 25 2012 as part of the Phase Two requirements of their course curriculum. Candidates coordinated with the Fire Department Chief and applied a fresh coat of paint to the station’s hallways. “The National Guard is a community-oriented organization, and this project gave us a chance to go out and interact with a community that supports us,” said Capt. Brad Churchill, senior trainer for the OCS Class. As an all-volunteer force, the station chief was happy to open the doors to the OCS Class for their project while at the same time providing them with a tour of the facility and explaining the various pieces of gear and equipment used...

    OCS Class 54 conducts service project in Blackstone

    Posted on August 29, 2012 | No Comments
    BLACKSTONE, Va. — Virginia Officer Candidate School Class 54 conducted a community service project at the Blackstone Volunteer Fire Department Aug. 25 2012 as part of the Phase Two requirements of their course curriculum. Candidates coordinated with the Fire Department Chief and applied a fresh coat of paint to the station’s hallways. “The National Guard is a community-oriented organization, and this project gave us a chance to go out and interact with a community that supports us,” said Capt. Brad Churchill, senior trainer for the OCS Class. As an all-volunteer force, the station chief was happy to open the doors to the OCS Class for their project while at the same time providing them with a tour of the facility and explaining the various pieces of gear and equipment used...

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  • FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa. — Twelve of the Virginia Guard’s top shooters competed Aug. 16-19 at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa. in a regional competition, and Virginia Guard Soldiers beat out shooters from West Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania and Delaware to earn several top spots in both pistol and rifle matches. The competition, called the Marksmanship Advisory Committee Region II Marksmanship Sustainment Exercise, was designed to identify the top shooters in the region and to test the marksmanship skills of the competitors. “These events are both physically and mentally demanding and are designed to foster self-confidence and overall team solidarity,” explained Sgt. 1st Class Sammy Jones, assistant state marksmanship coordinator and marksmanship competitor. “It enforces lessons learned in combat and in competition while ensuring the success of...

    Virginia shooters represent at regional marksmanship competition

    Posted on August 25, 2012 | No Comments
    FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa. — Twelve of the Virginia Guard’s top shooters competed Aug. 16-19 at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa. in a regional competition, and Virginia Guard Soldiers beat out shooters from West Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania and Delaware to earn several top spots in both pistol and rifle matches. The competition, called the Marksmanship Advisory Committee Region II Marksmanship Sustainment Exercise, was designed to identify the top shooters in the region and to test the marksmanship skills of the competitors. “These events are both physically and mentally demanding and are designed to foster self-confidence and overall team solidarity,” explained Sgt. 1st Class Sammy Jones, assistant state marksmanship coordinator and marksmanship competitor. “It enforces lessons learned in combat and in competition while ensuring the success of...

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  • FRONT ROYAL, Va. – Soldiers from the Blackstone-based 183rd Regiment, Regional Training Institute deployed one of their three remote reception teams in support of Joint Reception, Staging, Onward movement and Integration (RSOI) training July 24, 2012. During the training the 183rd welcomed West Virginia’s Saint Albans-based 35th Civil Support Team. The training was designed to allow Virginia to rapidly and effectively gain command and control over units which are being sent into the Commonwealth for emergency response purposes. Through training scenarios such as this, the Remote Reception Teams can facilitate communications and coordination so as to minimize confusion for the incoming forces, build understanding of the arriving capabilities and reduce the overall time that it takes for the right forces...

    Blackstone-based 183rd Regiment RTI welcomes West Virginia’s CST during JRSOI training

    Posted on July 27, 2012 | No Comments
    FRONT ROYAL, Va. – Soldiers from the Blackstone-based 183rd Regiment, Regional Training Institute deployed one of their three remote reception teams in support of Joint Reception, Staging, Onward movement and Integration (RSOI) training July 24, 2012. During the training the 183rd welcomed West Virginia’s Saint Albans-based 35th Civil Support Team. The training was designed to allow Virginia to rapidly and effectively gain command and control over units which are being sent into the Commonwealth for emergency response purposes. Through training scenarios such as this, the Remote Reception Teams can facilitate communications and coordination so as to minimize confusion for the incoming forces, build understanding of the arriving capabilities and reduce the overall time that it takes for the right forces...

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