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Canadian Army reservists to take part in a large scale exercise at Fort Pickett
Posted on January 4, 2013 | No CommentsFORT PICKETT, Va. — More than 1,500 Canadian Army reservists from the 34th and 35th Canadian Brigade Groups are taking part in Exercise Noble Guerrier 13 (Noble Warrior) at Fort Pickett from Jan. 2 – 9, 2013 to validate months of training. A combination of infantry, artillery, armored, engineer and support units will test their skills against a simulated opposing force during a four-day battle. Throughout the fall, these Canadian soldiers have trained on weekends to reinforce their knowledge, technique and capacity to work in platoon size up to company level. FOR THE NEWS MEDIA: Reporters and photographers are invited to cover the final day of the field training exercise Monday, Jan. 7, 2013. Journalists would need to arrive at... -
Annual muster honors heritage of 116th Infantry Regiment
Posted on November 9, 2012 | No CommentsSTAUNTON, Va.—Friends, family and Soldiers of the 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team will commemorate the service of the historical 116th Infantry Regiment Nov. 9-10 during the 45th Annual 116th Regimental Muster. The celebration will kick-off with a golf tournament Nov. 9, followed by a 5k fun run Nov. 10. The culminating event of the weekend will be a formal dinner and muster ceremony. “Historically, a muster was the day designated each year when all of the able-bodied residents in every community, in a developing America, assembled at the court house for roll call,” said retired Brig. Gen. Theodore G. Shuey, Jr., the honorary colonel of the 116th Regiment. “In this way leaders determined who could be counted on in the... -
Va. Guard Advisory: Virginia General Assembly to recognize Virginia National Guard with center aisle presentation March 6
Posted on March 4, 2012 | No CommentsMaj. Gen. Daniel E. Long, Jr., the Adjutant General of Virginia, is scheduled to accept House Joint Resolution No. 396 in a center aisle presentation at the House of Delegates March 6, 2012 in Richmond on behalf of the approximately 10,000 members of the Virginia National Guard and Virginia Defense Force. Both the Virginia Senate and House of Delegates agreed on the joint resolution celebrating the accomplishments of the Virginia National Guard in 2011. Representatives from the Virginia Army National Guard, Virginia Air National Guard, Virginia Defense Force and the Virginia Guard’s civilian work force will join Long to represent the different organizations of the Virginia National Guard. Del. John Cosgrove, R-Chesapeake, was the chief patron for the joint resolution....