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Maj. Gen. James W. Ring, the adjutant general of the Virginia National Guard, and Chief Master Sgt. John F. Nye, the Virginia National Guard’s senior enlisted leader, welcome home Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to the Hanover-based 229th Military Police Company, 276th Engineer Battalion, 329th Regional Support Group June 16, 2026, at Fort Bliss, Texas. About 130 Soldiers are back in the United States after a deployment to the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. The unit began their deployment during a ceremony in June 2025. Courtesy photo.
Virginia Guard Soldiers Return From Deployment
By Mike Vrabel, | June 17, 2026
RICHMOND, Va. – Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to the Hanover-based 229th Military Police, or MP, Company, 276th Engineer Battalion, 329th Regional Support Group returned to the United States June 13, following...
Wyoming Army National Guard Sgt. 1st Class Ty Nieters, a Drug Demand Reduction operator with the Wyoming Counterdrug Program, instructs National Guard members from across the nation during the Positive Action & Prevention Strategies training in Cody, Wyoming, June 9, 2026. Photo by Staff Sgt. Brandon Parrish.
Wyoming Guard Hosts Counterdrug Prevention Training for Nine States
By Staff Sgt. Brandon Parrish, | June 17, 2026
CODY, Wyo. – Counterdrug members from across the country gathered June 9-11 for the Wyoming National Guard’s Positive Action & Prevention Strategies training, which aimed to reduce drug demand by leveraging National Guard...
An F-22 Raptor from the Virginia Air National Guard’s 192nd Fighter Wing flies alongside a Finnish Air Force F-35 Lightning II at Ebbing Air National Guard Base, Arkansas, June 16, 2026. The Raptors arrived for a brief, training window designed to boost interoperability, marking Ebbing’s growing role as a premier training hub for international fifth-generation fighter pilots. Photo by Tech Sgt. Patricia J. Teare.
Virginia Air Guard, Finnish Partners Sharpen Tactics, Readiness
By Maj. Jennifer Gerhardt, | June 17, 2026
EBBING AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Ark. – Two F-22 Raptors from the Virginia Air National Guard’s 149th Fighter Squadron touched down at Ebbing Air National Guard Base June 16 for a joint-training exercise with Finnish Air Force...
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