Deputy Thiel visits Fort Pickett
Deputy Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security Adam K. Thiel visits Fort Pickett April 4, 2014, to learn more about the capabilities that make Fort Pickett one of the premier military and public safety training destinations on the East Coast. Maj. Gen. Daniel E. Long, Jr., the Adjutant General of Virginia, and Lt. Col. Preston Scott, Fort Pickett garrison commander, hosted the tour that included stops at the Maneuver Area Training Equipment Site, the Virginia Army National Guard Headquarters, the 183rd Regiment, Regional Training Institute, newly-renovted troop barracks, Range Operations and the Multi-Purpose Range Complex. At the MPRC, Thiel met with Marines from the Camp Lejeune, N.C.-based 2nd Tank Battalion, 2nd Marine Division who were live firing their M1A1 tanks on the range. Fort Pickett is approximately 41,000 acres and operated by the Virginia National Guard and features a combination of open and wooded terrain maneuver areas and 21 ranges capable of supporting almost any weapons system in the U. S. Army inventory. In addition, the installation has a rail spur and C-17 capable airfield as well as barracks to support more than 5,000 personnel and morale, welfare and recreation facilities including a gym, post exchange and leisure center. (Photo by Cotton Puryear, Virginia National Guard Public Affairs)
Deputy Thiel visits Fort Pickett
Deputy Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security Adam K. Thiel visits Fort Pickett April 4, 2014, to learn more about the capabilities that make Fort Pickett one of the premier military and public safety training destinations on the East Coast. Maj. Gen. Daniel E. Long, Jr., the Adjutant General of Virginia, and Lt. Col. Preston Scott, Fort Pickett garrison commander, hosted the tour that included stops at the Maneuver Area Training Equipment Site, the Virginia Army National Guard Headquarters, the 183rd Regiment, Regional Training Institute, newly-renovted troop barracks, Range Operations and the Multi-Purpose Range Complex. At the MPRC, Thiel met with Marines from the Camp Lejeune, N.C.-based 2nd Tank Battalion, 2nd Marine Division who were live firing their M1A1 tanks on the range. Fort Pickett is approximately 41,000 acres and operated by the Virginia National Guard and features a combination of open and wooded terrain maneuver areas and 21 ranges capable of supporting almost any weapons system in the U. S. Army inventory. In addition, the installation has a rail spur and C-17 capable airfield as well as barracks to support more than 5,000 personnel and morale, welfare and recreation facilities including a gym, post exchange and leisure center. (Photo by Cotton Puryear, Virginia National Guard Public Affairs)