Va. Guard engineers assist with economic development project in Henry County
Virginia National Guard Soldiers put their engineering skills to work June 5, 2014, to help with an economic development project in Henry County, Va. during their annual training that began June 2. More than 120 Soldiers from the Powhatan-based 180th Engineer Company, 276th Engineer Battalion, 91st Troop Command will work to prepare an approximate 15 acre pad for future business development in the Patriot Centre Industrial Park. The Soldiers are scheduled to conduct clearing, grubbing and debris removal on the pad and roadway. Once the debris is removed, they will continue with cut, fill and compaction operations.The Soldiers from the 180th will conduct their two-week annual training on the site, then turn the operation over to the Cedar Bluff-based 1033rd Engineer Support Company for another two weeks of work. Henry County requested support from the Virginia National Guard through National Guard Bureau's Innovative Readiness Training project to provide engineering construction operations, personnel and equipment support at no cost to the county to further the construction and development of the Patriot Centre Industrial Park. Innovative Readiness Training provides real world training opportunities for Soldiers and units to prepare them for their wartime and domestic missions while supporting the needs of America's communities. (Photo by Cotton Puryear, Virginia National Guard Public Affairs)
Va. Guard engineers assist with economic development project in Henry County
Virginia National Guard Soldiers put their engineering skills to work June 5, 2014, to help with an economic development project in Henry County, Va. during their annual training that began June 2. More than 120 Soldiers from the Powhatan-based 180th Engineer Company, 276th Engineer Battalion, 91st Troop Command will work to prepare an approximate 15 acre pad for future business development in the Patriot Centre Industrial Park. The Soldiers are scheduled to conduct clearing, grubbing and debris removal on the pad and roadway. Once the debris is removed, they will continue with cut, fill and compaction operations.The Soldiers from the 180th will conduct their two-week annual training on the site, then turn the operation over to the Cedar Bluff-based 1033rd Engineer Support Company for another two weeks of work. Henry County requested support from the Virginia National Guard through National Guard Bureau's Innovative Readiness Training project to provide engineering construction operations, personnel and equipment support at no cost to the county to further the construction and development of the Patriot Centre Industrial Park. Innovative Readiness Training provides real world training opportunities for Soldiers and units to prepare them for their wartime and domestic missions while supporting the needs of America's communities. (Photo by Cotton Puryear, Virginia National Guard Public Affairs)