Governor, senior leaders send off Task Force Normandy
Governor Terry McAuliffe bid farewell to the Soldiers of the Virginia National Guard’s Winchester-based 3rd Battalion, 116th Infantry Regiment, 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team and thanked them for their service Sept. 11, 2015, as they prepare to leave Virginia to conduct training for their federal active duty mobilization to Qatar. The battalion, also known as Task Force Normandy, is made up of units from around the state, and they are expected to conduct security missions in support of contingency operations in the region. The mobilization is expected to be for about 12 months. Also on hand for the send off were Deputy Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security Adam Thiel, Col. Paul F. Griffin, Virginia National Guard Director of the Joint Staff, Col. William J. Coffin, commander of the 116th IBCT, and Command Sgt. Maj. Thomas H. Yancey, command sergeant major of the 116th IBCT. Read more at go.usa.gov/3Md3B. (Photo by Cotton Puryear, Virginia National Guard Public Affairs Office)
Governor, senior leaders send off Task Force Normandy
Governor Terry McAuliffe bid farewell to the Soldiers of the Virginia National Guard’s Winchester-based 3rd Battalion, 116th Infantry Regiment, 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team and thanked them for their service Sept. 11, 2015, as they prepare to leave Virginia to conduct training for their federal active duty mobilization to Qatar. The battalion, also known as Task Force Normandy, is made up of units from around the state, and they are expected to conduct security missions in support of contingency operations in the region. The mobilization is expected to be for about 12 months. Also on hand for the send off were Deputy Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security Adam Thiel, Col. Paul F. Griffin, Virginia National Guard Director of the Joint Staff, Col. William J. Coffin, commander of the 116th IBCT, and Command Sgt. Maj. Thomas H. Yancey, command sergeant major of the 116th IBCT. Read more at go.usa.gov/3Md3B. (Photo by Cotton Puryear, Virginia National Guard Public Affairs Office)