First wave of Virginia Guard's Richmond-based 276th Engineer Battalion return to Virginia from Afghanistan
Approximately 85 Soldiers from the Richmond-based 276th Engineer Battalion returned to Virginia Nov. 15 after serving in Afghanistan since February 2009. The group is the first wave of Soldiers from the battalion to return to Virginia, and two more groups will return to Virginia in the coming days. Approximately 75 Soldiers returned to the Virginia National Guard Aviation Facility in Sandston and approximately 10 Soldiers returned to Tri-Cities Airport in Bristol. While mobilized, route clearance platoons from the battalion cleared more than 70,000 kilometers of roads while conducting more than 1,070 missions. They were responsible for removing over 15,000 pounds of explosive hazards from Afghanistan. (Photo by Maj. Cotton Puryear, Virginia Guard Public Affairs)
First wave of Virginia Guard's Richmond-based 276th Engineer Battalion return to Virginia from Afghanistan
Approximately 85 Soldiers from the Richmond-based 276th Engineer Battalion returned to Virginia Nov. 15 after serving in Afghanistan since February 2009. The group is the first wave of Soldiers from the battalion to return to Virginia, and two more groups will return to Virginia in the coming days. Approximately 75 Soldiers returned to the Virginia National Guard Aviation Facility in Sandston and approximately 10 Soldiers returned to Tri-Cities Airport in Bristol. While mobilized, route clearance platoons from the battalion cleared more than 70,000 kilometers of roads while conducting more than 1,070 missions. They were responsible for removing over 15,000 pounds of explosive hazards from Afghanistan. (Photo by Maj. Cotton Puryear, Virginia Guard Public Affairs)