VDF personnel recognized for support to COVID-19 response
Maj. Gen. Timothy P. Williams, the Adjutant General of Virginia, and Brig. Gen. James W. Ring, Director of the Virginia National Guard Joint Staff, present the Virginia Army National Guard Commendation Medal to Lt. Col. (Va.) James Newman and Maj. (Va.) Joseph Wallace at the Virginia Emergency Operations Center in Richmond, Virginia. The Virginia Defense Force officers assisted the Virginia Department of Emergency with operational planning and support during the statewide COVID-19 response, the longest sustained civil support operation in the commonwealth’s recent history. (U.S. National Guard photo by Cotton Puryear)
VDF personnel recognized for support to COVID-19 response
Maj. Gen. Timothy P. Williams, the Adjutant General of Virginia, and Brig. Gen. James W. Ring, Director of the Virginia National Guard Joint Staff, present the Virginia Army National Guard Commendation Medal to Lt. Col. (Va.) James Newman and Maj. (Va.) Joseph Wallace at the Virginia Emergency Operations Center in Richmond, Virginia. The Virginia Defense Force officers assisted the Virginia Department of Emergency with operational planning and support during the statewide COVID-19 response, the longest sustained civil support operation in the commonwealth’s recent history. (U.S. National Guard photo by Cotton Puryear)