Spanberger, Congressional staff members visit 229th BEB live-fire range
U.S. Rep. Abigail Spanberger and staff members from the offices of Sen. Mark Warner, Sen. Tim Kaine and Rep. Donald McEachin visit with Soldiers assigned to the Virginia National Guard’s Fredericksburg-based 229th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team Aug. 11, 2021, and observe a live-fire range during annual training at Fort Pickett, Virginia. Col. Christopher J. Samulski, commander of the 116th IBCT, provided an overview of the 116th’s preparations for upcoming federal active duty mobilizations. The VNG is on pace to mobilize the most Soldiers and Airmen since 2007, and the 29th Infantry Division will mobilize the most Soldiers since World War II with troops deploying from units in Virginia, Maryland and Kentucky. (U.S. National Guard photo by Cotton Puryear)
Spanberger, Congressional staff members visit 229th BEB live-fire range
U.S. Rep. Abigail Spanberger and staff members from the offices of Sen. Mark Warner, Sen. Tim Kaine and Rep. Donald McEachin visit with Soldiers assigned to the Virginia National Guard’s Fredericksburg-based 229th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team Aug. 11, 2021, and observe a live-fire range during annual training at Fort Pickett, Virginia. Col. Christopher J. Samulski, commander of the 116th IBCT, provided an overview of the 116th’s preparations for upcoming federal active duty mobilizations. The VNG is on pace to mobilize the most Soldiers and Airmen since 2007, and the 29th Infantry Division will mobilize the most Soldiers since World War II with troops deploying from units in Virginia, Maryland and Kentucky. (U.S. National Guard photo by Cotton Puryear)