MTC leadership unveils new Fort Pickett sign
Col. Eric Quinn and Command Sgt. Maj. Jason M. Mendel, the Fort Pickett garrison command team, unveil the new Fort Pickett sign just outside of the main gate Sept. 12, 2025, at Fort Pickett, Virginia. By order of the Secretary of Defense, the Virginia National Guard’s Fort Barfoot military installation near Blackstone, Virginia, was renamed as Fort Pickett, effective June 11, 2025, to honor 1st Lt. Vernon W. Pickett for his extraordinary heroism during World War II. Read more about the new Fort Pickett namesake at vngpao.info/2p8hkye7.
MTC leadership unveils new Fort Pickett sign
Col. Eric Quinn and Command Sgt. Maj. Jason M. Mendel, the Fort Pickett garrison command team, unveil the new Fort Pickett sign just outside of the main gate Sept. 12, 2025, at Fort Pickett, Virginia. By order of the Secretary of Defense, the Virginia National Guard’s Fort Barfoot military installation near Blackstone, Virginia, was renamed as Fort Pickett, effective June 11, 2025, to honor 1st Lt. Vernon W. Pickett for his extraordinary heroism during World War II. Read more about the new Fort Pickett namesake at vngpao.info/2p8hkye7.