Gov. McDonnell visits Virginia National Guard Joint Operations Center - Jan. 30, 2010

Gov. Bob McDonnell visited the Virginia National Guard Joint Operations Center in Sandston Jan. 30 where he received a briefing from Maj. Gen. Robert B. Newman, Jr., the Adjutant General of Virginia, and the Virginia National Guard Joint Staff. The briefing covered the Virginia Guard’s plan for supporting state and local emergency response organizations during the ongoing snowstorms. After the brief, McDonnell toured the JOC and received a demonstration of the Virginia Guard’s mobile communications equipment.