34th CST personnel conduct maritime training - April 18, 2012

Soldiers and Airmen from the Virginia Guard's Blackstone-based 34th Civil Support Team conduct maritime training April 18 at Fort Eustis to help better prepare for possible maritime operations. Bill Burket, director of the Maritime Incident Response Team for the Virginia Port Authority, led the training that helped familiarize CST personnel with some of the best practices for conducting operations on the water or on board a ship. In addition to the training, Lt. Col. Will Patton, commander of the 34th CST, promoted David Paquette and Randall Carter to staff sergeant.