Va. Guard Soldiers staging for possible snow response - Jan. 6, 2017

The Virginia National Guard has approximately 200 personnel staged and ready at Guard readiness centers through the Hampton Roads area, and some Soldiers and vehicles are prepositioned at firehouses and other emergency services facilities in order to rapidly respond if needed.

Expected missions for the Guard include using Humvees and light/medium tactical trucks to provide transportation for first responders through snow or help evacuate citizens in need of shelter. Soldiers are also organized into debris reduction teams with chain saws to help clear roads if needed.

Additional Soldiers, Airmen and Virginia Defense Force troopers are on duty in Sandston and Fort Pickett providing mission command, sustainment, incident management assistance and public information support.