Virginia National Guard observes 415th birthday - May 13, 2022

The Virginia National Guard celebrates its 415th birthday May 13, 2022, with a ceremonial cake cutting at the Sergeant Bob Slaughter Headquarters at Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia. Cpl. (Va.) Doug Rumburg, Master Sgt. William Gorman and Sgt. Briana Alfaro, representing the Virginia Defense Force, Virginia Air National Guard and Virginia Army National Guard, cut the cake flanked by Deputy Secretary of Veterans and Defense Affairs Jason Pak and Maj. Gen. Timothy P. Williams, the Adjutant General of Virginia. The VNG traces the heritage and traditions of citizen service to the 1607 founding of America’s first permanent English colony at Jamestown when Capt. John Smith organized the colonists for defense. There has not been a day since May 14, 1607, without a military presence in Virginia to defend freedom at home and overseas.Read more about the VNG’s historical connection to Jamestown at go.usa.gov/xuseu. Prior to the cake cutting, Pak presented Williams with the Governor of Virginia's 415th Birthday of the Virginia National Guard Proclamation . Read the full proclamation at go.usa.gov/xuFbn.