Adjutant General visits Soldiers on state active duty in Portsmouth - Oct. 30, 2012

Maj. Gen. Daniel E. Long, Jr., the Adjutant General of Virginia, visits Soldiers from the 2nd Squadron, 183rd Cavalry Regiment Oct. 30 in Portsmouth, Va. The Soldiers have been on state active duty since Saturday conducting reconnaissance patrols and providing assistance to the Virginia State Police as needed in response to Hurricane Sandy. The Virginia National Guard was authorized to bring up to 750 personnel on state active duty, and the Virginia Army Guard and Virginia Defense Force staged throughout Virginia with personnel and equipment capable of performing high water transport, debris reduction and reconnaissance patrols.