Virginia Guard personnel preparing for possible winter storm response operations - Feb. 16, 2015

Soldiers assigned to the Fredericksburg-based 116th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 116th Infantry Regiment, 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team prepare a equipment for possible winter storm operations Feb. 16, 2015, in Fredericksburg, Va. The Virginia National Guard has been authorized to bring up to 300 Soldiers, Airmen and members of the Virginia Defense Force on state active duty for possible assistance with the state’s severe weather response operations. The Virginia National Guard plans to stage personnel at readiness centers along the I-81 corridor and in the Central Virginia area along Route 29, I-64, and I-95 to be ready to respond if needed.