Ault Obstacle Course dedicated in name of VNG Soldier killed in Iraq

Family, friends and current and former Virginia National Guard Soldiers joined the leadership of Fort Pickett for the ribbon cutting and dedication of the Staff Sgt. Jesse Ault Wheeled Vehicle Obstacle Course Sept. 20, 2019, at Fort Pickett, Virginia. Ault was killed in action in Iraq April 9, 2008, in Baghdad, Iraq, from wounds suffered when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device while assigned to the 429th Brigade Support Battalion. Ault’s widow Betsy attended the ceremony with their two children, as well as current and former Soldiers who served with Ault. After the ceremony, the Ault family was able experience the obstacle course in vehicles provided by 183rd Regiment, Regional Training Institute. The obstacle course, one of only three Army-wide and the only one in the National Guard, will primarily be used by students of the 183rd RTI training to become motor transport operators.