Thunder Soldiers recognized for federal active duty - Feb. 25, 2023

Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to the 1st Battalion, 111th Field Artillery Regiment, 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team receive the Governor’s National Service Medal Feb. 25, 2023, in Hampton, Hanover and Norfolk, Virginia. The unit returned to Virginia in December 2022 after serving on federal active duty in Iraq since March 2022. The Soldiers provided short-range air defense against unmanned aerial systems and rocket artillery and motor attacks using the Counter-Rocket, Artillery and Mortar System, or C-RAM. The Virginia Governor's National Service Medal recognizes the service of the men and women of the Virginia Army and Air National Guard called to active federal duty since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. Read more about the 1-111th mission in Iraq on va.ng.mil at ngpa.us/24238.