VNG Soldiers prepare for possible severe weather response operations - Sept. 23, 2023

Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to the Richmond-based Bravo Company, 429th Brigade Support Battalion, 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team conduct maintenance checks on their vehicles and chain saws to prepare for possible severe weather response operations Sept. 23, 2023, in Hampton, Virginia. The VNG has staged approximately 35 Soldiers with tactical trucks capable of high water transportation at VNG facilities in the Hampton Roads area in order to support the response to impacts of Tropical Storm Ophelia. The personnel are ready to conduct missions and will link up with local emergency managers to provide assistance if needed. The VNG also has chain saw teams ready to conduct debris reduction operations.