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10/February/19 Lt. Col. (Va.) A. A. Puryear

Virginia General Assembly Joint Resolution commends VDF on its 35th anniversary

RICHMOND, Va. — The Virginia General Assembly passed Joint Resolution 864 Feb. 8, 2019, commending the Virginia Defense Force on

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Access Control & SecurityCommunity SupportWeekend Training
15/November/18 Lt. Col. (Va.) A. A. Puryear

VDF conducts point of distribution exercise, continues to evolve to meet new challenges

FORT PICKETT, Va. — Members of the Virginia Defense Force conducted a point of distribution exercise Nov. 3, 2018, in

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CommunicationsIncident Management AssistanceOperations Center AugmentationPublic InformationState Active Duty
21/September/18 Lt. Col. (Va.) A. A. Puryear

VDF augments Virginia National Guard support for Hurricane Florence

RICHMOND, Va. – The Virginia Defense Force brought nearly 50 personnel on state active duty to assist the Virginia National

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CommunicationsCommunity SupportCyber DefenseIncident Management AssistanceOperations Center AugmentationPartnerships
10/April/18 Lt. Col. (Va.) A. A. Puryear

VDF plans to expand capabilities, continue building partnerships

RICHMOND, Va. — The Virginia Defense Force is making plans to expand its capabilities and continue to build partnerships in

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Communications
23/March/18 Lt. Col. (Va.) A. A. Puryear

VDF trains on individual skills, professional development

FORT PICKETT, Va. — More than 130 members of the Virginia Defense Force conducted training to improve their individual skills

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CommunicationsPartnerships
27/February/18 Lt. Col. (Va.) A. A. Puryear

VDF displays capabilities at Coast Guard Auxiliary Conference

  WILLIAMSBURG, Va. — Members of the Virginia Defense Force displayed communications capabilities to members of the U.S. Coast Guard

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CommunicationsNews
05/February/18 Lt. Col. (Va.) A. A. Puryear

VDF kicks off recruiting push at amateur radio convention

RICHMOND, Va. — The Virginia Defense Force kicked off a new recruiting push with a display at the Frostfest amateur

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CommunicationsOperations Center AugmentationWeekend Training
24/September/17 Lt. Col. (Va.) A. A. Puryear

VDF evaluates response teams across the commonwealth

FORT PICKETT, Va. — Virginia Defense Force response teams deploy to multiple locations in the commonwealth Sept. 23, 2017, for

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CommunicationsIncident Management AssistanceOperations Center Augmentation
01/April/17 Lt. Col. (Va.) A. A. Puryear

Hands-on training improves VDF individual skills

FORT PICKETT, Va. — More than 160 members of the Virginia Defense Force conduct hands-on training training to improve their

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CommunicationsIncident Management AssistanceState Active Duty
07/January/17 Lt. Col. (Va.) A. A. Puryear

VDF provides incident management assistance during snow response

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Members of the Virginia Defense Force provide incident management assistance in support of winter storm response

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