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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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Public InformationState Active Duty
07/January/17 Lt. Col. (Va.) A. A. Puryear

VDF provides public information support during Va. Guard’s winter storm response

RICHMOND, Va. — Members of the Virginia Defense Force provided public information support as photographers in the field and social

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Cyber DefenseState Active Duty
19/December/16 Lt. Col. (Va.) A. A. Puryear

VDF serves as technical lead for ongoing cyber assessment mission

SANDSTON, Va. — Cyber security experts from the Virginia Army National Guard and Virginia Defense Force continued their weeklong vulnerability

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Access Control & SecurityCommunity Support
10/December/16 Lt. Col. (Va.) A. A. Puryear

VDF supports WWII commemoration event in Richmond

RICHMOND, Va. — Members of the Virginia Defense Force volunteered their time to support University of Richmond Police with traffic

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Access Control & SecurityCommunity Support
12/November/16 Lt. Col. (Va.) A. A. Puryear

VDF volunteers at Commonwealth’s Veterans Day Ceremony

RICHMOND, Va. — Members of the Virginia Defense Force volunteer their time to assist with traffic control Nov. 11, 2016,

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CommunicationsWeekend Training
07/November/16 Lt. Col. (Va.) A. A. Puryear

VDF exercise tests commo systems, response capabilities

LYNCHBURG, Va. — Members of the Virginia Defense Force tested multiple communications systems and response capabilities Nov. 5, 2016, in

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CommunicationsWeekend Training
26/September/16 Lt. Col. (Va.) A. A. Puryear

VDF trains, evaluates communication teams

FORT PICKETT, Va. — Members of the Virginia Defense Force conducted training and evaluation on multiple communications systems Sept. 24,

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Communications
17/May/16 Lt. Col. (Va.) A. A. Puryear

VDF training focuses on individual skills

FORT PICKETT, Va. — More than 125 members of the Virginia Defense Force took part in training to improve their

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