Virginia – On August 2, 2025, there will be a ribbon-cutting ceremony to honor the completion of a major expansion at the Virginia National Guard’s Roanoke Regional Readiness Center (RRRC) in Troutville. The project is a big improvement for the complex. It adds more space for training, administration, maintenance, and storage, and it also makes the complex more useful.
The expansion includes both new structures and improvements to old ones. This makes it easier for the Guard to fulfill both national defense tasks and disaster response efforts in the state. The celebration will focus on how the property has changed into a stronger center for regional activities.
One of the biggest changes is that the 229th Chemical Company is moving from Rocky Mount to the newly expanded RRRC. There are 85 enlisted Soldiers, six officers, and one chief warrant officer in the company. They are experts in chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) reconnaissance, decontamination, detection, and transfer. Their migration gives the Troutville property new life and strategic power…