RICHMOND, VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) – With Governor Youngkin’s state of emergency, approximately 65 Virginia National Guard Soldiers are staged and ready at VNG facilities along the Route 29 and I-95 corridors as well as the Southwest Virginia area in order to support the response to winter weather which is expected to impact Virginia. A VNG release says the personnel mustered Monday evening and are ready conduct missions Tuesday morning. They will link up with local emergency managers to provide assistance if needed.
“Virginia localities have robust response capabilities, but they count on the Virginia National Guard to provide additional resources when needed,” said Brig. Gen. Todd H. Hubbard, VNG Director of the Joint Staff. “Our Soldiers quickly and safely moved to their staging locations on very short notice so they are ready to assist when the winter weather hits. We continue to get great administrative and logistics support from the Virginia Defense Force, and we also owe a special thanks to our families and employers for everything they do to make sure our personnel can conduct the mission.”…