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ON THIS DAY WE REMEMBER: SGT Derek R. Banks, 24, of Newport News, Virginia, died Nov. 14, 2007, of wounds suffered Oct. 25, 2007, in Baghdad, Iraq, when the vehicle he was in struck an IED. He was assigned to the VNG’s West Point-based 237th Engineer Co.

Let's welcome Capt. Austin Johnson to the team! 👋 🇺🇸

He started his military career with the U.S. Marine Corps and will now serve as an operations officer at the Fort Belvoir-based 29th Infantry Division with the Virginia Army National Guard.

“When I opened the album and saw the photos, I knew I had to try and save what I could,” Spc. Gabrielle Edens said. “These were someone's memories, someone's family.”

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A crew of Virginia #NationalGuard aviators headed south yesterday with first responders from #Chesterfield County’s Scuba Rescue Team in advance of Hurricane #Milton. The team is now staged in Florida & ready to assist with rescue & evacuation missions as needed. 🚁💪