Veterans of the 116th Infantry Regiment and Soldiers of the 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team gathered to remember the unit’s history and enjoy fellowship at the 53rd annual muster Nov. 13, 2021, in Staunton, Virginia.
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Best of luck to the three National Guard teams about to start the Best Ranger Competition at Fort Benning, Georgia. Rangers Lead the Way! #RLTW#BestRanger
Virginia National Guard Field artillerymen welcomed several Virginia Soldiers into the Order of Saint Barbara, a military honor society for the field artillery. Saint Barbara is the patron saint of the artillery. #FieldArtillery
Veterans of the 116th Infantry Regiment and Soldiers of the Staunton-based 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team gathered in Staunton, Virginia for the 51st annual Regimental Muster for an evening of camaraderie at the Stonewall Jackson Hotel Nov. 10, 2018.
Virginia National Guard Soldiers from the 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team remain staged to assist civilian authorities in #standardsville and other locations around the commonwealth. #HurricaneFlorence
In the wake of #HurricaneFlorence, we're sending approximately 40 Soldiers and 20 vehicles to support the @NCNationalGuard. Our Soldiers left today, will in-process once they get to N.C., then they'll get to work helping our southern neighbors. Read more: https://t.co/uvtGgAveFP
The 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team in Staunton will serve as the command post for Hurricane Florence assistance in the western region of Virginia: https://t.co/oe04Sr0VUA
More than 1,300 Virginia National Guard Soldiers, Airmen and members of the Virginia Defense Force are staged and ready to support local and state emergency management officials with response to Hurricane Florence. Read more: https://t.co/6xKP6hv7yI
Virginia National Guard Soldiers, Airmen and members of the Virginia Defense Force assisted with setting up shelters yesterday at Christopher Newport University in Newport News and at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg in advance of Hurricane Florence.
Virginia National Guard staff briefs Secretary of Veterans and Defense Affairs Carlos Hopkins and Maj. Gen. Timothy P. Williams, the Adjutant General of Virginia, on preparations for #HurricaneFlorence.
Photos of the Day: Citizen-Soldiers from all over the U.S. compete in the 2018 @USArmy National Guard Best Warrior Competition. Good luck to all of the competitors! https://t.co/0lBV8NKXW8
Lt. Col. Joseph DiNonno, commander of the Staunton-based 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, was promoted to colonel July 14, 2018. DiNonno took command of the 116th IBCT from Col. Scott Smith June 10, 2018. #stonewall#29thID
"...We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."" Happy 4th of July! 🇺🇸#IndependenceDay
Lt. Col. Joseph DiNonno takes command of the #Staunton-based 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team from Col. Scott Smith, at #FortPickett, Virginia. Brig. Gen. John Epperly, commander of the #@29thID , presided over the exchange of unit colors.
On this date in 1944 allied troops invaded Normandy, France
The name “D-Day” simply means the day of the beginning of an operation. Operation Overlord, as the invasion was code-named, included the Staunton-based 116th Infantry Regiment who fought on Omaha Beach. #DDay74