The Virginia Defense Force recently held their Multi-day Unit Training Assembly or MUTA. The MUTA is a specialized weekend for The VDF where every unit from all across the state travels to Fort Pickett for training. The weekend usually involves exercises where the units work together as one to complete a set of missions. This months MUTA focused on a range of training from National Guard Operation Center Augmentation, Communications Training, and Security Operations.
These training missions assist The Virginia Defense Force in carrying out their mission set. One of the most important of those missions involve assisting The National Guard at The Emergency Operations Center during statewide emergencies. The Defense Force routinely gets called to support The National Guard during severe weather events, and other large scale events.
The Communications training focuses on The Emergency Backup Radio Network the Virginia Defense Force provides for The National Guard in case traditional internet and phone communications are disrupted during storms or other emergencies. If such an instance occurred the Virginia Defense Force would act as The National Guard’s communication system so they can stay in contact with Army National Guard & Air National Guard units throughout the state.
Virginia Defense Force staff officers assigned to Force Headquarters, 1st Regiment and Support Operations Group teach classes on administrative procedures, operations / training, operations center augmentation and security operations during the multi-day unit training assembly March 4, 2923, at Fort Pickett, Virginia. The VDF commanding general’s guidance for the MUTA is to safely hone and refine technical skills at the individual and team level while simultaneously developing leadership skills. Learn more about VDF operations center augmentation capabilities at https://ngpa.us/24348 and access control and security capabilities at https://ngpa.us/24347.
Chief Warrant Officer 3 (Va.) James Schmidt, the newly-appointed Virginia Defense Force G6 communications and electronics officer, teaches classroom and hands-on basic communications during the multi-day unit training assembly March 4, 2923, at Fort Pickett, Virginia. The VDF commanding general’s guidance for the MUTA is to safely hone and refine technical skills at the individual and team level while simultaneously developing leadership skills. Learn more about VDF communications capabilities at https://ngpa.us/24349.
Source: Virginia Defense Force
