Va. National Guard: 229th Brigade Engineer Battalion Leaders Observe Defense Exercise in Finland
September 28, 2023
September 28, 2023
RICHMOND, Virginia, Sept. 28 -- The Virginia National Guard issued the following news:
By Mike Vrabel, Virginia National Guard Public Affairs
Key leaders of the Fredericksburg-based 229th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team and other Virginia National Guard personnel traveled to Finland to observe a Local Defense Exercise, or PAPU, Sept. 4-9, 2023. The PAPU, which is an anagram of the Finnish "Paikallis Puolustus," meaning "Loca . . .
By Mike Vrabel, Virginia National Guard Public Affairs
Key leaders of the Fredericksburg-based 229th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team and other Virginia National Guard personnel traveled to Finland to observe a Local Defense Exercise, or PAPU, Sept. 4-9, 2023. The PAPU, which is an anagram of the Finnish "Paikallis Puolustus," meaning "Loca . . .