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Soldiers prepare for possible winter weather response operations in Fredericksburg, Va., March 3, 2014. More than 70 Virginia Guardsmen, assigned to Company F, 429th Brigade Support Battalion and Company D, 3rd Battalion, 116th Infantry Regiment, 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, are ready to support state and local emergency response organizations.

WINTER STORM PREP

Soldiers prepare for possible winter weather response operations in Fredericksburg, Va., March 3, 2014. More than 70 Virginia Guardsmen, assigned to Company F, 429th Brigade Support Battalion and Company D, 3rd Battalion, 116th Infantry Regiment, 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, are ready to support state and local emergency response organizations.

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