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Soldiers provide assistance to firefighters and Virginia State Police personnel during winter storm response operations in Verona, Va., Jan. 23, 2016. The soldiers are assigned to the Virginia National Guard’s Headquarters Company, 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team. Courtesy photo by Virginia Defense Force 2nd Lt. Jay Haas

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Soldiers provide assistance to firefighters and Virginia State Police personnel during winter storm response operations in Verona, Va., Jan. 23, 2016. The soldiers are assigned to the Virginia National Guard’s Headquarters Company, 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team. Courtesy photo by Virginia Defense Force 2nd Lt. Jay Haas

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