13TH BATTALION

BLACK HORSE BRIGADE

VIRGINIA DEFENSE FORCE

BATTALION STAFF

S-1  VACANT

     PFC Angela Walton, Administration Specialist

S-2  CPT DOUGLAS BURCH

     SGT M. William Curcio, Intelligence Sergeant

S-3  CPT RANDY BROOKS

     VACANT, Sr. Operations Sergeant

S-4  VACANT

     SGT Ira Martin, Logistics Sergeant

S-6  VACANT

     PFC William Robbins, Comms Support Specialist

COMPANY LEADERSHIP

HEADQUARTERS COMPANY

COMPANY COMMANDER:  CPT ERIC PINER

FIRST SERGEANT:  SFC BRIAN KELLY

A COMPANY

COMPANY COMMANDER:  VACANT

FIRST SERGEANT:  SGT JAMES RAPP

B COMPANY 

COMPANY COMMANDER:  1LT MICHAEL WHITMORE

FIRST SERGEANT:  VACANT

C COMPANY

COMPANY COMMANDER:  VACANT

FIRST SERGEANT:  SSG MILTON CHEN

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The four missions of the Virginia Defense Force are specified in the Code of Virginia 44-54.4:

1) Provide for an adequately trained organized reserve militia to assume control of Virginia National Guard facilities and to secure any federal and state property left in place in the event of the mobilization of the Virginia National Guard.

2) Assist in the mobilization of the Virginia National Guard.

3) Support the Virginia National Guard in providing family assistance to military dependents within the Commonwealth in the event of the mobilization of the Virginia National Guard.

4) Provide a military force to respond to the call of the Governor in those circumstances described in (44-74.1)

BATTALION COMMAND

BATTALION COMMANDER

     LTC THOMAS COOKE

BATTALION EXECUTIVE OFFICER

     MAJ WILLIAM ROBBINS

BATTALION SERGEANT MAJOR

     VACANT