Soldiers from the Fredericksburg-based Detachment 1,

Soldiers from the Fredericksburg-based Detachment 1, Company F, 429th Brigade Support Battalion and Company D, 3rd Battalion, 116th Infantry Regiment, 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team prepare for possible winter weather response operations March 3, 2014, in Fredericksburg. More than 70 Virginia National Guard soldiers are staged at readiness centers along the northern I-81 corridor, Leesburg and Fredericksburg, and they are ready to support state and local emergency response organizations. An additional 20 soldiers, airmen and members of the Virginia Defense Force are on duty at the Joint Operations Center in Sandston, Logistics Operation Center at Fort Pickett and Virginia Emergency Operations Center in Richmond to provide mission command, administrative and sustainment support for units in the field. Gov. Terry McAuliffe declared a state of emergency and authorized the Virginia Guard to bring up to 100 personnel on state active duty. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Terra C. Gatti, Virginia National Guard Public Affairs)