Our Mission


The Virginia Defense Force (VDF) is an all-volunteer, formal military organization. Its mission is to assist the Virginia National Guard in performing state missions as specified by the Governor.   More Details

In The Community



Confederate Monument in the Culpeper courthouse square. A symbol of prior military service in Culpeper, VA. The Virginia Defense Force is the next military organization of Culpeper.

Volunteer Recognition



The Blackhorse brigade is Delta company's commanding brigade unit and there website is located HERE.
D COMPANY 23rd BATTALION BLACKHORSE BRIGADE FOR CULPEPER AND RAPPAHANNOCK AND THE SURROUNDING COUNTIES ONLY

The mission of the VDF is by the Code of Virginia § 44-54.4 to support the Virginia National Guard at the following times :


        • 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 National Guard.
        • 4. Provide a military force to respond to the call of the Governor in those circumstances described in § 44-75.1

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About Our Organization

The VDF is the state’s only military force that is independent of federal control. With units located throughout the state, the VDF can move into a stricken area quickly, interact with and assist local authorities and restore community integrity as soon as possible. Working during blizzards, hurricanes, tornadoes, and other disasters, the VDF volunteers are familiar faces working in nearby towns and cities bringing aid and comfort to their neighbors.
 
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Become a Volunteer

We need you today to serve Virginia and its citizens. Become a member of one of Virginia's most respected and most elite volunteer military organizations.
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The Flag of Virginia
 

The General Assembly of Virginia adopted an official salute to the flag of Virginia in 1954. It reads:


 "I salute the flag of Virginia, with reverence and patriotic devotion
to the ‘Mother of States and Statesmen,’
which it represents—the ‘Old Dominion,’
where liberty and independence were born"