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23rd Battalion HQ Address
VA National Guard Armory
692 Waterloo Road
Warrenton, VA 20186


Battalion Commander
LTC Holland

LTC Holland



Executive Officer
CPT Standfield

Captain Standfield



Command Sergeant Major
CSM Williams


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Recruiting Information


"Come forward, then, and give us the aid of your talents and the weight of your character..."

-- Thomas Jefferson to Robert Livingston, 1800



The 23rd Battalion of the Blackhorse Brigade, Virginia Defense Force has an Area of Operations that generally encompasses Northern Virginia, with units in Fairfax, Manassas, Warrenton, Fredericksburg, Culpeper and Bowling Green.

Counties served include Fairfax (Alpha Company), Prince William (Echo Company), Fauquier (HHC Company), Stafford, Spotsylvania and King George (Bravo Company), Culpeper amd Rappahannock (Delta Company) and Caroline (Charlie Company).


Armory Locations


Alpha Company

Mason District Governmental Center
6507 Columbia Pike
Annandale, VA 22003
Recruiting contact: CPT Headley, phone: 703-870-4744


Bravo Company

Fredericksburg National Guard Armory
1700 Jefferson Davis Highway
Fredericksburg, VA 22401
Recruiting contact: CPT Standfield, phone: 540-903-4230


Charlie Company

Bowling Green National Guard Armory
18164 A.P. Hill Boulevard
Bowling Green, VA 22427
Recruiting contact: CPT Standfield, phone: 540-903-4230


Echo Company

Manassas National Guard Armory
10628 Dumfries Road
Manassas, VA 20110
Recruiting contact: 1LT Schroeder, phone: 703-994-9270


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