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Camp Pendleton is a 325-acre (1.32 km 2) state military reservation in Virginia Beach, Virginia, named after Confederate Brigadier General William N. Pendleton, who served as Robert E. Lee's chief of artillery during the American Civil War. It lies on the Atlantic coast slightly east of Naval Air Station Oceana.
Fort Story became a military installation in 1914 when the Virginia General Assembly gave the land to the U.S. Government "to erect fortifications and for other military purposes". The base was named for Major General John Patten Story (1841–1915), a noted coast artilleryman of his day.
Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek–Fort Story (JEBLC-FS), established October 1, 2009, is a joint base of the United States military that is located in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The installation is made up of former U.S Army post Fort Story and Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek.
On July 16, 1942, a U.S. Navy truck drove off Shore Drive, the scenic highway along the south shore of the Chesapeake Bay between the resort areas of Ocean View in Norfolk and Virginia Beach in Princess Anne County. The resort town was located on the shore of the Atlantic Ocean several miles south of Cape Henry, at the entrance to the bay. Near ...
Pages in category "Military in Virginia Beach, Virginia" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
Aside from its military function, NAS Oceana was an alternative landing site for NASA's Space Shuttle until the program ended in 2011. On April 6, 2012, an F/A-18D assigned to VFA-106 took off from NAS Oceana, encountered dual engine failure and crashed into an apartment complex in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Both pilots ejected safely, and there ...
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