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Military OneSource. Military OneSource is a U.S. Department of Defense program that provides resources and support to active-duty, National Guard and Reserve service members and their families anywhere in the world. The program is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week at no cost to users.
The Virginia Defense Force (VDF) is the official state defense force of Virginia, one of the three components of Virginia's state military along with the Virginia National Guard which includes the Virginia Army National Guard, the Virginia Air National Guard, and the unorganized militia. As of 2023, the VDF has approximately 275 personnel. [1]
Virginia militia under the command of Colonel James Patton fought an Iroquois war party at the Battle of Galudoghson in December 1742. This was the first military action between Virginia soldiers and Native Americans in western Virginia. French and Indian War. During the French and Indian War (1754–1763), a formal act came into effect.
32nd Battalion Virginia Cavalry. 33rd Battalion Virginia Cavalry. 34th Battalion Virginia Cavalry (Witcher's) 35th Battalion Virginia Cavalry ( White's Comanches) 36th Battalion Virginia Cavalry. 39th Battalion Virginia Cavalry (Richardson's Battalion of Scouts, Guides, and Couriers) 40th Battalion Virginia Cavalry.
The United States Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division ( NSWCDD ), named for Rear Admiral John A. Dahlgren, is located in King George County, Virginia, in close proximity to the largest fleet concentration area in the Navy. NSWCDD is part of the Naval Surface Warfare Centers under the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA).
Fort Eustis. / 37.1593; -76.5752. Fort Eustis is a United States Army installation in Newport News, Virginia. In 2010, it was combined with nearby Langley Air Force Base to form Joint Base Langley–Eustis . The post is the home to the United States Army Training and Doctrine Command, the U.S. Army Aviation Logistics School, the 7th ...
Joint Base Myer–Henderson Hall is a joint base of the United States Armed Forces, located across multiple sites in the National Capital Region. It is jointly made up of is made up of Fort Myer (in Arlington ), Fort McNair (in Washington, D.C. ), and Henderson Hall (in Arlington]]. It is the local residue of the Base Realignment and Closure ...
The Virginia Military Institute (VMI) was established in 1839. During the 1854 War with Mexico, Virginia provided a Regiment of Volunteers to serve with the US Army. The Civil War (1861–1865) and Spanish–American War (1898–1899): Virginia joined the Confederacy on 17 April 1861.