Fort Eustis News

Staff Sgt. Raymond Zito wanted to be sent to Afghanistan in 2001, but the Connecticut National Guard sent him on a peacekeeping mission to Bosnia instead.

Robert Bauman, the original burgermeister for Busch Gardens , died Saturday. He was 95.

Bridge safety has been a hot topic lately, mainly because of the recent Bay Bridge nightmare that saw a cracked load-bearing beam come crashing down onto rush-hour traffic.

Military bases in southeast Virginia have scaled back their operations during the rains and widespread flooding in the area, asking most of their employees to stay home for their safety.

Axion International Holdings , Inc., a next-generation technology innovator utilizing recycled plastic for high-load industrial products, has signed a $957,000 contract for the construction of two railroad bridges designed from nearly 100% recycled plastics.

Font size: [A] [A] [A] butch comegys / staff photographer Victor Bolcavage, 84, of Archbald, served in WWII, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War.

Larry "Lumpy" Lumpkin gives his P-51D plane a final detailing before a demonstration at the air show.

Army Sgt. Nickolas Mueller was laid to rest in Little Chute, Wisconsin today. The Wisconsin soldier died October 26, while serving his country in Afghanistan.

Fort Eustis soldiers from the Seventh Sustainment Brigade stood shoulder to shoulder in front of their headquarters today to honor their brothers and sisters in uniform who were killed at Fort Hood.

A spokeswoman says the Marine Corps Base at Quantico, Va., is at "threat condition alpha" after shootings in Fort Hood, Texas, that left 13 people dead and 30 wounded.

Ian Gaven Patrick McKeown. Imagine, or can you remember, being seventeen years old and in your senior year at Fillmore High School .

An award more than 45 years in the making was finally received Oct. 28, as retired Brig.

As a young Army lieutenant stationed in Germany, Bob McDonnell made the Guinness Book of World Records.

Twelve members of the U.S. military Family have been selected to compete in the final week of competition in the Operation Rising Star singing contest, scheduled for Nov.

LONG BEACH, Calif.- Boeing [ NYSE: BA ] transported a 170-foot-long C-17 Globemaster III fuselage by tractor-trailer from its facility in Long Beach to Seal Beach, Calif., and then by ship to Fort Lee, Va.

Kirsten Bertsch '10 was awarded the Legion of Valor Bronze Cross for Achievement at Fort Eustis Aug.

Hundreds of soldiers, airmen, sailors and Marines from Virginia are serving in Afghanistan, and many more have been boots on the ground there.

Gisela Hemphill was a 31-year-old Army wife in Newport News, Va., the day she ran into a neighbor's burning trailer home and emerged with two young children moments before fire engulfed their home.

The Greater Williamsburg Chamber and Tourism Alliance annually awards Military Citizens of the Year for their exemplary military traits and commitment to the greater Williamsburg community.

Palmer said Family Readiness Group leaders serve a vital role of providing a direct link between families and the commander.