“Our recruiters didn’t blink an eye.. really the essence of recruiting – the messages that they share and  their enthusiasm for Dahlgren – never really wavers at all,”

Marietto Jeffries founded the ‘Veterans Connected’ newsletter several years ago to provide consistent communication  of relevant information to government employees and defense contractors who served, or currently serve, in  the U.S. armed forces.

Petty Officer 2nd Class Devin Diaz is a cryptologic technician (technical) aboard the carrier.

Range testing–sometimes very loud–thru April 2nd

As Division 2 Young Marine of the Year, Ross will escort WWII veterans to the annual Reunion of Honor trip to Guam and Iwo Jima in March.

Soldiers are protecting property and providing a safe environment leading up to the swearing-in of President-elect Biden

CPL Ryan McGhee was remembered during a 9-11 ceremony at the Massapponax High School football stadium. His name is now on the Guinea Station Road bridge over I-95. CPL McGhee died in Iraq in 2009.

A team of scientists and engineers remotely working from Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) ensured the success of this year’s Valiant Shield exercise taking place in the Indo-Pacific area of responsibility.  The Virginia based team’s remote...

Two area heroes died on December 21st by a suicide bomber in Iraq

From Task and Purpose magazine on a day many will never forget

Wreaths Across America in Fredericksburg

Wreaths Across America in Fredericksburg at Oak Hill Cemetery.

The ILIR Excellence Award specifically honors Parks for research resulting in a new understanding and exploitation of weak value amplification for the purpose of weak optical signal detection using a very simple weak value amplifier – COWVAD – that he developed at NSWCDD.

David Ruhren of Stafford was among those who died in the mess hall attack. His mother is quoted in the Task & Purpose article.

“We owe it to the warfighter to make sure that we do the right tests. We owe it to the taxpayer to make sure we are efficient and effective stewards of their money.”

In a driving rain, in a pandemic, a scaled back but moving Veterans Day ceremony in downtown Fredericksburg at the Our Fallen Heroes Memorial by the Fredericksburg Area Veterans Council.

Tai Mamea with the Fredericksburg Area Veterans Council talks about the history of Veterans Day.

This wreath will be used later this morning at the Veterans Day ceremony at the Our Fallen Heroes memorial in Fredericksburg.

Spotsylvania School Board Chairman Baron Braswell–a veteran–says military service is selfless and done for love of country.

Gary Skinner says Vietnam veterans haven’t received the respect they deserve over the years.