During Virginia Women Veterans Week, Margarida Figueroa shares some of the opportunities, challenges and insights she gained during her service in the U.S. Marine Corps.
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During Virginia Women Veterans Week, Margarida Figueroa shares some of the opportunities, challenges and insights she gained during her service in the U.S. Marine Corps.
If you heard the blasts on Monday, Fort Walker officials say you’ll hear them at about the same time on Tuesday.
March 16 – March 29
Final day of the Innovation Challenge @ Dahlgren today for high school teams.. Caroline Middle School is also competing since they were the Middle School winners last month.
Twenty teams representing 16 area schools have been programming and testing robots to compete this weekend in the third annual High School Innovation Challenge @ Dahlgren.
We talk with Brooke Bowler, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren Division recruiting lead
The winner: Caroline Middle School
Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division K-12 STEM Coordinator Tyler Truslow talks about holding this Innovation Challenge for Middle School students for the first time.
Testing today and tomorrow
Richard Francis Brani is from Culpeper
Very loud noise expected 8-5.
Senior Master Sergeant Johnson surprised her kids at Park Ridge Elementary School in Stafford on Friday afternoon.
Spotsylvania-based Leashes of Valor provides highly-trained service dogs at no cost t wounded and disabled post-9/11 veterans. “One leash saves two lives.” We talked with Mike. leashesofvalor.org
December 21, 2004
161 years ago today: Richard Kirkland helps Union wounded
Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park Historian Frank O’Reilly: Fear on the battlefield.
Mary O’Neill with the Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park talks about the hopelessness felt by Union troops.
Fighting on December 13, 1865 at Prospect Hill and Marye’s Heights.
“I am most proud of joining the Navy and continuing my family legacy,” said Yates.
Dr. West–a King George resident–contributed to mathematical modeling of the Earth’s shape as well as the development of satellite geodesy models, later incorporated into the GPS.