1+ week, 5+ day ago   (269+ words) Dutch defense technology company Robin Radar Systems has opened a larger operations center in Northern Virginia to support growing US demand for counter-uncrewed aircraft system technology. The facility will serve as the company’s base for working with US government, defense,…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (607+ words) By A.J. CoyneAugust 20, 2026 VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — The Virginia Army National Guard’s 91st Cyber Brigade hosted Cyber Fortress 26, a joint, interagency, intergovernmental and multinational exercise, July 25 - Aug. 8 at the State Military Reservation in Virginia Beach. “This was the best iteration of Cyber Fortress…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (342+ words) VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Wet weather forced the annual Memorial Day ceremony at the Virginia Beach Oceanfront indoors this year, but it did not dampen the spirit, honoring veterans who gave the ultimate sacrifice. Veterans, other community members and local leaders…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (448+ words) RICHMOND, Va. — Dozens gathered at the Virginia War Memorial on Memorial Day to pay tribute to the nearly 12,000 men and women from the Commonwealth who gave their lives in service to the country. Maj. Gen. James Ring, Adjutant General of…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (237+ words) AMELIA COUNTY, Va. — As rain fell at Virginia Veterans Cemetery in Amelia on Monday, flags waved to honor the more than 1.2 million men and women who died while serving their country. Each speaker,... Virginia Veterans Cemetery in Amelia holds 29th annual…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (178+ words) HANOVER COUNTY, Va. — A Mechanicsville veteran injured during his second deployment to Iraq received the keys to a new, mortgage-free, specially adapted home Saturday morning during a ceremony hosted by the nonprofit Homes for Our Troops. Retired Army Staff Sgt....

5+ mon, 3+ week ago   (469+ words) LEXINGTON, Va. (WSET) — What first started as an arsenal to store militia firearms in the early 1800s is now one of the most well-known military institutions in the country. The ideals of character and honor still, to this day, shape the…...

6+ mon, 1+ week ago   (127+ words) RICHMOND, Va. — The Virginia War Memorial is calling all Operation Desert Storm veterans and their families to a free, day-long reunion event in Richmond later this month — 35 years after the conflict. The inaugural Salute to Service event on Saturday, March…...

7+ mon, 1+ week ago   (28+ words) Improving tracking and responding to suicides involving veterans and military service members is in legislation advanced by lawmakers in Virginia. House Bill 529 would create a Suicide Prevention......

7+ mon, 4+ week ago   (266+ words) VIRGINIA BEACH — A new military appreciation event that will include a rodeo on the beach is planned at the Oceanfront during the last weekend of April, which has traditionally been a time when college students come to the resort area....