Naval Weapons Station Yorktown Story Archive
Archeologists from the College of William and Mary excavated the remains of a Powhatan Indian village at Naval Weapons Station (WPNSTA) Yorktown, Va., July 6.
Naval Weapons Station Yorktown Celebrates 92nd Anniversary (12 August 2010)
Naval Weapons Station (WPNSTA) Yorktown celebrated its 92nd anniversary with a night of music Aug. 7 at Outdoor Recreation aboard WPNSTA Yorktown-Cheatham Annex in Yorktown, Va.
Naval Munitions Command Sailor Selected for Armed Forces Swim Team (2 September 2010)
A Sailor assigned to Naval Munitions Command (NMC) Detachment Sigonella, Italy, was selected as a member of the 2010 Armed Forces Swimming Team after 2010 CISM World Military Swimming/Lifesaving Championship, Aug. 22-30, in Warendorf, Germany.
All-Military Wilderness Challenge 2010 Kicks Off (23 September 2010)
Commander, Navy Region Mid-Atlantic's Morale, Welfare and Recreation (MWR) Department is scheduled to hold its 10th annual All-Military Wilderness Challenge Oct. 7–9 in the heart of the Appalachian Mountains and on the New and the Gauley Rivers in West Virginia.
Yorktown Sailor Named 2010 Military Citizen of the Year (6 October 2010)
A Naval Weapons Station (WPNSTA) Yorktown Sailor was named the 2010 Military Citizen of the Year by the Williamsburg Chamber and Tourism Alliance Sept. 28.
Navy Wins 2010 All-Military Wilderness Challenge (14 October 2010)
Team "Amphibia" from the Office of the Chief of Navy Reserve, Washington, D.C., won the Mid-Atlantic Region, Morale, Welfare and Recreation (MWR) Department's 10th annual all-military Wilderness Challenge, Oct. 7-9.
Painting Reveals Naval Weapons Station Yorktown's Historic Past (3 December 2010)
A scene from the exploration of America and its link to Naval Weapons Station (WPNSTA) Yorktown was revealed, Nov. 29, at the Indian Fields Creek viewing area off the Colonial Parkway, adjacent to the weapons station.
Naval Weapons Station Yorktown Holds Change of Command Ceremony (13 January 2011)
Naval Weapons Station (WPNSTA) Yorktown, Va., held a change of command ceremony aboard the facility Jan. 12.
WPNSTA Yorktown Announces 2010 Sailor of the Year (24 February 2011)
Naval Weapons Station (WPNSTA) Yorktown announced its 2010 Sailor of the Year, Jan. 15.
Civil War Hero Remembered at Yorktown Black History Month Celebration (25 February 2011)
Naval Weapons Station (WPNSTA) Yorktown remembered Sgt. Maj. Edward Ratcliff, a Civil War hero and Medal of Honor recipient, during their annual Black History Month celebration, Feb. 23.
Yorktown Starts New Family Advocacy Program Initiative (22 March 2011)
Naval Weapons Station (WPNSTA) Yorktown kicked off a pilot program as part of a new Commander, Naval Installations Command (CNIC) initiative to streamline the Navy's Family Advocacy Program (FAP), March 3.
Registration for the Mid-Atlantic Region, Morale, Welfare and Recreation (MWR) Department's annual all-military Wilderness Challenge opens April 1.
WPNSTA Yorktown celebrates Easter with military families (19 April 2011)
Fleet and Family Support Center (FFSC) Yorktown, in conjunction with Lincoln Military Housing and Morale, Welfare and Recreation (MWR), hosted an Easter 'Eggstravaganza' at the Lincoln Community Center for military families living aboard Naval Weapons Station Yorktown, April 14.
Naval Weapons Station (WPNSTA) Yorktown, Va., honored its namesake at a ceremony, June 3, honoring the courage and sacrifice of Sailors during the Battle of Midway, regarded as the turning point of the War in the Pacific.
Military Units Lead Yorktown Fourth of July Parade (7 July 2011)
Military units from Naval Weapons Station (WPNSTA) Yorktown and other Hampton Roads military commands led the Yorktown Fourth of July parade through the streets of historic Yorktown, Va., July 4.