Naval Weapons Station Yorktown

120604-N-PK884-006 USA (Jun. 4, 2012) MA1 Raymond Turner, Naval Weapons Station (WPNSTA) Yorktown Sailor of the Quarter, and MA3 James Hornaday, WPNSTA Yorktown Junior Sailor of the Quarter, stand by for the wreath laying at the Battle of Midway commemoration ceremony, June 4, at Kirkpatrick Field. WPNSTA Yorktown honored its namesake, USS Yorktown (CV 5), and the 307 Sailors who made the ultimate sacrifice at the Battle of Midway. (Photo by Mark Piggott)

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120421-N-PK884-001 USA (Apr. 21, 2012) ITSN Alex Leibowitz from Naval Weapons Station (WPNSTA) Yorktown helps Cub Scouts from Pack 242 plant tree seedlings around the Outdoor Recreation facility aboard WPNSTA Yorktown-Cheatham Annex, April 21, as part of Earth Day 2012. Cub Scout Pack 242, from Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church in Newport News, Va., participated in the tree planting to earn credit towards their Cub Scout World Conservation Award, one of the requirements being a participant in a pack conservation project. (Photo by Zachary Piggott)

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120407-N-YF306-066 USA (Apr. 7, 2012) Capt. Lowell D. Crow, Commanding Officer, Naval Weapons Station Yorktown, drops the ceremonial first puck at an American Hockey League game between the Norfolk Admirals (white jersey) and the Binghamton Senators (black jersey). The Admirals won the game 3-1, their 24th consecutive victory.

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111210-N-PK884-001 USA (Dec. 10, 2011) BM1(SW/AW) Heather Havunen, Naval Weapons Station Yorktown Sailor of the Year, and her son Stephen, a JROTC student at Bethel High School, lay a wreath at the grave of Sergeant Major Edward Ratcliff, the first African-American to be awarded the Medal of Honor, Dec. 10, aboard Naval Weapons Station Yorktown. In attendance were more than 18 Ratcliff descendants, including his grandson, Edward Radcliffe III, who served in Army during World War II in the Signal Corps and worked at WPNSTA Yorktown for more than 32 years. The wreath laying was part of the annual "Wreaths Across America" campaign to lay holiday wreaths at the graves of veterans across the United States.

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111007-N-PK884-003 USA (Oct. 7, 2011) Team "Dead Last" from the Wounded Warrior Program at Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, Va., fight their way through Koontz's Bend on the Gauley River as part of a 17-mile whitewater rafting race, October 7, during the 2011 All-Military Wilderness Challenge. The Wilderness Challenge brings together teams from across all five branches of the armed forces to compete in five extreme outdoor events over a two-day period. (Photo by Mark Piggott)

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111007-N-PK884-002 USA (Oct. 7, 2011) BUCS(SCW) Edward Wilson from Naval Expeditionary Logistics Support Group (NAVELSG), Naval Weapons Station (WPNSTA) Yorktown-Cheatham Annex, Williamsburg, Va., kicks off the first leg of the 2011 All-Military Wilderness Challenge, October 7, with an 8k run followed by a 17 mile whitewater rafting race down the Gauley River in West Virginia. The Wilderness Challenge brings together teams from across all five branches of the armed forces to compete in five extreme outdoor events over a two-day period. (Photo by Mark Piggott)

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111007-N-PK884-001 USA (Oct. 7, 2011) GSE1(SW) Jose Oregon of Team "Pancho Villa's Rebellion" from Assault Craft Unit FOUR (ACU-4), Joint Base Little Creek-Fort Story, Va., got a taste of white water rafting on the Gauley River as part of a 17-mile whitewater rafting race, October 7, during the 2011 All-Military Wilderness Challenge. The Wilderness Challenge, sponsored by Naval Weapons Station (WPNSTA) Yorktown Morale. Welfare and Recreation (MWR) Department, brings together teams from across all five branches of the armed forces to compete in five extreme outdoor events over a two-day period. (Photo by Mark Piggott)

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111008-N-PK884-007 USA (Oct. 8, 2011) Some teams found themselves stuck on the rocks as they manuevered through the rapids on the New River in two-man "duckies", October 8, during the 2011 All-Military Wilderness Challenge. The Wilderness Challenge brings together teams from across all five branches of the armed forces to compete in five extreme outdoor events over a two-day period. (Photo by Mark Piggott)

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110915-N-PK884-001 USA (Sep. 15, 2011) 110915-N-PK884-001 YORKTOWN (September 15, 2011) The first of the Navy's two classes of destroyers--USS Spruance (DDG 111) and USS Arliegh Burke (DDG 51)--pierside at Naval Weapons Station (WPNSTA) Yorktown, Sept. 15, during ordnance handling operations. WPNSTA Yorktown's mission is to provide installation management/host services for various tenant commands and visiting ships conducting ordnance operations and other missions. (Photo by Mark O. Piggott)

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110913-N-PK884-001 USA (Sep. 13, 2011) 110913-N-PK884-001 YORKTOWN, Va. (September 13, 2011) MAC Joshua Amaral receives an influenza vaccination from HN Joseph Zaller of Naval Medical Center Portsmouth (NMCP) during the Infuenza Shot Field Exercise conducted at Naval Weapons Station (WPNSTA) Yorktown, Sept. 13. Per CNO Navy Vaccination and Reporting Policy, Commander Naval Installation Command (CNIC) is testing installation-based pandemic influenza point of dispensing (POD) or mass vaccination plans. More than 40,000 influenza vaccinations were given at naval installations across Hampton Roads during the past month. (Photo by Mark O. Piggott)

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110603-N-PK884-001 USA (Jun. 3, 2011) Captian Lowell Crow, Commanding Officer, Naval Weapons Station (WPNSTA) Yorktown, commemorates the Battle of Midway, June 3, at a ceremony at Kirkpatrick Field. WPNSTA Yorktown laid a wreath in honor of its namesake, USS Yorktown (CV 5), whick sank at the Battle of Midway, but not before its dive bombers sank one of three Japanese aircraft carriers. The Battle of Midway is considered the turning point of the war in the Pacific during World War II.

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110704-N-PK884-005 USA (Jul. 4, 2011) Sailors from Naval Weapons Station Yorktown Security Department pass in review in one of its security patrol boats, July 4, during the Yorktown 4th of July parade. The parade through historic Yorktown, Va., capped off a day-long Independence Day celebration in the birthplace of America.

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110704-N-PK884-004 USA (Jul. 4, 2011) Sailors from Naval Weapons Station Yorktown and its various tenant commands march down Main Street, July 4, during the Yorktown 4th of July parade. The parade through historic Yorktown, Va., capped off a day-long Independence Day celebration in the birthplace of America. (Photo by Mark O. Piggott)

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110518-N-PK884-002 USA (May. 18, 2011) Captain Lowell Crow, Commanding Officer, Naval Weapons Station (WPNSTA) Yorktown, presents Lindsey Babcock with $250 as the recipient of the 2011 Captain Carleton H. Wright Scholarship, May 18. Babcock is a senior at Jamestown High School and will be attending Virginia Commonweath University (VCU) in the fall. The Captain Carleton H. Wright Annual Scholarship award is intended to benefit family members of federal civilian employees who work at WPNSTA Yorktown.

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110518-N-PK884-001 USA (May. 18, 2011) Captain Lowell Crow, Commanding Officer, Naval Weapons Station (WPNSTA) Yorktown, presents Ashley Laginestra with $500 as the 2011 recipient of the Nick and Mary Mathew's Scholarship, May 18. Laginestra, the daughter of MMCS Jody Reynolds of the Naval Submarine Torpedo Facility, is a senior at Bruton High School and will be attending Liberty University in the fall. The Nick and Mary Mathews Annual Scholarship Award is intended to benefit family members of enlisted military personnel stationed at WPNSTA Yorktown by assisting with financial support for collegiate educational purposes.

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101001-N-3737T-232 YORKTOWN, Va. (Oct. 1, 2010) First responders attend to Master-at-Arms 1st Class Jamie Moreira who played the role of helicopter crash survivor during an emergency services exercise at Naval Weapons Station Yorktown. The exercise was conducted as part of an ongoing effort to increase efficient and effective communication between Naval Weapons Station Yorktown first responders and local counterparts. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Eric Tretter/Released)

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