2000 Oct 22 Fort Monroe & Langley AFB

This week, our Informational Program brought us to Virginia and USA Capital at Washington D.C. First time in the state of Virginia First stop, we visited the US Army Training and Doctrine Command at Fort Monroe in Hampton, Virginia

Captain's Career Course 4-00 photo taken with Brigadier General G John Sylvester, Chief of Staff, US Army Training and Doctrine Command.

Fort Monroe is named in honour of President James Monroe. Lies on Old Point Comfort at the confluence of Hampton Roads and Chesapeake Bay, this is USA's only active moat-enclosed fort, and is the largest stone fort ever built in the United States. Constructed since 1819, and has been continuously occupied since 1823, Fort Monroe is a National Historic Landmark and is now the headquarters for the US Army Training and Doctrine Command.

Taking a tour of Fort Monroe ...

... The Casemate Museum within the old fort's wall ...

... Jefferson Davis Pipe ...

... Engineer Wharf ... this original pier was built in 1818 to receive construction materials for Fort Monroe ...

... Old Point Comfort Lighthouse ... in continuous operations since 1802 ...

Next stop, we crash-visited Langley Air Force Base in Hampton, Virginia - Home Of The Eagles in the Fighter Country.  

I saw my favourite Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt from the USAF ... yayyy!

F-16 Strike Eagle ...

We were treated to an aerial display by the USAF jets, ...

... and breathtaking aerial display by the USAF Thunderbirds aerobatic team ...

It was truly amazing and spectacular. Well done, Thunderbirds!

Quite and exciting first day in Virginia