Virginia Guard unit heads to Mississippi for Afghanistan deployment
About 200 soldiers from the Virginia National Guard, the 276th Engineer Battalion, left Richmond for Camp Shelby Mississippi to deploy to Afghanistan in late January as part of Task Force Pirate. They will join four engineer companies from California Wisconsin Michigan and Germany after training at Fort Pickett since September. The battalion last served on active duty from December 2003 to February 2005.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond, Va
Virginia National Guard
Mississippi
Afghanistan
Camp Shelby
Task Force Pirate
California
Wisconsin
Michigan
Germany
Fort Pickett
Blackstone
Endeavour Returns After 16 Day Mission to California Landing
Space shuttle Endeavour and seven astronauts landed in California after a 16 day mission that remodeled the International Space Station and added a new bathroom kitchenette exercise machine and two sleeping quarters. A $100000 tool bag was lost during a spacewalk and the urine processing system required extra testing with about seven liters of recycled urine and condensation returning for ground analysis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwards Air Force Base
Calif
Space Shuttle
Endeavour
Earth
California
Florida
International Space Station
Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper
Space Station
Mallards Thrive in Wet Bluefield Sunday Weather
Across Four Seasons Country the Sunday rain favored mallard ducks near Bluefield while gray skies patchy fog kept most non feathered area residents indoors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mallard Ducks
Bluefield
Also Mentioned on This Page
Atlanta
Baltimore
Boston
Buffalo
Charlotte
N.C
Chicago
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Dallas-Ft Worth
Denver
Detroit
Fairbanks
Honolulu
Houston
Indianapolis
Kansas City
Las Vegas
West Virginia Virginia
Los Angeles
Miami Beach
Mpls-St Paul
Pep Beckley
Danville
Nashville
New Orleans
Charleston
Lynchburg
Norfolk
New York City
Huntington
Richmond
Philadelphia
Sno Lewisburg
Roanoke
Phoenix
Cir Morgantown
Washington D.C
Pittsburgh
St Louis
Sno
San Francisco
Mel
Von
Seattle
Tampa
Bristol
Charlottesville
Washington
Wun
Dish Network
Satellite TV
HBO
Jon Bolt
Directv
Showtime
Star Morths
Stanong
West Virginia Air Guard
WV Air Guard
Kove
Rick
Community Radiology of Virginia
CROV
Mannachanallur Ramakrishnan
Edson Knapp
Daniel Shook
Rod Nicholas
Virginia
Crow’s Foundation
Calli Community Radiology of
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!