Dahlgren Military Base

Naval support facility dahlgren is located approximately 30 miles east of fredericksburg va and 68 miles south of washington dc and 55 miles north of richmond va in rural king george county.

Dahlgren military base.

Welcome to naval support facility nsf dahlgren va. S t e a m lab to go sep 9 2020. Nestled alongside the potomac river the base enjoys the beauty of the water as well as quick access to a major highway route 301. There are numerous volunteer opportunities at the fleet and family support center at dahlgren or in the local community.

The program is open to military members who are separating or retiring as well as spouses. Official website of the naval sea systems command navsea the largest of the u s. Navy s five system commands. Dahlgren nsf commissary 6196 jenkins road building 118 suite 211 dahlgren va 22448 united states.

With the potomac river and machodoc creek in king george county serving as boundaries the facility along with the beautiful area s more. Both the military installation and the human community it is located in are named after john a. Volunteer services navy programs and services often need the help of volunteers to be successful. Map of naval surface warfare center dahlgren in dahlgren va.

With a force of 74 000 civilian military and contract support personnel navsea engineers builds buys and maintains the navy s ships and submarines and their combat systems. Dahlgren is located in dahlgren virginia with a geographically separated command naval surface warfare center dahlgren division dam neck activity nswcdddna located in virginia beach va in close proximity to the largest fleet concentration area in the navy. Welcome to nsf dahlgren va naval support facility dahlgren began as a testing facility in 1918 when the lower station of the naval powder factory was established in the northern neck of virginia. Dahlgren one of the united states navy leaders and heroes.

He led the forces during the american civil war. Naval surface warfare center dahlgren represents a nswc division located in the city with the same name in the eastern part of virginia.