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Hampton Roads Alliance4 days ago
As the demand for nuclear-powered submarines increases, Newport News Shipbuilding said it’s working to hire 3,000 skilled trades workers this year and a total of 19,000 within the decade. Last year, the Hampton Roads Workforce Council reported that the region’s maritime shipbuilding vacancies could increase to 40,000 by 2030 if measures to build capacity weren’t taken, while U.S. Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro said in December that the U.S. shipbuilding industry will need 150,000 new qualified workers in the next 10 years. As a result, NNS is working with the Navy’s submarine industrial base office and the Hampton Roads Workforce Council to reach potential new employes.
Hampton Roads Alliance
Hampton Roads Alliance4 days ago
According to Southern Living magazine, Colonial Williamsburg is one of 23 treasure troves of “authentic locales in the South that each offer an experience you can only have there.” In a special edition of this month’s magazine, an online survey among the magazine’s readers rates their favorite places across the South for its 2024 awards. More than 20,000 people responded and ranked City of Williamsburg, Virginia - Municipal Government as second in the South’s top 20 small towns!
Hampton Roads Alliance
Hampton Roads Alliance5 days ago
Governor Glenn Youngkin today announced that FreezPak Logistics, LLC, a leading provider of full-service cold and dry storage services, is investing $77.5 million to construct a 245,000-square-foot cold storage facility in the City of Suffolk, VA - Municipal Government to serve the Mid-Atlantic region, via The Port of Virginia. The project will create 80 new jobs for the region! The Alliance was proud to work alongside Suffolk VA Economic Development Department #YesSuffolk and the @viVirginia Economic Development Partnership on this announcement. Read more: https://ow.ly/Ese750QTmLR

Hampton Roads Reporting for Duty

Hampton Roads is known around the world for its distinguished military presence. With a total of 15 installations, including Naval Station Norfolk, the world’s largest naval base, and over 80,000 active-duty military personnel, the region has one of the largest concentrations of armed forces in the United States. These leading institutes are at the forefront of industry, creating and utilizing some of the most advanced equipment and training in the country.
Navy

Naval Station Norfolk is the world’s largest naval base

Active Military

82,000+ local military personnel

Transition

14,000+ ex military members transition into the civilian workforce

Military Installations & Headquarter Highlights

In addition to the Virginia National Guard, five of six branches of the military are represented in Hampton Roads. Over 82,000 active-duty military personnel are stationed across the region. The following is a highllight of military installations and headquarters:
  • Navy

    U.S. Navy

    • Naval Station Norfolk
    • Naval Support Activity (NSA) Hampton Roads
    • Norfolk Naval Shipyard
    • Naval Air Station Oceana
    • Norfolk Naval Shipyard
    • Naval Weapons Station Yorktown
    • Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek – Fort Story (Navy led joint base)
    • Camp Peary
  • Army

    U.S. Army

    • Fort Eustis (part of Joint Base Langley – Eustis)
    • Fort Story (part of Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek – Fort Story)
    • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Norfolk District (USACE)
    • Craney Island Dredged Material Management Area (Under USACE)
  • Airforce

    U.S. Airforce

    • Joint Base Langley – Eustis (Air Force led joint base)
  • Coast Guard

    U.S. Coast Guard

    • Coast Guard Base Portsmouth
    • Coast Guard Training Center Yorktown
    • Coast Guard Atlantic Area (headquarters command)
    • Fifth Coast Guard District (headquarters command)
    • Coast Guard Shore Infrastructure Logistics Command (headquarters command)
  • Marines

    U.S. Marine Corps

    • Marine Forces Command (Camp Allen)
    • Marine Corps Security Force Regiment (Naval Weapons Station Yorktown)
  • Virginia National Guard

    Virginia National Guard

    • State Military Reservation
Did you know?

Virginia is home to 26% of all active-duty Navy personnel, more than any other state

Transitioning Personnel

Each year, approximately 15,000 active-duty military personnel transition out of the military, either through retirement or into the civilian workforce. Thousands of these highly-trained men and women enter the Hampton Roads workforce and offer employers a unique opportunity to benefit from the skillset they have learned during their time in the service.

Exiting military personnel have a variety of resources to assist in their transition to the private sector, as well, such as the Veterans Career Compass from the Hampton Roads Workforce Council.

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