Congressman Rob Wittman (Virginia's 1st District which takes in part of Prince William) invites high school and middle school students and parents to Service Academy Day 2016 on Sept. 24 in Stafford.

American Legion, Post 364, 3640 Friendly Post Lane, Woodbridge, VA 22192, will conduct a New Membership Recruiting Day on Saturday Aug. 27, starting at 9 a.m.

Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-1), Chairman of the House Armed Services Readiness Subcommittee, has been named to the congressional conference committee that will resolve differences between the House and Senate versions of the FY2017 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). VA-1 includes part of Prince William County.

Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-1), Chairman of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Readiness, said :“The President’s new troop cap reveals either a lack of understanding or a lack of concern about our mission in Afghanistan" and told Obama he should make good on the US commitment.

Governor McAuliffe ceremonially signed the Military Medics and Corpsmen bill, establishing the Virginia Military Medics and Corpsmen (MMAC) Pilot Program on June 27. Virginia is the first state in the nation to offer this kind of innovative pathway to employment for these highly skilled veterans.

My number one project for military veterans who live in Northern Virginia moved one step closer to reality June 1 at American Legion Post 176 in Springfield. House Bill (HB) 477, was signed into law by the governor. This puts us on the road to reality for constructing the Northern Virginia Veterans Care Center. The chosen location is Vint Hill.

The U.S. Army Officer Candidate School Alumni Association will celebrate the Diamond Anniversary of OCS on 20 July at Fort Myer, VA

A PWCS tradition for more than a decade, new Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps (JROTC) unit commanders and officers were inducted during a medal ceremony on May 26. The first event in 2004 involved only four schools and a handful of family members. Now there are units in nine schools and more than 1,600 cadets countywide, and their ranks are growing every year.