Fort Story is a facility of the U.S. Army located in the independent city of Virginia Beach, Virginia at Cape Henry. It is a sub-installation of the US Army Transportation Center and Fort Eustis. Fort Story is the prime location and training environment for both Army amphibious operations and Joint Logistics-Over-the-Shore (LOTS) training events. The Army is the branch of the United States armed forces which has primary responsibility for land-based military operations. ... Virginia Beach is an independent city located in the South Hampton Roads area in the Commonwealth of Virginia, on the shores of the Chesapeake Bay and the Atlantic Ocean. ... Cape Henry is a cape on the Atlantic shore of Virginia. ... Fort Eustis is a military base facility of the United States military located in Newport News, Virginia. ...

The base includes 1,451 acres of sandy trails, cypress swamps, grassy dunes and soft and hard sand beaches. The beaches are wide, gently sloped and washed by the waters of the Chesapeake Bay on one side and get pounded by the surf of the Atlantic Ocean on the other. Cypress is the name applied to many plants in the conifer family Cupressaceae (cypress family). ... A freshwater swamp This article is about the wetland type (a landform). ... Mesquite Flat Dunes in Death Valley National Park In physical geography, a dune is a hill of sand built by eolian (wind-related) processes. ... 90 mile beach Australia A beach or strand is a geological formation consisting of loose rock particles such as sand, shingle, cobble, or even shell along the shoreline of a body of water. ... Chesapeake Bay - Landsat photo The Chesapeake Bay is the largest estuary in the United States. ...

Fort Story has three historical sites. The Cape Henry Memorial Cross marks the location where the Jamestown Settlers first landed in 1607. The Old Cape Henry Lighthouse was the first lighthouse authorized and built by the Federal Government. At the Battle of the Virginia Capes Monument, there is a statue of French Admiral Francois Joseph Paul Comte de Grasse to commemorate the famous sea battle on September 5, 1781 which prevented the British from reaching Yorktown during the American Revolutionary War. Old Cape Henry Lighthouse Cape Henry is a cape on the Atlantic shore of Virginia. ... Jamestown was a village by the James River in Virginia, about 45 miles (70 kilometers) southeast of where Richmond, Virginia, is now. ... Events January 20 - Tidal wave swept along the Bristol Channel, killing 2000 people. ... 1905 photo of both lighthouses at Cape Henry, Virginia Old Cape Henry Lighthouse postal stamp United States Postal Service Cape Henry Lighthouse is located at Cape Henry, a cape on the Atlantic shore of Virginia. ... September 5 is the 248th day of the year (249th in leap years). ... 1781 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Yorktown is a census-designated place located in York County, Virginia. ... The American Revolutionary War (1775–1783), also known as the American War of Independence, was a war fought primarily between Great Britain and revolutionaries within thirteen North American colonies. ...