U.S. Army Transportation Museum

02/28/2025

02/20/2025

The museum will open at 1000 in accordance with the 2 hour delay.

FRIDAY – 21 FEBRUARY 2025 – JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS WILL OPEN UNDER A 2-HOUR DELAYED REPORTING POLICY
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Langley and Fort Eustis non-mission essential personnel will delay reporting for no more than 2 hours (or as determined by your supervisor or commander).
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The Durand and King Street Gates (Langley) will be closed, all other gates will operate at normal times. Eustis Gate 2 will operate 0600-1200, and Langley Visitor’s Control Center (VCC) and Large Vehicle Inspection Site (LVIS) will be open normal times.
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Mission essential personnel are expected to report to work on time based on supervisor direction. Please use caution when traveling as conditions vary throughout the area. Employees should contact their chain of command if conditions further impact their ability to report to work safely.
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CDCs and Youth Centers will open at normally scheduled times to accommodate Mission Essential personnel. For those without Mission Essential letters on file, Fort Eustis CDCs and Youth Center will open at 0730 and Langley AFB CDCs and Youth Center will open at 0830.
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All Langley 633d Medical Group appointments before 0930hrs for Friday, Feb. 21 will be rescheduled. McDonald Army Medical Center will resume patient care at 0900hrs.
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Continue to monitor the JBLE page, Instagram (), and X () for the most up to date information regarding the base operating status.
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Air Combat Command I U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command I Joint Task Force Civil Support I U.S. Army Center for Initial Military Training I 1st Fighter Wing I 192nd Wing - Virginia Air National Guard I 7th Transportation Brigade - Expeditionary I 480th ISR Wing I 597th Transportation Brigade - SDDC I 363d ISR Wing I 93d Signal Brigade I 128th Aviation Brigade I AFMS Langley 633 MDG I McDonald Army Health Center I JBLE Langley Force Support I Fort Eustis Force Support MWR

02/19/2025

The museum will be closed again tomorrow Thursday, February 20 due to inclement weather. Enjoy day 2 of snow!

02/18/2025

In accordance with Joint Base Langley-Eustis the museum will be closed tomorrow due to inclement weather.

WEDNESDAY – 19 FEBRUARY 2025 – JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS WILL OPERATE UNDER A ‘MISSION ESSENTIAL ONLY’ STATUS
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All mission essential personnel are expected to report to work on time based on supervisor direction.
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The Durand and King Street Gates (Langley) and Gate 2 (Eustis) will be closed, but all other gates will open at normal times.
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JBLE (Langley and Eustis) Child Development Centers will be open at normal times to accommodate Mission Essential Personnel ONLY (with letter on file at front desk).
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All non-mission essential services (AAFES, Commissary, Hospitals, et al.) are closed for the day.
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All Langley 633d Medical Group and McDonald Army Medical Center appointments for Wednesday, Feb. 19 will be rescheduled. For emergency care, dial 911 or visit your nearest Emergency Dept. TRICARE Nurse Advice Line (NAL) registered nurses are available 24/7 to provide health care advice, help locate emergent or urgent health care facilities. The NAL phone number is (800) 874-2273, Opt. 1.
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Travel is strongly discouraged due to unsafe road conditions. If you must travel, please use utmost caution as conditions will vary throughout the area. All employees should remain in contact with their chain of command.
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Continue to monitor the JBLE page, Instagram (), and X () for the most up to date information regarding the base operating status.
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Air Combat Command I U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command I Joint Task Force Civil Support I U.S. Army Center for Initial Military Training I 1st Fighter Wing I 192nd Wing - Virginia Air National Guard I 7th Transportation Brigade - Expeditionary I 480th ISR Wing I 597th Transportation Brigade - SDDC I 363d ISR Wing I 93d Signal Brigade I 128th Aviation Brigade I AFMS Langley 633 MDG I McDonald Army Health Center I JBLE Langley Force Support I Fort Eustis Force Support MWR

01/24/2025

Ships Emergency Water Cask
Every WWII Liberty Ship carried emergency supplies when at sea. This emergency water cask was stored on a ship’s lifeboat for use in case the order came to abandon ship. This water cask, created in 1943, was taken from the USAT Betsy Ross when the ship was later given to the Navy after the war’s end.

01/22/2025

Museum is following Joint Base Langley-Eustis delayed opening today due to weather. Please check their page for any updates.

🚨🚨🚨 Joint Base Langley-Eustis (Eustis and Langley) will be on a 2-hour delayed reporting for all non-mission essential personnel.

CDCs will be available at normal times to accommodate mission essential personnel.

Air Combat Command I U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command

01/20/2025

The U.S. Army has always examined captured enemy equipment for possible use by our forces. During World War II in Europe the Army supplemented its railroad rolling stock by using captured German equipment. At the conclusion of the war in Europe quite a bit of captured German rail equipment would be brought to the United States for testing and evaluation at Fort Eustis. The equipment would remain at Fort Eustis until it was scrapped in the early 1950s.

01/17/2025

Cold Weather Gauntlets, World War II
These cold weather gloves were issued to Otto H. Gronke in 1944 while he served on the ALCAN Highway as part of the Northwest Service Command. The Northwest Service Command was activated on September 2, 1942, and one of its initial missions was the final construction on the Alaska-Canada (ALCAN) Highway. The highway was constructed to connect the contiguous United States to Alaska across Canada. It began at the junction with several Canadian highways in Dawson Creek, British Columbia, and ran to Delta Junction, Alaska, via Whitehorse, Yukon. When completed in 1942 it was approximately 1,700 miles long.
The official start of construction was March 8, 1942, and was begun by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. During its peak construction period, more than 10,000 men (about a third were black Soldiers) were assigned to the task. Construction was completed on October 28, 1942. Once construction was complete, all activities along the highway fell under the Northwest Service command.

01/15/2025

The 34th General Support Group is activated in Vietnam. Its mission was to provide direct and general support to over 79 Aviation companies.

01/10/2025

The museum will be closed tomorrow due inclement weather. Enjoy the snow and stay safe!

01/10/2025

Meritorious Unit Citation
This Meritorious Unit Citation plaque was created for the 8010th Army Unit in 1954. The citation itself was awarded to the unit for their service in Japan during the Korean War. They were responsible for transporting men and cargo across Japan by rail.

01/07/2025

The museum will be closed Thursday, January 9th in observance of the National Day of Mourning. We will resume our normal business hours on Friday, January 10th.