From left, U.S. Army Col. Laura Hutchinson, 733d Mission Support Group commander, and Phillip Jones, mayor of Newport News, pose for a photo at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, March 11, 2026. Installation leaders, community partners and project stakeholders gathered for a ceremony marking the start of construction on the Fort Eustis main gate improvement project. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Skylar Ellis)
JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, Va. - Preparations and early stages of work are underway to renovate the main gate access control point at Fort Eustis. The long-planned project is intended to improve safety, security and traffic flow for personnel, visitors and commercial drivers entering the installation.
The project stems from concerns identified during a 2012 evaluation of the Fort Eustis main gate corridor, according to Jon Jones, project manager of the Fort Eustis Main Gate Project with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Norfolk District.
“The improvements bring the gate up to current design and safety standards,” Jones said.
Kevin Smith, 733d Security Forces Squadron antiterrorism program manager, said the current layout makes it...
