By order of the Secretary of Defense, the Virginia National Guard’s Fort Barfoot military installation near Blackstone, Virginia, has been renamed as Fort Pickett, effective June 11, 2025, to honor 1st Lt. …

Fort Pickett, formerly Fort Barfoot, is a Virginia Army National Guard installation, located near the town of Blackstone, Virginia. Home of the Army National Guard Maneuver Training Center, Fort Pickett …

Feb 15, 2023 · Built during World War II and originally named Camp Pickett, It features a combination of open-terrain and wooded maneuver areas, more than 20 ranges capable of training on nearly every …

Jun 11, 2025 · According to the Army’s Tuesday announcement, Fort Barfoot, a Virginia base previously named after Confederate General George Pickett, will be named in honor of 1st Lt. Vernon W. …

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Aug 11, 2017 · Fort Pickett is located about an hour southwest of Richmond in Blackstone, Virginia and functions as a Virginia Army National Guard installation. The facility mainly serves as a training site …

Fort Pickett provides a live-fire and maneuver training site for active and reserve Army components, as well as the largest block of special use airspace in Virginia.

In 1974, the Defense Department reclassified Camp Pickett as Fort Pickett. That indicated the military planned to retain facility in the long-term for training, and the first permanent brick buildings were …

Fort Pickett, Virginia is the location of the Virginia Army National Guard installation right near Blackstone. The installation was named after the US Army officer and Confederate General George …

Fort Pickett (1941-Present) - First established in 1941 as Camp Pickett (2). Named after Confederate General George E. Pickett (Cullum 1330), U.S. Civil War veteran, famous for Pickett's Charge at …