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Missy Elliott's House
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The rapper, singer, songwriter, MC, and record producer lives here part-time. This home was featured on "MTV Cribs". She also has a luxury condo in Miami (FL) that was featured on "MTV Cribs". She stated in 2008, on an episode of VH1's "Fabulous Life of..." series, that this 15,000 sq ft home was purchased for her mother, although she does spend a lot of time here herself.

Pharrell's House (Former)
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The music producer, singer-songwriter and rapper, lived here.

Seal team 6 DEVGRU
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At DAM Neck Annex Virginia Beach. SEAL Team Six / DEVGRU the Navy's Delta Force component.

Missy Elliott's House
jdubble07 (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: jdubble07.
Melissa Arnette Elliott, also known as Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott, is an American recording artist, producer and actress. With record sales of over seven million in the United States.

Winnie Johnson-Marquart's house
neotrix (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: neotrix.
The president of the Johnson Family Foundation, a member of the board of directors of Johnson Financial Group lives here.

Bruce Smith's House
tlp333 (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: tlp333.
The retired professional football defensive end for the Buffalo Bills and the Washington Redskins lives here. He was a part of the Buffalo Bills when they won the AFC championship and went to the Super Bowl 4 years in a row. He currently holds the record for most career quarterback sacks with 200 after surpassing Reggie White's record during the 2003 season. On January 31, 2009, he was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility. He purchased the 5-bed, 5.5-bath, 7,101 sq ft home in July of 1994 for $470K, according to public records.

Fort Story Battery Ketcham 120 #2
kjfitz (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: kjfitz.
Battery Ketcham / 120 (1943 - 1948), named after Brig. Gen. Daniel W. Ketcham (1/24/1942) and armed with two casemated 16-inch 50 cal. MkIIM1 Navy guns on M4 barbette carriages (1943 - 1948). Built of reinforced concrete and steel covered with earth between 1941 and 1943. A B.C. Station is located on the top of the battery. After WW2 a large radar station was mounted above the #2 gun casemate.

Pernell Whitaker's House
The retired professional boxer, among the greatest of all-time, lives here. He was the lightweight silver medalist at the 1982 World Championships, followed by the gold medal at the 1983 Pan American Games and the 1984 Olympics, and then embarked on a pro career in which he became world champion in four different weight divisions.

AV-8 Harrier II (partial)
kjfitz (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: kjfitz.
Probably similar to the partial Hornets seen on most docked carriers used for training and testing of deck gear.
The McDonnell Douglas AV-8B Harrier II is a family of second-generation vertical/short takeoff and landing or V/STOL jet multirole aircraft of the late 20th century. British Aerospace rejoined the project in the early 1980s, and it is currently managed by Boeing/BAE Systems since the 1990s.
Developed from the earlier Hawker Siddeley Harriers, it is primarily used for light attack or multi-role tasks, typically operated from small aircraft carriers. Versions are used by several NATO countries, including the United Kingdom, Spain, Italy, and the United States.
Though it shares the designation letter number with the earlier AV-8 Harrier, the AV-8B Harrier II was extensively redesigned by McDonnell Douglas.

SEAL Team 6 training facility
giove (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: giove.
Some training structure near the Dam Neck base, home of DEVGRU - SEAL team 6

Fort Story Battery Battery 121
kjfitz (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: kjfitz.
Battery 121 (1943 - 1948), armed with two casemated 16-inch MkIIM1 Navy guns on M4 barbette carriages (1943 - 1948). Built of reinforced concrete and steel covered with earth between 1942 and 1943. The gun shields had not been installed by 1944.

Marine Corps Expeditionary Warfare Training Group Atlantic
Expeditionary Warfare Training Group Atlantic - Amphibious Reconnaissance Section.
The mission of Expeditionary Warfare Training Group Atlantic is to provide instruction and training for personnel and units of the US Atlantic Fleet, reserve components, and allied military personnel in order to achieve and maintain an optimum state of readiness for amphibious operations; to provide training in shipboard engineering, naval gunfire support, naval science, and seamanship, conduct training for the total force in the doctrine, tactics and techniques of amphibious, Maritime Prepositioned Forces (MPF), and waterborne operations, with emphasis on landing forces matters for the Atlantic Fleet.

Pink Elephant

Fort Story Battery Ketcham 120 #1
Battery Ketcham / 120 (1943 - 1948), named after Brig. Gen. Daniel W. Ketcham (1/24/1942) and armed with two casemated 16-inch 50 cal. MkIIM1 Navy guns on M4 barbette carriages (1943 - 1948). Built of reinforced concrete and steel covered with earth between 1941 and 1943. A B.C. Station is located on the top of the battery. After WW2 a large radar station was mounted above the #2 gun casemate.

Ray Breeden's house
Champion3 (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: Champion3.
Ramon W. Breeden is the founder and owner of The Breeden Company, a large development firm based in Virginia Beach, VA. The company has developed, built and operated more than 4,200 apartments with 400 more units under construction, 2 million square feet of commercial shopping center and office space with an additional 60,000 feet under construction, and 1,700 residential homes. The company owns a jet and two helicopters, which fly the team to project sites.
In addition to this 13,355 sq ft home, he also owns a large oceanfront mansion in Palm Beach, FL.

A-4 Skyhawk
Parked next to an RV and a couple motor boats on Oceana NAS.

Tank on static display

T-34 Turbo Mentors at Oceana NAS
A challenge for PDunn and dda and anyone else who can figure out what they are and why they are on a NAS.

Timbaland's House
jdubble07 (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: jdubble07.
The record producer, singer, songwriter, rapper and DJ owns this home.

Mark V Special Operations Craft of SEAL team 6
giove (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: giove.
http://eyeball-series.org/seal-team-6/seal-team-6.htm

Hovercrafts at Little Creek Amphibious Naval Base
LCACs

Wayne Sawyer's house
Champion3 (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: Champion3.
Wayne C. Sawyer is the son of late Richmond International Raceway owner , Paul Sawyer. When the family sold the raceway in 1999 for $215 million to Bill France's International Speedway Corp., Wayne stayed on as president of the RIR.

Nedra Talley & Scott Ross' House
jdubble07 (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: jdubble07.
Nedra Talley is an American singer best known as a former member of the girl group The Ronettes, in which she performed with her cousins Ronnie and Estelle Bennett.
Talley is married to Scott Ross, a former American radio disc jockey, now better known as an interviewer for The 700 Club on the Christian Broadcasting Network.

Plaxico Burress' House (former)
Mattsie (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: Mattsie.
This house belonged to the American football wide receiver who has played in the National Football League for the Pittsburgh Steelers and New York Giants

Shooting range
Is this a shooting range? At Fleet Combat Training center Atlantic.

NAS Oceana
Analogman (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: Analogman.
Naval Air Station Oceana in Virginia Beach, VA. Home to all U.S. Navy F-14 squadrons and most east coast F/A-18 squadrons as well.

Plaxico Burress' House (former)
neotrix (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: neotrix.
The American football wide receiver who is currently a free agent owned this house.

Ammunition storage igloos
Part of the Fleet Combat training Center Atlantic.

Frank Batten's house
neotrix (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: neotrix.
The founder of Landmark Communication, a privately held media company headquartered in Norfolk, Virginia and founder of The Weather Channel lives here.

Jeff Watson's House
Jeff Watson is CEO and Founder of Virginia Beach, VA based clothing designer and distributer, Headgear, Inc.

Pungo Posse Shootout
Pdunn (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: Pdunn.
I wasn't positive this was a firing range until I Googled firing ranges in Virginia Beach, and came across a link with photos of this actual event held by the Virgina Beach Pistol and Gun Club.

Robert H. Schafer's House
Robert H. Schafer is the owner of William E. Wood at The Mall.

Adam Keeling House
LancelotLink (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: LancelotLink.
The house was likely built at some point after 1680. It is the second oldest surviving house in Virginia Beach. Situated on Adam Keeling Road in Great Neck Point on the Lynnhaven River and is now in the middle of a suburban neighborhood. It is reputed to be the oldest continuously occupied house in Virginia.

Broad Bay Manor
kkeps (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: kkeps.

Naval Training Facility
skyeye (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: skyeye.
Looks like a training facility, perhaps Navy SEALS. Can anyone identify?

Alan Faneca's house
Matheus_ (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: Matheus_.
The former NFL guard, 9x pro bowler, lives in this 5-bed, 4-bath 5650 sqft house.
Faneca purchased this house in 2017 for $2,175,000.

Mount Trashmore Skate Park
Mount Trashmore Park, also known simply as Mount Trashmore, is a city park located in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Mount Trashmore is an example of landfill reuse as its creation consisted of the conversion of an abandoned landfill into a park.
Mount Trashmore Skate Park is located in the northeast corner of the park, where numerous professional skateboarders have made appearances, including Tony Hawk[citation needed]. The 24,000-square-foot (2,200 m²) skate park features an extensive street course including an above-ground, seven-foot deep bowl. The park also has a competition-sized vert ramp over 13 feet (4.0 m) tall and 40 feet (12 m) wide. On 16 August 2006, a fire damaged a significant portion of the skate park. The skate park was completely rebuilt as of March 2007.

SEAL Team VI Boat Ramp and Dock
skyeye (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: skyeye.
SEAL Team VI, Naval Special Warfare Development Group (DEVGRU), keeps its boats here.

Frank Batten's House
borlefborlef (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: borlefborlef.
The founder of Landmark Communication, a privately held media company headquartered in Norfolk, Virginia and founder of The Weather Channel lived here until his 2011 death.
His 2011 net worth was $2.3B, making him one of the wealthiest 400 americans.
He graduated from Harvard Business School (HBS)

Mount Trashmore
Mount Trashmore Park, also known simply as Mount Trashmore, is a city park located in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Mount Trashmore is an example of landfill reuse as its creation consisted of the conversion of an abandoned landfill into a park. The park spans 165 acres (0.67 km²) with hills over 60 feet (18 m) high, over 800 feet (240 m) long. Facilities include four large and 11 small picnic shelters, playground areas, a basketball court, four volleyball areas, parking, vending machines and restrooms. Mount Trashmore Park also has multiple walking trails; a Perimeter Trail that measures 1.95 miles (3.14 km), a Lake Trail that measures 1.45 miles (2.33 km), and a Mountain Trail that measures 1.30 miles (2.09 km). The Lake Trail and the Hill Trail may be combined for a trail measuring 2.75 miles (4.43 km). The park also features two lakes where fishing is permitted. Since its opening in the 1970s, it ranks as the most popular park in Virginia Beach, with attendance of over one million visitors a year.
Mount Trashmore Skate Park is located in the northeast corner of the park, where numerous professional skateboarders have made appearances, including Tony Hawk. The 24,000-square-foot (2,200 m²) skate park features an extensive street course including an above-ground, seven-foot deep bowl. The park also has a competition-sized vert ramp over 13 feet (4.0 m) tall and 40 feet (12 m) wide. On 16 August 2006, a fire damaged a significant portion of the skate park. The skate park was completely rebuilt as of March 2007.

Adam Thoroughgood House
boothy443 (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: boothy443.
This house dates circa 1680 and was probably built by one of his grandsons. Restored in 1957, today it is a museum and is open to the public.

'Hugh Mongous' the Giant Gorilla
mlc1us (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: mlc1us.
Rumored to be a distant cousin of King Kong, Hugh Mongous has been an icon in Virginia Beach for over 20 years. Dressed in a Hawaiian shirt and swim trunks, Hugh Mongous stands vigil over General Booth Blvd, wishing visitors to Ocean Breeze Waterpark a wet and wild time.

Heyward Donigan's House
Heyward Donigan is president and CEO of Rite Aid.

Naval guns used for training
At Fleet Combat Training Center Atlantic.

'Hugh Mongous' the Giant Gorilla
Parabellum (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: Parabellum.

'Cooke House' by Frank Lloyd Wright
pmoore66 (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: pmoore66.
1960
available for rent

Extreme Makeover: Home Edition: The Hill family
Dania (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: Dania.
Season 8, episode 19. Aired 04/24/2011.

Edgar Cayce's ARE (Association for Research & Enlightenment)
kaiken (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: kaiken.

Ferry Farm Plantation House
boothy443 (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: boothy443.
Built in 1830 to replace the 18th Century William Walke House that was destroyed by fire. The Ferry Farm location is one of great importance in the early history of the former Princess Anne County. It was the location of the 3rd Courthouse (1735 - 1751) and is purported to have hosted the Witch Trial of Grace Sherwood.

Virginia Beach shooting (5/31/19)
kkeps (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: kkeps.
13 dead

Ocean Breeze Waterpark
boothy443 (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: boothy443.

Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel
Ozzy (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: Ozzy.
The Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel crosses the mouth of Chesapeake Bay and connects the City of Virginia Beach to Cape Charles in Northampton County on the Virginia Eastern Shore.

E-2C Hawkeye
Parabellum (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: Parabellum.

Missiles on static display
Naval munitions I assume. Anyone know what they are?
At Fleet Combat Training Center Atlantic.

VF-31 "Tomcatters" Squadron Insignia at Oceana
Pdunn (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: Pdunn.

VF-101 "Grim Reapers" Squadron Insignia at Oceana
Pdunn (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: Pdunn.

Cape Henry Lighthouses
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By: bisbohemian.

Chick-fil-A billboard
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By: milwhcky.

Nightmare Mansion
milwhcky (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: milwhcky.
Haunted house and gift shop.

Tomcat Boneyard
Parabellum (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: Parabellum.

First Landing State Park
kkeps (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: kkeps.

'Military Might' mural

VF-103 Jolly Roger Squadron Emblem at Oceana
To see the squadron's now retired F-14s, see map: http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/17519/.

Polaris Missile

Super Mario Kart
adrbr (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: adrbr.

USS Wasp (LHD-1)
Rene73 (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: Rene73.

Arleigh Burke class destroyer
Rene73 (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: Rene73.

VF-11 "Red Rippers" Squadron Insignia at Oceana

Car accident
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By: milwhcky.
On I-264

Naval Ocean Processing Facility
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By: skyeye.
The Naval Ocean Processing Facility at Dam Neck detects, classifies, tracks and reports worldwide maritime activities.
http://www.fas.org/irp/agency/navy/underseasurv/index.html

Westin Virginia Beach Town Center (tallest building in Virginia)
The Westin Virginia Beach Town Center is a 38 story high rise hotel and living residence in Virginia Beach Town Center. The 4 star hotel is the bottom half of the 38 story building and the upper stories are the residents' homes. There are 119 condominiums in the top floors ranging from 900 to 4,000 square feet. The building was built throughout 2006 and 2007. Upon completion, it became the tallest building in Virginia, surpassing the James Monroe Building in Richmond.

Go-carts racing on multiple courses

VF-213 "Blacklions" Squadron Insignia at Oceana

Francis Land House Historic Site
A two hundred year old plantation home, built circa 1805 - 1810

Grumman E-2 Hawkeye Taking Off
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F/A-18 White Anniversary Hornet at NAS Oceana
An F/A-18 Hornet from VFA-106 "The Gladiators," specially painted for the fighter/bomber's 30th anniversary.

Junkers Ju 52/3m
Rene73 (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: Rene73.

'Ashinoff House' by Norman Jaffe
pmoore66 (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: pmoore66.
1992
Lawrence Ashinoff, president of the Coronet Group

UFO
Matheus_ (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: Matheus_.

Silkworm anti-ship missiles at Oceana NAS
"The Silkworm was developed at the Institute of Mechanics under Tsien Hsue-shen, a Chinese scientist who did his graduate studies at MIT and Caltech, before being deported by the United States in 1955 after being suspected of Communist ties."
...While it is not a particularly sophisticated missile when compared to newer generations of Anti-Ship missiles such as the French Exocet, the Silkworm's unusually large warhead ensures that a single hit will inflict very serious damage."

B-17 Flying Fortress/44-8543 "Chuckie"

Military Aviation Museum
Tyco (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: Tyco.

Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel North portal
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By: WacoKidd110.
The bridge-tunnel originally combined 12 miles (19 km) of trestle, two 1-mile (1.6 km) long tunnels, four artificial islands, two high-level bridges, approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) of causeway, and 5.5 miles (8.9 km) of approach roads—crossing the Chesapeake Bay and preserving traffic on the Thimble Shoals and Chesapeake shipping channels. The system remains one of only eight bridge-tunnel systems in the world, three of which are located in Hampton Roads, Virginia.

'Military Might' Mural

17th Street Surf Shop
LancelotLink (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: LancelotLink.
An east coast staple and local legend, the original 17th Street Surf Shop is located on the corner of Pacific Avenue and, of course, 17th Street at the Virginia Beach oceanfront.

Boeing C-40A "Clipper"

'Light Garden Sculpture' by Dale Eldred
pmoore66 (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: pmoore66.
1988
relocated to Princess Anne Commons Gateway Park

American Eagle Embraer EMB-145 departing Virginia Beach
The ERJ 145 is a family of regional jets produced by Embraer, a Brazilian aerospace company. Family members include the ERJ 135, ERJ 140, and ERJ 145, as well as the Legacy business jet and the R-99 family of military aircraft. The ERJ 145 is the largest of the group. Each jet in the series is powered by two turbofan engines. The family's primary competition comes from the Canadair regional jets.

Site of F/A-18D Hornet crash (06 Apr 2012)
mlc1us (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: mlc1us.
A Navy fighter jet slammed into a Virginia Beach apartment complex shortly after noon Friday [06 Apr 2012], igniting a blaze that heavily damaged five apartment buildings and hospitalized six people, including both aviators.

Gypsey Roll

Surfers

No Swearing!!
Several of these signs are posted along the streets of Virginia Beach.

Boeing F/A-18E Super Hornet
SpiderX22 (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: SpiderX22.
Approaching NAS Oceana. Is this a Super Hornet or Hornet?

Fire/rescue training on mock F-14

Virginia Beach Sportsplex
Home of Virginia Beach City FC

CAG bird - Carrier Air Wing Fourteen

Candy Kitchen

Smiley
adrbr (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: adrbr.

'Curled up C' by Lila Katzen
at the Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art